The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-18
AMONG The AUTOMODILISTS
QUESTION or CLUB FLAGS AGI-
TATES GLIDDEN TOURISTS.
P%1ttshurE Team May Lose ITS Chance OF
Winning Trophy New Haven Contest
ant Punched In Richmond, Ind. Cool
Receptions and Otherwise for Caravan.

Receptions and Otherwise for Caravan.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. July ~. Il may he that
% small a matter IA n couple Of club tass
will nut an end to the chances of the PittsburR
Clubs team to win the Glidden
trophy in the fourth annual tour OF the Amer
loan Association.
NJ meeting of contestants tonight in this
city chairman tower called attention TO tae
fact that the tour rules prohibited the carry
ing of any Gags or banners except such as are
supplied by the touring board. lie said he
had noticed to-day that some OF the con-
testants we're carrying small club nags on
their cars and expressed the hope that those
VINO had the banners Of their organizations
on their machines would remove them. az a
multiplicity of flags would cause a lot OF con-
fusion and that club Tags we're not permitted
by the rules any way.
Chairman Hover explained that all OF the
cars had been supplied with flags of a uni
form shape and color. giving the name OF
the machine that carried them. and that ne
Ind furnished these flags 40 that people
living along the route could tell what ma
chine was passing them. MIR. Hover said
that II some Of the drivers ornamented their
cars with club flags he would he asked to
permit all sorts of banners to he attached
TO the machines. and there would he danger
that the touring caravan would bear more
resemblance to a circus parade than q ma
tional tour. Many letters had como to him
from residents along the route asking that
n possible some provision be made to have
each car bear a banner giving it's name.
The interesting point about rhis request Of
the chairman, which most Of those present
construed IA an order. IL that the car OF Philip
8. Flint Of the Pttsburg Automobile Club has
carried two Of the small banners with the
initials "P, A. {. " on them ever since the tour
started In Cleveland last Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Flint Is not only a tourist OF renown, but
..AVn .a1aHHI NyaQ N mamhnF n tina fOlTln0
board of the American Automobile Associa-
tion, and as he was one Of the executive com.
he had a voice in framing the rules under
which the present contest il being run.
Mr.. Finn was not present at the meeting
The latter has become known to the tourists
as the man who made Finn famous He has
touring expeditions Mr.. Finn has made. Dunn
declared after MIR. Hover had made his re-
and that the machine would be Withdrawn
from the contest rather than remove the Tags.
c. 5. Johnston OF Naw Haven who bias
been driving a rs nor se-power Continental
Tunabout as a contestant for the Hover
prize, failed 10 check IN tonight, and much
Chairman Hover read a telegram he had
received from Johnston. ~ was from Rich
pond; ind and conveyed me neTs tnsi
also a request that Hover telegraph TO the
:hief Of police and TO check his time from
2 O'Clock In the afternoon. the hour he was
The arrest Of MIR. Johnston was a surprise
20 the tourists as there had been no intlmation
that trouble was 10 be expected at that point.
Last night in Indianapolis the tourists were
warned 10 be careful Of the rate OF speed
Of Greenfield. Lewisviile. and Cambridge.
but these were supposed to be the only
except the most friendly spirit Was to be
encountered
This was another day on Which sr the .r rest
turned out to wave flags and cheer the tour
lists, though to be sure there was more friend:
there we're more peopis lined up along the
country roads and the city streets. Az Day
fon ' N the l5seR %ay ~ oP'nT nne cS0s and coffee BY the
makers Of the Stoddard Dayton auto. This
was 100 miles along the days Journey OF t+
miles, and the lunch came at a most oppor-
In addition to food for the passengers
every provision was made for the cars, gaso-
lene. oil and water being ready for replenish-
Sss there for those ThOC c might ns s1 II; The
Ohio, $50 miles from Indian spons. turned out
20 cheer the. travellers. and in leaving their
club had taken the welcome and practical
form OF q sign chat warned the toursts that
on eu ~ Which 81 had Ssi b SsInp marked By the club.
So far as the night stop towns are con-
csrned, the coolest and most matter OF fact
the tourists ran into when they drove through
this city to the hotel where most OF them
are qua TteTed. 10 De sure tue HutOUnODlflSLS
and the Juvenile population were, delighted
with the dusty travellers, but the older towns
people looked, at the tourists with great
unconcern. The Columbus. Automoblls Club
turned out In fine style and il doing its best
to be nice to the tourists.
trip Of IVA miles did not bother any one TO
make the trip on time except William Mitchell
Lewis OF the Chicago Automobile Club whose
points for being that many minutes late in
checking. it having been forced to stop for
four pnnctures and two blowouts during the
trip from Indianapolis here.
u would seem that the MANAGEMENT OF the
nosel here must have Sno% nth shat %sHinnoSl, y,
aImpstience dries the flood more than sick
For the Glidden trophy the teams Of the
Buffalo and PittsbprR CLUBS still have perfect
socdsy the chicago O. club S'' now has T a Total
penaization Of, s44 IL points. The New
York Motor Club team made a perfect score
troubles yesterday the club team has nov a
total Penalization Of lst rs points The
follows. Cleveland Automobile Club, 255 so:
chester Motor Club. ase. Automobile Club of
There were no tumbles out OF the perfect
score division among those who are driving
viduals. The cars begin 10 start on the 1903
mile Journey TO Canton tomorrow morning
ing the distance IS eish, hours and fortty-SSe
minutes.
Time has shown that the ordinary demon
s~tration has ceased to be much OF a factor in
the matter of Influencing an intending pur-
chaser OF a motor car, says Motor -A9e. Tie
knows that all cars are ca pable OF running
in a satisfactory manner and quietly enough
70 suit the most exacting. But the modern
purchaser has come to know that he must
hay va a car that will last him more than one
short season. and he naturally is interested
In the car that can be put throu Oh the most
severe trials and apparently suffer nothing
Of a material nature. Reliability and en-
DURANGO trials. ~ hour events and other trials
that are apt to tax the sta bility OF a car are
what are now counted upon as necessary TO
convince the public that the motor car is
something OF a business proposition and not
q mere plaything. Nowadays such contests
have come. to prove-not that a car can do
what IL Is desired that it should do, but that
some particular car can do lust n little more
than one OF another make. all OF which tends
10 spur the manufacturer to endeaVor TO put
forth his best efforts to place before the public
an article that will meet the general approval
and fulfil all the requirements that The public
rrsy wish and Is willing to pay for. IL IL
safe 10 presume that in time such contests
will not have as much importance attached
To- them as they do now. but beyond showing
what the motor car can do they are features
Of the publicity end Of the business too i'm
portant to be overlooked.