Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-19
Omaha AutolSts
on R Reliability Run
Forty Cars Start for Two Days Trip
and Test Over the Ne
braska Roads.

Under most auspicious conditions, with
the sun shining brightly and a cool breeze
bearing down from the north, the tRo days
reliability endurance run OF the Omaha
Automobile club started at 5 o'clock Tues
day morning, the pilot car with Captain
Buchan leaving the kimball garage on Far
nam street al that time. The contestants in
the race began leaving al $50 and by Z
o'clock all had made their getaway and we're
bowling along the Dodge road at a fast
gait to reach Columbus, where they were
due at noon.
Reports from along the selected route are
to the effect that all roads are in excellent
condition, and il is expected that all sched
uled points would be reached without de-
lay.
The first days run takes the Omaha tour.
lists to Hastings, where they are booked TO
check early this evening. Columbus is the
noon control and Central City Is an after
noon checking station. Fremont, Schuyler
and Grand Island, all will be favored b.
short stops from the cars. The second day
calls for a run from Hastings through
Lincoln TO Omaha,
Forty cars started in the race, represent.
ing all the Omaha dealers and several out
of-town enthusiasts. The leading cup for
the race is offered by the Omaha Automo-
bile club. Other prizes will be given by
several Omaha merchants.
This contest is the longest ever under
taken by Omaha autoists and is attracting
great interest out in the state. A big re-
ception has been planned for the tourists a,
GRAND Island and Hastings. The entries:
Pierce-Arrow, Frank Colpetzer; Packard
runabout, Elmer Redick; stevens-Duryea,
j. c. Robinson, Waterloo; White steamer,
F. E. Mockett. Lincoln: Rambler, f. f.
Mockett, Lincoln; Rambler. c, d.. Bogue'
IT,, Apperson. Apperson-Bsk agency
Stevens-Duryea, X. II. Kimbali; Midland,
Freeland Bros.-Ashley company; Mitchell,
Colt Auto company; Rambler, Colt Auto
company; Yeile, John Deere Plow company
Oakland. Mcintyre & Wallace; Two Buick,
H. E. Sides, Lincoln; Cadillac 80" r. r.
Kimball; Cadillac. F. H. Sprague; CHAIN
Bros. & Ashley; Interstate touring, Fred c.
Hill; Chalmers, l.. c. Gibson, South Omaha
Interstate, A. l.. Huffman; Duer delivery
wagon, Brick Kuhn; Stanley steamer r. r.
others.
HASTINGS. Neb., Aug. 1s.-Cspecisl.D-
The days drive Of the omaha Auto club
reliability run was completed at Q y, m,
this afternoon. ThiHty-one cars made the
first leg in good form and the chart shows
only a small number of penalizations none
OF which will be carried out I'm points
until the tourists get back TO the metrop-
oils tomorrow. The recently formed Hast
lngs Automobile club took the tourists In
charge tonight and gave them a seeing
Hastings ride in about forty Of the best
motor cars here.
Tomorrow the tour will be resumed at
$50 a. m, and every man in the competi-
ton IL willing to wager a set Of tires
against a pair of goggles that ne will get
into Omaha on schedule time. There are
eighty automobiles In Hastings, but the re-
liability cars gave the Inhabitants a new
thrill as they chugged into town. each
bearing a burden of dust-covsred riders.
The farmers only open hitch yard has
been converted into a might control, and
tonight both members OF the night police
Will be on duty to see that the tires are
not punctured, Captain Bucnan, in the
pilot car, arrived at 245 and the others
began coming AT $50, Tire trouble and
dust were the only bad things OF the day,