The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-12
THE AUTOMOBILES
TOLEDO To SOUTH BEND OVER
ROUGH. MUDDY ROADS.


Gil0den TOURISTS GrumDie HecAuS6 NO AZ
IOwance Is Made for the Going-ToO
s,rsnno,s sor Van s,cL,., az IN.
Tonr,n- po.r.-sn.., o,s,rr.,,.,,.,.
i""r'ns "oa"-Sheep Vossr"c"on's'''
| testants for the Glidden and Homer trophies
in the fourth annual tour of IN. American
Automobile Association reached this CITY to-
time limit set for reaching this city from
d iVieuo' msure REQ gu. LOT .oaS hs IN ao nns oon jon
ution' WIS not ehtenoeo "nen ~ was a cer-
tainty that the rain would leave the 100 miles
sort of sneed
rte - .zI
ine going was through roiilhe country anu
there were no hills to bother any one. but
most of the roads we're bad in three respects
While the roads we're not so bad as those
over which the contestants in the recent
tr,vaIIed to Albany thew we're stiII The uorst
49,. 800 - 80 80
to travel over.
one of the worst things about the roads
n.rrowness NJ mos, Of them astbers
was the narrowheSs Oh mos. o. mem as mere
we're many times when hair q dozen or SO
hurrying drivers we're compelled TO so at a
snail S pace for miles because the one out in
front was having tIoupie III se..ths sny speeu
out of his motor and would not lake the chance
OF running lnIO the uICu UI turning Oul no
Iot The others nass him.
49,. - ga = sooL -, .ha.n In or
,no,ion Js,aVsd HarrS F. stntz IN bis WsTIon
runabout. {. A.; Fleming had Just been
allowed 70 pass by MT, Stutz and had not
gone more than a couple or ID yards
when he overlook a flock OF sheep. Fleming
hit upon the plan OF keeping his Maxwell
running at one SIDE Of the road. so that the
stopping when they saw a clear coast behind
them, until all the sheep finally turned and
met them and then they turned back and
ran ahead of his car. They we're tired
from the recent exertions and could not run
very fast, and IL was some time before Mr..
StutZ was able to, proceed a. his own gait.
The hard schedule and the wretched roads
| been in to-day.s trip. ana a smart shower, in
the afternoon Just about completed the de
pressing incidents, n. ~, Van Sicklen OF the
! Chicago CluDt WHO lost some
points to-day. said tonight mat he would
Withdraw IRON the tour at ShlcagQ. lie IL
q memoeF Oh she touring Inae.o o0a iou aHa mas Ssr p .Sl
year that he DID IN last years tour. when he
When he was asked why he intended 20
drop out he answered; ON account OF IN"
strenuosity OF Hne contest. Orrela farkeL,
for the Glidden trophy with nis Royal. he
says the schedules are toe hard for the roads
accompanying him. had been badly shaken
up because u mao oeen necessary 10 drive
the Arthur Hfr 80 n iaS JEWS Svfs rSu che ' %sw York Motor
Club was the trst man TO arrive here to-day.
Tlth his berllet, his car. driven by IL; &
behind the confetti car and Mr.; 3eryis dsSlsred
that. his, machine had trailed the confetti
ca, for BE Psta l4ss m Of m The indiauaroli. ,uo-
f %sp'l Gli S'%S Hs" Of ir shs S, iSo$ yiS's q G SRos x .as
ss5sssdfG' o ;s@ ld s'1Sp speed 4 Limit s'tn'y Many ' Of
the cars went through the place as If no such
20 very careful full about bout the Mishs AZ speed
The CONTESTANTS have been Informed by the
SissEs e, and nS Shit% cf g tfgt;on sT ssS T S;SH,
upon Il. NJ. owen Of the Automobile Club Of
tH!ni sSs he snG Kept sS T cRsHin ne a around me Ioo KIN ' ior
the familiar flag. passed the checker without
knowing y and when he he di d. locate cat the check.
checker and had been three minutes ahead
of hi c dreiy,s- ., For, w.v,. uho ,., on.
tered his 50 horsepower Thomas as a member
Of the Chicago ApiomSbile Club team IN the
G GisrefsnG %foo os ! s sSs T so.as Sid Ne Hos viii ffa jtid 6r tss
party tomorrow az q nop;contestsnt and will
continue GIMbs k 70 she ea T9.se 81 sco Nsw f TSrs sb city Ei,dds,
trophy were announced late tonight as
The Automobile Club Of America, has lost
! points. the Chicago Automobile Club rs 2-a
points and the Cleveland Automobile Club
individual tourists with perfect scores in
the Glidden class are: Buffalo A. a., G.. s.
S~ch8l2man. 60 horse-power Thomas; VI.
| Hollowell, 80 horsepower Thomas; +. S.
Dey. a. horsepower Pierce: A. Kumpf,
a. horsepower Pierce; q, @. Buse. 80 horse
power Packard. Pittsburg A. C.-P. s.
Finn. ~ horsepower Pierce; q. p. Jones.
81 horse-power Pierce y; II. Perkins. 30