New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
TOURISTS In CHICAGO.
ROADS IN FAIR CONDITION
Only T1co Clubs Haze Perfect
Scores for the Ghdden Gun.
LBy Telegraph b ~ -.


Chicago, July 12--The run TO-DAY fror, 9
Bend. Ind, to Chicago Of the American Auton,os,r-
Association for the GIidden and Hover 'front.',
distance of 100 miles. brought the tourists o.
best roads SO far traversed. With the exeen,,o-
West Chicago. and a bad spot some sfxtv
out the automobiles were driven over psrT..s
macadam roads. Many Of the cars were driven !,
tremendous speed At West Chicago the cars w.
to plough through black mud up TO the bnbr
This may have been responsible for the fact 49,.
several Of the ears were penauzod for not arriving
on time
The record Of the eight clubs conlna+fr- s,. 49,,
GEdden cup shows that the Automobile C.I,,h =.
Cleveland and the Automobile Club Of Bres,1,
are leading. with clean scores. The Automobile
Club Of America had 253s4 points. charged against
II, and the New York Motor ClIh 1gT- All -
rUnabOCts competing for The Hov-ers t-orb,- 80
on time to-day. We
The 4o-horsepover American Mors OF c;rsrto+ ca
banne ran into telegraph pole while unskine- =
turn near the railroad track at Highland Mons 30
the passengers In the were hurt
broken plank on q small bridge some sfv+v
accident to the 24-hOrsepov-er Premier car a-e-s5
by H. o, Smith. Moore, the driver OF the car. Who
was settns hot pace az the time. skiIfuIIy put
on the brakes and shut Off the power a few inches
In front Of the hole
L. T. Myers. Of The Chicago Automobile club =
member OF the executive committee. rezfr,a5 -
day He said that he was dissatisfied ar tre vvav
Chairman Hover was running things 70 suit him
Refreshed by nights rest the GHdden tourist,
left South BEND for Chicago early this morning
Inc run was through La Porte. Valparaiso and
Hammond. Before reaching South Bend tha tor--
lists experienced much trouble in getting supplies
OF gasolene garages I'm Western Ohio and Easter,
Indiana raising prices UnreasouabIy
The hrst of the touring cars 70 arrive IN This ci-v
was that OF Montgomery Haloweu. Of Buffalo
driving 60-horsspower Thomas Tt arrived ~
1Z;io with a perfect score. The second car -
arrive was that of II X. Sheridan. Of C-avzI775
who was followed closely by \ NJ ROBINS OF N2v
York; :. s Day, Of Buffalo. and a. X Kuatz. OF
Charles J. GHddeu. the donor OF the tropb- 90
the trip was in car which preceded that of Hal
lowell He declared that the roads between S7Il-h
Bend and Chicago We're in fair condition all things
considered, and said that the yum OF 11f miles -
been made inside Of five hours
Mr. Halloweu the owner OF the first car zaf4.
ne mud In certain parts OF Indiana was soma
thing fierce. Near Croker. Ind. we came across
one car that was stuck fast in the mud and was
utterly helpless. We never could have go- --~7rp,
the mud ourselves Il We had not put The crai3s
the wheels"
Inc tour VIII he resumed from here on Monday
charles j. Gldden said tonight:
The CisgracefUl and wretched CONDITION os -
Toledo, South Bend highway is alone rezo7rss--a
TOT tHe accident 20 the automobiles YESTERDAY Nv
autoIrooi!e expertsnc covers drive o. go -s- ~raz
IN thlrty-siN countries. and nowhere in rra v-~rI
nave encountered such poor roads as IN the s-stes
OF New York and Ohio That such conditions "a
auoWec 10 exist Is criminal life. limb ana rro7-
cry are IN constant peril. whether the use q ~.
ROAD IS ny horsedrawn vehicle or motor