Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29

tour without extra labor on the part OF
the committee as Lewis will know every
foot Of the road over which the Gliddenites
will tour.
Here is the complete route for the seven
teen days of the run:
First--Cincinnati to Louisville.
Second-Louisville to Nashville.
Third-Nashville to Sheffield.
Fourth-Sheffield to Memphis.
Fifth-Sunday In Memphis.
Sixth-Memphis to Little Rock.
Seventh-Little Rock to Texarkana- -. .-.
Eight-Texarkana to Dallas.
Ninth-Dallas to Lawton.
observation-disclosures to Wichita.
Twelfth-Sunday in Wichita.
Observation-Disclosures to Kansas n CITY
lifteenth-Omaha to Des Moines.
SiNteenth-Des Moines to Davenport
finish.
When the rough estimate of the route
was made run from Dallas. Tex, to
Oklahoma City was made a day spin. Tho
pathfinding Chalmers reports that this
must be a two days run on account of the
roads. This will make it impossible to
reach Kansas City on the second Sunday
of the tour.
Route Changed.
From Dallas the run will be to Iawton,
Okl., by way Of Decatur, instead of Gaines
VILE, Tex. On the ninth night out the
night stop win be at Lawton. This will
bring the tourists to Wichita, Kan, for tho
second Sunday, June 2G. and the finish OF
the tour will be in Chicago July L
Chairman s NJ Butler, on his way homo
from Los Angeles, remained in Omaha long
enough to change the route to take in this
city. This necessitated the changing of the
run after Lewis left st. Joseph, Mo. The
(,liddpnitaC will
of Missouri and enter Nebraska After
leaving Omaha the cars will turn east
again and pass through Des Moines
Seventeen entries. have been received for
the Glidden tour Nine of these are for the
Glidden trophy and six for the Chicago
trophy. Two enter as noncontestants
There are a number of autoists planning
TO make the tour without the necessity
of competing for the trophies and following
the strict rules of the endurance run.
Such automobilists intend to get the bene-
fits OF the tour without undergoing its
rigors.
Entry List.
Entries for the Glidden tour close at mid
night tonight The time was extended by
Chairman Butler from May 1 to MAY Is.
The list promises to exceed that OF any
other year. Following is a list of the first
mier; third Chalmers: fourth, Chalmers: I
fifth. Chalmers; sixth. Cole; seventh, Max
we'll; eighth. Maxwell, and ninth, Parry. |
Chicago trophy-100, Moline; loi, Moline:
lO2, Moline; 1903, Lexington; 10A Cole and
Jos, Parry; noncontestAnts, two Cadillac
gun Carriages.
The entry fee is 500, and is to be In. |
creased TO $500 from today for post entries.
While the arrangements for the tour are |
being completed in the offices of the Amer |
acan Automobile association in New York |
the Chalmers pathfindlng party is having |
strenuous time mapping out the route. |
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and Mis- |
souri, have been thoroughly explored. Most
of this run has been over good roads. On
the trip across the Texas plains the heat
was almost unbearable. At Martins ranch. |
short distance from Decatur, Driver
Gardham was Frustrated.
GrRdhRm Out.
Gardham was compelled 10 rest for a day
and was under the care Of a physician for
twenty-four hours. The l29 miles from,
Decatur to Lawton were covered in good
time. The highways were excellent Many
motorists from Lawton met the party. A
delegation OF motorists from Chikasba
Journeyed 1A0 miles TO greet the party.
The days run was through a picturesque
section, the route taking the tourers
through the Wichita mountains.
The Canadian river was crossed and
the Chalmers passed through the sin mill
tary reservation. Representatives OF the
Oklahoma State Automobile association ao-
companied the Chalmers party during the
entire day and escorted them as far as thu
Kansas line. The pathfinders had travelled |
loo miles since leaving Cincinnati on
April H. On the completion OF a lOO-mile
run the travellers reached Enid.
The route was laid out by way OF Guth-
rie and the roads passed were in fairly
good shape. Again the state autoists
guided the Chalmers On May 5, Oklahoma
was left and the pathfinder entered Kansas
and completed lsO-mile run from Enid to
Wichita. Il
The run across Oklahoma was made In
less than three days. The tour a. mapped