New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-20
MANY CARS PENALIZED.
HARD RUN TO PITTSBURG
One Machine Fired On from ambush
and 1nOther One Wrecked.
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Pittsburg July ls-Many cars came 20 grief IN
the of the American Automobile Association
from Canton Ohio, 10 Pittsburg to-day. distances
of about hundred miles. Eleven were pen.
allied in the contest for the Glidden trophy and
two for the Hover Cup. 1t was the hardest days
run OF the tour. as bad roads and steep hills
made all kinds of trouble The six hours allowed
were not enough under the conditions.
The chief trouble came between New Brighton
and Pittsburg. Laborers were work some OF
the roads, laying down stone. while carts and
horses used for hauling the stones blocked tho
narrow way. Dangerous water breakers were en-
countered. deep mud holes and stony roads and
briefly the route offered every conceivable variety
of bad going. The hot sun and the thick clouds Of
dust also added to the discomfort of the tourists
In all the towns large crowds gathered TO see
the cars go by. Many OF the houses were covered
with flags and bunting. AT Beaver Falls a grea,
throng gathered to do the tourists honor Here
girl got delight by throwing lemons wrapped In
paper bags into the An immense crowd
gathered in the streets as the tourists entered
Pfttsburg and traffic almost stopped.
\ committee of the Automobile Club Of P1ttsburg
met Chairman Hover in the pace making car al
the 9Th street bridge and escorted the tourists 10
delayed raced at high speed into the city. breaking
all speed laws. Several of the delayed drivers pro-
tested tonight over the short time allowed them
complete the run over such wretched roads.
One driver called AR Hower's attention 10 the
guide book which reads: Beaver Falls 10 Pitts
burg. good brick and macadam roads, with a
bit OF Iirt road. but good going \ change OF
route into PittsbuTg was made this morning when
Ii was learned that the roads mapped in the
guide book were impossible in places Instead of
entering Allegheny by the Brighton road from
SewIckIey, the route detected at Freedom and ap-
preached Allegheny through DixmOnt and Perrys-
willie avenue. The cars came down PerTysville ave-
nue. along Federal street 70 Pittsburg by the stu
street bridge and along Fifth Grant
street thence by Grant Boulevard to the hotel
r II. Tucker. of the Cleveland Automobile Club
driving a 45-horsepower Royal Tourist. with y. D.
1IcIanchfn, Charles JaTdine and F. 5. Espy as
passengers. was fired twice near Arlington by
man hidden In a thiCket. Thinking tire had
exploded. the occupants Of the got OUT 70 in
vestigate and found that the bullets had torn
big hole in the back Of the tonneau and lodged in
the cushions inside
the road into ditch. wreckiug the machine. No
body was seriously injured
OF the eleven cars in the GLdde1 contest penal
lied to-day. four had perfect scores previously.
Two represented the Automobile Club OF Cleveland
They were the 40-hOrsepower Lozler OF 5. Black
and The So horsepower Gaeth car OF 2. Gaeth. The
former lost fty-seven points and the latter three
The I5-hOrsepower Maxwell OF l. : kirhham and
the a. horsepower Haynes car Of F Y Nutt were
peualizsd thirty-seven and two points respectively
Other cars 70 be penalized Were as follows
F e DaytOu's +l-45-hOrsepoWer Columbia, 50
points: a Cuneo's 3S-horsepowcr Rainier, points;
W J. Hovard's So-hoysepower Oldsr1obtle, points.
and J. W Mearss Acme. 81 points
The Automobile Club OF PittsburS IS now the
only club with a perfect score for the GE1dea
trophy.