The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-31
FIVE CARS WITH
A PERFECT SCORE
TOURISTS MAKING GOOD TIME
AND ARE ENJOYING THE RE-
TURN TRtP-FRED STARR I'M
HuPMoRlLE HAS A NARROW
EscAPE-TRIP NOTES.

Benson. Mimi, last night after an
other splendid days run. Five of the
seven cars which left Fargo yester-
day morning with clean scores reach
ed Benson last night without mark
against their record. These ave cars
are: The two Chalmers Detroit cars,
the Pierce Arrow, the Packard and the
little Brush runabout
The most exciting experience which
has yet happened on the tour occurred
at Morris Mimi, yesterday afternoon.
This was the wonderful performance
of Fred w. Starr, driving the little
Hupmobile, runabout. one Of the
smallest cars in the party.
Mr.. Starr was speeding along fol-
lowing the string OF autos when In
turning a sharp corner at Morris he
was almost on top of a railroad
crossing on which q string OF freight
cars, attached to a switch engine, was
approaching. There was not time to
stop the machine and to continue
would be to land the car directly in
the pa'th of the on-coming cars. TAX
ing in the situation with one light
ming glance Mr.. Starr with marvellous
ol-headedness turned his steering
wheel directly at right angles and the
little 'fHup" shot out alongside of the
track along the right of way un-
harmed.
had just passed and who had not
time to issue any kind Of warning,
were all pale with fright when they
witnessed the miraculous escape.
In spite of this incident the Hup-
mobile pulled into Benson with a.
clean record for that day, although it
has some points against it received
before the car reached Fargo.
The tourists were received with ova.-
tions all along the way yesterday and
at every stop the citizens were ready
with hospitaible entertainment.
The Minneapolis Journal special
correspondent witch the tourists
saw many interesting and amusing
incidents ON the trip to Fargo and
following are some of the notes which
he sent to his paper from Fargo:
The only state association club out
side the twin cities which has a car
entered in the first annual reliability
run for the Dispatch trophy is the
Redwood Falls association. Rud
Stensrud owns the car. He is ac-
companied by H. A. Baldwin, cashier
Of the First National bank. Mr.
Stensrud is making good run and
has prospect of winning in his class
Bohn FawiSes Is pronounced by
Pres. +. M. Joyce Of the State Auto
mobile association to be one of the
a n TT~n-
young man is the son OF L. #. Fawkes
of the Fawkes Autp Gov and the
prize winner in automobile parade
in Minneapolis at the time OF the
Glidcen tour stop there. He is at
the wheel in the Dispatch trophy run,
Of the American Traveller car, which
is carrying the pilot Colonel Joyce
drove with him from Minneapolis to
Fargo in twelve hours and forty-eight
minutes running time, with absolutely
no trouble. The president says Bofn
makes a clear record and speed by
running slow through sand and over
rough stretches and picking up the
good roads at a fast gait.
The Pullman car or the Victoria
Motor Car Co., which is The Tribune
press car, in addition to its fine drfv-
ing record, added laurels to it's flames
yesterday in the way in which 1t
"snaked" the Joyce car out of the
morass between Rollag and Hawiey.
Chris Rice is the driver.
The Brush car, entered by Kemp
Brothers which completed the run to
Fargo with perfect score came into
Fargo two hours ahead of it's schedul-
ed maximum time. 1t is the smallest
car in the run.
Instead of running the entrant auto
mobiles out to the state fair grounds
at Fargo the committee parked them
adjoining the Gardner hotel in the
side street. Two policemen, Elmer
Welch and Michael Foley were put on
the watch to keep intruders out of the
parking zone.
w. ]. Murray, secretary of the ST. |
Paul Automobile club, Is worrying con-
stantly over the repair car. This
machine Is supposed to be the last
car in line, but drivers who have
broken down report that all they get
from the repair car when they ask
for help is merry How d. do" as 1T |
passes at full speed. Mr.. Murray's |
roommate says that Mr.. Murray talk |
ed about 1t all night in his sleep at |
Alexandria. This is one OF the MON |
ologues: Now, IL Colonel Joyce starts
out in the pilot car at In the morn |
ing, I'll bet Is cents that repair car
will start fifteen minutes later and try
to beat him to Fargo. Then Mr.. |
Murray made noise like going over
Ottertail county rough roads.
w. j. Murray is the pilot for the re-
turn trip from Fargo Hector @. |
Barnes Is the starter from Fargo, and
Leo McDermott for Tuesday from the
Benson control At Wheaton. where |
the stop is to be made Monday noon.
an automobile bin Of fare has been
printed and the Wheaton band will /
play.
r. g. Welsh has done the longesr
trick to date as observer. He was on /
the Murphy car, which was laid out by |
tire trouble on Saturday. and did not /
arrive In Fargo until six hours after
the others had checked In. Mr.. WEIGH /
was almost late for the buffet lunch at |
the EIks' club.
mobile car. denied at midnight most /
emphaficaIIy that he had withdrawn. |
At 11:17 p. m. Saturday, thirty three /
minutes ahead Of his schedule, allowing |
time for the changes, Mr. Murphy |
Mrs. Murphy, Miss Connolly. the OBJ /
server and pathfinder drew up at the /
control. Lack OF tires delayed Mr.. /
Murphy out OF Alexandria for eight |
hours. How his driver ever got
through the prairie trail bv ureatolIfa