The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-15
TOUR ONCE
MORE EENROUTE
Passes Through Hammond
This Morning for South
Bend.
ONLY ONE nISHAP
Thomas Car Blows Tire at South Chi
cago; Repairs in IS Minutes
Narrow Escape in Hammond.

Like hounds on the trail of fox.
the Glidden tourists doubled on their
route this morning and ence more
sailed through Hammond on the re-
turn trip to South Bend, where the
days journey will close. From South
Bend the route viii change and In
dianapolis viii be the goal of Tues
days run instead of Toledo.
At 3 O'clock this morning the first
cars of the tour started on the run
after two days lay-of in Chicago.
The machines were once more thor
oughly fitted up and put in shape and
some of the coating of mud and dust
removed after last weeks three day
run. The confetti car started from the
Auditorium Annex two hours ahead of
any of the tourists and as usual laid
the trail. Shortly after o'clock the
cars were sent away from Chicago
amidst the cheers Of the gathered
enthusiasts and the God-speeds and
the adieus of the friends. Chairman
Hover with Mr. Glidden occupied seats
on the big Pierce Arrow. No. 99 which
is making the trip with the officials
Of the contest. The big car arrived
in Hammond shortly before 10 O'Clock,
and within fifteen minutes the first
contestant in car No. SO. a Maxwell,
came down Holman street and turned
the corner In Sibley street. About ten
minutes intervened and then they
strung along in twos and threes and
singly.
| One thing was very noticeable. the
machines did not strike such a pace
as they did on the trip to Chicago on
Friday. on that day it appeared more
like a road race than an endurance
test and so hot was the pace on the
first three days that several of the con-
testaIlfas in smaller cars made protest
as the big fellows sped along with such
a haste that they were hours behind
the first cars into the city. AS re-
suit. Chairman Hover decided to use
pacemakers on the trip today, and as a
\ result several machines were put in to
set a pace not too fast for the smaller
cars and TO hold it all the way. AS a
result of the experiment the speed was
greatly reduced as they passed through
Hammond. At the corner OF State and
Holman streets. as one of the big
ix-cylinder touring cars came bowling
down the line, a woman stepped al
most directly in front of the big ma
chine She did not see or hear it until
the cries of the bystanders rang out
and she at once began to dance up and
down right in the path. The chauf-
fer had good control of the regulator
and even before the woman was aware
that danger threatened her, he had
shut eff his power and applied the
emergency brake. and like a live thing
the machine stood painting with its
nose almost upon the womans body
The rain of last night laid the dust
along the line. but the mud was also
on the roads as thick as paste. AS the
machines started from Chicago it look
ed as though they were in for a big
rain storm, and between South Chi
cago and Hammond they got a few
drops but that was all. The sun came
out about 10 o'clock and it was plain
sailing for them to South Bend The
roads from South Bend to indianapolis
are said to be in fine condition and are
broad and sandy. The rain has LAID
the sand down hard. and good time
should be made along this route.
According to the official figures
tAirty-one cars have clean scores fal
the first three days run and eleven arc
penalized In the Hover contest sers4
runabouts have perfect scores and t1sc
have been penalized. The run fron
Chicago to South Bend today will tak,
about six hours. according TO offaia
time. while the run from South 3ent
TO Chicago Friday was made BY som,
of the cars in four hours. The. tour
lists will reach New York on Wednss
day. July "a.
Car 60. a Thomas Flyer OF New York
had trouble at South Chicago. wher,
a tire was blown. and the men had t
stop for fifteen minutes. until re
pair was effected.