The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-11
AMONG THE AUTOMOBLISTS
CLOUD BY DAY GUIDES THE a.
A. A. TOURISTS.
nut IT'S q Dust Cloud -sevcnty-stx Cars
start ON Journey From Cleveland 20
Toledo Motorists on To q Musical
AccOmpaniment-Mere Finely Treated.

start on Journey From Cleveland 20
Toledo Motorists on To q Musical
Accompaniment Were Finely Treated.
TOLEDO. July lO.-The tourists in the first
days Journey OF the fourth annual tour Of
the American Automobile Association
travelled under circumstances similar TO
those under which the children OF Israel
wended their way, in that from Cleveland
90 this city they followed n cloud by day.
There was the difference, however. The
occupants Of cars to-day followed a cloud
Of dust that vas all pervading and all en-
veloping. and more than onewho remembered
the cloud Of Biblical history wished that the
guide to-day had been Of the feeCy and harm
less character AS the one of old.
There were a few stretches Of the 12l miles
between the starting point at Cleveland and
the stopping place in this city In which II
was possible 10 see the next hundred yards
Of the road clearly. but these GASES In the
desert of dust we're scarce and were encoun-
tered when the route led through some vii
ages paved street. .
Contrary 10 the announcements Of the
touring board on Tuesday night. only seventy
four cars started instead OF eighty-two, which
was the touring board cbairman's prophecy.
u developed to-day that a number Of those
who did not start had notified the officials to
that effect some time before Tuesday noon.
The drivers who did not check out from
Cleveland this morning we're A. l.. Kuli. New
York Motor Club: Charles r. Finlay, Assoc
ciated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey; II.
Paulman, Chicago Motor Club. John Kane
Mills, Quarker City Motto Club; Deere-Clark
Motor Company. Moline. Ill. A. D.. Cressler.
Chicago Automobile Club; c. 4. Coay. Chicago
Automobile Club, and A. D. Tucker, New York
Motor Club. It also developed to-day that
W. A. Badger Of the Cleveland Automobile
Club was to drive a runabout instead Of IA
touring car a. a contestant for the Glidden
trophy as a member of the Cleveland Auto
mobile Clubs team.
Though 7 o'clock was a rather early hour
for a start. in the estimation Of many OF the
tourists, all OF them we're on hand when
j.. L. Ferguson began sending cars away
at one minute intervals. +, II. Van Sicklen
Of the Chicago Automobile Club, No. 1 in this
wears tour ss in 1909. being the first one to
be sent away to act as a pacemaker. There
vas a big turnout of Cleveland citizens and
automobilists TO witness the start.
Among those who watched the starr we're
a number of golfers who are engaged IN \
tournament in Cleveland. and several Of the
wielders of the cleek and brassy thought
honor, remarking that their hosts might
have let them have breakfast before be-
Whatever lack Of ENTHUSIASM there might
have been on the part OF the golfers concern
Ing the AFFAIR. 1t was more than made up ny
" also a musician and a composer OF some
note, Lusk has a tine. big multi.trtei
from about g 80 until the last rar bad gore
he had his driver send his car slowly up and
while he entertained them with a number OF
appropriate airs, among which were We
Won't Go Home Til Morning" "Tammsny"
and Home, Sweet Home"
II would seem that this good natured and
musical young Ceyelander realized what dis
comforts awaited the tourists on their Journey
here He came alOnR after them TO this CITY
and tonight has been deyotipg most of his
time 70 repderlng Wait IN the Clouds Roll
advice. for II any one, had waited for the
slouds-of dust-to. roll by he would have
not have reached here until tomorrow.
During the wait for the cars TO be sent
away hose Jthhr three - heroes so9,r Of IA, the IN much sr r.c dis
gs%fi { cub S k < n, Robins x 81 EG OF the sslS New A YORK
automobile Club, told, each other what a
shame IL was that undue speed is frow ned
ON oDs in rs ssii sI feftiS 9op Of the s s%Sst Se ;cd 5SE s ssn1
duish the other two II racing were permitted.
The Brooklyn club member, who resides on
like q real racing man. for his Matheson
runshout bears a resplendent coat OF yellow
and MT, Kelsey wore an p ms: s bonnet OF
come over here to lift the Vanderbilt. cup,
A. passenger in the BeTlie, car OF f, Arthur
nearly arrested before the start by an over;
Jealous cop. who declared mat no one could
an sntomobiler When the policeman looked
a little closer he found that the lady the
passenger had been punching VAS but q
motoring creation o., the latest type, tied
on by a long blue veil.
The majority Of the tourists arrived here
this afternoon so as to make sure Of not los
ing any points or being late at the days check
ing in point; Tbs inhabitants Of the dis;
were very friendly in their attitude toward
The tourists, Most OF those who owned
garden hose had the latter %NettinE down the
road after a few of the cars had stirred up
the dust, and If a few Of the tourists received
shower baths little harm was done, except
perhaps TO the dignitN OF some II the sprayed
ones.
According to the Official figures. the seventy
four starters we're made up of sixty tour
ing cars and fourteen %runahouts. OF the
touring cars forty-slN started as members
Of club teams c9mpe'imS Tor me CIlddeI
four went for the purpose of trying Tor certin-
Gates. Of performance, Ter complying, with
contestants. or the fourteen runabouts
thirteen started as contestants for the Hover
prize and one went as a non-contestaur.
or the eight non-startcrs six were touring
car entries and two runahoutS.
,sc Al sc o1 the coatrH'an's sAI n Ell Iw % made ,bs per
mobile Club Of Detroit, 80 HORSEPOWER WEIGH.
lost a total of twelve points. ten being time
This resulted ia a loss Cf three points for The
Detroit. orRaniy atlon according TO the system
or s SSd bsre All NJ, 6dn rhs mi o .bsp. c! Tbs team otEsr cars Srs
fortunate was &. s. Johnston of New Haven.
rs horsepower Continental, one of the thir-
teen contestants for the Hover prize. who
u st twenty-four points as u result of being
run on the road by another car.
AZ meeting OF the contestants here tonight
the drivers were admonished not TO indulge
In brushes between the starting and stopping
points for the day. Tho contestant. were
warned that hereafter the touring board would
he very severe in its treatment Of s,orcher..
At a late hour tonight W, q. Houck'> 1919
horsepower Deere touring car was the only
machine that had not arrived.