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THE MORNING OKEGOMAN, FRIDAY, JUNK 5, 1HUS.
40,000 PEOPLE
SEE AUTO RACES
Covey in Cadillac Wins First,
and H. Bell in Studebaker
Takes Second.
NOTHING TO MAR SPORT
Xot a Man Hurt, Although Many
Cars Are Disabled Early In Each
Race Starting Perfect Ex
cellent Driving Brought Out.
Before a crowd of fully 40.000 people,
strung out over the 14-mile course, H. M.
Covey, driving his little Cadilac run-about,
won the 50-mile automobile road
race, covering the distance in 1 hour,
13 minutes, 20 seconds, and Harry Bell,
driving a Studebaker, was first tn th
100-mile event, in 2 hours. 4 minutes, 8
seconds. Both races furnished surprises,
because the wise automobile men . had
figured that the Thomas 6 would catch
the judge's eye In the 50-mile event and
that almost any car in the 100-mile race
would turn up winner, save the Stude
baker car. To add to the surprise was
the fact that in the long-distance event,
the Studebaker cars finished one, two.
In the 50-mile race, a White steamer,
driven by W. Sllmmon. who accompanied
Fernando Nelson on his long trip from
San Francisco, finished second and Fred
Dundee, another White, third in the 100
mile race. Covey was fourth away from
the start in his race. He was in front
when reported from Gresham and after
that he was never headed. His car never
faltered and he said after the finish that
he never, after throwing in the high gear,
had to change. He put the same car
back into the 100-mile event, but came to
grief and did not finish.
Two Finish In First Race.
There were seven starters in the 50-mile
Tace and only two finished, the others
coming to grief either at Kelly Butte,
Gresham or at the Gravel Pit. This made
the race rather tame, but the ding-dong
struggle between the Oldsmoblle. driven
by H. O. Harrison, and the Locomobile
and the persistant manner in which the
two Suidebaker cars hung on. gave the
spectators a keen thrill of excitement.
In the 100-mlle event ten cars started
and, only four finished. Xot all of the
cars were knocked out, but six were
stopped by the judges because they were
all the way from one to three laps be
hind. It was a break-down to Harrison's car
near Russellvllle, when he was on his
seventh and last lap, that put the Olds
mobile out of the race. When this hap
pened he looked to have the race won,
for the Locomobile, driven by Murray
Page, that had finished the fifth lap, al
though second to Harrison, was first, de
ducting the time of starting.
The driving of Harrison electrified the
crowd. With his face a smear of grease
and dust, he fairly flew by the Judges'
stand and as he heard the volley ofl
cheers above the roar of his flying car,
he smiled and showed the only clean
thing about him, his teeth. There was a
murmur of keen regret when it was an
nounced that he had met with an acci
dent that put his car out of commission.
This left the field clear for the Stude
baker cars, for the White, In spite of
Dundee's heroic effort, was performing
badly.
Xot a Man Is Hurt.
One of the almost marvelous features of
the big racing event was the absence of
accidents. In spite of the number of cars
that came to grief, not a driver or his
assistant received as much as a scratchl
and there were a number of serious
smash-ups. The nearest that any of the
drivers came to meeting with a serious
mishap was when Harry Bell, on his fifth
lap, ran into the fence just beyond the
judges' stand. Bell had good control of
his car and was able to stop before ha
wrecked his car or Injured anyone.
The perfect policing of the entire
course by the National Guardsmen was
a strong feature in keeping the event
free from accidents. Both officers and
men are deserving of great credit for
the part they played in making the first
automobile road race ever held In the
Northwest the grand success that It was
Once the time came for the closing of
the course, no one was allowed to pass
over the course, and in spite of the fact
that people stood along the road
throughout the entire distance, there
was no running back and forth by those
who were afoot. It was as fine a bit
of route policing as any racer could wish.
Starting 19 Perfect.
Nothing could have been more perfect
than the starting of E. L. De Camp and
L. Therkelsen. Starter De Camp sent
the seven cars away in the 50-mile event
and the 10 cars in the 100-mile race right
on the dot. Some of the rabid people
near the start were inclined to howl
Part of the Great Crowd of
because Covey, who was to have started
second, moved over the line before get
ting the word and was made to start
last. This would have given Covey
fully a second the best of the following
car and a second in a race of this sort
might have meant the race. Promptly
at 1:30 the first car In the opening event
was sent oft and but for the trouble
that several cars got into in this race,
the 100-mlle race would have pulled oft
Just as promptly. By holding the race
back 10 cars were started and at the'
very last minute several cars were added
that were not even in racing trim. Just
to make up a large field. R. D. Inman
started his Thomas without even as
much as removing the mud guards. The
car made a couple of laps and had to
limp back, because the 'chain would not
stay on the gear.
First Race Somewhat' Tame.
The first race over the 58.6-mile
course was lacking in interest after the
machines had sped around once, for only
three of the cars passed the grandstand
on the first circuit, and only two of them
finished. They were Covey's Cadillac,
which finished first in 1 hour. 13 minutes
and 20 seconds, and Slimmon's White
steamer. W. D. Wallace, who was fig
ured to win the half-century event with
his Pope-Hartford, had bad luck in both
races, for his first car was disabled at
the Kelly Butte turn, and in the second
race his Thomas Forty experienced trou
ble with its valves1 and had to be retired
after making one circuit of the course.
Five of the" seven starters In the initial
race passed the grandstand, although
several of the machines made the first
circuit while Covey and Slimmons were
on their second lap. -
The chief interest in the races, how
ever, centered in the 100-mile event, in
which there were 11 starters out of the
12 entered. Harry Johansen's White
steamer was disabled In the first race,
and was withdrawn, while R. D. Inman
entered his Thomas flyer In lieu of the
Thomas Forty disabled in the first event.
Inman's car was driven by W. F. Dodd,
and after making four laps, was com
pelled to retire because of trouble with
the radiator.
Good Start for Long Race.
The two Studebaker cars, .which
eventually won the long spin. got. off
fairly well, although their time for the
TABLE OF 100-MILE EACE,
Car No. Make. Driver. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ' Finish.
11 Studebaker H. B-311 0:17:30 0:36:15 0:52:39 1:10:00 1:28:44 1:46:19 2:04:08
9 Studebaker J. Cooper 0:17:10 0:36:53 0:56:00 1:16:04 1:39:47 1:58:58 2:1S:47
6 White F. Dundee 0:18:02 0:40:28 1:00:00 1:28:37 1:45:53 2:04:25 2:29:59
7 Thomas, Forty W. Gill 0:19:38 0:45:56 1:07:51 1:27:15 1:60:51 2:10:13
5 Oldsmoblle H. Harrison 0:16:06 0:32:16 0:49:05 1:13:21 1:33:41 1:57:10
1 white W. Sllmmon 0:48:18 1:16:22 1:46:43 2:06:04 2:26:18
4 Thomas. Six W. Dodd 0:40:56 1:03:44 1:27:50
2 Cadillac H. Covey 0:24:48 0:43:30
10 Locomobile M. Page 0:16:15 0:32:15
3 Pope-Hartford W. Wallace 0:24:00
8 Stoddard-Dayton S. Christopherson
Not taken.
first lap was beaten by both the Olds
mobile, driven by H. O. Harrison, and
the Locomobile, driven by Murray
Page. The Locomobile made the best
time for a single lap when Page
brought his car around the second time
In 16 minutes flat. This proved his
last trip, for he broke down near
Gresham on his third time around. The
race between the Oldsmoblle and the
Locomobile for the first two laps was
one which excited the crowd to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm, and when
it was learned that the latter machine
had become disabled, genuine regret
was expressed on all sides. The crowd
snowed similar expressions when
Howard M. Covey, in his Cadillac, was
put out of the race by two bad punc
tures. Five Laps of Good Racing.
After the elimination of the Loco
mobile the race narrowed down to the
White Steamers, the Thomas Flyer, the
Studebakers and the Oldsmoblle, and
for five laps it was a pretty contest.
Just after leaving the finish line on
the last lap around the course and be
ing but five minutes behind the Stude
baker through having had to stop for
oil, the Oldsmoblle sustained a broken
cylinder and had to leave the course
near the Russellvllle schoolhouse. This
left the field practically clear to thw
two Studebaker machines, for the
Thomas had retired and the two Whites
were somewhat behind, owing to sev
eral delays caused by needed repairs to
their mechanism. As soon as three
machines had finished, word was sent
around the course to stop aU the other
cars which might have repaired and
commenced racing again. About the
time this order was Issued the. Thomas
car hove in sight and finished nicely,
although no time was taken.
The performance of each car on each
lap of the 100-mlle race Is told in the
accompanying table.
ANNUAL - MEETING HELD
Pentecostal Church of the Xazarene
Holding Its Sessions.
The annual meeting of the Northwest
district assembly of the Penticostal
Church of the Nazarene opened in the
First Church in Portland, 428 Burnside,
last evening, with a rally and reception.
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1-1 X?W 432?
HARRY BELL. AND THE STUDEBAKER IN WHICH HE WO FIRST
The two general superintendents of the
church. Dr. P. F. Bresee, of Los Angeles.
Cal., and Rev. H. F. Reynolds, of Haver
hill, Mass., and the district superintend
ent. Rev. H. D. Brown, of Seattle, arrived
during the day and ail these, with the
pastor. Rev. A. O. Hendricks, made short
addresses, dealing with the condition and
progress of the church, and the outlook,
general and local.
The regular session of the assembly
opened this forenoon at 9, the first hour
being taken up with worship, conducted
SHOWING CARS, DRIVERS AND
EACH LAP
by General Superintendent Reynolds. The
business session occupied the next two
hours. Fifty-three ministers and dele-,
gates had reported up to noon. Many
others were in attendance from out of the
city. A number of delegates are still ex
pected. The afternoon session opened at
2 o'clock with a brief devotional service,
conducted by Rev. B. Valjean. pastor at
Ashland. The committee on nominations
submitted its report, which was adopted
as a whole. The committees are as fol
lows: Divine worship, missions, orders
and recognition of orders, state of
church, publishing interests, education,
temperance and prohibition, Sunday
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ii-f $Xi& -"A' -'." ."' "' NjrUKa It R4 r,
. 40,000 Which Assembled
V -est;
schools, young people's work, resolutions
and memoirs, statistics, district advisory
board, blank form for incorporation of
churches. The session adjourned to 9:30
Friday forenoon. Evangelistic services
will be held each evening during the as
sembly and there will be services prac
tically all day Sunday.
More Roses From Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or.. June 3. (Special.'
-Today the second and largest ship-
TIME AT THE END OF
ment of Roseburg roses was sent to
Portland, most of them to be given
the Carnival visitors, the remainder to
be used in decorating wherever needed.
A committee from the Ladles' Auxil
iary of the Roseburg Commercial Club
is in Portland taking charge of the
roses which are shipped fresh from
here every day.
' Invoke Anti-Sulcldc Law.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 4. A state law
which makes attempted suicide a misde
meanor, has been invoked against Peter
It. M. COVEY, WINNER. 58-MILE IN CADILLAC
i
IN THE 100-MILE RACE.
A. Harvey, a rancher residing near Se
attle, who, on Monday, cut his throat
while despondent and noi. announces his
intention of shooting himself. The Dis
trict Attorney will make a test case and
if the prosecution is successful, Harvey
will be protected from himself by having
to serve a term in jail.
PAIN'S FIREWORKS TONIGHT
Big Spectacle of Vesuvius' Eruption
a Great Attraction.
Pain's big fireworks spectacle. the
"Carnival of Naples and Eruption of
Vesuvius," is a gigantic crescendo two
hours long. It begins pianissimo with
serenades and ends fortissimo ' with
skyrockets, and all the interval In
which this dynamic Increase . from
music to mines is brought about
is full of pleasure. The show continues
to be a strong attraction at Multno
mah field. Twentieth and Washington
streets, and large .audiences congregate
nightly to see the hundreds of per
formers In a beautiful spectacle, to
feel the thrill of the realistic earth
quake, and to see the terrific eruption
of Vesuvius, followed by Pain's $1500
display of fireworks. The season posi
tively ends on Saturday night, and the
show tonight and Saturday night
promises to be replete with attractive
features. Tonight's piece-de-resistance
will be a thrilling head-on collision of
two large railway locomotives. This
gigantic device is rendered but once
during the entire season.
Suing City for Interest.
OREGON CITY. Or., June 4. (Special.)-
Morris Brothers have instituted suit
against the City of Estacada to recover
$250 and interest from August 1, 1908. The
city was bonded in the sum of $10,000 for
a water system and Morris Brothers pur
chased the bonds. The Interest fell due
and was not paid.
RVNABOL'T.
to Watch the
C IX
REACHED
IN ROSE FESTIVAL
Brightest Day of All the Week
in Way of Entertain
ment. 40,000 SEE THE RACES
Go Ofr Without Hitch and Xo Acci
dents Mar the Day Close Call
for Racers Two More Days
of the Celebration.
Continued From Flrirt Pare.
from the end of the Montavilla carllne.1
The O. W. P. Company handled about 10,
000. Automobiles carried thousands to the
scene. Every auto in the city was en
gaged in carrying parties to the reserved
area which clustered about the starting
and finishing point. To those having
autos the course was easily accessible.
All who went, whether they went by
streetcar or afoot, were repaid by wit
nessing the most spectacular and inter
esting racing events ever seen here. The
course past the grand stand extended for
miles. In either direction as straight as a
die. allowing the racers to continue their
terrific speed without Interruption. A
streamer of smoke, attended by a whir
ring roar and maybe a fleeting glimpse
of a set, determined face was the only
impression left by each car as it flashed
past the starting-point crowds in the race
against time.
Some Close Calls for Drivers.
When the space-eliminating tests were
ended and the announcement was made
that no one had been killed there was a
great cheer. Fears of an accident were
strongly felt by those witnessing the
high-power cars flit by like rockets, and
the relief was great at the fortunate
termination. Of close calls there were a
few, but the men of steel nerves who
were driving the racing cars kept true to
their course, took the dangerous curves
with rare skill and kept their heads at all
times. Careful Inspection of the ma
chines prevented unavoidable accidents
through broken or defective mechanism.
The first event, a 50-mile race, started
almost at the dot of 1, as scheduled. The
100-mlle event was on shortly after 3
o'clock. The races passed a given point
on the 14-mile course on an average of
every 17 minutes or thereabouts. Spurts
of better than a mile a minute were fre
quent, however, and these were seen.
mainly along the level stretch leading
past the starting point, where a total of
from S000 to 11,000 were assembled In auto
mobiles or on the rickety circus bleachers
that served as a grandstand.
Soldiers Police Course.
Better facilities for policing a long
distance racing course were possibly
never better afforded than by the detail
of 180 members of the Third Oregon
Infantry, who patrolled the entire 14
miles. At the risky moments, when the
speeding machines were driving by, the
guardsmen kept everyone back and per
mitted no crossing of the course at dan
gerous moments. The patrol likewise
did excellent sen-Ice at the turns and
crossings. The detail was In command
of Major F. S. Baker, who. with a dozen
other officers, donated their services
to the work. To the work of the infan
trymen is largely due the fact that no
one was hurt, as spectators showed an
Inclination to litter the course at all
times and were kept back with difficulty.
Never In the history of Portland was
there a more representative gathering
than was present at the races. Hundreds
of antomobiles lined the route of the
races and In the Infield back of the
Judges' stand there must have been fully
300 cars. Automobile parties had been
made up weeks In advance, and while
the races were going on lunches were
served.
Just beyond the judges' stand was a
special stand for the Governor. The au
tomobile carrying Governor Chamberlain
was the last of the machines allowed to
pass. The arrival of Governor Cham
berlain was greeted with cheering and
applause. In the grandstand with him
were J. C. Ainsworth. Dr. Andrew C.
Smith. Colonel and Mrs. David M. Dunne
and Miss Dunne. Mrs. S. B. Vincent, Mrs.
O. C. Leiter, Mrs. Monroe Goldstein. Mrs.
O. C. Merrick. County Commissioners
Barnes and Lightner and a number of
others.
One hundred thousand is an easy esti
mate of the number of people who saw
the magnificent floral parade, the most
gorgeous floral pageant Portland has ever
Exciting Automobile Races
known. Ten roses to every spectator la
not too great a number to assign to the
blooms used In decorating the various
features of the procession. Those are not
boom figures, but rather the result of an
effort to state conservatively and fairly
the extent of two important featuree of
the demonstration. There are those who
will vow both figures u'ndcrrcach the full
truth.
Painstaking preparation, days of careful
planning and hard work, were shown In
every detail of the parade. It was perfect
In organization, superb in arrangement
and unequaled in beauty of decoration.
If It was a few minutes late in moving,
that was the only flaw. Its success was
complete even beyond the dreams of
those who did the planning. No end of
credit is due to the Individual partici
pants for their whole-hearted, enterpris
ing and in many instances lavish work.
The column moved at 11:15 and threaded
its way through the admiring throngs
for an hour and a half. It was a specta
cle which held the attention of all. and
even scores of automobile parties. Intent
on getting to the races on time, paused
to see the. end of the procession and were
late at the races.
Roses Everywhere.
Not only the thousands of beautiful
roses from the rose exposition, but other
thousands of fresh flowers from the
countless gardens of the city, were used
in decorating horses, vehicles and floats.
Roses were everywhere. Many vehicles
were quilted with roses all of a color.
Great banks and clusters of roses were
placed at every point consistent with ar
tistic effect. This lavish use of flowers
failing to eliminate the supply, hundreds
of bushels were showered on the crowds
from floats and decorated vehicles. An
avalanche of blooms was used in the bat
tle of roses that bean when the Festival
Queen, Flora, passed the reviewing stand
on Morrison street on her return at the
head of the column from a tour of the
business center.
The Riverside Driving Club, the Hunt
Club, the Junior Hunt Club, the Oregon
Agricultural College cadets, the Japanese
"cherry blossom' section, the decorated
fire apparatus, and the individual partici
pants share alike in the praise that must
go to those who contributed to the un
limited success of the procession. The
driving and riding clubs easily eclipsed
the showing made by the automobile pa
rade of the day preceding.
One was compelled to wonder where
all the fine horses and showy vehicles
came from. Shut your eyes any place
and any time downtown and when .you
open them again you will see an auto
mobile. But not so with fine horse
flesh. It is a rare spectacle indeed,
except on the boulevards, which the
public at large does not frequent.
Hence, the surprise at tjie several hun
dred head of blooded horses and the 157
fine vehicles that appeared in the
column.
O. A. C. Cadets Make Hit.
" The Oregon Agricultural College ca
dets were applauded all along the line
for their military bearing. Uniformed
in neat olive uniforms, they might have
been mistaken for a crack regiment of
regulars returning from field service.
Every cadet was a fine physical speci
men, and they understood the game of
marching as only the trained soldier
knows It. The two battalions of four
companies each made a lasting impres
sion by their soldiery appearance.
Anti-Japanese feeling has either dis
appeared or never was very strong,
judging by the enthusiasm with which
the Japanese section of the parade was
received. The two floats of the Japa
nese section were picturesque and at
tractive. The cost was defrayed by
contributions from the Japanese of the
whole Pacific Northwest. The "cherry
blossom" feature showed a fine spirit of
enterprise, the blossomed tree, which
was the center of interest, having been
especially imported from the land of
Nippon.
The floats used were new and at
tractive. Much favorable comment has
been aroused from the fact that the
Festival management has avoided du
plicating float features in the parades.
One set of floats was used in the
Tuesday night pageant. another set
yesterday, and still a third lot will be
paraded in tonight's turnout.
Knst Side Illumination.
Fatigued the city must have been
when nightfall came, but attendance
on the East Side children's parade and
street masque carnival was second only
to that which saw the floral parade of
the forenoon. The West Side has not
succeeded In attaining the flood of il
lumination which made night brighter
than day throughout the Important
business districts on tho other side of
the Willamette.
Children in gay festival attire and
every one of them bubbling over with
enthusiasm and happiness, was the
feature of the, parade. Uncle Sarrfs
sturdy fighting men from the flotilla
now in port were a second feature
which received an ovation. The East
Side procession and festivities breathed
the essence of festival spirit. Anima
tion and enthusiasm was everywhere.
There was something about the street
festivities which impelled everyone to
take part and enjoy the freedom of the
thing to the fullest extent. Not until
a late hour did East Siders and their
guests note It was growing on into the
night.
Corvallls Sends Roses.
CORVALLIS. June 4. Corvallls has
been sending roses for the past two or
three days to help swell the volume of
flowers at the Rose Festival. They are
collected and shipped through the Com
mercial Club. It Is estimated that the
total shipments will exceed 100 pounds.