The evening times., 1911-07-28
LOUIS Y. H|tt
WAS THE HERO
OF DAYS RUN
Railroad Man Took Place Of
Pilot Car Which Was Dis
abled Thursday
TERRIBLE ROADS WERE
ENCOUNTERED on TRIP
Many Cars Were Penalized For VI.
rious Difficulties Raced and
Beat the Hotel Train Into Great
Falls, Mont.

Great Falls, Mont, July 2s.-With
the president of the Great Northern
railroad blazing the trial, all Of the
Twin City-to-Helena tourists came
into this city Thursday night with
colors flying, Louis w Hill picked up
the confetti and with John Ebaugh,
an old trial-master of Malta scattered
confetti through the mountain trials
up the hills in the fats. winding here
and there and never missing the way.
This action on the part of Mr.. Hill,
who has by his every action become
extremely popular with the travellers,
furnished the sensation of the trip.
Pilot Harrington and his crew, had
been overworked when they were OBJ
liged to seek the foot hills to avoid
the soft muddy roads of the fats
from Malta to Havre and had travel
ed to within twelve miles of the Ca
madam line. They were willing to
give up. some one had to lay the
route, who would it be? "Mr. Hill
was told Of the sad plight confront
ing the tourists; they feared an mex
perienced man might lead them OF
the route. Would he not try to make.
arrangements to get some one to take
them into Helena"
Five minutes later Mr.. Hills car
which had been loaded aboard the
train to be shipped to Great Falls was
on the ground and the motor running,
two bags filled with confetti were
loaded and tied on behind and away
he went with the old trail blazer. He
kept we'll in the lead Of the tourists
but marked the way so we'll that mono
lost the route. The railway pilot
went into the hill and the disappear
Ing figure was discernible for miles
and miles from the rear platform Of
the observation train, then 1t was lost
to view. Mr.. Hill would not give up
the chase after the fleeing train and
winding his way through the foot
hills he suddenly emerged from the
buttes near Fort Benton and was met
by bowling mob of men and women
who choose the luxuries Of the wheel
ed hotel to the motor cars.
Then he left the right Of way and
circled into Fort Benton a mile away.
Eve will not see them again until we
reach Great Falls" some declared.
Excitement was abating, when up the
hill, the rushing railway magnate
with his assistant hanging on for dear
life, came and crossed to the other
side. For two miles their auto raced
the hotel train and until It was stop
ped at a station, then the new pilots
whizzed by keeping their lead until
they had reached the checking con.
troll at the station here. Thus l. ".
Hill in his auto beat the worlds orig
inal automobile hotel train to Great
Falls.
Other exciting features added zest
to the seventh day. Andrew Berkey.
who, with H. L. Henderson, non-con-
testants. dared to take the fiat gum
BIO roads from Malta were halted by
getting on to the wrong course, they
last their way and were late into
Havre.
Over the hardest part of their jour
ney and covering 210 miles Thursday,
the longest on the run, the Twin city
to-Helena tourists took Great Falls
by storm last night The long hard
pull up the foothills added more
scalps to the list Of contestant cars
which Joined the great majority. It
was the most exciting day Of the en-
tire trip. At every station after
leaving Malta in the morning the
Great Northern hotel special was
Ha&SeQ au0 q report or broken car
part OF some kind made. As 1t was.
considering the condition Of roads
passed over early in the day, drivers
who escaped Thursday night con-
gratulated themselves upon their
good fortune.
Due to the heavy storm Of the
previous date it was deemed advis-
able to take another route up through
the hills, this was over thirty miles
further than the distance specified in
the tour book. For forty miles Of this
distance the cars plowed their way
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