Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-17
WOMEN WILL CROSS
COUNTRY IN AUTO
TWO WILL UNDERTAKE Diff
CULT TRIP
Well Known Western Experts Plan
to Go from New York to
Portland In Rum
about

In the last three or four years sew
eral transcontihental trips have been
attempted, and some successfully maze
by automobiles, but 1t remained for
Mrs. f. f. Teape and Mrs. Vera Mac
Kelvie of Sand Point, Idaho, to be the
first women motorists to attempt the
four thousand mile trip from the At
lantic to the Pacific. The latter part OF
May, starting at Portland, Me-, Mrs.
Teape and her daughter, Mrs. Mackel-
VIE driving an s horse power 2-cylinder
Waltham Orient runabout, viii attempt
to cross the continent to Portland, Orc.
The trip is to be made alone, unham-
pered by drivers, chauffeurs or luggage
other than the necessary wearing APP
parel. and is to be made in easy stages
by the way of Boston, Albany, Buffalo,
Chicago, Des Moines. Omaha, Chey-
enne, Salt Lake City. Ogden, Boise,
Baker City to Portland.
1t is the longest trip ever attempted
by q woman motorist and Mrs. Teape.
who is now in New York arranging for
tine details of the trip, is fully confident
of being able to not only successfully
conclude the tour as originally mapped
out but is allowing herself only eight
weeks in which to do it..
Taking into consideration the vain
efforts made by the cars of the recent
New York Paris race to make time. the
live up to is considered remarkable,
although it is known that the roads
will be in a very much better condi-
ton than earlier in the season.
Drives In Race
That it is possible for women drivers
to successfully compete with men was
shown in the last Glidden tour when
Mrs. Juan Cuneo successfully COM
peted with the other drivers in the
contest, bringing her car through with
out penaliZation.
The transcontinental trip is not the
first long one attempted by Mrs. Teape.
as last year she drove a horse power
Waltham blackboard from Chicago to
Denver in two weeks time, it not once
being necessary for her to apply for
assistance in any manner. Mrs. Teape
when seen at her hotel today was
asked regarding the proposed trip, and
said:
II am enthusiastic regarding this
trip and am anxious to get started.
feel sure we can successfully make this
trip. l realize the troubles and diff
culties which two women may encoun-
ter, but we have always lived in the
west and feel sure that we can over
come any slight obstacles. Our trip last
year from Chicago to Denver, although
hard one, was a most enjoyable two
weeks, ana the Dement'S derived con-
vinces me that the time has come when
for health and pleasure no recreation
can equal the invigorating pleasure
giving atmosphere that surrounds a
trip of this sort.
Although / do not expect to make
as fast time as some of the other cars
which have crossed the continent, l
feel the eight weeks which we have
allowed will give us ample time to see
and enjoy the country through which
we are passing. We shall ride all day
long, starting early in the morning,
and as far as possible not be compelled
to ride at night We shall take with us
nothing more than is absolutely neces-
sary for our immediate comfort and not
be bothered with extra equipment or
baggage to hamper us on our trip. for
as some one has wisely said. the great
est hamper to motorists are the ham,
pers they carry with them"