New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-25
LONG AUTO TOUR ENDS.
MANY PERFECT SCORES.
Buffalo Club Team Wins the
Corrected GHdden TrOphv.

Headed by Chairman Hover IN the pace
making car, the tourists in the annual run Of
the American Automobile Association for the
Gidden and Hover trophies arrived from Phlia-
delphia by way OF the West 23d street ferry
shortly before o'clock yesterday afternoon and
formed IN line in West oath street Then thew
psrsdcd up 70 Doth street. where photograpb
WIS taken Of the machines in line. This was
the last incident Of the long tour OF some 1870
miles in twelve travelling days
Five hours and half were allowed for ths
run from Philadelphia to the City Hall In Jersey
CITY, where the cars were checked In The roads
were IN me condition and many OF the cars ar
rived long before II was time 10 checL, IN TIA
eighteen machines that left PHILADELPHIA with
perfect scores in the Glldden contest came
through without penalzation as did the two
runabouts competing for the Hover cup which.
according TO the rules goes 10 the driver ~ ,bo
car making the best score
Inc Buffalo Automobile Club with a tearn.of
I'VE cars won the coveted Glidden Cup with
"oI 40 points. The other clubs finished as fol-
lows: e.
New York Motor Club 735 3-5; Cleveland Auto
mobile club. 789 10. Chicago Automobile Club
b''; Westchester Automobile Club 314: Auto
mobile Club Of America, 1876
The Buffalo clubs team was made I'D Of two
Thomas Flyers and two Pierce Great-Arrows. ell
with perfect scores. and a Packard with 90
points Pittsbsrg's team made up OF
Packard. WEIGH. and Pierce Great-Arrow. with
perfect scores, and a Pierce Great-Arrow with
90 points
The cars with perfect scores wen, four Pierca
Great Arrows, two Thomas Flyers one Walter
one Berllet, two Whites, one Royal Tourist two
PeerIesses. one Haynes. one WEIGH. one Packard
one REQ. and one American MOrs. The run
aoouts were one Stoddard-D Dayton and one
White
II was bitter heht between the Buffalo and
Pittsburg clubs for the trophy. and the latter
club led with perfect score until last Satur-
day, when z. Z. Jones' in a Pierce car. arrived
late. which penalized the Pittsburg club go
points and gave the lead 20 the Buffalo team
which held It 10 the end.
The two contestants with perfect scores for
the Hover trophy were II K. Sheridan OF the
Cleveland Automobile Club. in a White steamer,
and c. s. Smith Of the Quaker City Motor Club
in Stoddard- Dayton special run may have
to be arranged III order To determine the WIN
ner.
On Tuesday night the drivers OF the cars with
perfect scores drew lots for positions IN the last
days run. OGt of courtesy 20 Mrs. Andrew
Cuneo. the only woman driver in this years
tour. II was decided 10 allow her to head tho
competing machines although there were many
points charged against her
1t was shortly before o'clock when the pa
rade started from West Path street and passed
up Broadway 20 Columbus Circle. with forty
nine machines in line. The enthusiasm shown
in other cities during the long tour lacking
however Il was q gr1my, dust laden caravan
and most Of the drivers and passengers looked
as though they We're glad the run had come 70
end.
In spite OF the fact that the tourists had the
right Of way impatient motorman Of a troll
ley car ran into the machine OF A. o. Parker Of
the Automobile Club Of America. who had Joined
the ranks of the non-contestants after the tour
lists left Chicago. Several spokes were broken
but nobody injured.
II was ! o'clock yesterday morning when the
first car left Philadelphia for the ninety-six
mile run TO New York Under an ARRANGEMENT
by President Sadler of the New Jersey Autorno-
bile Association the route through Trenton was
changed so that the passed over the upper
Delaware River Bridge and through State street,
the cltys principal highway. AT the bridge
hamper OF luncheon was handed to each pas
senger
pace and the cars following closely. threw up
clouds of dust Then the pacemaking car was
let out and a lively run was made into Jersey
City Here the cars assembled in front OF the
City Hall until the time for checking in and
then iourneyed over to the city to take their
place in line for the final parade.
At New Brunswick a policeman stopped the
pilot car Those on board were scattering con-
fetti along the streets TO mark the way for the
tourists and the officer warned the occupants
that they we're breaking a city ordinance by
They promised 10 obey the city rules. and were
released.
The 16-horsepower REQ and the 24-horse-
power Premier cars. which finished with per-
feet scores. aroused unusual interest because
of their small horsepower. The Mitchell
finished on time. in spite of a broken spring.
Ditching the car to avoid a collision with
fractions horse driven by an old lady resulted
in breaking tha front springs. The accident &C.