The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23
CL|DDEN CARS
ARE IN NEBRASKA
PASSED THROUGH OMAHA AT AN
EARLY MORNING HOUR.
THRoNes OUT TO GREET THEM

Passed Through omaha--Glidden
Tourists Only Waved Their Hands
at omaha's Cheering Enthusiasts.
Omaha, July 22-Shortly after Z
o'clock this morning the Glidden tour
lists began to get underway from Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, where they passed last
night and at 1925 the first car passed
through Omaha.
Notwithstanding the early hour the
streets along the advertised route
were lined with people who cheered
the contestants as they sped by.
Numbers of Council Bluffs autoists
formed an escort until the Missouri
was crossed and then gaily decorated
cars of the Omaha Automobile club
took up the duty. No stop was made
in this city, a wave Of the hand or
an answering cheer being the only
acknowledgement by the tourists Of
the greeting of Omaha's enthusiasts.
Kearney, Neb., 1856 miles distant, is
the next stop and except few places
where traces of damage by the recent
rainy season still remain, the roads
are said to be in good condition.
Fast Run to Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs, Ia, July 22.-The
cars in the Glidden tour automobile
contest completed their run from Fort
Dodge to Council Bluffs early in the
afternoon after the fastest run to date.
Several of the cars hit rate of sew
enty miles an hour over the good
roads which in many places had been
worked over by the Iowa farmers for
the convenience of the tourists. There
was only one bad stretch of road and
the tourists detoured twenty miles to
avoid this part of the originally
planned route.
The running time for the day was
nine hours and forty-eight minutes, but
every car except one-Jewell No. 10
arrived ahead of time. There were
more penalties attached to the various
cars than on any previous day of the
tour, the reason for which, it was ex-
planned, was the extra fast running
done by many of the cars. AS much
as fifteen points were dealt out
against three cars.
The first dissension in the board of
control arose over penalties, and it is
stated that Secretary Ferguson threat.
ened to return home today. Just the
nature of these differences could not
be learned, but it was of sufficient i'm.
portance to take the board into execu-
tive session on arriving in the city.
Later when the penalties were an
nounced the members of the board
simply gave out the figures, declining
to give the reasons for penalizing the
different cars.
Pilot Lewis arrived at ISL p. m,
and five cars had reached the check
ing station by 2:30. From that time
on they came at rapid intervals. Stu.
debaker No. s, with press representa-.
tives aboard, had the only serious mis-.
hap of the day, when it ran into the
mire and had to be pulled out.
The tourists were entertained on
their arrival with luncheon at the
Elks club and were later taken to
Lake Manawa, where they were given
a plunge and were rendered a banquet
at the Grand hotel.
Today's run will take the tourists
to Kearney, Neb., distance of 1856
miles. A large number of Council
Bluffs cars piloted the tourists to Oma.
ha, where the Omaha Automobile club
met them and escorted the Glidden
cars over the boulevards and out into
the country. The roads westward are
said to be in fine condition.
Yesterdays penalties were as fol.
lows:
Marmon No., 4, 6.S; Jewel No 7,
50; Premier No. SO, 3d. Brush No. 1902,
1913; Glide No. 10, 1.6; Jewel No. Ill,
$50; Chalmers-Detroit No. 8, $50; Mo-
line No. 100, 81.
Across Continent Next Year.
Glidden and Hover said that the
report that this would be the last Gid.
den tour was unfounded.
1--WE hear that every year." said Mr..
Hover. "This is only the beginning
of these tours" said Mr.. Glidden.
This tour is the most wonderful in
the history of automobiling. If plans
now under consideration are carried
out, next years run will be from San
Francisco to New York and the fol.
lowing year we will make a tour of
England. This tour will go to the
Rocky mountains. That this could be
done has long been doubted"