The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-12
MARIETTA, GA, Oct. 9Th, 1909.

Editor Journal and Courier:
Dear Sir:-In accordance with yeur
request, we will attempt to give you a
brief sketch of our trip from New York
to Atlanta in the endurance run which
was promoted by the New York Herald
and the Atlanta Journal and which was
finished in Atlanta on the 3rd inst.
We made this trip as guests of Messrs.
Morgan McNeel and G.. W. DuPre, who
were driving a Model &c" Maxwell
touring car, 1910 model. which was
entered by the Maxwell-Briscoe Com
pany, of Tarrytown, N. Y.
On Monday morning, October 25th, at
1915 O'Clock, we leftthe New Y ork Her
aid building. which is situated in Herald
Square on Broadway, Thirty fifth and
Thirty-sixth streets, and proceeded I'M
der police escort to the Battery, and
there crossed the ferry to st. George,
Staten Island. Some two hundred cars
escorted US from Herald Square to the
ferry.
We then drove to Perth Amboy, a
small village about fifteen miles dis
tant, and there had dinner.
About o'clock we we're first checked
out for the race, the cars leaving one
minute apart. We then went to the
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, Pa, a dis
lance of eighty miles, for our night con-
troll. Each car was checked in on ar.
rival, and was then driven into the City
Hall, where they we're stored for the
night. After the cars were checked in,
no repairs of any kind were allowed.
Ali filling of gasoline tanks, oil tanks,
etc., had to be done in the running
time-that is, either after we were
checked out on leaving one of the con-
trolls, or before checking in at the next
stop. Quite a number of cars met us
out few miles from Philadelphia, and
escorted US to the city.
On the second morning, we left Phil,
adelphia and drove to York, Pa, a dis
lance of ninety miles, then stopped for
noon control.
On this drive, we passed through the
prettiest farming section we have ever
seen. 1t was devoted almost exclu-
sively to truck farming.
We then went to Gettysburg, Pa, for
the night stop, distance of only about
thirty miles. After checking in from
the run, those contestants who desired
we're allowed to take their cars ana
drive over the battle-fields. Most all
took advantage of this opportunity
There are about IL, 900 acres included in
this park, of which the Government
owns the principal part. We had a
guide with US, and at one place, we very
much enjoyed a lecture from him, in
which he illustrated the different posi-
tions occupied by the opposing armies
during the three days battle.
Our next days drive was to Staunton,
Va. This was the hardest days drive
on the tour, so far as speed was con-
cerned, the distance being one hun
dred and eighty miles. The first
eighty miles of the road was somewhat
rough, but the remaining one hundred
miles was almost perfect pike. We
came through the famous Shenandoah
Valley. 1t seemed that the entire pop
ulace of Staunton turned out to receive
US, and We we're certainly royalty en-
tertained. We stopped at noon at the
famous natural bridge vt Natural
Bridge, Va
We next went to Winston Salem, n.
c. This is one OF the most progressive
little cities through which we passed
We were welcomed by the Mayor, and
it was at this place that the famous
"Ty Cobb" delivered his first inn
promptu address Alter this, at each
town where we stopped, Cobb was all
ways called upon to make . speech.
We next came to Charlotte, n. &.