The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28
ALL IS READY
FOR AUTO run.
Cars Leave Chicago for the Twin
Cities on Friday Morn
ing.

All cars in the Chicago division Of the car
n1val tour will start from the clubhouse, 243
Michigan ga avenue venue at s o'clock Friday morning,
cars The manufacturers nonstop run will
leave the clubhouse at 8 am. Monday, July 3.
Certificates will be awarded to those who reg
cars will be allowed to enter St. Paul before
pm Tuesday, July 4. Certificates will not
be Issued to those who violate this rule The
cars will be checked in at the state capitol
The night stops are: Friday Rockford Mel
son hotel; Saturday, Dubuque, Julien hotel; Sun
day. d Charles City, The Hidreth; Monday, Aus
tin, Fox hotel; Tuesday, Faribault, where the
Automobile club of st. Paul will meet the tour
lists and act as escort
The citizens of Rockford, Charles City and
Austin are making special arrangements for the
entertainment Of the tourists. and If possible
all are requested to make those stops on the
nights named
Each entrant will receive tourist button
canvas signs with his official number and a
copy OF the official road guide These will be
furnished at the clubhouse before the start.
The roads for the entire distance are uni
formly good The few hills are not over IL
per cent anywhere and the sand roads are
SO firmly packed that no trouble will be ex-
perienced.
The scenery all the way is beautiful and in
teresting The ever-changing panorama keeps
interest alive and the trip does not become
monotonous for a single. instant.
Ne
| the route, will go in advance Of the line and
| scatter confetti at all corners.
Asa Paine has received a request from the
racing committee in charge Of the Hamline
course, July and g. to act Of the UNI.
pires. =,
| The Royal Tourist, driven by Ted Anderson,
now bears the honor of being the fastest hill
climbing stripped American car in Minneapolis.
4 The tie between the Thomas Flyer, driven by
Victor Stromquist. and the Royal Tourist estab.
lished Monday at the Riverside hill, was raced of
yesterday afternoon. On Monday both cars made
| the course in 4O1a seconds. Yesterday the Royal
Tourist made the 1000 feet in 80 As seconds
4 and the Thomas Flyer In 40 35 seconds. Several
officials Of the club were present and large
number OF enthusiastic chuffers and bubblers.
P. W. Peck has purchased twenty-horsepowe,
Franklin from the Moulton- Jordan company
George Norris Of the Traders Dispatch ant
James G. Andrews, traffic manager Of the Pills
bury Washburn company, are stripping an eigb
| teen-horsepower Rambler for a two weeks triI
| to Detroit. Condensed food will supply the tour
lists when they are not in the shade of shell
tering farmhouse and good meal will be had q,
Chicago and dairy lunch at Detroit
Chicago tourists are busy at work putting theil
cars in the best condition for the endurance rur
and 1t Is said that even the warning teamster,
and employers are hesitating in the midst o.
their troubles to- learn the latest plans Of thu
| chuners. --., w.
Either Barney Oldheld is getting ''skeered'' O
his Green Dragon, or else he Is unique ad
vertiser. For the past week he has been reeln,
of interviews knocking track auto racing as be
Ing too dangerous to be allowed by law. H
states as one reason that the cars are rushe
thru the factory too fast and that all the part
are not thoroly tested. This statement was mad
at Cleveland. Yesterday he said in New Yor
that he is going to retire from the racing gam
after coming to the west and clearing uD tn
l spot cash thta there IS in sight. He declare
that he is tired Of taking all sorts of chance
and is going to retire and allow the other fellow
| to risk their necks. - 80. = e r. r -