The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-10

Will be disqualified, however, who is
not ready to start within Ave minutes
after the last car, starting on the
three-minute interval. has started.
8. Each driver will be furnished
with map, time card and routs
guide, giving detailed information
concerning the route, together with
1.-THE time allowed between each check
ing station. He viii follow, without
the slightest deviation, the official
route as shown on the route guide
or as It may be changed during the
tour at the discretion of the touring
committee.
4. Contestants will be penalized
and may in the discretion Of the toar.
| ing committee be disqualified for run-
ming off the official route. Under all
circumstances, however, a contestant
SO doing must retrace his course to
the exact point at which he left the
official route. unless it has been
changed as above stated. Observers
shall carefully note all details in this
connection. The tour will be pre-
ceded by a pilot car, which will dis
tribute confetti at the forks in the
road.
5. Each car must arrive at the
checking station precisely at it's
schedule time. In order to make al
lowance for possible differences in
timepieces, observers timepieces
must be set with starters watch at
time of starting. Contestants may
arrive not more than one minute
ahead nor more than one minute be-
hind their scheduled time of arrival,
without penalty.
For each additional minute ahead
or behind time in arriving at check
ing station. one point penalty.
Any contestant arriving at a check
ing station more tnan sixty minutes
later than his scheduled time of ar
rival, shall be disqualified.
6. Each car must also be run con-
tinuously from the start until the
finish Of the tour; provided, however,
that:
(a) 1t may be stopped without
penalty whenever it may be necessary
take off chains, or put up tops. In
such cases, it must be stopped on the
side of the road, SO as to give clear
passage for other vehicles. Other
wise the contestant SO doing will be
penalized twenty-five points.
CD 1t may also be stopped with
out penalty in order to prevent acct
dents or the frightening OF animals,
or whenever a stop is required in
compliance with the law.
Co 1t may also be stopped with
out penalty in order to put on tire
chains or put up tops whenever road
or weather conditions make same
necessary. Chains, however, can not
be removed or tops put down except
within 100 yards after passing a
checking station.
(d) For The purpose of giving
drivers and passengers rest and re-
freshment, cars and motors must be
stopped for fifteen minutes some
where within five miles after pass
ing the following places: Burlington
and Muscatine on Saturday; Wapello
and Burlington on Sunday.
7. Contestants may replenish
water, oil and gasoline of their cars
without penalty at checking stations
only.
Each minute or fraction thereof
consumed in replenishing oil or gaso-
line tanks, except at the checking
stations. or in taking on water any
where, excepting at the checking sta
ton, two points penalty.
s. For each minute or fraction
thereof consumed by contestant in
making any inspection, adjustment,
repair, or replacement Of any portion
of the car whatsoever, except the
necessary repair or replacement Of
tires or chains, or putting up tops,
one point penalty.
g. For damage of any character to
contestants car, caused by collision
with any object, except when such
contestants car is struck by another
automobile or vehicle through no
fault Of said contestant, twenty-five
points penalty.
10. For arrest for any violation of
any law or ordinance the entrant may
be penalized at the discretion Of the
touring committee.
IL. Each contestant is given the
same amount of time in which to
eral checking stations. All voluntary
the risk of each contestant No adj
ditional time will be allowed under
any circumstances whatsoever, ex
cept subject to the penalty provided.
r. Each instance when any con-
reverses or drives his car in any
direction othsr than that prescribed,
twenty-five points penalty.
10. No advertising matter Of any
character shall be carried on any car.
v.
Checking Stations.
1. Checking stations will be at
the following points:
West Point.
Burlington.