The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
DAY OF REST FOR TOURISTS
STOPOVER AT CHICAGO APPRE-
GATED BY AUTOESTS.
Many Too Weary to See the Twenty-four
lou Race at Harlem Track Won by
e. 4. Coey Prices Good showing with
Runabout standing of the Contestants

CHICAGO, July ~. co. This was n resting day
for the weary and bumped Gliddenites and
the majority of them took full advantage OF
the opportunity to sleep. though a few awak-
ened Mt : o'clock this morning and began
madly dressing before they realized that this
was n day when they might slumber In peace
until noon II they 40 desired.
There was a twenty-four hour track race
in progress mt the Harlem raoetrack which
finished just before 5 o'clock this afternoon,
but many Of the tourists we're too weary to
30 out there and remained at the hotel OF
went for short rides over asphalted streets
only.
The members Of the Chicago Automobile
Cub were very nice about taking the tourists
out for rides around town, and az many as
wished were taken out to see the finishing
miles of the twenty-four hour struggle. H.
had been said that tickets were to he sent to
all of the tourists for the Harlem races. but
they went astray with the result that many
of the tourists paid a dollar a head 10 watch
a race they had not more than half wished to
watch.
C.. A. Coey of the Chicago
Club. well named the Chicago Terror" won
the long race by travelling SAC miles with his
go horsepower Thomas. Buck and Mongini
were second with n Matheson In which s42
miles were covered: Wagner and Watson
in a Haynes finished third with $40 miles TO
their credit; Farnsworth and Foster in n
Cadillac were fourth with 7o4 miles. and
Friend and Zirbes In a Mitchell we're fifth
with 7ig miles.
There we're about seven thousand spec
tators present and most Of them stood MP
and yelled like Indians when Starter Richard
Bacon. Jr., stalked out into the middle OF
the track in Sront Of the grand stand and
waved his red flag frantically for the weary
drivers TO stop their motors. Eddie Bald,
the former cycle champion. was advertised
as "A competitor. but did not start.
One of the fea lures OF the race was the
great individual showing made by Cnaries
W. Price with n little Maxwell. lie ma de n
perfect score with the car in the recent sealed
bonnet reliability test Of the Chicago Motor
Club and drove H. for the entire time IN the
six hour race at Peoria with the bonnet seals
still intact. lie started II in the twenty-iour
hour race with the seals still on the bonnet
and continued in the race for twenty-five
hours. and would undoubtedly have stayed
in until the finish had not the cratic Monglni
run into him and bent the rear axle Of the
Maxwell. As il is, Price will receive the prize
offered for the driver making the longest
individual drive during the contest.
The track surface was cut up rather badly,
but still was in fair condition considering the
great amount Of careless driving over II for
twenty-four hours. and. as one of the tourists
remarked. it WAS in far better condition than
most Of the roads over which the Glidden
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from Cleveland to New York city by way of
Chicago.
&. 4. Hawkins of this city was barred from
compel ing in the twent -four hour race with
his 30 horsepower White steamer and is very
much wrought up over the matter. He is
sued a challenge to-day to &. 4. Coey, winne-
Of the race. for a similar contest under the
same rules as this one was run, and is willing
to have the event contested whenever Mr..
Coey finds it agreeable. He is 10 sure That
his car can win that he Is willing to wager
81 900 on the outcome.
IL was announced tonight that W. A.
Badger of the Cleveland Automobile Club.
who was "A contestant for the Hover prize
with his 3O-35 horsepower Cleveland run
he had been called back 10 Cleveland on bust
ness, He had a perfect score. X. ID, Chaplin
Of the Automobile Club Of Detroit has de-
cided TO withdraw his Thomas forty, but will
continue with the party as a non-Contestant.
Charles A. Fleming Of the Westchester Motor
Club has been disqualified as a Glidden con-
testant, as he was forced to make a replace
ment OF a shaft he did not carry in his lot Of
scheduled parts. but he will continue Oh the
tour as a nOn-contestant
Tomorrow some of the tourists will go to
church, and in the afternoon the local reception
committee. made up OF members OF the Chicago
Automobile Club, the Chicago Motor Club
and the Chicago Automobile Trade Associa-
ton. has arranged to take the tourists on a
run TO Ravena Park. where here is to be a
Damrosch orchestra concert. while later
In the afternoon there is to be a military re-
view at Fort Sheridan.
After receiving many requests the chair
mar OF the touring board Tonight made
Official announcement of the individual and
scores for the Glidden trophy are as follows.
arranOad nv daya.