The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
AUTOS
Pass Through The City On
Monday Afternoon
On The Cleveland News
Reliability Contest
About Forty Machines Pass
Through Here

Mt. Vernon was an automobile cen
ter for an hour or more Monday after.
noon when about forty machines pass
ed through the city, being cars en-
tered in the Cleveland News Reiiabil.
ity Contest, under the auspices of the
Cleveland Automobile club. The con-
test covers period of three days
July 25, 26 and 27 and the route taken
by the machines is fromCleveland to
Columbus, thence to Toledo and back
to Cleveland. Some of the cities
touched on the trip are Akron, Canton,
Wooster, Mt. Vernon, Columbus Bowl
ing Green, Toledo, Sandusky, Norwalk,
Oberlin and Elyria.
1t was shortly after three o'clock
when the first car reached the city-the
Studebaker 40" Mr.. John G.. Todd
of this city was official marker in Mt.
Vernon and stationed himself at the in
tersecton of the north side of the
square and Main street. The cars
came in on the Wooster road and
down Main street and the name of
the car and the time of arrival was
taken down by Mr. Todd, who later in
the day sent the complete record to
Cleveland. Many of the machines
took gasoline and water at the Mt.
Vernon Auto Garage. If this was done
the record was kept by Mr.. Todd.
In this event there were a greater
number of cars than has ever been
entered for similar event anywhere
within a number of years. Every
grade of car from the little Brush
runabout, selling at $4S5, up to the big
$4,000 Owen, Gaeth, Oldsmobile, Palm
er-Singer and Studebaker, will demon
strate most thoroughly on this run just
what claims it has upon the considera-
tion and money of the prospective
buyer.
The big Studebaker 40, which laid
out the route two weeks ago. again
fulfilled it's mission as pathfinder for
the party on Monday and was the first
car to arrive in Mt Vernon. In this
car was representative of the Cleve-
land News. The car carried confetti.
Following the Studebaker came a
Chalmers-Detroit, which just complet-
ed the struggle of the Glidden tour,
carrying the officials of the contest.
The last car to reach the city Monday
| Ii IL I~sI
lark, whose 10000 miles of travel has
not yet materially affected it's efici-
ency. This car carried the newspaper
men and also well tuned chimes, op-
Grated by an expert musician. In ad-
dition there was cornet player in
the party and the music rendered by
; the chimes and the cornet was espec
tally good and was listened to by q
large crowd on the public square
where the car stopped for several min
utes.
1t was nearly five o'clock when the
: last car passed through the city.
[ The following is the complete list OF
/ the cars which passed through Mt
r Vernon Monday afternoon in the Reli
0 ability contest:
J. No. 1.-Oldsmobile.
No 2-Oakland 40"
No. 3--Studebaker 40"
Y No. -Palmer-Singer
No 5.-Buick.
0 No. 6.-E-M-F.
t No. 7.-Henry "35".
J. No. S.-Regal.
No. 9.-Hinescar.
, No. 1O.--Gabriel.
y No. -Firestone- Columbus.
t No. 12-Atlas.
o No. 13.-Moro.
No. 14.-Empire.
+ No. 15.-Pierce Racine.
:, No. 16.-Hupmobile.
No. 17.-Cutting "40".
O No. 1S-Maxwell.
k No. 19.-Brush.
No. 20.-Columbia.
o No. 21.-Kisselkar.
y No. 22.-Gaeth.
n No. 23.-Premier.
No. 24.-Krit
n No. 25.-Owen
r. No. 26.-National, entered by d. Z
y Foote, agent for G. e. ]. tires.
No 27.--Garford Truck.
1t No. 2S.-zDe Tamble.
d No. 20, Hudson.
Ie No. 3O Packard, entered by Thon
ID as Swan. Standard Top and EquiI
p ment Co.
No. 31.--Hinescar.
No. 32-Norwalk 49,.
sr No. 33.-Overland.
H. No. 34.-Overland.
se No. 35.-Hupmobile.
a. No. 36.-Chalmers-Detr