The Detroit times., 1910-05-18
GREAT WELCOME
FOR PATHF MDER
Joe Gardham in Chalmers Gidden
Tour Greeted by Mayor and Auto
Merchants.

Joe Gardham got back to Detroit
Monday afternoon with the Chalmers
80" car In which he has driven s,i75
miles In laying out the course for the
1910 Glidden endurance run. Not only
did Gardham drive every foot OF the
way with the Chalmers without seri.
Gus mishap, but he will oversee the
cleaning OF the car and winl then drive
her again in the actual tour, this being
the hrst time that car which mas
endured the rough pounding OF the
pathhnding trip has been put In the
contest Itself as an entrant.
There was some welcome awaiting
Joe when he and Photographer w. A.
Krohn got to town. They arrived
ahead OF schedule time at the end or
the county brick road ont Michigan
ave. Monday afternoon and had To
wait for a time for the escort, consist
ing Of about 25 cars containing mem-
bers OF the Motor club and the Auto
Dealers association to reach the meet
ing place and form the line OF march.
Mayor Breitmeyer and President A.
F. Larned, OF the Board OF Commerce.
did the Official welcoming. although
they did not make any long speeches
in doing so. The mayor occupied q
seat In the pathhnding car on the run
down Michigan-ave. to the Hotel Pont-
chartrain where Gardham's father and
mother were waiting to give him the
sincerest greeting Of all. big shear
OF roses was also presented by the
Pontchartrain management
The Glidden tour this year starts at
Cincinnati and winds up at Chicago.
but In between 13 states are visited
and the run extends clear down to
Texas. In June the roads will be very
good, but the pathfinder has had TO
go through all sorts OF spring freshets
and plow through muddy roads. Not
a single part has broken. however. and
all that the Detroit-made car requires
before starting out again is q shop
overhauling.
Gardham comes back I'm perfect
health and with a fine tan from con-
slant exposure TO sun and wind since
April Is. He got through on the five
tires with which he started, q pune
ture Just out OF Cincinnati and a blow
out further along the route being the
only tire troubles. The run was
steady one with little speeding. There
ran out and Joe had 10 drive behind
a mule team four miles in three hours.
One OF the features In the automo-
bile parade OF Monday was the Chai'
mers "Old Reliable" which has been
In several endurance runs and has
total mileage OF more than $4,000
miles.
The pathfinding trip proved
double Detroit triumph. Morgan &
Wright tires being used over the
3,l75 miles, and, as before stated. on
" Ave being used over that distance.
Morgan & Wright tires have figured
prominently in several OF the most
strenuous automobile trips which
have been made during the past year.
Last spring the EMF. Co. selected
Morgan & Wright tires as equipment
in the Glidden Pathfnding car and
thew came there with a wonderful
record, only one set being used In
the entire trip.
This year the Chalmers Co. again
selected them as equipment on the
pathfinder and again they made good.
Hobby trcads wereN used this time.
Mud. sand. water and cobble stones
were encountered with no tire trouble
except the one puncture and the one
blowout, and without using chains.