Smyrna times., 1909-06-23
SMYRNA GIVES GREETING
TO BIG AUTOMOBILE RUN
MAIN STREET CROWDED AND
FLAGS WAVED AS CARS PASSED
Run From Wilmington to Dover Under
Auspices of Delaware Automobile
Association an Interesting Event.

nun FROM Wilmington to Dover Under
Auspices of Delaware Automobile
Association an Interesting Event.
Smyrna turned out enthusiastically
Saturday afternoon to witness the
fourth Reliability Run of the Della
ware Automobile Association. The
torn-up condition of Main street gave
rise to the report that another course
through Smyrna would be taken and
when the pilot car went through
Smyrna via North, Delaware and
Frazier sreets, the crowd moved to-
ward the Lake to get in position to
see the run. A phone message that
the street contractors would have
Main street passable had been sent
in before the automobile started from
Wilmington and despite the course
worked out by the pilot car, the run
was made direct through Main street
to Dover. Flags were displayed
from a number of residences and
the crowds waved handkerchiefs and
flags. In front of the residence of
Joseph L. Beckett one car, an 18
h. p. Buick driven by Mrs. Eugene
Dupont became disabled. Mr.. Dupont,
her husband, who came in behind
driving a Stoddard-Dayton, stopped
and fixed his wife's machine and they
went on merrily. Clarence Beaden-
kOpf and his party were in an ice
cream saloon at Smyrna enjoying some
refreshments when one of the tires
on the Beadenkopf car went up with
a. bang" that startled the people in
that vicinity and disgusted the occu-
pants of the machine.
Thomas M. Brown Wins the Race
The winner of the roadability run
was Thomas M. Wilson in a 40 h. D.
Stoddard-Dayton, missing perfection
by only fourteen points. W. L. Ham
mod in an eighteen-horse power
Mitchell, won second, and A. B.
Hazard, in a twenty horse power road
ster won third. The run was most
successful in point of finishes, for of
twenty-three cars started, eighteen
Of them finished in sufficient time tc
be legally counted part of the run.
The sealed time agreed on by the
committee some days before the ruI
was six hours and eleven minutes for
| covering the LOG miles of the run,
but in connection with this was the
checking stations at which a car was
liable to penalty in event of violation
and penalties might have lost man
the race even though his time wa:
nearest that of the sealed time. The
day was a most beautiful one for the
run, and for the most part the roads
were in excellent condition. The
cars and large crowd of people wit
messed the start at Tenth and King
streets. Here the machines were
checked out one by one, beginning a
10 o'clock, and sped on their way
All along the course decorations were
prepared and farmers and villagers
collected to see the cars pass in groups
or in singles.
Judges Pennewill and Hastings in Rur
In the run were Chief Justict
James Pennewill and Judge Daniel o
Hastings. They rode in the big Stod
dard-Dayton car belonging to Rober
S. Baird. Both of the judges ex
pressed pleasure at the opportunit!
of seeing such a great part of th'
State over which they are now presid
ing. When the cars began reaching
Dover they were welcomed by almost
the entire population with flags anC
noise producers. William H. Jones
was the first to arrive in Dover anC
former Mayor John c. Fahey was the
third to arrive, but the first to gef
away. At this point Alden B. Rich
ardson was the checker and Dr.
Charles NJ Wharton was the timer
The checking stations on the down
ward trip were at Glagow, 19.8 miles
Ginn's Conner, 1915 miles; Dovel
19. 6 miles. On the homward journey
the checkers were at Ginn's Corner
49, miles; Delaware City, 1914 miles
and Wilmington, 1873 miles. Th'
sealed running time to Glasgow wa
rs minutes; to Ginn's Corner, s.
minutes, and to Dover 67 minutes
Homeward the time was To Ginn't
Corner, 67 minutes; to Delaware Cit.
Sc minutes and to Wilmington 5
minutes.
How the Cars Finished the Run
The cars finished at Tenth ant
King streets in the following order
DR.. ]. C. Fahey's Stoddard-Dayton
4.Ol p. m. G. S. Woodward, E. M
Z 4 o7. Thomas NJ Brown, Stod