New-York tribune., 1909-03-19
AUTO WILL BLAZE WAY
MAYOR. TO START CAR.
Pathfinder LeaUes TO-mor01o for
LOng Run across Country.

The first gun in the New York-Seattle automo-
bile endurance contest will be fired tomorrow
when the pathhnding will leave this city. A
committee OF representative motorists waited on
Mayor Mcclellan yesterday and requested bin 70
start the car which will lay out the transcontinen
tai route for the Guggenheim trophy, on its four
thousand mile journey.
The Mayor acceded to the request and expressed
much Interest in the Alaska-Yukon-Paoihc exposi-
ton, the goal OF the great ocean-to-ocean race
which will be one Of the chief motoring features
Of the summer.
After the Mayor had signifed his intention OF
starting the pathfinder the committee presented q
letter requesting him act the official starter
Of the contest itself After explaining that President
Taft ~ the request OF Richard A. Balinger, Sec
retsry Of the Interior would press button on June
! al ! n n. which will open the exhibition IN Sc
ettle and that arrangements had also been mace
to have the signal flashed to New York IN ORDER
that the contest might be started at the same
moment Mayor Mcclellan accepted the invitation
and authorized the committee to make arrange
rnents TO line up the contestng cars in city ha4I
Park from which point the long run will start
Through the courtesy Of T. R Thomas. the
Thomas car zbfch won the New York to Paris
has been placed at the disposal OF those handling
the contest as the pathfinder. The car viii be
driven b. George Miller, who acted as mechanic In
the previous contest, and is scheduled 10 leaVe TO-
morrow at Il o'clock. l. ". Redington' the foute
expert will receive letter from Mr.. Mcclellan. d.
rected to the Mayor Of Seattle wishing. on behalf
of the city Of New York all success 10 the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition and TO the State OF WASH
ington.
After receiving this letter the car Will proceed
IN town where after a farewell luncheon. escort
ed nv many motorists, Il will start it's Journey
The route that the will follow is from Ne"
York 20 Poughkeepsie and Albany, thence through
Schenectady Rochester and Buffalo 10 Erie ana
cleveland A. Cleveland a modification OF the
original route will be made and more southeriy
-att tried This will lead through Indianapolis ana
e. fouis and thence 20 Kansas City and Denver
r2,- this means the black guubo will be avoided
E7-oro Darver the road leads TO Granger Wyo,
after which the route has again been changed IN
order 10 take advantage Of the recent action OF te
Warrington State Legislature which has appropri-
ated s120 600 toward making and repairing the roads
IN Eastern Washington over which the contestants
will travel,
The hard part Of the route lies within hundred
miles Of Seattle This is snoqualnie Pass wherein
lies thirty feet Of snow. even on June L The ROAD
improvements undertaken by the Washington State
Highway Commission will this condition.
however.
Tobn T Mccall the New York commissioner 10
the AIaska-Y1kor- Pacific Exposition, Will be absent
,,rs1oidablv at the start It is thought, however.
that his fellow commissioner, Senator Benjamin
yK-,r-ox Will welcome the at Albany
All the leading eilversmiths submitting de-
s,gra for the C;uggenheim trophy The artist who
submits the best design will earn prize Of $3.50