Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-13
GL|DDEN D! TOUR.
Augusta Included In the
1908 |ntinerary.
Party Will Pass Through
Here Monday, July 20.
En- Route From Poland Spring to
RangeIey Via WaterviIle.

IRI'tuCciICHt tlIdt tAS IihNNNA eOoAASSS
will pass through Augusta and this
section Of Maine in the course of their
2OoO mile endurance run in July. The
party, which will include at least 80
automobiles, will leave Buffalo July 3
and after eight days run through
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts will arrive in Boston on the
evening of July II. On the next day
they will go from Boston to Poland
Springs by way of Portland, remaining
at Poland Springs over Sunday. The
10th days run, Monday, July 20. will
be from Poland Springs to Rangeley
Lakes. and as the direct run would be
altogether too short for one day they
will make a wide detour which will
include Lewiston, Winthrop, Au-
gusta, Waterville and Pennington,
travelling on that day a total of 142
miles.
The party will probably leave Poland
Springs at o'clock on the morning
of Monday, July 20, which will bring
them into Augusta at about o'clock,
as the distance is 40 miles. 1t is
probable that a checking station will
be established at some point in this
city. After leaving Augusta it is
supposed the party will proceed to
Waterville by way of Vassalboro, and
from Waterville westward through
Oakland. Smithheld, New Sharon to
Pennington, thence up the Sandy
River to Rangeley. The entire run
from Poland Springs to Rangeley over
this circuitous route will be made in
seven hours ard with no stop for din
ner or lunch.
This Glidden touring contest is real
ly an endurance contest for machines
of different make, and by no means
tour for the enjoyment of scenery o,
places of interest. There will be few
if any ladies in the party as the runs
each day constitute an exceedingly
strenuous program. Each car carries
along its own repair equipment and is
not allowed to have repairs made at
any garage on the way. Any such
repairs or assistance from outside par
ties would Immediately disqualify IT,
car from the contest. The time to be
made between the various checking
points along the route must be exact
to the minute and q car is pcnallzed
for passing such points a minute be-
| fore or a minute after this time This
means that the cars go as rapidly as
possible from cne checking point to
| within a few rods of the next and
| there stop and employ the time at
| their disposal in making the nece ssary
repairs to their machines. In each car
| there is a representative of the COM
mittee in charge of the contest who
sees that all the rules are faithfully
| lived up to.
| There will be no stop in this city, or
at any point for that matter in the
days run through this section of the
State, except at the checking points,
and the affair will be nothing more
spectacular or interesting than two or
! three score automobiles flying by in a
cloud or dust or lined up at the check
| ing stations along the route with the
chauffeurs tinkering on the machines
| The night of Monday. July 90. will be
passed at Rangeley and on the follow
| ing day the cars will go to Bethlehem,
| N. II. On Wednesday the run will be
| from bethlehem across New Hamp-
shire and Vermont to Saratoga, N. ",
| the final destination. This last days
| run is one of the most severe of the
whole IL, being 1874 miles in length.
The shortest days run is that of the
| third day which is through western
Pennsylvania, and is only 106 miles.
| The longest days run is that of the
eighth day from Albanw to Boston, Il
distance of 1914 miles, but the roads
across MASSACHUSETTS, are particularly
| good.
The pathfinder cars. IS they are
| called, have been over the whole road
and made the preliminary arrange
| ments. A few years ago a part
of Maine was included in this annual
| touring contest and the whole party
| spent the night at Waterville. The
| only two stops in Maine this year. ex-
| cert the brief ones at the checking
points will be at Poland Springs over
Sunday, July 10, and at Tangeley,
Monday night, July 20. Local auto
mobile enthusiasts are especially
pleased that this section is to be in
cludcd in the run and many will prob
ably accompany the party over a part
| of the course.