Show FIVE CARS START TOWARD Machines Will Race Across Continent for Trophy Of Offered Offered Offered by Guggenheim New York June 1 Five motor cars competing for or a 2000 trophy offered by h Robert Guggenheim started today from the New York City hall ball on a endurance run to Seattle Mayor McClellan sent them away with witha a gold mounted starting pistol at 3 just Juat before belore President Taft pressed the We button In Washington that officially opened the cilia exposition Uon in Seattle The cars and their drivers were Two power runabouts Frank Knit Kuly Ku and B W Scott horae power Acme George power Shawmut G A gin gill power Italia Gus There Then we e originally thirteen entrants When first proposed the race was die dis discountenanced d countenanced by the Manufacturers Con Contest Contest test association which does doss not net approve speed contests in violation of the law The America i 1 Automobile association as took the ground that a u as an international contest It should Mould be sanctioned The rules ruiN were then thee amended to provide a schedule within the law a u as far as St Louis Louts thence across the plains and over the Roekle please |