The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
FIND A MUDDY ROAD.
Only Ten Automobiles Reach Enid
With Clear Scores.

Enid. Ok, Sept Z2.-The third day
was mudhole day in the Star endurance
automobile run. Twenty EIGHT OF the
90 cars that left Wellington finished
the Monday run to Enid. Penalties
were many and the scores suffered.
The Peerless car No. Il proke an
lington, Kan, and Enid, Ok. and was
shipped back to Kansas City. or the
ten cars having perfect scores, Elnott
H. Jones with his Maxwell, No. II, is
the only private owner.
The committee spent the evening
hearing complaints-and they were
many The session was stormy one
and there was loud talk and wranghng
over the scoring H. E. Rooklidge, VINO
had three cars in the run, NO. T.,
White steamer, No. IS, a REQ, and No.
10. a Premier car. finally announced
that because of dissatisfaction with the
committees action in imposing penal
ties he believed unjust, he would With
draw all three cars. The White steam
er, he said later might be allowed to
continue in the tour as a, noncontest-
ing car, but all were positively out OF
it.
1t was all because the pilot car, the
Pathfinder, proved to be the path loser.
1t took the trophy trailers through
lakes and boys and marshes and quick
sand and mud, and how the cup chas-
ers did punish their cars!
When the pilot reached Pond Creek
the committee sent word back to the
outchasers to follow another route
warning only reached part of the tour
lists and so the committee decided
not to penaliZe some cars for what the
others didn't have to contend with.
Only ten automobiles reached Enid
with clear scores.
L.
11S miles. with a luncheon stop in Ell
Reno. The schedule will be easier.
not exceeding fifteen miles an hour.
The arrival of the cars in Enid was
watched by big crowd. Members of
the Enid Commercial club. wearing
meet the tourists, and they did not
stand upon ceremony, but rushed up
to each car as soon at it came in and
extended hearty welcome to all.
Later on the visitors were taken to
the Commercial club, where recep-
ton was held. At night the tourists
were guests of the Commercial club at
the theater, where special bill was
put on.
The interest in the tour along the
route is as great in Oklahoma as 1t
was near Kansas City. The towns the
cars passed through were decorated
with flags and banners. The Missouri
tourists were heartily cheered as they
went through The crowds at Cald-
well and South Haven suggested
holiday occasion.
All the cars that were late were
stuck in the mudholes the other side
of Pond Creek. Some of them were
in the mud for more than three hours
a number of cars were towed out by
horses hired from farmers. four Okla
homa mules pulled the Studebaker
No. out of bog, into which it sank
above the running board of the car.
peculiar thing was that the big
powerful cars stuck fast while the lit
tie runabouts clattered right through.
The Brush Peanut" six horsepower,
clapped on the power and came
through all of the bad places, passing
big forty horsepower cars mired fast.
the little Maxwells came through with
out trouble and Mrs. H G. Kirkland
in the Overland didn't even hesitate.
When Mrs. kirkland reached Enid
fifteen minutes ahead Of her schedule
the crowd gave a cheer. She was sur
rounded with Enid persons and mem
bers of the touring party, who con-
graduated her.
my wrists ache was the only COM
plant the plucky little woman had to