New-York tribune., 1905-07-12
GLIDDEN TOURISTS OFF.
Thrty-tog0 Cars Start in the Long
1,OOO-MiLe Run.

At exactly s:O2 o'clock yesterday morning
Albert A. Pope, in a 45-horsepower Pope Toledo
car started from the Automobile Club of Amer
lea in the one thousand mile automobile run to
the White Mountains for the Charles G. Gli6-
den $4,000 trophy. Thirty-one other auto
mobiles left the club at short intervals up to
10 a. Others will join the tour outside of
New-York Among these are Eliot c. Lee,
chairman of the racing board of the Automobile
Club of America, and Lewis R. Speare
In spite of the early hour set for the start. a
number of people gathered in front of the club
house 20 see the cars get away. The machines
attracted particular notice as they were well
supplied with extra tires and clothing to protect
the riders in case of a storm The morning was
a delightful one for the start. Long. white linen
automobile coats We're decidedly the vogue and
the scene was a gay. attractive and noisy one
as the machines gathered at the appointed
Ilace, reported and started off on the long jour
ney.
The thirty-two machines that left New-York
are the only ones eligible for the Gdden trophy
The others who join the party will take part
for the pleasure only. 1t is expected that by the
time the tourists reach the White Mountains
the number Of cars will have reached more than
one hundred, maAing the largest party of au-
tomoblists ever assembled such tour in
Association, under whose auspices the tour is
given, expected TO join the at various
points along the line.
This tour is unique in that the element OF
advertising prevalent in other contests of the
sort will be as nearly absent as possible No
automobile agents will be allowed in the party
to exploit their cars. and the only manufact-
urers representatives in it will be executive
officers OF automobile companies. Professional
chaufreurs are also barred. and, except in a few
cases where they physically incapable the
owners OF the machines will be at the steering
wheels.
One woman drove her own car this being Mrs.
]. n. Cuneo. of Richmond Hill. L. l. There
many other women in the party that left
this city. at least third of those in the cars
being of the fair sex More women drivers may
join the party as the tour progresses.
Following is a full list Of the starters. with the
assigned numbers and cars:
W. e Temple PIttsburg-4O h. p. Pierce four pas
H ". whipple, Andover-aS h. p. Peerless four
Augustus Post. New Yo.k-I5 h. p. White. three
carl H. Page. New Yorkl5 h. p. White four pas
8. = J, Edwards BrookIyn-so h. p Cadillac four
10. G Q. Draper Hopeaae 20 h p. Packard. two pas
12 A w Church. New-York IS h. p. DecauvIle two
Ia Percy P Pierce BufaIo-2s 2s h p Pierce. five pas
Is Harold /. Pope Hegerstown-l2 h. p Tribune
10. c. Walker Hartford-1s p Pope Hartford four
IL Albert L Pope Har,tord45 h. p Pope-To;edo. four
is. Benjamin. Briscoe. Tarrytown-1O p, Maxwell nve
10 J y. Maxwell Tarry,own--s h, p. Maxwell two pas
20 h. {. Pardee. -York-I6 h p. Maxwell nve pas
2i 5 Z. Hutchinson. Phiadeiphla-5o h p. Panhard.
% Mrs John u Cuneo Richmond Hills h. p White.
% E Woods. Boston-ls h p. Napier. pas
&c W Q White. Cleveland. h p. White. five pas
Is 5 D stevens, Rome y. Y.-2O h. D parraeq three
70 Hugh Thomas. New-York-s h. p. Maxwell two pas
81 R NJ owen NsE-YSrS-iG Is h p ,' REQ s1s pas
- J. c. Kerrison p h. p. Cadillac Ave pas
"a f H, Fitch Mcnteair-lS h. p. White. four pas
30 e H Cutler-I5 h. p Knox three passengers
so " \ EPplns, Pi,tsbarg-l5 h. p, White. ave pas
81 A 4. drout oranse-so h p gas, crout. four pa.
IS Julius Mehlg New orleans-l6 h p Knox three
30 G i. TyrTeli New York n p. white three pas
40 W. A lawson. New-York-t5 h. p white four pas
Al Ralph coburn. Boston-is h p Maxwell four PAS
~ C. W Kelsey. PhraGeipha-is h p- Maxwell three
passengers
the stopping places along their route by automo-
bile clubs In those places,
The Gldden trophy consists OF a globe repre-
senting the earth. upheld by two caryatides
back 10 back, representing the Eastern and
Western hemispheres. IL stands four feet high
the globe being eighteen inches in diameter and
weighs 400 ounces. The winner viii be selected
by commission appointed by the American
Automobile Association. according 10 the pro-
visions or Mr.. Glidden's deed Of gift. and it's