The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
.E[0KUK HOST To TOURISTS
Of AUTO CLUB Of ST. LOUIS

percentage OF 1000. For penalties so
many points are deducted The car
having the highest score. OF course,
finishes first The first prize is silver
and the second and third, automobile
tires. An observer goes with each
car for the purpose OF taking the
time as given by each checker The
cars are divided into three classes.
Class A, open to ali owners; caiss B
open to club members only, cars to
be driven by chauffeurs, and Glass c,
open to clnb-members snly (non-con,
testants) not governed by rules ex-
cept as to time and route.
The time between stops is figured
in minutes, and the driver must fig-
ure on just how fast he win nave to
go to arrive in time. For instance,
los minutes was allowed from St.
Louis TO Wentzville. Every car was
supposed to make this in that time.
Penalties were imposed where there
was failure to live up to the sched-
ules. A car which lost out more than
an hour was disqualified This rule
operated on car number Il, which ar
rived way behind the rest Saturday
night, and the driver reported being
laid out an hour and half.
The cars of non-contestants constl-
tute the soeiability part OF the tour.
These drivers made the run for
pleasure. and are governed only by
the rules on starting and finishing.
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Credit Due to Plant.
Samuel Plant is chairman Of the
touring committee. His fellow club
members give him the credit for the
success Of all of the tours he has
managed, and particularly the keo-
kuk trip. Mr.. Plant said Saturday
night that he was much pleased with
the way in which the cars were being
driven. and with the tour generally.
He said the roads we're in excellent
shape, but very dusty. There were
no accidents on the way to Keokuk,
OF any sort Mr.. Plant admits that it
is a big load off his mind when he
finds that all of the entrants have ar
rived safely at their destinations.
The pilot car containing Mr.. Plant
arrived about four o'clock.
The system of checking each car as
it passes is worked out by the club
officials to a high degree OF efficien
cy. The checkers and their banners
which are displayed across the street
taken to each stop by one of the Of
another official car comes along and
picks I'D the records. This car, driv-
en- by NJ. F. Morse, arrived in keokuk
about nine o'clock. In the official car
which carried the checkers to their
destinations Saturday. was Charles E.
White, former Keokuk man.
AT Keokuk the cars were checked
by ]. D. Ecker and James M. Fulton-l
The Line Of March.
The trip Saturday and yesterday
took the ST. Louisans through St
Charles, Cottleville, Dardenne, Wentz-
Vile, Flint Hill, Moscow. Troy, Au-
burn, Eolia, Calumet. Louisiana,
Frankford. New London, Hannibal.
Palmyra, Taylor. La Grange, Canton
and Wayland..
The tourists left the Hotel Iowa
yesterday afternoon. 1880 o'clock be-
ing the starting time for the first
car. Others were sent off three min
utes apart. The cars went to Fifth
street and down South Fifth. The
night camp was established at Louis
lana, and the cars left there this
morning at 700 a. m. for st. Louis.
The tourist: will arrive there at noon.
Officials in Charge.
Officers.
Edw, M. Flesh, president; George
J. Tansey, vice president; Matthew
F. Morse, secretary; Samuel Plant,
treasurer.
Touring Committee.
Samuel Plant, chairman; G. B.
Nicholson, vice chairman; Clifford H.