The Washington times., 1909-07-25

DENVER, Colo, July 25.-Denver. is
suffering from an acute and virUient
attack Of Glddenitis. BUT never was a
disease more pleasant or the patient
more willing.
The city is ia fun possession Of the
visiting interstate auto pathdnders. The
dust-stained. but happy travellers, were
met at the outskirts of the town yes
terday afternoon ana given roy.l
welcome by 5000 local autoists. The
KEYS 10 Denver were presented TO the
occupants of the pilot car with instTuc-
tons TO throw them into the deepest
pool in the Platte river.
The last leg of the westward journey
Of the Gliddenites from Julesburs to
Denver, a distance of 204S miles was
not without its excitement to- travel
ers. Pilot car No. ,, in charge OF n,
c. Reeves with r. j. May at the wheel
loaded with confetti caught fire Whle
annihilatiug space and time on the
prairie and but for prompt action would
have been destroyed.
The second pilot car scatters eoutetu
along the route SO that the contestants
may follow the cOrreC- course. AS the
auto sped forward al forty miles an
hour. sparks from the Union Pacific en-
CINE ienited the confetti, which famed
m in the breeze like a vast torch.
Reeves. May. and c. +. Menke leaped
from the car as soon as it came to
standstiH and worked vigorously for
few minutes to extinguish the blaze.
All escaped injury. but they aCknowl-
edged last night that it was the keen
est shock of the entire tour.
Goes Through Bridge
The second incident of the day oc-
CURED when the motorage Thomas car
BEARING George Schuster, the famous
globe circling autoist; W. Mex. White,
and David Beecroft went through
himsy wooden bridge over a creek near
Bennett, twenty miles east Of Denver.
Fortunately none of the occupants Of
the machine were injured, but it re-
ouired much time and labor to get the
car back on the road.
The most sensational occurrence Of
the day was the h0ld-up of the riders
of The pierce Arrow car by two Worfen
bandits between MarenO and Hillr9se,
near Sterling. This hOiC-up IS Foucheu
for by the quartet OF Ghddenltes m
the machine, two OF whom. Clarke q
Rahaitt a Buffalo broker, and observer,
\
they were forced TO give up al tleti
money amounting TO over 500 ana their
sold watches TO the female Dick Iur-
pins.
The other two occupants VINO occu-
pied the touneau were not mOleSte0.
Ra bb:t1 SAYS none OF the travellers were
armed and could offer no resistance
He explains the hold-up by saying the
ear was stopped 10 allow its occupants
10 airt with q couple OF genuine West
eTn girls in khaki when the women
suddenly drew guns on them.
Tie run from yuiesburg 10 Denye
was made in a little more than nine
hours All the cars remaining in the
race made perfect scores for the day
except two, and one of these, the
Thomas. received it's first penalization
for the tour.
The penalty was a slight one. but it
furnished a brilliant record Repairs
on the gasolene drain pipe cost the car
a single point.
Glide In Late.
The Glide car was the last 10 arrive,
and its fate was a mystery until
o'clock. when it drew up at the Broad
wav entrance OF the Brown Palace Ho-
tel which is headquarters for the tour
lists during their three days Of rest and
recreation in this city.
The pathfinder car, with Dial Lewis
aboard. did not appear until 2.59 D. w.,
although IL had been expected earlier
The running time yesterday was twenty
miles am hour, bat many OF the cars
made forty miles, and the pathfinder Is
among the sWiftest.
The second pilot car. still carrying a.
little confetti arrived about ten min
utes after the pathfinder. The first con-