The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-19
PATHFINDER
TO SEATTLE
MET At NllAH BY LOCAL CARS
Veteran Thomas Flyer Is Real Thing
i'll ScrNiccablc CarS-Routc VIII
BE National Auto Course.

Without having missed an explosion
all the way across the continent. the
Thomas Flyer car now known as the
Pathfinder in the New York Seattle
race and winner of the New York to
, Paris race last year pulled into this
| city Sunday evening shortly after 10
o'clock on the last leg of it's arduous
journey. which began in New York
on March 30, nearly two months ago.
George Miller, driver and mechanic.
is the same man who drove the car
around the world. He has driven the
car every foot of the way in both
trips and for distance covered and
difficulties encountered that is some
| thing of record, even in the modern
world when people expect and marvel
at the herculean.
Word was received over long dis
lance phone from Prosscr late Sunday
afternoon at the Yakima Auto
Garage that the Pathfinder was Just
leaving for North Yakima. Fred
Chandler and Lee Title Immediately
made ready to meet the travellers at
Zillah. Jack Makers new siX-cyinder
Franklin, carrying b. l.. Cushman,
driver; Jack Maher, Fred Chandler
and Harry IL. Andrews of the Herald;
Lee Title in the firms new Chalmers
Detroit carrying Thos. Martin, Muir
ray b. Miles and A. c. Cook with
Driver Armstrong and Driver Jimmy
Roaf with a party of friends in little
four-passenger Oldsmoble started for
the lower valley village.
1t is a little more than 20 miles to
Zillah, and the trip was made in 40
minutes. The big Franklin car took
the lead, and for speed developed and
high places touched II is doubtful If
any driver in Yakima county has done
much better than the record set on
Sunday afternoon. Murray Miles for
got to chew his qud of gum and Tom
Martin vowed that he would not ride
so fast again over reservation roads
If he had his choice between that and
clean $1,000. But when it was all
over any everybody safely landed in
Zillah Tom felt better about it and
Murray b. removed an extra quid of
gum from under his coat lapel and
everybody was happy, in anticipation
of the Pathiinder's arrival.
The Pathfinder car carries four
passengers: Driver George Miller of
the Thomas-Flyer company and his
mechanic. G. w. Eaton, j. S. NJ. Ely.
photographer, and l.. II. Reddington,
newspaper man. Messrs. Ely and
| Reddington are preparing the pictures
I and the material for a book of the
cross-country route which is to follow
the course mapped out by the Path
| finder. This route will follow the
course of the Pathfinder in almost
every detail. The material for 1t has
almost all been turned in and Il copy
of 1t will be in the hands of the en-
trymen of the race which will take
place in June. The Pathfinder party
has established depots and registry
places all along the route for the race
and North Yakima is to be one of the
checking stations.
The party was taken care of at the
Yakima hotel Sunday evening and the
car reposcd in the garage of the
Yakima Auto company until 1t left for
Allensburg early Monday morning
The party will reach Seattle on We'd
nesday.
| A wire was received from Driver
Miller late last night which stated
| that they had arrived at Easton and
| that arrangements had been made by
! through the Snoqualmie Pass, which
| is still filled with Is feet of snow and
| fallen trees.