The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-10
THE AUTOMOBILISTS
EIGHTY-TWO CARS START on A.
A. a. TOUE TO-DAY.
GHdden Trophy a Hover Prize Attract
Good Entry-Changcs in Club Teams
at the Last Momont-F1rst Days nun
u From Cleveland to Toledo. = Miles.

From Cleveland TO Toledo. III Miles.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July e.-Eighty-two cars
will start from this city tomorrow on the
fourth annual tour Of the American Auto
mobile Association. In which are included the
third annual competition for the Gldden
trophy and the first event TO the Howe err
prize. For the Glidden trophy there is a
total entry Of forty-eight touring cars. made
up OF teams Of three or more machines.
As had been predicted the New York Motor
Club has the largest team. eleven machines
representing the organization. The other
club teams are Cleveland Automobile Club. 10:
Chicago Automobile Club. z; Automobile Club
Of Buffalo. s; Pittsburg Automobile Club. q;
Automobile Club OF America. =; Automobile
Club OF Detroit. 4, and Westchester Motor
Club OF Tsrrytown. 3.
For the Hover prize to be won outngh
by an indi driver. thirteen runabouts
have been entered. In addition there are
fourteen non -contesting touring cars. two
non-contesting runabouts and Ave oficial
and press cars.
Because OF the rule requiring that club
teams competing for the hidden trophy
must consist OF at least three cars there was
considerable shifting around to-day by
which the New York Motor Club and Cleve-
land Automobile Club benefited most. The
latter organization gained one recruit for u
Waiter c. White OF this Gty is also a MEM
Der. Of the Chicago club and had entered his
no horsepower White rs q member OF the
Windy City clubs team. He heard to-day,
however, that the Chicago club had barred
meet nsas Friday and saturday and a, once
had his entry changed. a. he Is a member OF
the local ORGANISATION.
c,a rsi4 rs.. snsa s % iss g s'' : : %sm Sss' q e.:
exeoutivs COMMITTEES Of the touring board
q Ss q: a; ra a; A.; =. =: . ne %.S ~ TO o o9 SIs e1u fot t. .as
While a contestsnt. There was soms talk
teams to,nisht. but as far as could be learned
One d. the lnwelcome surprises .waiting
ment that all be ggage must be carried In the
cars or shipped by express. as no baggage
There was a meeting thl: afternoon when
the tourists received their hnal instructions.
Of them had understood the meeting was e
be held tonight; The to oy SNs who tired
to ;sovrs = , SSrTe sss1 t osalS Or s SSnt tss iist. 'S at
had 70 be sent back to Buffalo TO be printed;
trophy Intends to attempt a sealed bonnet
run OF the entire dlstsnce, az Arthur n:
Ss5y,: Of e. 's 81. S .c ho asss SSsGr B siSS h: sealed tsa
By a committee, After sraIing the seals the
OOmnlJtee 88nt tue puuth ubpd. ou tho scahs
to 8. b. Stevens. president OF the New York
The cars viii be started from the Hollendsn
Hotel Tomorrow morning a, 7 O'Clock on
their III mile journey to Toledo. the first
night stop They will not start according
TO their numbers. but OF intervals OF one
minute, according to the way they line up in
front OF the hotel,
This years tour is the fourtheannual affair
OF the sort conducted by the American Auto
mobile Association and 10 the third successive
year in which there has been a contest for the
hlidden trophy. which is a. challenge cup
for touring oars, while the Hover trophy is
for runabouts and 10 to bs won outright on
this tour. Each entrant In the tour must
be a member OF the American Automobile
Association and II competing for the Gid
club anfiiated with the A. A. A. Zach
club competing for the Glidden trophy
must have at least three entries, and all
cars entered from any one club will be con-
sidersd as one team and penalizsd accord
ingly. A team may consist OF any lumber
OF cars In excess OF two. Provision Is made,
however, that teams from clubs. joining the
A. A, A, after April l, 1907. and competing
for the Gllddsn trophy must consist OF cars
Of more than one manufacture.
The start OF the tour will be made from this
city tomorrow morning. after which ths
chedule will be: