The Washington times., 1911-10-02
TWO CLASSICS IN
MOTORING EVENTS
DUE THIS MONTH
Fairmont Park Race and the
Glidden Tour on the
Calendar.
By HARRY WARD.

The two big events on the automobile
calendar this month are the Fairmont
Park road race, scheduled for next Sat
urday in Philadelphia, and the Glidden
Tour, which will leave New York Oc-
tober IA. Both are classics in automobile
sports, and this year their renewal will
bring out larger fields and furnish bet
ter sport than ever before.
The Glidden entry list now numbers
more than three score and ten machines,
and 1t Is likely 100 cars will make up the
big caravan when 1t leaves New York
to spread the gospel Of good roads
arrangements are being made for the
comfort and entertainment Of the
tourists all along the line Of the tour.
Baggage will be carried by several
the route between New York and jack
sonville is planning some surprise. and
the ten days journey will be replete
with interesting scenes. and a wealth
of entertainment.
In addition to the Glidden trophy.
three cars finishing the tour with the
best team score. the Chamber Of Com
merce of Anderson, S. c., has donated
handsome prize to be awarded the in
entire route with the least points PEN
atty imposed This prize will act as a
stimulant to the owner of a touring
car or roadster. OF course, those en-
trants whose cars team up and COM
pete for the Glidden trophy, also will
compete individually for the Anderson
cup.
The big ocean-to-ocean automobile
tour will start from New York
orable it will end in Los Angeles
November p. No pains have been
spared to make this a tour de luxe.
Seven-passenger, forty-horsepower Gar
ford cars will be used, and it Is ex-
pected the tourists will be on the road
Sunday is to be day OF rest. and
though hfty-one days will elapse be-
tween the departure Of the cars from
New York and their arrival in Los
of actual touring. The route was
selected by A. L. Westgard. who laid
out the route for this years Glidden
Tour. He will act as pilot for the
ocean-to-ocean tourists. While not
directly concerned with the tour itself,
the Garford company is greatly inter-
ested in the success of the venture. be-
cause Garford trucks and pleasure cars
will be used exclusively.
In order TO demonstrate the fact that
a motor truck can transport r1erchan-
disc cheaper than a horse-drawn vehi-
Gle, the B. F. Board Company, of Alex
andria, Va, makers of the Board truck.
will seEd one of these trucks over the
road today with Boston as the OBJ
jective point. The truck will be driven
by r. 5. Ra ssett. with E. K. Can,' han
and H. z. Duckstein as passengers. The
latter will act as observer of the car, = ,
performance. The machine will be load
ed with several barrels Of vinegar. A.
companying the truck in Pierce-Ar-
row car will be G. s. Hinkins. secretary
OF the company, ]. A. Young OF the
Sheldon Axle Company, and W. L.
Shaffner, OF the Diamond Rubber Com
pany. The truck will leave the Dis
trict Building at 1:30 o'clock today
and is due to arrive in Boston at . Is
D. m. Friday. An exact schedule has
been mapped out for the demonstrating
run. The route will be via Baltimor"
Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York,
Springfield, Hartford. and Worcester.
The return trip will be made over the
same route.