Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-07-22
Fast Run from Fort Dodge Makes
Day Notable.
RESULT FROM HURRY
Many Cars Suffer as Result Of the
Scorching Bursts.
PEOPLE WELCOME THE TOURISTS
Great Crowds on Streets to See the
Motorists Arrive and Much
Interest shown in Their
Movements.

lists yesterday covered the 1886 miles between
Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs In the fast
est time of the trip but with the number
Of cars suffering penalties the largest OF
| the tour
Finding the Iowa roads much better than
had been anticipated, some OF the heavier
machines sped along at the rate Of sew
enty miles an hour, The pilot car, carrying
Dai Lewis, was the first into Council
Bluffs arriving at the Grand hotel at ISL
p. m, being hour and nine minutes
ahead of schedule time
Eight cars suffered penalties during the
day, they being Chalmers Detroit No 2,
Moline No. 100. Glide No TO- Jewel No. ILL.,
Premier No. SO, Jewel No. Z, Marmon No.
4 and Moline No. 1O2
MishHps Along the way.
| Two of the cars figured in accidents on
the The Studebaker No. so ran into
stretch Of gumbo near Dana and was
| forced to call upon a Northwestern wreck
ing train for assistance. The train crew at
tached a long rope to the auto and pulled
II out with the aid Of the railroad engine.
This car contained a group of four news
paper representatives.
On this side Of Denison the Jewel ma
| chine No. 10 ran into a ditch In trying to
avoid frightening a farmers horse and in
jured one of its rear tires.
All the cars, with the exception Of the
Chalmers Detroit. arrived at the checking
station in Council Bluffs on time. THIS
car was forced to undergo repairs enroute
and came in late.
The running time allowed by the contest
board between Fort Dodge and Council
Bluffs was nine hours and forty-eight
mirutes. Cars taking overtime for making
the run were penalized per cent for each
minute they were tardy.
Ran Away from Lacey.
Or. T. 3. Lacey, president of the Iowa
Automobile association, met the tourists at
Fort Dodge Tuesday afternoon and started
out with the pilot car for Council Bluffs
yesterday morning. He kept apace with
Lewis for several miles, but was several
miles behind when they reached Council
Bluffs.
The citizens Of Council Bluffs took half
holiday in the afternoon to receive the
Glidden autoists and decorated all the bust
ness houses along the main streets and the
residences around the park where the cars
were quartered for the night.
Not many of the Council Bluffs owners
Of machines lined up on Broadway to greet
the tourists. Very few cars in fact, were
taken out by the Council Bluffs people.
Crowds to Greet Tourists.
The main streets of the city were filled
with hundreds of men and women anxious
to see the contestants. At the corner of
= Broadway and First avenue where the
checking stand with Pilot Dai Lewis,
was located the assistance Of the police
T. was necessary to keep the way clear.
After the pilot car the first car to arrive
4 was the Premier, No. 80. the chairman's
auto, with Frank B. Hover, chairman of
3 the contest board; s. b. Stevens. member Of
t the contest board, and Charles j. Glidden,
4 founder of the Gltdden tours, aboard
, studebaker car No. 81, with r. ]. May,
a NJ. C. Reves and e. J. Menke in it, fol-
i lowed the chairman's car The four Pierce
e Arrows in the contest were the next ma
chimes to check in All these cars arrived
8 before 2:3O p m
The other cars checked in rapidly until
33O when about five had not yet reported
I The rest, with exception, were all at
the Grand hotel by 5:15, when the checking
: station was removed to the Pullman train
on the Northwestern tracks.
, Close Guard on Cars.
As fast the cars checked in they were
n parked close to the Grand hotel on First
y avenue which was roped off for a block
I and guarded by twenty policemen. under
! the personal direction of Chief Richmond,
This park for the cars was so closely
] guarded that nobody without a special
der from Chairman Hover, countersigned
$ by the chief Of police, could enter 1t.
4 Many OF the men in the auto party were
e forced to get orders from their chairman
a before they could enter this stretch where
e their were quartered
The Pullman supply arrived on time
n from Fort Dodge and was side-tracked at
- the foot Of First avenue. Here most Of the
Gliddenists repaired for supper shortly be-
fore 6. This train consisted of six Pullman
slecpers, two diners and a baggage car.
welcome for the Tourists.
At the Grand hotel the local committee
of the Council Bluffs club had quarters
and here and at the Elks club, next door
TO the hotel, the thirsty Gliddenists were
royalty entertained fast they checked
in at Pilot Lewis car. A goodly bunch OF
iCounci Bluffs Elk were on hand and took
. part in showing the visitors a splendid
D time
{ All drivers OF machines and members OF
the contest board were delighted over the
a days run TO Council Bluffs The original
s route called for trip Of but $50 miles, but
e bad roads caused detour Of sixteen miles
q and heightened the route TO 1856 miles. This
e addition did not dsplease the tourists, but
on the other hand made them enjoy the
d longer ride and better roads.
Glidden Likes the Roads,
e Charles j. Glidden, after whom the tour
d is named wac delighted with the roads.
q THE roads between here and Fort Dodge
are the best We have struck. l call them
n fair roads for l class roads as excellent
n good, fair. bad and wretChed. The roads
Il today were not good, but they were fair
e. Unul this tIip today we had had bad
II roads"
10 Chairman Hover was not quite as en-
? thusiast!c over the Iowa roads a. Nj Gid.