The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1909-07-22
GL|DDEN|TES PASS
THROUGH BARABOO
EXCELLENT RUN FROM MADISON
TO BARABOO BY WAY OF
SAUK CITY
TOTAL OF FORTY-TWO CARS
One Car PeuaIized Out of Commission
by Reason of Accident at Racine
Hard Route
(From Thursdays Dany.)

The first car of the Gliddenites to
arrive this morning was the official
blazer, or confetti car of Pathfinder
Dai Lewis. This arrived from the
west Sauk road passed through Sec
Ond avenue, Oak, Fourth and out on
the North Freedom road towards La
Crosse, the destination to be reached
tonight, the schedule time being eight
hours from Madison. Confetti was
scattered at the turns so that the fol-
lowers would have no difficulty find
ing the way. The blazer arrived be-
fore breakfast. The last arrived at
1915.
The streets were lined with interest
ed spectators and many checked the
cars as they passed. Once or twice
the streets were so crowded by teams
that the "hOnk, honk" vibrated vic
iously from the car of the impatient
drivers.
There were AZ cars and nearly 200
persons. The men were garbed in
khaki suits and their faces were cloud
ed with dust. The press cars had
more freedom and stopped when they
pleased. Several pictures were taken
by the press representatives for the
New York and other city papers. A
group was taken on Oak street. Two
little boys with their ponies figured in
this. officer Charles Butterfield sat
in the car and had his face registered.
Notes.
The distance registered OH the ma
chimes was 700 miles.
At the corner of Oak and Fourth the
confetti scattered so that the drivers
found it difficult to know just which
way to turn. One or two machines
missed and had to come back.
Farmers stopped their corn cultiva-
tors moment to cheer the tourists on
their way. The dishwashing at the
farm houses after breakfast was left
while the women folks rushed to the
doors and into the yards to greet the
flying squadron and hear the "HellO
girls" merrily shouted by the boys in
the machines.
E. P. McFetridge, with his car, ac-
cOmpanied by l.. S. Van Orden, F. e.
MOrey, w. j. Power, DR.. Cahoon, HI.
M. Acott and Atty. John A. Malone
went to Madison Wednesday to see the
tourists there. A. w. Rohn and A. r.
Reinking were also in the capital city
at the same time.
J. Van Orden and party and John
TerbilcOx and party with their autos
were on the West Sauk road when the
Gliddenites passed. The big machines
dug up the macadam in a vicious man.
ner. The observers state that when a
level stretch was reached the drivers
put on the full speed, or at any rate
very high speed, and the machines
jumped like wild cats and flew like
cyclone.
A half inch thick braided buckskin,
inches wide was picked up on the
West Sauk road, broken by the recoil
of spring, when machine passed
over thank-ye-ma'am.
Four cars from Portage were also on
the West Sauk road. Among the oc-
cupants were Judge Stroud, DR.. Meek
an and several others.
The route from Madison to Baraboo
was over some of the best roads and
through some of the richest farming
country in the state. The bridge over
the Wisconsin river was crossed and
the clink, clink of the toll was little
more rapid than the toll keeper had
experienced for many month and
possibly than ever in the history of the
bridge.