The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
ALL READY FOR
THE AUTO RUN
First Cars Leave Chicago for
Twin Cities on Friday
Morning.

Carnival" week, heralded turnout the country
rs the greatest automobile event ever under
taken in America, begins next week Friday,
VIXEN the first section of the tourists leave
Chicago for the twin cities. The second sec
ion leaves the following day, all the cars
being scheduled to arrive July 4 at pm.
Twenty manufacturers cars will leave Chicago
July =.
Since the announcement OF the tour, automo-
bile clubs of other cities have sent in the
that they are organizing tours
which will swell the numbers of the guests
to be entertained by ST. Paul. Herbert Ander
and notified the club that Winnipeg and Grand
Forks will be represented. There will be about
Il dozen cars from Winnipeg, the tour lasting
seven days and there will be about the same
number from Grand Forks, the tour lasting four
days. The roads in northern Minnesota and
North Dakota are said to be in excellent
dltion in spite Of the recent rains. There will
be no difficulty in getting the Winnipeg cars
the customs laws allowing automobiles free
entry for touring purposes, provided they are
returned within three months.
The Omaha club and the Kansas City club
have also sent word that large delegations may
he expected from those cities. La Crosse, Wis,
st. Cloud Mimi. Estherville Iowa. and Cresco,
Iowa. have also joined in the procession and
will add their numbers to make the week
signal success.
That Minneapolis day, July 10, is to be the
banner day is generally conceded. The Mime
$1,000 which will be used in the entertainment
of the visitors. The club has decided to make
the official program an elegant book which Will
be priced by all to whom it is given The
book will be 81 by 10 inches. The cover de-
sign will be executed in colors. In the back
ground will be seen the Minikahda club. Wind
ing up the hill will be automobile guided
by the hand of a Minneapolis girl
The day will start with the parade from st.
Paul to Minneapolis. The visitors will then be
taken a tour thru the city and to Lake
Minnetonka. A. e. Paegel will lead the line In
his big Pope-Toledo. Every twenty fifth car Will
be fortified with red flag and wig -wagsng
signals will be used to prevent collisions. The
route will be to the north shore of the lake, and
the narrows will be crossed on pontoon bridge
The stop will be made at the Tonka Bay hotel
when the autoists will be the guests of Horace
Lowry. After luncheon and an hours rest. the
parade will start for the city. In the evening
there will be two banquets given, one at the
West hotel and the other at the Nicollet house.
After the banquets an entertainment Will De
given, probably at the Auditorium
Racing at Hamline.
Probably the most interesting feature Of the
entertainment will be the races at Haml1ne July
and 8. On the course will be group OF star
racers equaled by none in the world. Among them
will be Barney Oldfeld Earl Kiser Webb Jay.
Soule, Chevrolet. drivers for Major Miller or
New York and Colonel Treen Of Texas. Thomas
Lawson of Boston has financed frenzied race
to try to lower the 53-second worlds mile record
for circular track. The boston magnate has
offered $4,000 in gold to the successful driver.
The first two events on the program are interest
ing from a local standpoint. The first Will De
three mile novelty for silver cup. 1t will
be for fully equipped touring cars carrying
driver and three passengers: cars to line up with
dead engines; at starters pistol engines are to
be started and operators and passengers mount
to places; cars to be stopped, unloaded and re.
loaded and started at each mile. The second
contest will be for the twin city challenge cup.
Co,op itorS to ho oToha n
st. Paul Minneapolis clubs and owners of the
cars they drive The cup to be raced for Is tc
remain in the possession of the winner one year
and is subject to challenge
In City Championship.
Another feature of the races will be the five
, mile tricity championship race, which is an
| nounced today. Drivers from Chicago, New York
| and st. Paul will enter and endeavor to win the
trophy for their city. Chicago will be represented
by Jerry Ellis and Webb Jay. The former will
drive his Apperson Brothers Blue Streak
which gave such a good account of itself in the
Chicago races and also at Milwaukee. Webb
Jay will drive his famous White steamer which
he has been driving with considerable success
New York will be represented by Walter Chris
tie, and probably Louis Chevrolet with Major Mil
ler's Fiat car. st. Paul has not picked its team
as yet.
The Route Plans.
The program along the route for the Chicago
tourists revised by President Robert Spangler
of the Chicago Automobile club will be: Section
Of the Chicago division starts from the Chicago
Automobile club house at in the morning
June 30, and arrives at Elgin in time for lunch
eGn. Meacham and Bartlett passed thru
before coming to Elgin. From there to Rockford
! the road leads thru Gilberts, Freeman, Wheatley
! Coyne, Union, Marengo, Golden Prairie, Bevi
dere and Cherry Valley. The first days run is
| ninety-three miles, At Rockford the Rockford
| Automobile club will act hosts and have ar
| ranged a big reception in honor of the tourists
| The second days run is to Dubuque, Iowa.
distance of 1O5 miles. The route lies thru Win
nebago Freeport. Elroy, Waddams, Nora. Wad
| rem. Apple River, Shulburgh, Benton and Haze
| Green. On that night the headquarters will be
at the Julien hotel. Dubuque
| For the third days journey the course will ruI
thru Ccntralia. Kidder Farley, Dyersville, East
vile. Delaware, Manchester Nashville, Win
| throp. Independence. Waterloo, Waverly Plain
| field, Nashua and Charles City, Iowa, where thu
headquarters for the night will be at the Hill
dreth hotel. The Commercial club of st. Charlie
will entertain the tourists during the evening.
The Arrival.
For the fourth day the run will be to Austin
Iinn by way Of Floyds. Usage. st. Anglers
| Lyle and Austin. Here the Fox hotel will b.
| the headquarters. and elaborate entertain
ment has been planned for the travellers. Thos
| who desire to make longer journey on thi
day may go on to owatonna. The distanc
| from st. Charles to Austin is ninety-one miles
| An early start will be made from Austin s.
| that st. Paul may be reached early in the after
| noon. At Faribault the tourists will be met b.
a number of cars from the ST. Paul and Mime
apolis automobile clubs, who will escort then
to the sanity city.
| The second section of cars will leave Chicag
on July and the first days journey will be
Freeport. ILL.,; on the second day Independence
Iowa. will be the stop, and the third will fin
them at Austin. from which place they vii
join the first party at FaribauIt and enter ST
| Paul together.
4 A third section, consisting of about twent
manufacturers cars. will leave the Chicago Au
tomobie club July and will take the sam
route, reaching the destination with the res
of the Chicago cars.
st. Paul will be reached at 2:3O and all til
cars will go directly to Rice park. where
photograph will be taken. Then they will retur
to the capitol, where addresses will be made b
the governor, mayor and other distinguish
/ gophers. Responses will be made by Ira NJ
Cobe, president of the Chicago Automobile club
John Farson. president of the Illinois Stat
Automobile association; Secretary S. S. Gorhar
of the Chicago Automobile club. and other men
bers of the party.
BLASTS IN PASSING.
/ Eastern racing promoters are trying to fin
out why it is that, with the same groups G