Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
GUY SMITH WINS THE CUP
Gets Silver Trophy Offered for Road
Reliability Auto Contest.
ALSO WINS MEMBERSHIP PRIZE
KimbaII, Mockeu and sidles Are
Other Mig winners-PenaIties
Are numerous, for JudEes
Are Critical.

Guy L. Smith with his 1910 franklin
and with No. 10 won the big silver cup
offered for the road reliability contest
Of the Omaha Automobile club. which
was rrr Wednesday and Thursday from
Omaha &c Hastings via Fremont and
Grand Island and returned through
Crete. Lincoln and Louisville. He also
won the membership trophy. r. II. Kim
bal with his big six Stevens-Duryea won
the trophy offered for class A cars. e
p. Mockett Of Lincoln with a Rambler
won in class 3. II. 4. Sides of Lincoln
with a Buick won in class c and r.. r.
Kimball with a Stanley steamer won in
class c.
Tie entities were many and the tech
nicai Judges looked over the cars thor
oughly at the end OF the run and penal
lied for every loose nut they could find
1t looked for awhile that r. r. Kim
bail with b Cadillac would win, but the
Judges later found a bent axle.
The score:
Class A..
Car No. 4, r. r. Kimball, Stevens
off lamp, / point; failing TO turn in run
ming card at Hastings, l point Tech
points one body bolt loose, l point; short
one tail light, ? points; one body jam
nut loose: total, s points. Score: 992.
Car No. 8, M. G. Colpetzer, Pierce-Ar-
row-Road score: Failing to turn In q
Technical score: Broken spark plug
termina 2 points; loose mud apron, 4
points; one loose body bolt, l point; one
loose tool case bolt, 1 point; storage bat
terry Plugs out and battery leaking badly,
8 points. Score: $50.
Withdrew between Fremont and Co
Car No. 3. ]. C. Robinson, stevens
nuryea-Withdrew between Omaha and
Fremont.
Car No 10, Guy l. Smith, Franklin
Road score: Perfect. Technical score
Left rear spring clip loose point
two muffler bolts. loose, 2 points; loose
body bolt on dash, l point; total ~
Car No, II, e, +. Mockett, Lincolr
meal score: oiler belt slipping slightly
four loose stove bolts 4 points, total
81 points. Score: .994h.
Car No. II, Colt Company
Rambler-Road score: Perfect. Tech.
nical score: one bolt loose on oiler,
one nut off fender bolt, / point; one dasf
bolt out, / point; two dash bolts loose
2 points; one bolt loose in face of steer
ing post, l point; total s points. Score
Car No. 10. Freeland Bros. and ASHLEY
Company, Midland-Road score: on
AANNVA Sup = 'th 49,
Loose ! ulIey wheel on fan, l point; loos,
bolt on gas limo. ! point; leaky gas line
/ point; cotter pin out on brake band,
point; loose bolt on foot brake, l point
nut loose on hand brake, l point; loos
steering, connections, Is. points; broker
body holt, ? points; engine bolt loose,
polutsa loose bolt on manifold, 2 points
loose cap screw on starting crank am
loose cush rod guide l point; total 8
Car No. 10. Colt Automobile Company
In rtppfny cord % Ha1ffnUu nnint. tN
motor stops, ] point; work on car be
tween Central City and Hastings, l
connections, two minutes, 2 points. Tech
nlcal score: Leaky gas tank, 10 points
two turnhuckles lost on hand brake (cor
structed as a loose brake operating de
vIce), 60 points; total, so points. Score
Car No. 1O-E. f.. Mockett, White Steame
Withdrew at Omaha without inspection.
Car No. 70, c. b.. Bogue, Rambler-Wit
drew at Omaha without technical inspe'
ton.
Car No. %, II. E. SiGles, Lincoln, Buick,
Road score: Work on lamp between Has
ings and Fairmont, twenty seconds, poin
Technical score; Leaky gasoline line,
point; leRky engine valve, 2 points; loos
nut off differential housing, l point; tota
Car No. %, l.. c. Gibson, Chalmers-D,
score: Perfect. Technical scor,
Leaky spark plug, 2 points; two nuts loos
on commutator comptroller rod, 4 polnt'
lock nut loose on brake rod, l point; total,
Score, 1893.
Car No. rs, f.. H.. sprague, Cadillac
Road score: Perfect. Technical score
Three loose terminals on distributor,
points; two leaks In gas line, 2 points; OF
bonnet belt loose, l point; two bolts q
dust pan lost, 2 points; total, s point
Score, 992.
Car No. 2S, Fred C. H.., Interstate
Road score: Perfect. Technical score: Fly
body bolts loose, 8 points; loose muffl,
pipe, 2 points; two pan clips loose, 2 point
total, 3 points. Score, 99l.
Car No. 20, John Deere Plow Compan
Velie-Road score: Perfect. Technic
loose terminal, l point; one jam nut {
magnetic, 2 points; one clip off termin
tubes, 1 point; foot brake loose, partial
imperative, 10 points; one loose suspense
bolt, 2 points; two lost chassis bolts,
points; total, 10 points. Score, 9Sl
Car No, q, Freeland Bros, Ashley Cor
pany-Road score: Perfect. Technic
utor, 2 points; loose steering gear,
points; cap screw loose on trut rod,
point; nut off mud guard bolt, 1 poin
total, 10 points. Score, 9S1.
Car No. 20, Bert Brown, Buick-Roi
score; Perfect. Technical score: Foot bra
partially imperative, 10 points; three loo
body bolts, 3 points; lock nut on 10y
loose, / point; loose bonnet fastening,
point, two leaky valves, 4 points; total,
Score, $40.
Car No. 40, WI. Huffman, Interstate
Withdrew between Louisville and Sprin
field.
Car No, %, WIN Joers, Lincoln. Chalmer