The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-04
THE AMERICAN LEADS
Car Bearing Stars and Stripes
Parades Through Denison.
GREETED BY LARGE CROWDS
soyIan and Thiesen Pilot Army Car
on Their Long Journey

Denison came in touch with the
great New York to Paris Automobile
race this week On Sunday morning
A. F. Boylan piloted the Studebaker
car manned by army officers with dis
patches to Fort Leavenworth into
Denison. He tells US that the car
made many bursts of speed of sixty
miles and more per hour even over the
wretched roads. Theodore Thiesen
piloted the car to Omaha. The start
was made from here at nine O'Clock
Sunday morning and it was an all
days fight to get to Council Bluffs.
Early Tuesday morning Mr.. Boylan
met the Thomas car representing
America in the great race. at Ogden.
The start was made from Ogden about
eight a. m. and at 12: :28 noon. the big
lear rolled into Denison. The streets
for blocks were lined with people and
the American tourists were greeted
with cheer and waving flags. They
went at once to the Merchants Hotel
where dinner. numerous kodak artists
ard big crowd of spectators awaited
them.
| Roberts the king of automobile
racers drove the machine out of Deni-
son when the journey was resumed
after dinner. IL was hoped to reach
Council Bluffs that night but the roads
were worse and worse and the ma
chine was lodged at Logan for the
night. The tourists are husky look
ing boys and look as if they could
stand an Alaskan Siberian trip if any
one could. Mr.. Boylan tells US that
there was great contrast between
the crew of the army car, and the
American racer. The army officers
were speedier than their car, while
| Roberts and his associates were quite
gentlemen. He said he saw no drink
ing or roistering among the racing
crew of the Thomas car. While at
some places they speeded up, the
greater part of the journey was made
at about fifteen miles an hour. AS the
car was geared it was impossible to
make over thlrty-five miles an hour.
The American car and equipment
weighs over two tons and this fact
made the jar of riding very little.
They carry full equipment for rough
ing it. Rifles, two thousand pounds
of ammunition. sleeping bags and all
the possible equipment for their long
journey. Everything except provisions
they always have with them. Mr..
Boylan said they took the trip leisure
ly. They shot birds and ut one time
all got out and Joined in a rabbit
chase. The machine when it reached
Denison looked like cross between
hay-rack and Bert Stevers' exhibit
in the Fourth of July parades. A
farm lantern was tied on to take the
place of the broken lamp and the car
was almost hidden with it's load of
equipment. Two hundred and forty
eight different pictures were taken
of the car and crew during their
hours stay in Denison, and cheering
crowds followed the plucky fellows
down Main street when the trip was
resumed. The flight of the cars has
been reported by phone from different
points along the line.
MIR. Boylan went to Carroll to-day.
Wednesday and met the Italian car,
the Zust. They had bad luck all
along the line to-day and as result
were obliged to put up at West Side
for the night instead of making Deni-
son as they had planned. Mr.. Boylan
will pilot this car through to Omaha
and Mr.. Rouilliard will take the fol-
lowing car. the French car which
should be along in couple of days.
From reports, by the time the lag
gads. the Protos and Mont Bloc,
reach Denison we will have forgotten
that there was race. The race
seems foolhardy one. but the ability
of the autos to travel in the worst
of roads has been amply proven.
No dozen teams could have made
the progress these machines have
made. We hope all our people will
give the foreigners courteous and
kindly treatment as they pass through
our county. 1t is their due for they
are strangers in strange land, While
we want the American car to keep on
winning. we want it to win fair, or
not at all.
Remember your sick friends with
box of fresh cut flowers. Carnations
6Oc doz. and roses so. at Bartcher
Bros.
Messrs Merrill and Carlson. who
have wagon shops near each other op-
posite the Baptist church. are about