The Detroit times., 1909-04-12
JULY z IS NEW
DATE FOR START
OF GL|DOEN z.
Dai H. Lewis, Pathfinder, Makes
Announcement Al He
Leaves On His Annual
Trip.
EMF. Car With Mr.. Lewis Aboard
Pulled Out of Detroit For Long
Trip This Morning.

Monday. July IL. lot the same da?
of the week preceding. will he the date
OF the start OF the Glidden tour. the
worlds biggest automobiling event. ac-
cordlng TO the announcement, OF DAT n.
Lewis. OF Buffalo. the American Auto
mobile associations official pathfinder
who left Detroit this morning IN HIS
annual trip OF blazing the way for the
tourists who will gather at Detroit on
the date set for the opening OF tre rum
Mr.. Lewis was the guest OF honor
Sunday evening at banquet tendere1
by the Everett Metzger-Flanders Co. II
Detroit at the Pontchartrain and tho
announcement quoted above was tho
most important part Of his address 10
the assembled motorists and experts.
The cause for the change Is the fact
shat independence day viii be cele
brated this year on July 5-the origi-
nal date set for the start Of the tour
II did not seem wise to lump two such
important AFFAIRS and the postpone
ment was the result; OF a conference
Letween Chairman Hover. OF tho tour
Ing board. and several OF the most I'M
portant members IL the organization
The effect will be to give Detroit one
week more for preparation for the
event. IL will also enable a greater
Capitalization OF interest locally and
allow the manufacturers who stand
behind the run TO secure locally the
largest possible benefit from the pup
licity which the gathering OF so large
number OF expert drivers and up-to-
date cars will give.
| Mr.. Lewis predicted that the tour
of 1909 would be by all odds the
largest and most important In the HE.
tory OF the event which has played u
leading part in motoring for the past
six years. A careful review Ut the
situation enables him to estimate that
at least 100 cars and. In all probd-
bility, considerable more than this
number. will take pa-' In the event.
On Tuesday nighs the Detroit COM
mon council will De asked by Mayor
Breitmeyer to appropriate In the neigh
borhood OF $500 for the purpose OF
providing a Detroit trophy TO reward
the winner in the baby tonneau class
OF the tour At present this class Is
not recognized officially, the Glidden
trophy being for touring cars and the
Hover for roadsters. The trophy was
offered some time age by the Detroii
Automobile Dealers association but
Chairman Hover was loath To accep:
II from a trade source IL any opposi.
ton develops In the council the trophy
will he presented from another source
but II Is agreed that the most graceful
donor would be the municipality.
The Detroit trophy Is. however. an
assured fact already.
With Mr. Lewis Ia the EMF car
which left Detroit today. bound for
Chicago, were f. Leroy Pelletier, Of
the EMF advertising stan: w. A.
Krohn, representing y. Lazernick. the
offcial photographer. and George Meix.
niger. the driver who will take the car
on the run as pilot.
Mr. Lewis will. as usual, compile
road knowledge enough to furnish the
subject matter for the book. OF which
10000 or more copies will be printed
for the benefit OF the members OF the
A. A. A., particularly those who Will
accompany run.
The banquet at which the party
was officially farewelled was an elab
crate affair, at which President George
II. Lane, OF the ID. A. ID. A. presided.
Addresses were made by William E.
Metzger, OF the EMF; r. Leroy Pei
letter. Mr. Lewis. Harry Nimmo. VIII
liam Orr, Bob" Davis. Paul II. Brusko
and others.