Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-06-25 | Page 5 | Charge that Ford Car Broke the Rules

CHARGE THAI PORD CAR BROKE THE ROLES SHAWMUT DRIVERS' PROTEST AGAINST AWARD OF CUP. Give Instances In Which Auto That Reached Seattle First Disqualified. Dis-qualified. Seattle, Wash , June 25 Declaring that Ford Car No. 2, which arrived in Seattle first in tho ocean-to-ocean automobile au-tomobile race, is not entitled to the M. Robert Guggenheim trophy cup, nor the $2,000 first prize money, formal for-mal protest was made yesterday against the award of tho cup to the Ford. The principal charges against the Ford are: First. That at Fort Steele, Wyo.. where the wagon bridge was washed out, the two Ford cars were allowed to cross on the railroad bridge by virtue of special permits, while tho Shawmut was refused access to the bridge, being delayed sixteen hours. Second. That Ford car No. 2 broke the rules regarding actual driving. In tho Snoqualmie pass, it In alleged, an employe of the Ford branch in Seattle, Seat-tle, met the racer and proceeded to get into the driver's seat and operate the car. Later, the regular driver, who had sent tho car across the continent, con-tinent, went back at the wheel. Third. That the Ford No. 2 ar-rvled ar-rvled in Seattle with a new axle, one that had not been stamped In New York City, thus breaking the rule against putting In new axles if tho old one is worn out. . The attorney who filed the protest and the drivers of the Shawmut car decline to discuss their complaint and tho details will not be known until the protest committee hears the evidence.