The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1907-01-19
THE LONG RUN
ACCOMPLISHED
The Touring Car Adventures Arrived
at the Daytona Club House from
Gotham Without Mishap.

Gotham Without Mishap.
The long run by a touring car from
New York city to the Daytona club
house ended last Saturday by the arrival
of the indomitable and plucky occupants
of the car at their point of destination.
The trip that was laughed at as impossi-
BILE by all save the Oldsmobile people,
the four fearless men who have accom-
plished the feat and Motoring Morgan,
WAS made in just seventeen working
days, and therefore is now no longer a
theory.
Shortly before four O'Clock last Satur-
day afternoon Ralph Owen arrived at
the club house of the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association in the touring
car Mud Lark, thus officially ending
the trip from New York city to Dayto-
na, which is the first time the feat has
ever been accomplished
With Mr.. Owen there were III the par
ty r. Corneille, of Wells x Spooner, pho
tographers, F. w Work and A. Auble.
The car, which WAS an Oldsmobile, was
christened the 'tMud-Lark. " :, very APP
propriate name for machine that had
successfully traversed through mud
and mlre, SwampS and marshes, oceans
of sand and other almost formidable
obstacles, and made the remarkable trip
from New York to Daytona.
Mr.. Owen and party left jacksonville
Friday morning and reached St Angus
tine that afternoon. A party from Or
mond met them ut the Ancient City and
acted as an escort to Daytona.
Many motorists with their cars gaily
bedecked went from Daytona to Ormond
shortly after noon to accompany the
party from the latter place to the club
house. While many awaited at Ormond
for the arrival of the party u dozen or
more pushed on to NO. g." about I'VE
miles north of Ormond, and returned
to the latter place with the cavalcade,
A brief stop enSued at Ormond for some
minor preliminaries, and then the trip
along the cool and smooth sands of the
beach was performed Fully thirty ma
chimes were in line, and in a few mo-
ments the procession reached the club
house, with the American and Confed
crate flags proudly floating from the
front Of the red Mud-Lark
After receiving greetings and congrat-
ulations from the members of the asso-
citation an inviting luncheon was served,
at which eager listeners gathered around
the tables to hear Mr.. Owen and his
party recount some of the exciting eN-
periences they encountered Incidental to
the long trip
A telegram was Immediately forward
ed to the Madison Square Garden in
New York announcing the safe arrival
of the party.
Addressing Gazette-NeWs represen-
tative, Mr.. Owen summed up as fellows;
The road between St Augustine and
Daytona we found good-in fact, it was
the best we struck after leaving Viz
ginia There were no difficulties encoun-
tered except IA little sand for short
stretches. These stretches were OF little
moment, however, and that road is one
about which no big kick can be regis
tered
-Four hours is pretty good time, and
We could have bettered that cOnsldcra-
bly, had we pushed our cars. But the
beautiful scenery, the southern vegeta-
ton which is all strange to us, and the
many points of interest along the route,
made hurrving something which We did
not care to do.
But one stop was made-a short one
at the Beed, Knox il Beed plantation at
Bulow The Journey is over and We
have blazed the way; and as my last
word l want to publicly thank the three
men who came with me, the southern
people for their unbounded hospitality
along the route, and then give the most
credit where it iss,due-to our mastery
| Oldsmobile the rMud-Eark. =
"As for the men who laughed and said
the trip was an impossibility-well, l
reckon we have proven something to
them"
| 1t is Mr. Owen intention to publish a
book on the trip, which will be embel-
lished by photographs taken along the
the route and by maps of the country
| traversed.
The party is now at the Hotel Or
mond, where it will remain until after
the Ormond-Daytona races.
Taking the Census.