New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-13
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
Plan SETERAL TOURS
Moto1sts to Make Trips Ouer
ISir Routes.

The plea CT John T. Rainier fer an East
eTn or a series of Eastern organized auto
mobile tours has been quick to bring forth
results. Announcement was made yester-
day by the Touring Club Of America that
1t had in preparation series of Eastern.
Northeastern. Southeastern and Middle
Western tours exactly on the lines pro-
posed by MT Rainier.
These tours. which are planned TO make
Aerican motorists better acquainted with
the finest American touring routes, VIII be
started as soon as conditions are favorable
and will be continued throughout the sum
mer season. Six different routes are TO be
selected. embracing fat and rolling country
and hill and mountain regions. One route
will include the Berkshire Hills and the
White Mountains, another will penetrate
The Adirondacks. a third viii be through
the lake region Of New York State, q fourth
will include trip through the Pccono
Mountains, in PENNSYLVANIA, and POSSIBLY
extend into TIE Alleehenies. The first tour
will probably be southwark. with Washing
ton or Richmond Va. as its objective
point and taking in the Shenandoah Valley
en- route 4 Western run over the Ma
tionaI Highway 10 Indianapolis, or possibly
St Louis. is in contemplation.
These tours will wary in length from one
week TO two weeks. Already a man who
has been prominent in the mana cement of
former Giidden tours has consented to
assist In laying out routes and in conduct
ing these trips. All the tours will be over
roads where ample and comfortable hotel
accommodations may be obtained Again,
following out Mr.. Rainier9s suggestion,
there will be no ironclad rules requiring
participants 10 start in the morning or
finish ia the evening at a given minute.
nor will tourists be instructed 10 eat here
or sleep there under penalty Of Penaliza-
ton for infractiou of rules. The tours Viii
be leisurely affairs. designed for pleasure
and incidentally 10 spread a touring spirit
and 10 help in the movement for better
roads and improved hotel conditions
throughout The country Already nearly
score Of cars have been pledged for the
opening events of the series. not including
the scores of Rainier owners who arc said
to h. waiting eagerly for Just such d chance
as this
Indications are not wanting that point
strongly 20 the temperance of ROYAL
Tourist machines IN the racing game this
year. Tie pick of the seasons road con-
tests and representative twenty four hour
this favorably known make IF car among
the fields of contestants III the hands of
Formidable drivers
George II Durham, president Of the
RovaI Tourist Car Company, when seen At
the Chicago Automobile Show would
neither deny nor affirm the report I'VE are
going ahead with our own business in our
own va-" he tersely remarked ''if "
have ANYTHING We consider very fast in the
stock car line. We might consider the adj
visibility Of demonstrating il TO the public
but the idea of building any specially de-
signed speed car fo~ competitive purposes
only is certainly not part Of the Royal
Tourist propaganda"
The first entry for the approaching en-
dlirance contest from Denver TO Mexico
city has been made by President II, O.
smith OF the Premier Motor Manufacture
ing Companv. of Indianapolis, and Ray
Mcnamara has been named as the driver
The formal entry blank was filled out and
delivered 10 George 4. Wahlsreen. OF Den
YER, who has offered the principal trophy