The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-09
CARS SPEED ON.
Three Ocean to Ocean Racers
Pass Through Topeka.
One Spends Night i'm Bottom of
Greek.
LIFTEDOUTINMORNING
Reaches Topeka Shortly After
Noon Today.
One Ford and Shawmut Far i'm
the Lead.
LIFTEDOUTINMORNING

| Three of the five cars which are COM
peting in the ocean to ocean" endur-
ance run passed through Topeka today.
| One of the cars has been lost and has
not been heard from. The Italia is
away in the rear and has probably
dropped out of the race. The Acme
passed through about 3 O'Clock.
| Two of the three cars which passed
| through Topeka today were Fords. They
were both small roadsters which, with
the equipment and everything weighed
about 1,400 pounds. The other car to
reach Topeka was the Shawmut, a
big car carrying seats for four or
five.
The Ford No and the Shawmut
arrived in Topeka about o'clock this
morning. The Ford No. 1 came down
from Lawrence on the north side road
having stopped all night in Lawrence
and left that town about o'clock this
morning. The Shawmut came through
from Kansas City this morning, hav-
ing left there at 4:30, just at daybreak
Both these cars stopped in Topeka
for over an hour. The Ford car went
to the Kansas garage on Quincy street,
lwhere it was given a thorough clean
line. It was driven by Frank Kulick
and H. B. Harper, who alternate at the
driving wheel. The car left Kansas
City last night, expecting to come clear
all night but the threatening weather
prevented this and the car stopped in
Lawrence.
The Shawmut car came down the
Pattengil driving. There We're three
other drivers, E. H. Chapman, r. H
Messer, W. H. Gilmore. who alternate
at the wheel. The car was given
cleaning at Mulvane's garage and left
Topeka at $50, Is minutes ahead of
1a I ga q a
9:45 The next stop was Manhattan,
which is a checking station for the
run. There are two other checking
stations in Kansas, Ellis and Oakley
The third car, the Ford No. 2, en-
countered the hardest experiences of
any of the cars. Near Williamstown.
few miles this side of Lawrence, the
car fell into Buck creek during the
driving along during the storm. Across
Buck creek, near this place, there are
two bridges, but in the darkness Scott
could see neither bridge and guided
the car directly between the two,
falling into the creek down an en-
bankment of IA feet. c. ]. Smith, as
sistant driver, suffered a badly bruised
arm but is able to drive the car.
The drivers did not worry much
over the accident, but with the storm
raging at it's highest, crawled under
one of the bridges and slept until day
break, when they pulled the car out
with a block and tackle which they
carry for such emergencies. Had it
not been for this mishap the car
would have been away in the lead by
this time.
This car. the Ford No. 2, arrived in
Topeka at 1905 p. m. They were met
at the city limits by Charles w. Guild,
local agent for the Fords. and State
Journal representative. After stop
ping in the city for dinner the car
took up it's race west. They were
escorted to the upper road on the
North side by Mr.. Guild and the par
ty in his car. After leaving the re-
form school the car took on a great
burst of speed and in less than two
minutes had passed out of sight over
the hill two miles in the distance.
The little Ford cars have been doing
some great work. Tuesday the dis
lance between st. Louis and Kansas
City was covered in 20 hours and 40
minutes which is several minutes
slower than any previous record
made The Ford cars have been first
at every checking station since leav-
ing the east with the exception of one,
Centralia, Mo. Topeka is not a
checking station, the next station is
Manhattan and the drivers of Ford
car No. 1 when leaving Topeka this
morning said they would beat the
Shawmut into Manhattan.
The Acme car passed through Law
renee today at 1920 en- route for To-
peka The driver spent the night at
a farm house east of Lawrence and
oversight, getting a late start this
morning.
italian Car Heard From.
St Louis Mo. June 9.-The
Italian car of the New Yorkto Seattle
automobile race arrived here today
and probably will start west tonight.