The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-16

bucolic policeman caught him and in
sisted on taking him to the station.
There bail was furnished, and the
race was resumed. In the meantime,
however, all the racers had to stop
until he pilot got out of durance, and
was able to go on ahead.
Reach Cleveland.
once more en- route the cars made
Cleveland that afternoon, and left
there at 1880 for Toledo.
1t was on June 5th that the delayed
Stearns car driven by Oscar Stolp,
started from New York on the long
stern chase, in a drilling rain. Stolp
stated at the time that he expected
to pick up the other cars somewhere
in the neighborhood of Kansas City.
The rule providing a one hour rest
period between New York and st.
Louis was suspended in his case, as
the referees We're satisfied that Stolp
had made every effort to start with
the others at the right time.
The Run to Chicago.
On this same day the rest of the
bunch left Toledo, where they arrived
late the night before, with the inten-
ton of making Chicago that night.
The two Ford cars left at 8 o'clock,
which was schedule time, the others
being in control till II and 1880 a.
M, thus making the stop for them
twelve hour one.
On this same June 9Th the cars, for
the first time began to separate, the
two Ford machines reaching the
Windy City at midnight. The other
three, however, were reported close
at hand and were expected to reach
there bfore daylight. A distance of
244 miles had been covered since leav-
Ing Toledo in the morning.
No News Came.
Then comes a hiatus of a day on
which no news TO hand. On June
18th the two Ford cars. still in the lead
reached st. Louis, and had a rousing
welcome.
A driver of an Acme car also arriv-
ed. but his machine was left behind
undergoing some slight repairs, after
meeting with an accident. The Acme
car was expected to get in by noon,
when all three were to start for Kan
sas City.
Meantime, the Italia car was stuck
in the mud near Litchfield, ILL.,, and
early on the morning of the Sth it was
reported in st. Louis that the drivers
had been unable to move it. The
Acme car also stuck. but was freed in
Tina to ipir tba ot har cars
On June 9th the drivers of the Italia
car were in st. Louis. and stated en-
phatically that they did not intend to
drop out of the race because of their
accident.
They Are Persistent.
They returned to Litchfield that day
to supervise the repairs to their car
rendered necessary by a breakage
which occurred when hauling it out
of the mudhole. They finally arrived
in st. Louis that night with their car
and with the avowed intention of
leaving again before midnight.
On June 9th, too news, came from
Kansas City that the four leading cars
in the race had left there early that
morning. They were the two Fords,
the Shawmut and the Acme and they
lined out at top speed.
The drivers announced that now the
pacemaker had been left behind, no
time would be lost. They further sta
ted that only the shortest stops would
be made, and that they expected to
reach Seattle in record time.
One Car is Ditched.
That same morning at S:15 the
Shawmut car, with T. A. Pettingill
Fords was but thirty minutes behind
the leader and was ,taking good time.
The other was reported ditched near
Lawrence, and the Acme had not been
heard from.
June 10th word came from st. Louis
that the Italia car had passed through
that city, and that the drivers were
not in the least discouraged. 1t was
their intention to make record time
over the rest of the course.
At the same time it was announced
that two of the leading cars had pas
Topeka, though it was not stated
which they We're. Undoubtedly, now,
however, tn, real racing had well be-
gun.
Yesterday word came from Oakley,
Kas., that the Shawmut car, which
was well in the lead, had reached
that city, but was stalled there on ac-
count of rain. The driver said that he
expected to reach Denver yesterday
morning.
Pretty Well Bunched.
The other four cars are also expect
ed to reach the same place before
today has passed, so that up to now
there is not a great deal to choose
between them. Half the race is over
but the worst half has yet to come,
and there are two machines speeding
for all they are worth behind the
leaders, so that no one may yet say
what the result will b. This last half