Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-26


'''rhe trip this morning? we'll the
advance car belonging TO the party
proper lcf.. Jackman III o . ci"ch' ne
day has been passed quite uieNent'uhy
| rs far as accidents are coicetiicu. "iA-
teen cars have up to date clear recordS
| for the Glid,lcn trophy and two for the
Drnning trophy.
Pointing to the line OF cars passing
| along the read he mentioned as the
most likely winner the car driven by
Percy Pierce. the winner of the Gid
den trophy of last year
"'Thcrc is an equipment you had bet
| ter notice l. is a ear imported from
France for the express purpose of par
ticpating in this tour at cost OF SID
900 ana contains Mr.. and Mrs. Dupy of
| Paris Mr.. Dupy is one of the editors
| Of 'I,Auto" which [ consider one of
| the leading automobile publications. in
tn" world. There is the car Of George
o. Draper. the son Of our former am
b?ssador to Italy
Finally with sweep Of his hand.
| Mr.. Gliddcn said:
II should say that the whole outfit
| Was worth about 100000. putting the
| figures VERY consorVatiNely. The ontir"
| line. starting as they are required,
| each car one minute in advance of the
| enc to follow, is nearly exactly 20 miles
| on the read. There is no time limit for
| the tourists, except the legal limits of
| the townships through which they nap
pen to b" passing.
| The only accident of the day re-
ported as Of particular significance was
| that which overlook car No. 40 driv-
| en- by Palmer Abbott from New Or
| leans and containing four persons. The
| accident was remarkably fortunate IN
| that although all of the party were
| suddenly thrown out, no one WAS IN
| iurcd neither was the car bclatcd or
| Disqualified. 1t happened as this part
| Of the line was descending Il hill about
| three miles north of SkoWhcSan. TIL"
| chauffeur. being troubled with oily
| brakes, descended steep hill at the
| foot % which was quite a depth Of
| sand. one of the forward wheels buck
| elcd under the sudden strain. but the
| chauffeur, equal to the emergency,
| Strengthened the axle. resumed the run
at an increased speed and arrived iii
| Watervillc with time to spare, being
| obliged to wait at points along the
| ROAD before lllt
| Another car, numbered G3. driven by
| r. K. Owen and owned by J. II. Becker
| of CLYDE, O.. lost it's position during
the forenoon by receiving six punctures.
| The last accident occurred about six
| mile; out of Watervillc, when the car
| of George otis Draper of Hopcdalc,
| Mass, broke the forward spring OF his
| racer.
| a story which caused some amuse-
| llent was that occaSioned by a slight
| mishap to the car of Benjamin KNOWLES
| Of New York City, during the early
part Of the morning. when the party
| was proceeding a short way from Bing-
ham. The car came in contact with a
| wagon of a passing farmer, causing the
| forward wheels of the lighter vehicle
| to- swing suddenly about, the horse to
| become detached from the thills and
| throwing the farmer out. ASccrtaining
| what could be done to offset the dam
| ages which were very slight, Mr..
| I[nn ylcs asked the injured gentleman
a polite question, whereupon the lat
ter replied: 80, that's all right gentle
mon. Your having h of a good
time and keep right on"
| IN this party are numbered some Of the
| vcalthicst men of the Eastern states,
lNith fortunes estimated at from Sl,"Ho,W
| to SO 600. 600 A hist of these mllionaires,
| given i'll the approximate order of their
financial worth will be of interest, com
nG, as it does, from reliable sources ana
it has been submitted as follows: Charles
H. Glidden. Hotel Tourainc, Boston;
IGcorsc Otis Draper, Hopcdalc, Mass; {.
l.. Anger Paterson, y. j.. Augustus Post,
New YORK City; Walter c. White, Clevc-
HAND, o.: William Z. Wright. Springfield
Mass; Hart u. Newmal, New Orleans
La: j. G. Cassatt, Philadelphia, Pa
| Percy p. Pierce Buffalo, y. "; c. T.
| stevens. Rome. n. Y: james NJ. Morri-
| son. Boston Mass. Tho machine which
has hitherto made the best showing OF
those not numbered among the contest
ants for the Gliddrn trophy IS said to b'
tIat of Charles L. Anger of Paterson
y. J.
| The tourists will leave Watcrvillc at
o'clock this morning for RanG"l"y lake :
Y here at the end of their short trip the
dav will he passed in fishing. Friday
ItLnv will continue to their last stopping
Mace which is Erctton's Woods, y. II
l. on Monday night Il banquet will he scrV
"a 1T the Mt Washington House. z
(which the governors Of New York. Mass
. achusctts ana Maine and the Eovcrno
General If Canada will be present eel"
lhrltf7.g ono Of the grdndcst touring cX
lplofts on record.
Tho contestants with clean scores
are: No. l. Van Sirklcn; 2, Peter: s
Kirk. .. Davis: II. SpuIc; l.. Walker