Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-28
Long Trip of 100 Miles Proved
Best of All.
Accident was Narrowly Aveyted In
bristol and Pilot Car WINS Lost in
Wcybridge-Food and Drink
PLENTY.

OH SATURDAY, SONG to Rutland and return
by a roundabout route, and covering n
distance OF 100 miles. There we're numer-
Gus tire troubles, and two accidents were
narrowly avcrted. but all the machines
came through without mechanical mis-
haps or engine troubles. II was the most
ENJOYABLE of oil the tours. albeit. II was
tine longest and hardest. The weather was
ideai. and the people along the route re-
reivcd the contestants with open arms.
ON tho return Journey there was talk Of
another tour. to no held in October. per.
haps.
Tho casualties and injuries. as near az
could be estimated, were:
Five hers. Killed.
One rooster. Killed.
one pig. killed
one hen. broken leg.
THE CONTESTANTS.
w T.. Johnson's new Velie. with n s,e-
cial driver. was the pilot and confetti
car. Second came Dr. W. G. F.. tlanders's
Flanders 90" which carried Secretarv
{. II. Hopkins. the recorder. and a Free
Press man. Then cam a REQ from the
Van Ness House garage. the three cars
comprising tho official cars for the DAYS
trip.
'h' othor contestants were: Ford rum
about. r. W. Parish; f.. NJ. T.. Arthur
- Shrr"in; lIupnobile. f.. A. Erode.
STANLEY steamer, burlington Machine 4
Repair company: Stanley steamer 3 u
Gillette; Atlas. the Hon. Max /. Powell.
Buick, John H.. Moauin; Everi,t. NJ. 7
Daley; Cadillac. II. G. Humphrey. +. NJ
= ~ y. J." Kent: Buick. q. G. TavIor:
Hudson. II. S. Morgan: Everi,, "a"
S. Reynolds. "
TIRE CAR MrSiiApS.
ire troubles during the run were mum.
'ions' caused. probably. hy some ex-
trel'elN hard and rough ci1y roads .rho
re" from the Van Ness garage had NJ.
hardest luck OF all. il, blowing OIL, tire
JuS' south IF brandon. After il had beon
repaired. the ear caught No with tbo
tour AZ Middlehury, where a ston IF M
MINUTES Was made by the other cor.
Leaving Middlohury. however tho ,,ro
"ent nat forr times before reacbing
burlington. causing il, a delay of an hour
me T.. NJ. r., driven by A. E. sher-
"ih' reported the first tire trnuh,a 1,s,
south of Whiting one tire was n,rc.
,nred aNd repaired in quick ,iue ~.
'aS' driving Mr.. Sherwin caught IN u,,h
ui... "N''etoh four Corners. Mr..
Hherwin also had trouble at one time with
MS reed pipe. which he found filled wi,h
cotton waste and grass
,ho n, ,,t1 :, N'n' round a fiat
,oroir.a =, y" me tire was
i,a ri.u '" '"ur left the Gran
or pro,1on ' "''"""' 'hSt south
ono =, ICING Il brand new
so bad y ,n.' "''i"s an At'hs' al
Ito ,niu., . ,''e Sou'n or Middlebury.
e,.a, ''"' al Mlddlebury, how
'' ANERTED.
ON the downward trim s,n,au
th" vicinity Of Whiting. the Rao los, ,,o
"I rs forward LAMPS when II nase.d too
rear a cart.
just outside Of Bristol. on the road Load
me T." Htarksh3ro, in the first Of tho dan
gcro"~ "TWo bridges" DR. rla,dora a..
MS Flanders '2o' nearlv cnllidod ud,h
a stnel" team that carried a man and
woman. There is - sharp curve bafora
entering tie first covered Avidee. and
one Carno sec in-iio ,he Lr,d.. ,r.iI
'he entrance is m.1-. The car o,s on.
Ing slow and The born was be.n, ,oo,.d
like mad. lmmediatcN upou eu,orirg ,ho
bridge. which IS very .tort tho ,,,,, naa
discovered in tile coY,er ,h. v.ann
crainped at a dangerous AMI. and w.
woman screaming. The emar,orc, hr,Laa
were ,jdmmei down. and the car sEIdde1
close to the horse and stonrod pa.trh,.
Ford car u diroo,,,. t