New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
INTEREST In AUTO RUN
MAPS FOR MOTORISTS.
Touring Board OF Il. Il. II. York
ing to Open NetO Routes.

Despite the fact that the Gidden tour will not
start before July Frank B. Hover. chairman of the
contest board of the American Automobile Associa-
ton. reports that he has obtained number Of en-
tries and is confident Of a larger entry list than
before. Motorists have been trying to find
out from Mr.. Hover where the tour is going, but
he Is preserving this Of his annual secrets
It will be the sixth annual contest of the American
Automobile Association. and there Is a scramble
various sections OF the country to secure it.
In 1904 It went from New York to St Louis; in
1905, the White Mountains; in 1906 it went from
Buffalo to Breton Woods; In 1907 from Cleveland
to New York and In 1908 from Buffalo to Sara
toga-
The first announcement, made some months ago.
to the effect that it would this year go from
Chicago Denver. but this. according to Mr..
Hover, is not authentic At the same time he re-
fuses to divuge the distance the route over which
the great caravan consisting of probably more than
one hundred cars. will pass.
The touring and information board OF the asso-
ciation been opened. with headquarters IN
Philadelphia under the direction of Powell Evans
president of the Automobile Club Of Philadelphia
and chairman of the board. Arrangements nave
been made with the Philadelphia club to turn over
a portion OF its clubhouse TO the new touring bu-
reau. Information and maps Will be distributed to
the twenty thousand members through the affiliated
clubs, numbering more than two hundred. scattered
throughout almost every state in the Union
Mr.. Evans is not only practical tourist, but has
devoted much time to a study Of the theoretical
as any in the country to place the new touring
board in position where its services will be abso-
lutely indispensable to all automobilists.
All of the affiliated clubs now cooperating
with the new touring board, and in this way the
American Automobile Association will shortly be
able to give its members data and up-to-date maps
on touring from sections where such Information
has never before been obtainable. Touring In this
country has heretofore been connneo largely 10
beaten paths. -
Mr. Evans and those who are associated with
him realize that many excellent roads have been
built during the last few years in parts Whlch are
still unknown to the average tourist THESE ROADS,
of course are used by local tourists, but the man
who IS passing through these sections for the nrst
time is likely to follow the roads given in the OLD
touring books and miss the pleasure OF traveliihg
the new roads
Mr. Evans has already started his map makers
70 work and the secretary Of each club animated
with the association is preparing up-to-oaIe u@t@
relative touring in the neishborhood OF MS cluO
all Of which will be assembled at the heaaqual loi
of the touring board and made ready ror olsuLOu-
ton before the 1909 touring season opens
The association, through its secretary. Z. H Ell
+, lott has made arrangements with the Ieaolns
moving picture houses to furnish afhliateo cIups
with all the films made by these concerns Wfch
uonI5 he Of interest to automobists- special
rata has been offered to the clubs for the repro
ductton Of these films in their clubhouses during
the winter season All the films OF the Dig bulo-
pean and American races. together with nlrns
Of motoring sports and tours through the plctur-
esnue parts of Europe will be furnished the ciuos'
together with a competent lecturer and Demon
strator.
President Hotchkiss decided to make the oHer u
the clubs and a number of them have already con-
sdarad tt and dates are being fled for entertain
nents in a number OF clubhouses throughout the
country Motoring events are SO scattered tna'
thousands Of club members find 1t impossiole 70
attend all of them. but at the same tiIne .iey o.
all interested and the suggestion that these III
,a,rs he reproduced their clubhouses throusH
the medium of the most improved moving plceof
nachtnea has met with almost universal FAVOR.