The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
FIRST ENTRIES FOR
THE GLIDDEN TOUR
Premier Company Registers Two Touring Cars
for National Endurance Test
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Indianapolis. Ind. Mar. 5.-Following
closely upon the news of its entry Of the
first car in the Denver 20 Mexico City en-
durance contest has come the announce
ment to-day that the Premier MOTOR
Manufacturing Company has formally en-
tered the first two cars in the annual re-
liability contest of the American Auto
mobile Association for the Glidden
trophy. AS in the 1863 event, the numbers
! and 2 viii be carried by the two Pre-
niers. At the recent automobile show IN
Chicago the entries were made with
Samuel NJ. Butler. chairman OF the con-
test board Of the national association,
and this will start the ball rolling for the
listing OF other entrants,
Until recently there has been consider
able speculation as TO the probable course
which the real big tour OF this year will
take for its 1910 route. Cincinnati and
Indianapolis have been the two cities con-
sidered for the starting point, and it is
barely possible that this city may secure
the honor. The only difficulty would be
in the fact that the contest board Of the
A, A. A has practically given its word
10 Cincinnati that the three weeks trip
will start from that city. The route Sc
lected will take the cars through the
great Southwest, which is proving itself
10 be the greatest automobile buying sec
ton OF the country and which has never
as yet had national tour. It Is proc
able that Nashville, Memphis, Little
Rock. and Dallas, Tex. viii be visited in
the downward travel and then Oklahoma
City, St. Joseph, and Des Moines IN go
ing northward. AT the Iowa State capt.
tai the tourists will take a turn to the
east, winding up at Chicago. The real
deails Of the course have not been
mapped out and viii not be definitely de-
cided until it Is time to send out the
pathfinder.
On account Of the heat IN the section
through which the contest VIII be run it
has been decided to hold the event earlier
than heretofore, and Wednesday, June
Il, has been definitely decided upon as
the date for the start. Chicago VIII be
reached on June sc. thereby keeping the
entire duration of the tour, including the
preliminary and tie aftermath. TO within
three weeks. II was considered that the
1909 tour. which occupied four weeks. was
too long and that it broke into the rou-
tine Of factory work TO an extent that
was undesirable. Because Of the early
start it is likely that the pathfinder Will
commence its laborious task during the
latter part OF April. and this would be
made even earlier if there was any as
surance Of fairly good road conditions.
It was the experience of the tourists last
year that summer roads were very much
better than those which the pathfinder
had had TO choose in the early spring
and because of that reason the Premier
car used by Chairman Hover was forced
many times to break roads across the
prairies IN cases where there was a splen-
did highway leading more directly be
tween cities.
While 1t has not been decided what car
viii lay out the route for 1910 and subse-
quently pilot the tour. It IS likely that 2
strong supporter Of tours in the past will
be selected. In such an event It viii be
followed directly by two Premiers. which
win lead the procession each day. The
drivers for the two Premier touring cars
have not as yet been assigned, but 1t is
assured that they will be among the
most experienced road contenders IN the
country.