Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-21
FIRST AUTOMOBILE RUN
16 Of 80 Cars Entered Made Trip
to Alburg and Return.
Pilot Covered 80 Miles in One Hour
and 80 Minutes--Only One Car
Had Trouble with Engine
Barre To-day.

or the 35 cars entered in the Burlington
Reliability Run, 10 participated in the
first days trip made Tuesday through
Grand Isle and Isle la Motto to Alburg.
thence to Swanton and st. Albans and
home by way OF Georgia. Milton and
Essex Junction. The weather was ideal,
and the 20 or more people who made the
trip declared that they had more than
a pleasant day Two n-contestants
made the trip, making the total number
of cars Is.
The first car, the pilot an f. NJ. +. 20.
driven by Dr. w. G. f.. Flanders, left In
the morning at precisely TAO o'clock from
the head Of Church street, when officer
Thomas Collins, the starter, gave the
word II reached Burlington on the re-
turn trip at 412 o'clock.
OF the II cars but one experienced
engine trouble. That was Buick driven
by John o. Moquin. Before reaching
Alburg the radiator leaked, and Mr..
Moquin was obliged to stop. fill his hat
with lake water and pour the same into
the radiator. This was the only
mechanical mishap. except tire trouble
reported.
The pilot car SKINNED over the high
ways Ike a bird. setting merry pace
all the way to Alburg This stretch Of
| the trip was made considerably faster than
the Is mile an hour schedule. but every
body seemed to enjoy it. This burst or
speed was accounted for by the excellence
Of the roads.
As was expected tire trouble happened
to several About one and one-hnlf miles
east of Alburg, w. p. Shonyon. driving
&ira irn
| on John o. Moquln's Buick sprung a leak
in St Adams. and H. c. Humphrey
driving n Cadillac. also had tire trouble
in Milton. Tire deficiencies, OF course
were not counted.
A stop Of about two and one-half hours
was made at Alburg and Swanton. where
dinner was had. Much of this time was
consumed in getting the cars across the
| ferry. The majority Of the tourists took
dinner in Swanton where all the cars
collected and got a fresh start. A stop of
about half an hour was made in st. AL
bans and a longer stop was made in
| Milton.
As was predicted, people along the line
of travel donated cigars. candy. etc. At
| Milton candy was given to the ladies and
cigars to the men, all of which were en-
| joyed hugely.
OF course there was some fault to find.
| there always is in such things. To begin
with. several people, who had entered ono
or more cars, and who did not report at
| all, were roundly scored Others COM
| planned that some of the cars carried too
| much advertising, which tended to spoil
the dignity Of the occasion.
The pilot car, a Flanders go" driven
| by DR.. w. q. f. Flander. carried tho
confetti and set the pace. l.. p. Wood,
who officiated as timekeeper, rode in
this car. From Burlington to East AL
burg. a little over 80 miles. the car
| made the trip in one hour and SO min
utes, arriving there three quarters OF
an hour ahead of all other contestants,
The return trip was made in good time.
| The car left st. Adams at 90 p. m.
arriving at the head OF Church street,
the starting point, at 412 o'clock. The
contestants arrived at 5:35 o'clock.
Considering that the Flanders go"
was tho cheapest touring car in line,
DR.. Flanders considers its work re-
markable
| Following are the cars and owners
who participated:
| fllOt car. FIAnOeTS ~, Dr. w. Il,
| r. Flanders.
| Haynes, George d. Jarvis
Velie, W. B. Johnson.
REQ, Van Ness Garage.
| Ford runabout, Mrs. r. W Parish.
| f. NJ. r., George D. Sherwn.
Cadillac. II. c. Humphrey
| Everitt. NJ J. Daley.
! Stanley Steamer, f. p. Gillette.
| Stanely Steamer Burlington Machine
& Repair company.
Atlas. Max l., Powell.
| Buick. John o. Moqun.
Buick, Carl r. Schilhammer. Jericho
| Ford Runabout, Lula r.. Jarvis.
Hupmobile Ernest A. Brodie.
| Everitt 80" John Reynolds.
Regal, J. B. Henderson, non contest
ant.
| L. M. F.. B. L. Kent. non-contestant
| The second tour will be taken to-
day. when the trip to Barre ant
return will be made. Dinner will be
had in Barre.
A car from the Van Ness Garage VII