Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28

South Bend was reached the little
black cars had held an average of %
miles per hour over the rough roads.
On the way to the checking station in
jackson park the veteran tour drivers
hit 30-mile gait all the way. Their
machines failed to show any weak
spots at the final checking and both
drivers welcomed an examination.
The trophies captured by the Mo
lines were not taken in a day During
the entire run around Lake Michigan
the automobiles went through without
mechanical hitch of any kind. The
frame work of the winners was in as
run as at the start and the motor
seemed to run better.
The expert pilots, Wicke and Sails
bury, are to be given the greatest of
credit for the mastery way in which
they handled their mounts during the
seven days. The two Moline stars
planned a careful battle and carried it
out to the letter. taking it easy when
the road conditions demanded it and
sending them along at a high rate of
speed when the highways were good.
The wor kof the Staver, which Knud-
son drove, was excellent The local
car went along without a hitch, and
and heavy mud would weaken the
machine, it came in last night without
a blemish on its record.
The fourth cup-the individual own
ers' trophy-went to Claude Anderson
Anderson was penalized heavily, but
the handsome trophy goes to him re,
gardless of the number of penalties
Anderson showed himself TO be one OF
; the nerviest drivers that ever handled
a wheel during the last two days An
derson drove almost continually fol-
SO hours over the worst sort of roads
His Stutz, while its motor ran well
suffered from gear trouble and he was
only able to use high. Anderson
fought his way through sand and over
bad hills for the last two days while il
a nexhausted condition Friday nigh
1t was necessary for his observer t
give him black cOgee to keep him from
going to sleep over the wehel, an,
upon his arrival at Grand Rapids h,
was forced to check out on the las
! lap.
The little RICH press car wen
through the muddy and sandy road
2 in great trim, and it has been a won
der to many how the little machin,
: was able to stand up under the pres
sure.
: The Case entry in the touring ca
division suffered a total penalty OF 8
! points during the tour The Cas-
D broke spring after the hard running
In northern Michigan, but after
. crude roadside patching came through
< In fair trim. Driver Hanson. beside
g holding the car to the road when tn
spring broke and saving the lives O
+ the occupants, handled his car in
$ mastery way. Hanson is an artist i
a his line of work and used his know
l edge to good advantage all the way.
d John Broliey's Velie was assessed
t total of five points for the tour. Bro
o ley removed a piece OF cloth from hi
l. intake valve and was handed tw
e points, while clutch trouble brougf
?. him three more. Brolley. who droy
l. the pathfinder, took the extremely di
e ticult highways in good fashion.
D The around the lake. tour was pr
e nounced by the officials as the harde,
ever attempted by the organization
Is Many Of the drivers who have handle
g machines in other reliability run
a claimed that the one just passed su
II passed any they had competed in.