East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-14

NohlhStcu ny NcN SunudN, June /
rs.
Boise City turned out en- masse
Monday to meet the leader in the !
transcontinental automobile race, who /
arrived there 800 miles ahead of the /
other contestant Monday afternoon.
The Boise Statesman gives the fol-
lowing account of the race and of the
reception of the racer in Boise;
Driven by Dwight B. Huss, "Old
Scout" the leader in the Oldsmobile
transcontinental race from New York
to Portland. arrived i'm Boise yester-
day afternoon at 4;15 Mr.. Huss'
companion on the trip is Milford Wi
| gle. Both men are as bronzed as
though they had made a tour through
the tropics. They expect to land in
Portland next Sunday completing
one of the greatest transcontinental
| trips on record.
! They were met at the Gekeler grove
about three miles from the city, by
a party headed by f. W. Schubert
chairman of the reception commit
tee named by the Chamber of Com
merce. There were six autos in the
receiving line. led by one of Boise's
most clever chauffeurs, Mrs. j. b.
Taylor. Mr.. Taylor drove another
machine, and his partner in the firm
representing the Oldsmobile people
here, Frank Manville, drove another.
In the party in addition to those
mentioned, were ]. NJ. Haines, Dr.
Stewart. John Adelmann, AL Adel-
mann, j. f. Schooler. George Hol-
leran, j. w. Abbott, the government
representative. representatives of the
local press. and others. Mr.. Manville
and Mr.. Abbott went out on the bench
a mile or more from the valley and
extended advance greetings to the au-
tomobolists. Mrs. Taylor led the pro-
cession back to the city. The travel
ers were taken to the Indanha, where
a special supper was served for them
and few invited guests by Mr.. Schu-
bert.
Have Had Remarkable Trip.
! Yesterday was the 35th day out
from New York, the two autos hav-
ing left the metropolis on May s.
They left omaha together, but "Old
Scout" gradually drew away from
"Old Steady" The latter machine is
now in Kemmsrer, Wyo. where one
of the drivers is very sick. 1t is out
OF the race. but the leader will be
pushed forward to Portland with the
least possible delay. Messrs. Huss
and Wigle will probably leave tomor-
row to complete the last stage of their
remarkable trip of about 5000 miles
the way they have travelled.
Boise looked like a paradise when
we arrived this afternoon" said Mr.
Huss, "but l suppose Portland will
appear to us as the celestial city be-
cause it will be the end l would
not under any circumstances under
take such a journey again. could
not begin to describe what we have
passed Though"
The two automobiles reached Oma
ha on the 22d of May. They left on
the 25th and arrived in Cheyenne. 500
miles further, on May 81. After a
brief stop they pulled on to Pocatel-
to, arriving there June 6. They left
Pocatello June and went to Black
foot. 25 miles distant, that after
noon, getting a good start from the
latter place on the 9th, Friday.
Sailed Through the Sand
1--WE were discouraged by what the
agent at Ross Fork told us about a
stretch of sand road above there" 8"
said Mr.. Huss. "He said half dozen
autos had been dragged out of that
bottomless stuff by Indians. We put
on our sand tires however. and went
through it at the rate of seven or
eight miles an hour. On the desert
between Blackfoot and Arco we en-
cOuntered a terrible storm. We sought
shelter twice, being nearly frozen.
Since then we have had comparative
ly clear sailing, although we have had
to move slowly on account of weak
ened machinery, which we will have
fixed here
Mr.. Huss said he found the natural
mountain and plain roads in Idaho
much better than the country roads
in the farming districts of the middle
western states. "Very little work
would be necessary to put your roads
In good shape" he said.
The travellers intend to cut all pos
sible corners to Portland. They ex-
pect to go to Nampa and Caldwell,
and direct to Vale, Or, cutting out
the proposed trip down the Payette
valley.
The machine they use is a seven
horsepower Oldsmobile runabout of
standard make. 1t is small but very
sturdy auto and carries 275 pounds
of baggage in addition to the weight
of the occupants.