The Coconino sun., 1919-10-24
AUTOMOBILE ENDURANCE CONTEST
 PROVES AN INTERESTING EVENT

which they arrived here, the Overland leaving at 2:10, the little Chevrolet at 2:15, the big Chevrolet at 2:20, and the Oakland at 2:25.
 The cars arrived at the Ell Tovar Garage, Grand Canyon, where they were checked in by Harry Hubbell, manager of the garage, as follows. Big Chevrolet, 5:29; Little Chevrolet at 5:47, Oakland at 6:07 and the Over land at 6:351a. Though the Overland arrived last, its net running time from here to the canyon was the best, it having lost an hour and twenty min utes with tire trouble.
 The Overland left the Grand Can yon last on Sunday morning, but it passed the other three cars, and, al- though it got miles off the road, taking the wrong trail at Hull Tank, it got back to The Sun office first.
 Governor T. E. Campbell started the cars from Grand Canyon. The Big Chevrolet left at 8:27, lost 23 minutes with two blowouts, and ar rived at The Sun office at 12:191s. The Little Chevrolet left at 8:32, lost 26 minutes with two blowouts and ar rived here at 12:20k. The Oakland left at 8:37, arrived at 12:421s. The Overland left at SAP, lost 25 minutes, and sailed in here at 11:58, it's total time from the Canyon being 8 hr. 16 min; or, allowing for time lost on the wrong road, 2 hrs. 51 min.
 After the bunch were all in and had swapped few yarns, told about what dandy good fellows our county super visors are (they had met them all at the canyon), related their impressions of the king, which were highly fav- orable, and kidded each other like a lot of school boys, they meandered over to the Commercial Hotel and had another of Mir. Prochnow's good din- ners, after which they came back to The Sun office, then went to the Standard Oil plant, where they were again supplied with liquid refresh ments-for their cars, of course-and were started on their swift down-hill course to Jerome by MT. Breen. They left as follows:
 Overland. .2:28; Big Chevrolet, 2:3O; Little Chevrolet, 2:32; Oakland, 2:3i.
 This contest was not speed affair. It was required by the A.A.A. rules that each car must average IA miles an hour or better during the trip; but making better time did not add to the credit points. The cars were penalized for mechanical adjustments breakage of machinery, chassis, springs, or any part of the running gear, though tire trouble is not charged against car, and the time taken to change tires is not charged against the running time. When the run was completed, each car was care- fully gone over to check up its con dition, and the water, oil and gas con sumed by each charged agaist it. A comparison then showed how the cars rated both as regards economy and reliability.
 The Overland arrived here from Jerome with a broken windshield, the upper part having been broken off when the car was unloaded, welded on again, then came off shortly after leaving Jerome. The Overland also marked up its tail light and the at tached license tin in passing an auto truck. None of the cars had any tire or other trouble during the first lap of 0o miles.
 The cars got to Grand Canyon be- fore the Belgian king and queen left. They had bas-relief, in copper, of the head of Geronimo, the old Apache chief, which had been cast by the Jerome smelter of the United Verde Copper Co. It was mounted on a copper easel, rustic design, at the top of which was the word "Arizona"; on the back of the head was a plate, with the inscription: "To their majes- ties, the King and Queen of Belgium; greetings from the copper camps of the Verde district"
 The head was presented by H. V. Young, in a neat speech, and the king expressed his deep appreciation of the fact that the head had been cast espe. cially for him., and that it had been brought so far for the presentation.
 All the cars arrived in Jerome on Sunday afternoon, practically without penalty.
 Chief Observer Grant Dunlap com piled the comparative gas, oil, water, a,. I .l T II