Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-09
IDAHO WONAN'S
MOTOR CAR TRIP
Mrs. Teape and Daughter, Mrs.
MacKeIvie OF Sand Point
To Undertake Ii.
FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC.
VIII Leave Portland, Maine, Next
Week for Portland, oregon. Via
Boston. Omaha and Salt Lake.

In the last three or four years. sew
eral trans continental trips have been
attempted. and some successfully made
by automobilists but it renamed for
Mrs. f. r.. Teape and Mrs Vera Mac
Kelvic of Sand Point Idaho, to be the
first women motorists 10 attempt the
1000 miles from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifio. on May IA, starting at Portland.
Maine. Mrs. Teape and her daughter
Mrs. MacKelvje, driving an horse
power, two-cylinder runabout Will at
tempt to cross the continent to Port
land. oregon. The trip Is to be made
alone. unhampered by drivers. chauf-
feurs or luggage other than the neces-
any wearing apparel, and is to be
made IN easy stages. by the way OF
Boston, Albany. Buffalo, Chicago, Des
Moines, Omaha. Cheyenne. Salt Lake
City. ogden, Boise. Baker city, to
Portland.
1t is the longest trip ever attempted
by woman motorist and Mrs. Teape
who is now In New York arranging
for the details Of the trip, is fully con-
fdent of being able TO not only success
fully conclude the tour as originally
mapped out, but is allowing herself on
w eight weeks In which to do II.
Taking into consideration the vain
efforts made by the cars In the recent
New York to- Paris race TO make tlihe'
the schedule which Mrs. Teape hopes
to live up to is considered remarkable
although il is known that the roaus
will be in a very much better conuttloh
III L., : I,A
Women motorists are gaining In
numbers very rapidly With details
effected by the standardization Of the
present cars IL is expected IL VIII not
be long before It VIII be common
sight to see women propelling not on
ly low powered, but high-powered
oars throughout the city streets and
In making long tours in the country.
That II is possible for women driv-
ers TO successfully compete with men,
was shown in the latest Glidden tour
when Mrs Juan Cuneo successfully
competed with the other drivers m
the contest bringing her car through
without pennlization.
The trans continental trip Is not the
first long one attepted by Mrs. Teape,
as last year she drove four horse
power blackboard from Chicago to
Denver IN two weeks time, 1t not once
being necessary for them TO apply TOT
assistance I'm any manner. MIS-. Ieape
when seen at her hotel by New York
reporter was enthusiastic regarding the
proposed trip and said.
II am enthusiastic regarding this
trip and am very anxious to get
started. I feel sure that we can sue
cessfully make this trip. ! realize the
troubles and difficulties which two WOO
men may encounter but we have al
ways lived In the west and feel sure
that we can overcome any slight OBJ
stacles Our trip last year from chit
cago to Denver although hard one.
was a most enjoyable two weeks and
the benefits derived convinces me that
the time has come when for health ana
pleasure no recreation can equal the
iavigorating pleasure giving atmos-
phere that surrounds a trip of this
sort. Although l do not expect to make
as fast a time as some of the other
cars which have crossed the contl-
nent. feel that 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 al 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 necessary for our i'm
mediate comfort and not he bothered
with extra equipment or baggage TO
hamper us on our trip for, as some
one has wisely said The greatest
hamper to motorists are the hampers
they carry with them.