Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-06-09
ROUTE FOR STAR TROPHY
AUTOMOBILE RACE CHOSEN


The official route of the three day
endurance run under the auspices OF
the st. Louis Automobile Manufactur-
es' and Dealers Association, June
2S, 30, 80 for the Star Trophy was
selected by the Contest Committee
Thursday night from the information
and road data gathered by r. b.
Campbell, official representative OF
the Association, who accompanied
"Oh Red Wing" the Model II Buick
pathfinder, on iu recent pathfindtng
trip.
rhe official route as selected by
the Contest Committee Is from st.
Louis through st. Charles, Wentz-
vile, Harvester, CottlesviHe, Darden,
Flint HAl, Moscow Mills. Troy, Cola,
Cl'ksville. Louisiana, Frankford. New
London and into Hannibal, where h
first nights stop will be made. Inc
first days run will cove 1879 miles.
The second days run will be from
Hannibal to Moberiy, through Pal
myra. Monroe City, HunneweH, Lake
nan, Shelbina, Lentner, Clarence, Ma
con, Excello and Jacksonville. The
second days run will be 10S miles.
The third and last days run VIII
be from Moberly to st. Louis through
Cairo, Clark, Centralia, Thompson
and Mexico. rhe distance covered
the third day viii be l55 miles. The
entire route is 4O2 miles.
Illinois Route Abandoned.
The original plan was % stop over
the first night at Louisiana ON ae-
count of the enthusiastic
lists of that place, and ON col OF
the excellence of the roads in ana
around the town, but II was found
impractical to do this. The ferry Ia
%cllities at Louisiana for crossing the
Mississippi River are excellent but
will not be used as all the Illinois
section Of the run was eliminated
ON account of the poor ferry facili-
tiles across the Illinois River at Mon
tezuma. At this place there are only
two barges which would carry Tour
cars across the river at a time and
as there will be In the neaghborhood
Of so airs in the run, this would
cause a delay of at least q a DAY
and therefore the Contest m
decided to eliminate he Illinois sec
ton of the run.
Repairs on the bridge oyer the MIS-
souri, River at 81. Charles, IL not com
pleted In time for the run, VIII nee
e~ssltate the elimination Of that town
from the route,
"Od Red Wing" Model IL BUICK,
the official pathfinder for the run,
completes its pathfinding by making
a trip from St. Louis to Mexico sun
day. J.. e. Poland, of The Star;
r. b. Campbell, representing the st,
Louis Automobile Manufacturers, and
Dealers Association; F. L. Robert
son, of the Buick Motor Co., ana
Frank Delaney, the driver, will ac-
company the car. This is the same
party that was with the a on It's
former trip.
Route to Be Checked.
A second car will probably start
Tuesday or Wednesday to act as q
check ON the pathfinder and establish
controls, The a has not been Sc
lected, as there are several con-
Germs which want then cars TO make
the trip.
The route as selected $ througn
one of the richest parts OF MISSOURI
and already the farmers and the au
tomobile owners of the small towns
and cities along the route are elNdeaS
oring to have the bad places I'M ehe
roads fixed in time for the rum
There are many miles OIL goo
roads, along the route n again
there are some stretches I'M VIII
prove am excellent test for nil CLIMB
ing machlhes'
The road from Eolla TO Hannipai
with the exception OF a lew Very
high halls and some "thank'you4ma.
ANS" is red gravel and wlnds IN ano
out and from the top o some oil 'ne
hills N can e for miles.
The road from Hannibal to Fanny
ra is of the same character ana
very little difficulty WIN be elcoun'
tered by the machines between THESE
points.
The road from Palmyra 10 Mopeiis
was found by the pathfinder 10 pe
very muddy and deep rutted M many
places, and many long, steep req Gay
hills were encountered especiaAy DC
tween Monroe CITY ana Moperly,
Their Is a wide spreuch od poeooai
wnion nus no,nts ord N,
tbro,pb those two nolnts and tn,
roads through this are real, genuine