The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-09
GUCGENHElM MACHINE TEARS
DOWN MAIN STREET EARLY
LAST NIGHT.
ROUGH ROADS ENCOUNTERED
Driver Bellows and o. c. Jacobson
rendered informal Reception at
Commercial Club Rooms Path
finder Undergoing Repairs at Boise
Should Arrive Tuesday Evening.

-Shcuid Arrive lueScay Evening.
Flashing out through the half dusk
of the evening lights of the Guggen-
ftaim 67 horsepower racing car told
to residents Of Walla Walla last night
that the big machine had arrived,
while long before it hove in sight peo-
pie were warned of it's approach by
the machine gun sound of it's power
full exhaust.
Rakish IN all its lines, set low on
the ground and menacing, almost in
it's aspect. as it tore down Main street
last evening shortly after 8 o'clock,
the car and it's occupants at once be-
came the center of interest of several
hundreds of people Driving the big
Allen Kingston at a terrific clip des
pite the rough condition of the roads,
E. Bellows, chauffeur for Mr.. Guggen-
HEINZ covered the 315 miles between
Baker City and Walla Walla yester-
dav in exactly II hours. Leaving Ba-
ker yesterday morning at $40 o'clock
the car pulled into the garage Of the
Inland Auto company last evening at
$40 o'clock. dust covered and travel
stained Accompanying Driver Bel
lows is o. G. Jacobson of Seattle, VINO
is collecting data for publishing an ac-
count Of the trip. The car left Boise.
Idaho. Friday morning at 1880
O'Clock. reaching Baker City at 7:4o
o. m the same evening.
When seen last evening after the IN
formal reception which had been ten
dered himself and Mr.. Jacobson by
auto owners of Walla Walla at the
commercial club parlors, Mr.. Bellows
said:
Tells of Trip.
eve left Boise Friday morning
shortly before noon and MADE 1alrly
GOOD time over the rough roads. reacn-
ing Raker City the same evening we
remained there all night as we aIe
unable to travel on account OF the
noiSo which our machine makes IN
travelling The powerful exhaust IKE
+bot of machine gun. fr1ghtens
horses which we happen to pass on
tho roads even in the day time 50
tba+ we have to exercise extreme care
and therefore at night we do not aeem
# best to try travelling Shouio W.
suddenly meet a team or hofses a.
nirht we would be unable TO see theili
rrti1 close and runaway might De
caused. 80 pa,,er
c;+ are very bad in places. AZ
NToaoban, we encountered snow, while
~ other noints along the route the
80 ,, ora SO rough that it was
teiimI ,.efio,,1t Going Our car built as 1t Is,
90 1i' low on the ground. offers some OH.
fior1ties also. though we nave lhe'
with so serious mishap as YET
''ii Arrested at Baker City.
90 arrested in Baker City by
tba authorities for eXceeolhg @
me a Ii,11it hut automobile owners
+bere kindly aided us by paying 'i;e ie
u:.li,,,,,r, ~. fine imposed. This car Is
NJ crgoenheims private racing ma
on6 on the track has made some
o+ah,a records We are much PEE ,,o
With the attention shown US III cot
NaTa bv local. motorists anu III reIe a
o,,er since we left Boise the peop+
along our route have given 10 @
welcome. p,.s
Much Interest in Race. +,
~ -, tho coming of the Path-
eaar oar everywhere in TINS seIllor
af +Lo northwest where we nav 80
.oo,,,s to he great and the co1nlils oon
80 Coz. the Guggenheim trophy is as
s,,red of arousing great lhleIS9t ~
c:5 .ba+ neonle everywhere along tne
route are willing to put the roaus ~
os GOOD condition as posslple ~, ~ ~.
naesage of the racing cars anu tlie
sentiment of the people toWaIuo 80 go
mobiles seems to have cnanSeu = a.
tbo last few years. Formerly the
o,,ora oe farmer looked upon auIoi,io
hi,es e as something to be abjured' pu. Ut
the own their own ma n
llals a.;lS and are enthusiastic motorists,
Ths Tflnes fact in itself is doing much rnsde to
,,,olxe the movement for peter 49, ~,
throughout the northwest one '
will result in gooo; -. the path
NJ bellows said. that the rac
e,aaar Ma, car car was now at Boise under.
a,5i going repairs which were now oer a,,eht aneh
Completed He said dna that 1me br e'T tuesday e
t9arine to rgneh though of course it was inn H.
soenre es;hle to tell at present the eNac.
ime Of its arrival ,, When autnmobi1e lnfor%ne
ot tie 49, to meet the Pathfinder, car
sonoeiSt. soSne distance from walla Walla ano no
socompanv sos it to this city where erenant~ Te-
eeption win be gss1ed gysn the and 0eaIP4s sad that
NJ .os s,1re the Pathfinder people
o,,,d ne appreciate whatever attention