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Show IS 'XJ The following article on the great record race' is :;Wif I I from the San Francisco Chronicle of May 24th ':;rvv II 1 T? A rP "RT "D Q A P ' and 5 minutes. 11 to "stretch from San Francisco to Qilroy, Hemck taking the ll I VjlVJLjjrl. 1 DUlkJ I jk3 J 1 kelson and his White steamer, was 17 hours and 17 min- big car through in one hour and forty-five minutes. The 11 !; I l O TliTPlTTPv y-a j tVyttkt llteS" The actual nimiing tinie of the Thomas was 15 trip to Paso Eobles was easily the best leg of the run, and 11 j 11 P i1 I I l S -hours and 55 minutes. Fifty minutes was lost on the . the big touring car bounded over the. level stretches at 1 1 j ,kJI JLjJLjJLy 111 1LJ1 road on account of repairs and a delay at Santa Barbara, over seventy miles an hour. IS 1 TiOiT) 1 Y?ffT Y where the record-breakers were obliged to put up a hun- From Gaviota to Santa Barbara the road was II I I jj jP ljf jAjtwll. I J -V- dred-dollar bond on a warrant for. exceeding the speed . . wr etched. The run stretched parallel to the coast, and I I I I ' " limit. , ' sand dunes and the tide water had cut in from the sea and 9 I DISASTER, THEN ARREST. ' uc sPrmS' freshets had carved gullies in the path of the 1 j ' I Trip to Los. Angeles Made in Less Than-' ' whea about twenty miics out'of amta Barbara, on ' ca1'- T,eHs off fles f a, tof"s fv, the Mg I : 1 r y . . ' car suddenly pushed two wheels into' the treacherous 19 1 1 C i T T ' the coast highway, the mg tounng car unexpectedly n TT , , , TT , , , . , i 1 5 B .Npvpntppn Hnnr? i i i. V t -.m i j i j. sand. Huher was at the wheel. He shut his eyes and 1 g g kJovciLicoiL l iuluo. plowed into a sand dune and the car; lumped a twelvc-noot . . , , , . , , I V, , , , , , , .,, , .c , . i giumly clutched the hang-on. Hesitation would have 1 I t . ditch, and was blocked with a terrific nolt by another pile i j a It ' 1 e , . n . . , ,, caused the car to turn turtle. I I PiTATFR OMf1!? VFDV MP AD of g'raTcL A crossrod on. the steering gear was badly I i I . UlOftO 1 Li WINVjIL V JLfV 1 INLHlY buckled and forty-five minutes was lost in making the NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. I I necessary repairs. But Hubeiv by his remarkable nerve, steadied the I j S 1 Car Strikes a Sand Dune and Jumps a Twelve- Another five minutes was lost in Santa Barbara plunging monster, a.nd the damage amounted to a buckled 1 ! a p n i when Sheriff Matt vStewart forced the Brassy car to stop steering rod. Brassy, who was in the front seat jumped 1 St root UitCtl. , . at police headquarters and put up bond to cover his ar- ' oft: the car into the road. The men in the tonneau were II j i . rest. The Sheriff then rode on the car to the limit of the powerless to jump, so swiftly was the danger met and 9 1 I j Special Dispatch to the " Chronicle." county and forced the drivers to slow down to a -very slow passed. ' i I LOS ANGELES, May, 23. In a remarkable dash pace. Again in Ventura the police met the car. Here it Four miles out of Santa Balaam Sheriff Nat Stewart I I 5j against time, Rene Brassy's Thomas Elver smashed the was given more speed, however, and the Sheriff allowed of Santa Barbara arrested the flyers. All formalities I I San Francisco-Los Angeles automobile record by thirty- the driver to push it at every possible chance. wcro prearranged and only five minutes lost. The run j two minutes today. The car left Market and Guerrero Considering these delays, the run of the Thomas is ' , ' from then on into Los Angels was without incident. I streets, San Francisco, at d- a. m. and arrived at' the- one of the greatest road feats ever made on tho Coast, and By breaking the White steamer's time, the Thomas IB Times office here at S:4.5 p. m. the record made 'by Brassy and his crew will undoubtedly ' car captures the Fernando Nelson challenge cup, which I I I jjj I The elapsed tune between the two cities was 16 hours stand for some time. In the car at the start besides - fifty-three cars have attempted to take -without success. 11 j I - . , Brassy were Elmer Huber, Kirk Simpson and Charles 1 I I " Cerille, representing the Diamond TireOompany. Hu- j j j A new .. II j 111 - . , . We hmre two of the record-smashfng ears m stock now. Call ... I J I I v- . . . its ;iip and sk for a demonstration In the fastest and most ... I 1 j I poweFfnlegu manufactured to the United States ? ' ; 11 Salt Lake, Utah. Focateilo, Idalo. Mlo Falls, Idaho. .Boise, Idaho. I I I j ! Freed Anto Company, Salt Lake. '" Lv . E, Lind, Twin Falls, Idaho. 1 1 S Msteer & Bradley, Nampa, Idafeo. MW Clark-PraH Anlo Co., Payette, Idaho. I i Ir n a r MumlW&im A. Zimmerniaii, Ontario, Oreflon. 11 R. K. Payne Auto Co., Caldwell, Idaho. . "0 Mackay & C. L Auto Co., Machay, Idaho. I 1 I j 'Si 6-40; TOURABOUT; II iH 'AH jp 1 |