The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29
WOMAN CROSSES
COUNTRY IN AUTO
Blanche Stuart Scott of R0Ch-
ester Starts Long Trans
continental Trip.
FEAT OF FEMININE PILOT
BIG WAGER PLACED ON Sue
CESS OF VENTURE.

New York, n. Y. May 2s.-Five thou
Eand miles in an automobile. over all
sorts Of country roads-such is the trip
Miss Blanche Stuart Scott Of Roches-
ter, n. Y, Will undertake in her Model
SO Overland. Alone, except for wO-
man companion, Miss Scott left Column
bus Circle. New York City. Monday, for
San Francisco
Feminine pilots of automobiles have
won recognition for hill CHIMES success
fully attempted. and for Gear records
In various road tours; but II remains
for this young lady to attempt the
seemingly impossible.
With a degree of nonchalance one
might expect IN a seasoned driver, Miss
Scott has made complete preparations
for this. her first trap Of any length.
Every conceivable emergency has been
prepared for. Spare tires, extra spark
plugs, complete repair kit, camping
Outfit-everything that human ingenu-
ity can suggest is included. Miss scott
herself carries a Savage automatic TO
intimidate any wandering Willies that
may beset her path
When asked what she would do if
her engine broke down, several miles
from nowhere, she replied in a sur
prised tone Of voice. why, fix il, of
course.
But" she added smiling, Il don't
expect any serious troubles. Ny car is
so simple and trouble-free that 1 am
not afraid Of any very difficult repairs
being necessary.
why Not wOmenf
IF men can make the trip success
fully, why can't women? 1 don't cX-
pect TO break any speed records. l in
tend to take my time and enjoy the out
ing as much as possible" she continued.
Men are skeptical of a wOman's . bill
ity 10 cope with anything mechanical,
and am going TO prove the contrary.
don't see why it is, she cOntin-
ued, warming up to the subject, that
everybody
q great undertaking. 1 don't consider
II as anything more than an extended
vacation. There will be an occasional
puncture to mend, or spark plug TO
clean-but what Is there nard about
that? HardShips? Well, this is a civil
Lied country, and I have nothing to
fear in that line but storms and bad
roads. Storms can't be helped, and If
anyone can show me a road my car
can't negOtiate-it isn't a road. she
concluded with q determined shake II
her Pretty head
1t IS interesting to know how this
trip came to be made.
It seems that Salesmanager Barker
of the WIllyS-OV6Tland Co. while n
Kansas City recently, was talking with
II. G. Kirkland. the Overland represent
tative at that place.
All this talk about the awful priva-
tons CT cross-cOuntry riders, their per-
lis and the tremendous difficulties en-
cCuntered. is pure exaggeratiOn," sad
Mr. Barker written merely to adver-
tise the few cars which have been
driven from coast to coast. Why-
even woman could drive good car
anywhere they went. I have half a mind
20 start some woman off now, Just to
demonstrate II can be done"
Wei. Pm from Missouri" said Mr..
Kirkland. and yOu'n have to show me.
If a woman can drive a car across the
continent without the services of a
mechanician or helper, am still to be
convinced"
wagers n Thousand.
IF you feel shat way about it." was
the reply, til just wager you 81 900
that woman can do it. and what is
more, I'll send one this summer FROM
New York to San Francisco If she
needs the slightest assistance. the
Taken" said MT. Kirkland, 'Trs
easy money for me-"
And now ii remains to be seen which
OF the two gentlemen is right
Miss Scott will follow the regular
tourist route via Albany to Buffalo,
tLen by way OF Chicago to Omaha.
From there she win follow the Platte
valley to the Julesburg point and then
overland through Cheyenne, Ogden
Reno, Sacramento and Oakland to San
Francisco
She viii depend entirely upon her
own resources for repIacemcnts repairs
and supplies The strongest argument
against her successful accomplishment
seems TO be the fact she is a woman.
The strongest argument in favor o.
carrying the project through is her own
ability. and ner unbounded confidence
In her little Overland
til find a way or make one" saws
Miss Scott, and this is the sort Of de-
termination that has carried many a
contestant to victory.
The needed article can probably be
bought for less than you are antfci- |
pat1ng-and you might find out !
WHERE by reading the ads
To find hacker through a want ad /