The Washington times., 1910-08-25

BINCTANTON, y. Y. Aug. with
their flags decorated with pennants,
given 10 them as souvenirs by the BinE-
hamton Automobile CLUB. the contest
ants in the NIunscy Historic Tour began
their ninth days journey this morning
at O'Clock, when a start was made for
Wilkesba-re, Pa. a distance Of ninety
eight and a fraction miles
Because Of the bad roads from here
10 WiIkesbarre the running time Of the
cars in the various divisions, which has
been twenty. eighteen, and sixteen miles
an hour, was reduced to eighteen. six
teen, and fourteen miles an hour
40 noon stop for lunch was scheduled.
as Il is understood that along the route.
which lies through the desoIate regions
Of northern Pennsylvania, there are no
good hotels The tourists took with
them box lunches, prepared in Bing-
hamton- and viii only make a neutral
lied stop at Tunkhaunock. Pa, to take
on EasoIene-
Fifteen Perfect Scores.
There are fifteen C the cars still in
the perfect-score class The Great
Western. which had the accident on
Monday last just outside Of Montpelier.
breaking its front wheel and bending
the axle. has been penaIized 2,16I points
for the injuries and the delay in reach
ing the noon control This penalty does
not in any way reject on the car, for
the injuries came about through the
efforts Of Clarence Lamar. the driver,
to avoid striking q woman who was
driving a team on the wrong side of
the road and blocking the thorough
fare. LeNar struck the end Of a COW
cred bridge in swerving TO the right
". : Mercer, OF Peru Ind, in charge
o. the car for the factory. declared this
morning that he would keep the machine
in the contesting class in spite OF the
high penaIizaJion-
I've shall not withdraw said AT.
Mercer We shall keep on with the
contestants The injuries on which the
cancellations were based did not come
from defects in the car, and the people
a large viii know that. We do not eS-
pect TO win with the score so heavy
against US. but we shall compete 20 the
emo"
The Great-W- estern ran smoothly yes
terday and was well in the van when
she night control was reached
Clarence Lamar. the driver. received
2 telegram from the factory last night
concentrating him for his action IN
EacriicinE the car rather than striking
The buggy and probably fatally hurting
tie woman
Krit Car Withdrawn
The Knit Ger was withdrawn from the
contest last evening because Of injuries
received at Sidney. y Y which could
not be repaired in time 10 permit TIE
machine to report at the morning con-
troll today. As Cratenden, the driver,
was about 10 send the car Up a hill just
outside Of Sidney. tie steering spindle
broke and causht the left front wheel
The spokes were broken and the axle
bent. and the machine darted over to
the opposite side Of the road The speed
was about twenty miles an hour, and
the car was stopped without injury To
Critrenden or 10 - y Swallow, the OBJ
server
II was impossible to get a new wheel
without going 20 Albany FOR il. and this
journey would be too long TO allow the
car 20 get here this morning II repairs
can be made in time. me Knit viii re-
port to the referee at Wilkesbarre. and
continue rs 2 EOn-ConteStdnt-
With the withdrawal Of the krit. the
Brush, No i. alone remains as The
perfeCt-sCOre car in division IA.
StIang Makes Record
Lewis Strang. in the powerful Pierce
Racine car made a great record yester-
day. He started last from Saratoga and
finished first at the night control, in