The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-21
CARS AT WELLINGTON.
Kansas City Crowd Making Great
Run With Only Two Autoists Shy.

Wellington. Kan, Sept. al
Twenty-nine out of the thirty-one
motor cars that started in the first
annual endurance race for the Kan
sas City Star cup arrived in yelling
! ton Sunday. Two cars dropped out
of the race after leaving Emporia. So
Tar there are Is perfect scores. The
motorists spent the night in yelling
ton Thirty-one cars started from
Kansas City and twenty-nine arrived
on time at Emporia, four lost points
from other causes.
When Mrs. H G. Kirkland pulled
into the open space at the throttle of
drove the entire distance from Kan
sas City without assistance. The car
needed no attention, she said
Twelve miles out or Emporia a
delegation of motorists were waiting
when the official car arrived at that
point. Each of the Emporia cars
was hung with banners on which
were painted various signs extend
ing welcome to the visiting motor
lists. In the reception party were G.
w. Newman, A. L. Cutler, F. c. New
man, j. s. Watson. Marshall Warren,
]. r. Soden, d. w. Morris E. A.
Ballweg, Frank Irwin. DR.. T. F. Fon-
cannon, Frank Foncannon, Peter
Newton, Thomas Hurst, Frank Dale,
c. V. Holmes and Louis Halleck.
LIT. y. II. NOrInlnGIOn was the
official checker at this point.
One of the first men to greet the
motorists upon their arrival was Will
liam Allen White, editor of the En-
poria Gazette.
IAN the hotels cannot take are in
vited to my home" said Mr.. White.
As the first cars dashed into the
main street of Emporia a band was
playing. flags were flying and the
crowd was banked in solid masses on
both sides. A block was reserved for
the tourists. No persons except
reception committee were permitted
inside the curb lines of this block.
The men in the touring party were
entertained at the Elks' clubrooms
saturday night with reception.
handshaking and smoker. The
women motorists were guests at a
woman's club
Sunday was a day of hard going.
There was not so much dust, but
there was plenty of fine sand, which
made the going heavy. At some points
there were deep mud holes, into some
of which the cars sank to the axles
No bad luck came to anybody but
the No. 10 Overland, driven by Mrs
II. g. Kirkland. In trying to avoid a
frightened horse in the morning, she
went into the ditch. bending the right
half Of the rear axle.
w TN d Wneei IlNe degrees out or
line, she drove into Newton and then
into Wellington without making re-
pairs. Thus at the night control she
was penalized only 20 points for a
sprung axle.
One of the prettiest views was at
Cottonwood Falls. There was time
for a look at the falls. and at men
standing waist deep with rod and reel.
Apples as big as melons of the small
Ter sort, were tossed to the occupants
of the cars on the way. Just west of
Elmdale a bouquet of alfalfa blossoms
each car, the donors were Blacksher
Bros. of the Glover Cliff ranch. One
of the party galloped behind one of
the cars for a mile while-th car was
going at twenty-five miles an hour.
Wichita. after having been given
the cold shoulder turned herself The
tourist ran up North Lawrence ave-
nue. to West Douglass, and out of town
by way of Seneca. And, shame on
while everybody was going
right along at a fifteen miles pace. do
ing nothing to nobody, right there in
the road stood the majesty of the law,
one copper. with appraised club, maybe
they call it baton in Wichita.
He stopped everyone and served no
tice not to exceed the ten-mile pace
under penalty Of arrest. That was the
only thing from Wichita. not one vol
unteer to wave a welcome or goodby. !
There were no incidents of excite |
ment during the day; everybody took |
the best sides of the worst roads and |
was glad to get into Wellington. A