Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-17
FORD WINS MOTOR CLUB RUN
Max Gottberg of Columbus Drives Car
TO Victory.
MARION WINS SECOND PRIZE
Ran 20 North Platte and Return
Completed Friday and Technical
Committee Made Report on
Standings Yesterday.

Max cottberg OF Columbia. driving a
Ford runabout the smallest car in the
endurance run 70 North Platte and return,
Of the Omaha Motor club, won the $50
first prize with q score Of but Il points
aSainst him. Second prize Of $3.50 went TO
the Marion touring car with 80 points, ana
the Motor club put down in their record
az worthy of honorable INCEPTION the we've
with 80 points against It and the Lexlns-
ton with a points against it. The Marion
run with capacity hood Of five passengers
throughout the trip.
The Kelley truck, the big business ma
chine piloted all the way by Bert Murphy
.n6 his friends. was given a score OF but
! point off for loose nut Inc record
really a remarkable one for a truck to
rn.ks the distance travelled being 6669
miles in four days. The l point against
the truck is on the basis of judging the
ArnarIcan Automobile association has for
runs.
Tba run was not only an automobile
,nynnetition. hut was also a great ad Tot
Omaha ana for the automobile in the run.
A. Averv town the autos were met by
crowds and at the stops enthusiastic re-
ceptious were given the tired and dusty
tourists.
Roads along the route were in splendid
condition, although bad spots were 10 De
found now and then. One day e. X VIII
son assisted the Kelley truck TO put on
chains so It could pull out from the mud,
another day the Vele aided the otficial
car out OF a bad place, and sprasue IN
his Chalmers became mired so badly that
a team Of mules was necessary to rescue
him.
The undoubted best stretch Of road in the
trim was Just out Of shelton The citizens
has a sign built reading, open her up
let her go six miles" The autoists dld
ana found It smooth as pavement the
entire distance. At Kenesaw the sign
read. Come on. speed limit eighty-five
miles an hour" and the road there was
beautiful stretch.
Plenty of Funds.
The trip was not all hard driving as
each night there was some kind of fun
in the towns North Platte, Neb,, Elks
furnished an entertainment for the visitors
that will not be soon forgotten.
Troubles of all kinds hit the drivers Of
the cars, but all pulled through with good
road scores.
A curious feature Of the run was that
the Ford of Max Gottberg. which was
given the ebst road score, was the small
est in the run, showing that size and
weight had little 10 do with the work the
car would perform.
The Paige-Detroit racer, which was
non-contestant, but was running under the
rules of the run. came through with
score of 50. This car made the run to
Omaha from New York and was put right
onto the run with no work on it here.
Honors for first in for the four days
were divided between two cars. the Velie.
driven by Baker leading the last two
days, and E. R Wilson, in his Lexington,
the first two.
Following are the scores Of the cars,
both road and technical examination:
Ford, No. 5. IA; Marion, SO; Velie, IS;
Lexington, 42; Paige Detroit. racer. 80;
Maxwell. 81; Ford, touring, So; Alec IS;
Chalmers, 1876; Case. 1885, Lion, 2O9; Paige
Detroit, touring 253; Kelley truck, l point