The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-02
,PATHF INDING CAR
FOR THE GLIDDEN
,Contest BoardtIssues Warn
sing Against Accepting Tips
. From Unofficial Scouts.
By HARRYTwARD.

As the' GIidden tOuri is always one Of
! the mostt important events on the auto
mobile calendar. anything pertaining to
! this classic is Of interest to motorists
generally.
: MS, being the case, THE following, Of
| fetal announcement of the contest
boardf OF the American Automobile As
ISOLATION, which will promote the tour.
shouidl be read with interest by Wash
ingtonf motorists, some of whom are
planning to join this years tour:
"AfteT a careful consideration of the
( competitive proposals submitted by a
number Of manufacturers for the privi-
iege of furnishing the official pathfnd-
: ing carr for the 1910 GHdden tour, the
contest gboard have awarded this priv
/ leGe to- the Chalmers Motor Company,
hof Detroh. The Chalmers car. which
| is to lay out the route will commence
4 its work sometime in the month OF
, April, ast soon as the roads are in a Al
condition TO determines the most prac-
lpicable route.
THE futuity of the efforts OF another
car than the Chalmers. now attempting
70 80 unoficiailly over the road. and
Enthusiastically OF the road information
which such car can obtain at this sea
son OF the year. is salf evident. The
roads, over the proposed route Of the
tour are in such CONDITION at the pres
ent tine that the route which any car
would nave to take would Of necessity
Include many detours and be entirely
. at variance with the route which will
/ be selected by the Chalmers Official
| pathhnding car, when IL goes over the
| territory in the proper season. Intend
/ ing entrants in the tour should not be
/ mksled b ythe road reports from any
/ selE-appointed or unofficial pathfinding
! car making an unreasonable run, but
should wait for the reliable and authen-
nc Information which will be contained
/ in the reports of the official path
fndert
/ The contest board also contemplate
l lhe changing Of the tentative route IN
/ some OF It's important particulars.
/ A Western-made, car will make its de-
/ but in Washington this week. 1t is the
! Staver-Chicago. made by the Staver
! Carriage Company. and the agency here
has been secured by the Bennett-ColIins
/ Company, with Offices IN the MetrOpOn-
tan Bank building
( Nearly every succeeding day develops
] IT
lOlympia. Wash. comes a report OF the
lunique use 10 which a motor car was re-
Gently put. The,manaSement of skat-
I ing rink in that city conceived the idea
of attaching TWO 6rindsuOues to cal
! bv means Of ropes, and Oh these two
I youths crOuched. After riding around
! The rink for a distance Of thirty miles
the floor had been worn TO a uniform
polished surface
The many friends OF II. Chadwick
Hunter. president of the Automobile
\ C-lub of Washington, Will be pleased q
learn that he left the hospital yester
day. having fully recovered from M!
recent .indisposltlon-
: In the first week in April smoker
, will be given by the. Automobile Clu'
Of Washington, and a general invita-
- non TO motorists will joe extended Les
ter ID. Moore. ir-, chairman of the house
committee, is making plans for the al
fair which promises 10 be one Of tn,
most enjoyable in the club history