Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-30
Record FOR fines
FOR BURNING ROADS
Man Who Made Race Course
Of White Horse Pike
Drops Dollars
FOUR .SQUIRES GET HIM
ON NEW JERSEY TRIP

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 30.-Returns
are not all in as this edition goes to
press, but the indications are that
Charles +. Shuttle, burner Of Jersey
roads, defer Of motor inspectors,
caster of dust and raiser of bad Ian
guage, in breaking the record for the
automobile run from Pittsburgh to At
lantic City, also wins the record for
dropping dollars into the States cof-
fers. Up to midnight Shuttle had shut
out all competition for the doubtful
honor. having appeared before four
justices of the peace, paying fines Of
from $25 TO $50 and awaiting the
same little ceremony before others
eager to get a grip on him.
Shuttle, arraigned yesterday before
Justice of the Peace Huyett, in Cam
den, said he had made the dash from
Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in nine
and three-quarter hours, which is
mighty good time for a "Pennsy" ex-
press. He was splitting the wind
down the White Horse pike Sunday,
throwing pebbles in the faces of State
Inspector Grant and other officials
who vainly tried to keep in the race.
The watchful officers of West Col
lingswood the first village out of
Camden sighted a yellow streak and
il was gone. Prosecutor of the Pleas
Kraft. of Camden county, sitting
serenely upon the pillared porch Of
his handsome white home in that
place said it looked to him like a
dash of paint and a smear Of dust,
with one big roar. across the land
scape Audubon. Orston. Haddon
Heights and all the other towns on
the way sent in large and loud kicks,
some of the kickers declaring that
honest Automobiles, running a mere
40 to 80 miles an hour. we're scared
stiff at their wheels as the big yellow
racer shot past like a blur throwing
dust in their faces. Some of the Off
clals tried to get word ahead by tele-
phone, but by the time the word
reached the spot the car was miles
past and the wires were not swift
enough to get the message to beat the
twin skies. At one spot Special Of
Ger Sprowi tried to shoot the tires on
the racing car but he was not ac-
customed to target practice on
lightning bolt and wasted his cart
ridges.
Somehow one Of the telephone mes
sages did ge. by Shuttle to State In
spector Grant, not far from Harmon
ton Grant. in his own car, which i
no SLOUGH for speed. laid for the road
burner. but was dazed when the ca
went by like the wing of a cyclone
Grant tried to follow, but the Shut
car was miles away. Finally the spec
proved too much for the engine. Tn
water in The radiator generated stear
so fast chat the cap was blown of
Shuttle was obliged to stop and Gran
was able to get to him.
Shutte's record of fines up TO tn
latest returns is: BY Justice Of tn
Peace De Luca. at Buena. Atlantis
county. S25 for speeding.
BY Recorder Sauerhoff, at Haddo
Heights. $50 for speeding and S25 70
running with the muffler cut-out oper
BY Justice Jackson at Magnolia. IS
for running with the muffler unmuffle
and $25 for speeding.
BY Justice Muyett, in Camden, So
for speeding.
It Is expected that other justices
other points will impose similar fine
and the State Motorcycle Commission
er will be asked to revoke the man
tourist privileges.