Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-04-29
The Endurance Run.


at Hutchinson at nine o'clock last
Friday evening and finishing at
Pueblo at seven o'clock Saturday
evening is a thing of the past.
The start was made promptly on
time, likewise the finish, six of
the seven cars starting coming in
with perfect scores, having main
tanned an average speed over the
entire distance of twenty miles
per hour. The party consisted of
various gentlemen, among the
prominent ones whom were Fred
". Trigg of the Kansas City Star
Ralph FaxOn, president, and c. H
Scott, secretary, Of the Trail Com.
mittee, Walter johnson and Mr..
Hart, representing the Hutchin-
son News and Hutchinson Ga
zette, DR.. McBeth, and others wht
names we did not get. At each
point of control new ears would
take the place of those starting as
relays. The party reached here a
few minutes after midnight, about
fifteen minutes ahead of time.
Promptly on schedule time they
started for Larned, two ears 60
ing from here, Mr.. Friedman as
the first, and Ed Panning as the
second. In company with Will
TOwnsley, of the Tribune, and
Frank Brinkman, we enjoyed the
trip to Larned and back with Mr..
Panning in his fine new model 19
Buick. The distance, some %
miles, was covered in Al minutes,
which is going some. Everyone
seemed to be taking the dust and
the cold night air as a matter Of
course, and to be thoroughly en-
jOying the trip.
In speaking Of the finish, the
Pueblo Chieftain, in its Sunday
issue, said in part:
"The endurance run over the
New Santa Fe trail through the
Arkansas valley, 461 miles from
Hutchinson to Pueblo, that end
ed last evening was a complete
success.
After lOafing all the way from
Avondale, seventeen cars arrived
at the Central block at exactly
o clock, or three minutes ahead o
the schedule.
The word "lOaf" is used be
cause that is literally what thu
trail runners did the latter par
of the journey. The Schedul,
time for leaving La Junta wa
3:39 and for leaving Fowler 500
but the run from La Junta t
Fowler was made so that ther,
was approximately forty minute
to spare at Fowler. Then a spur
was taken westward from Fowler
but By the time AvOndale wa
reached it was necessary eithe
to stop and wait for time or t,
leaf along.
Although numerous wagerS wer
-~.d that this 461 mile run cOulC
not be made at an average of q
miles an hour, the fact is that tn
trail runners could have made al
average schedule of 80 miles al
hour. This was due to three fac
tors, good cars, good drivers an,
goo. ucK.
Perhaps, however, it is prop.
to add that there is another mos
important reason for the wonder
ful success Of the trail runners
. that In less than three month
, there has been successfully build
, ed through the Arkansas valley
| a great piece of road capable o
D sustaining schedule of anywhel
from twenty to thirty miles a
hour.
This factor must not be los
sight Of. Within "a houss afte
| the adjournment of the New Sar
ia Fe Trail conference at HutcF
D insOn, January 81, last, three Ka
Sas counties were holding meeting
and devising means for buildin
this great highway of cOmmerC
and pleasure. Within two mont
i tine the road was well under ws
! and today, at the conclusion
. this phenomenal run the rOa
: stands practically complete and
4 testimonial to its builders and i
= = efficiency"