The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-13
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Cincinnati o.. June 13.- The sew
OF the American Automobile Associa-
ton, commonly known as the Glidden
tour VIII start from this city tomorrow
morning Before II Is ended the con-
testants will have made a Journey Of
nearly 1000 miles that will cover q
large section OF the Southwest and
Middle West and take them within
the borders of thirteen States. There
will be fifteen days Of travelling, and.
with the stop-overs, the end will come
on the last day Of the month at Chica-
go.
This was an exceedingly busy day
for the several hundred automobilists
who are interested directly OF indi-
rectly i'm the far-famed tour. II wus
the last opportunity to see that the
contesting machines were In perfect
condition for the long grind and to ar
range for the checking of baggage and
the hundred and one other prelimin-
aries that must be attended to. The
official badges were distributed by the
committee and each contesting car was
furnished with small pennants denot-
ing their make and tags bearing their
numbers.
The tour this year will be a contest
of physical endurance as well as one
that is bound to test the cars. There
will be days when the contestants will
have to cover nearly $50 miles over
roads they know little about.
once the Queen City is left behind
the tourists will head for Lexington
and thence on to Louisville. where the
first night will be spent. From the
Kentucky metropolis the route takes
them through Bowling Green TO Nash
Vile. After spending the night in
the Tennessee capital the tourists
will take a southerly course through
Columbia to Sheffield, Ara, the next
stop. Friday the journey will be
continued along the Tennessee-Missis
sippi line until Memphis Is reached.
The route for Saturday will take the
travellers from Memphis to Little Rock.
a distance of over 200 miles. An easy
Sunday run will be made from Little
Rock to Hot Springs, where the jour-
ney will be resumed Monday morning.
Leaving Hot Springs there will be n
run to the Texas line and Texarkana.
on the boundary line. will shelter the
tourists Monday night Tuesday will
be devoted to a run from Texarkana to
Dallas. with a noon stop at Paris.
Oklahoma will be the next State 10
entertain the Gliddeners. After n 200
mile run from Dallas. by the way OF
Terrell the contestants will reach
Lawton wednesday night and will re-
main there until the following morn
ingl Oklahoma City will be reached
Thursday evening. From Oklahoma
City the long runs will start the first
day heading for Wichita, which is 21t
miles away. Two hundred and thirty
five miles more will land the tourists
at Kansas City. where Saturday night
and Sunday will be passed.
Then the beginning OF the end vii
find the tourists heading northwart
again for omaha. The run from Kan
sas city to Omaha WIN constitute th'
longest days journey. covering dis
tance of 243 miles. Leaving omahl
Tuesday morning the motorists vii
steer eastward ocross the State O
Iowa. A run Of 16O miles viii brir,
them to Des Moines, where elaborate
entertainment has been prepared 70
them Tuesday night. The next da,
will take the contestants to the Missis
sippi River, with Davenport as tn
= nights stop Crossing the river earl
the next morning the last days rul
' will be commenced. One hundred an
eighty miles across northern Illinoi
7 will bring the tourists to Chicago. tn
final objective point and the end o
What promises 20 be the most success
full as well as the longest reliabilit
contest ever conducted under the au
70 spices OF the American Automobile As
" sociation.