The Washington herald., 1907-07-12
ACCIDENTS MAR TOUR
Glidden COnteStantSAlSO OBJ
ject to Schedule.
RAIN CAUSE OF BAD ROADS
Time Limit from Toledo to south
Bend Not Extended, and Much
GrumbIIng ResuIts-Day Not an En-
jOynbIe One-Drfvers often Delayed
by Those Ahead Having Trouble.

SOuth BcnQ, lnd.4 july 1.-The second
days run OF the 1861 tour of the American
Auto Association to-day was marked by
the two most serious accidents that have
ever occurred during the course Of a ma
tlonal touring contest.
IN the first mishap Kenneth R. Otis. of
the Cleveland Auto Club; his wife and
her sister, Miss Rollins, were injured,
while in the other case, T. J. Clark, of
the Chicago Auto Club, was the unfor-
tunate.
Both accidents were due to the slippery
condition of the roads between Toledo
and this city. which had been made very
muddy by heavy rainstorm that began
just after midnight yesterday and lasted
for about six hours.
There was considerable grumbling to-
day over the fact that the time limit
set Tor reaching the. city OF Toledo, fig
ured out for the roads in normal condi-
ton. was not extended when it was
certainty that the rain would have left
the 166 miles of road In very bad condi-
ton 70 make any sort Of speed. The go
ing was through rolling country, and
there were no hills to bother any one,
but most Of the roads were bad in three
respects. form, composition. and lack of
drainage.
Delayed by Car Ahend.
One OF the worst things about the
roads was the narrowness Of most Of
them, as there were many times when
half dozen OF so hurrying drivers were
compelled to go at q snairs pace for
miles, because the one out In front was
having trouble In getting any speed out
OF his motor, and would not take the
chance of running into the ditch by turn
ing ogt to let the others pass him.
The hard schedule and the wretched
roads took away any enjoyment there
might have been In to-days trip, and
smart shower in the afternoon just about
completed to-day's depressing incidents.
y. II. Van Sicklen. OF the Chicago Auto
Club. who lost some points to-day, said
tonight that he would withdraw from
the tour at Chicago lie Is a member OF
the touring board. and has been driving
the same AppersOn touring car this year
that he did in last years tour, when he
was number !. as he is now. When he
was asked why he intended to drop out,
he answered: 'On account Of the strenu-
oustty o. the contest.
Orrel A. Parker. Of the Auto Club Of
America also said tonight that he would
not keep on trying for the Glldden trophy
with his Royal. He says the schedules
are too hard for the roads 10 be Travelled
over, and that his wife, who is accom-
panying him, had been badly shaken up.
because it had been necessary to drive the
car so fast over rough roads
Arthur n. Jervis. Of the New York
Motor Club, was the first man to arrive
here to-day with his Berliet. His car
driven by II. G. Townsend. arrived here
less thsn ten yards behind the confetti
car. A L. Peterson. Of the Indianapolis
Auto Club. had the distinction Of being
the first Gliddenite Of lhe 1907 vintage who
was arrested being pinched in Misha-
waka for exceeding the local speed limit
Many of the cars went through that
place as if no such thing as a speed law
existed. John ". Haynes the noted
touring car driver. who INDUCES in road
racing occasionally. was so very careful
about the AIishawalxa speed limit that he
lost twelve minutes as a result.
A. y. CressleT, Of Fort Wayne. who
as a member of the Chicago Auto Club
team in the Glidden contest. but who did
not start from Cleveland, came here to-
day. He viii join the party tomorrow
as a non-contestant, and VIII continue
TO the finish in New York City.
Clubs with Perfect Scores.
Clubs with perfect scores for the Gid
den Trophy were announced late to-
night as follows:
Buffalo. Pittsburg. and West Chester
The Auto Club Of America has ga
points. the New York Motor Club Is Is
points. the Chicago Auto Club . %
points. and the Cleveland Auto Club
124 1-9 points.
Individual tourists with perfect scores
In the Glidden class are:
Buffalo A. &C. S. Chairman NJ HnIlnwen T.
S. Dey. 4. Kumpf and q. G. Buse Pit;sburg
A. C.-P. s Finn. T. T. Jones. Il H. Perkins
Krkham. L. 5. Tyler ana c. A. Fleming. a O.
OF AmeTica-R. L. lockwood Cleveland A. C.-H.
c Shoemaker, 5. Black. Garth Gocth 5. L. Peter
son, r. II. Tucker, ". C. Whit, G.. H. Burman
AMI W. c. Straub. Chicago A. CIV. NJ Lewis
H. C. Tilotson, F. Noble Frank Mutt, and f. f.
Dayton. New York Motor Club-R G. Gordon H.
NJ Coale. s S. Lea W. ]. Howard A. \. JeTvis
J. ". Meyers. A. NJ. Robins. and 4. J. SchaiE
Detroit 4. &C. Baur.
In the Hover trophy the clean scores
are:
II. E. Coffin. A. E. Hughes. H. O. smith, C. S.
Smith. P G. Kelley, Il. Z. Stutz. Z. X. Sheri-
dan, and c. ". Owen.
Several withdrawals are reported to-
NIGHT Including " II Van Cicxlen from