New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
LAYING PATH FOR TOUR
LEWIS At HIS OLD JOB
Leaves Detroit to arrange Run for
the GHdden Trophy.

Dai Lewis. in a pathfinding car, started from De
troit yesterday to lay the for this years
American Automobile Association tour for the Gid
den and Hover trophies. AS has been generally
understood. the tour this summer will run through
the Middle West, stopping at Chicago, Denver and
other important points. The contestants Will visit
places, will have a different character Of
roads, will traverse greater distance and com
pete under rules. For these and other reasons
II will be the most interesting and important OF
all the contests for this famous trophy
For the first time, this year 1t will be possible for
individual entrant to win the Gdden trophy
1t will not be a competition between clubs and
there will be teams The winner of the cup will
have personal custody of it for a year, it being
perpetual trophy. There will be a new Hover
trophy for runabouts which will become the per
manent property of the winner, in former
seasons. This year there is also prize for
with miniature bodies. double rumbles. This
is known the Detroit trophy. il having been sub
scrbed for and presented by the motorists Of that
city.
The GIidden deed of gift had be altered 10 per
NIT of its going to individual instead Of club,
and the rules of the contest have been modified
cordingly. the changes being such that single
winner is certain to be evolved The cars will be
classified and penalties will be imposed in fractions
OF point for repairs and repacements.
The tour will be little longer than usual this
year. but not much more strenuous. except that
the rules will be more exactng to prevent the
large number of perfect scores Some poor roads
will be encountered west of Chicago, but the con-
testants viii not be surprised at anything in this
line and it IS expected that the average daily dis
tance covered will be great even greater
than in former years
The novel feature Of the tour this year
will be the overnight accommodation over part
of the distance west of Chicago. Arrangements
are being made to have group Of sleeping and
dining cars accompany the tour and be sdetracked
at the various stopping places. This is necessary
because of inadequate hotel room 1t will obviate
the annual trouble about "a room and a bath in
places where there are not enough for ALL and also
will make it compulsory to exclude women from
the tour. The sleeping and dining cars will afford
accommodations 1T a lower cost than hotels
Dai Lewis, who has laid out the route for num-
Der of tours expects TO be four nve weeks on
the work. He is accompanied by photographer
the Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company has decided
to double the capacity of its plant in this city
new building, exact duplicate Of the present
main building of the plant. will be erected in time
for occupancy on September /. This will be 60 feet
wide 400 feet loEg and three stories high. The
new building, like the present main building, viii
be Of concrete construction throughput.
J. s Josephs earned long lead yesterday in the
voting for king of the automobile carnival to be
held the week beginning April IS Miss Berta Mills
still leads in the voting for queen Those having
the highest votes are: