The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-10-09
.SEVENTY-{|gHT CARS IN
Gl|0DEN ANNUAL TOUR
Machines Will Start from New York
Saturday on Run to Jackson
Vile, Florida.
Associated Press Special

New York, Oct. 9.--Seventy-e iGht
cars of many makes and patterns.
Assem- bled from almost every stats
along the Atlantic seaboard and as
far west as Indiana, will point their
stream out of New York city in \
| winding file fer Jacksonville. 1884
| miles away, in tho Glidden Tour Of
1911. October IS. twelve days later,
il the day set for the finish. During
| tho trip the motors will take the dust
| of nine states. top tho Blue Ridge
| and follow close to the trail Of the
| storm centre during the days of the
| civil war.
The National Highway, whose
| path they win keep TO the land Of
flowers winds through New Jersey
,uts an arc In southeastern Pennsyi-
vania TO Gettysburg and runs in =
broad line through Maryland to the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Through the broad. rich valley 1t
leads past sandstone and marble
monuments telling Of the days Of
Stenewall Jackson and Sheridan. Ia
tho rolling country. the trail skirts
the scenes of score of battles, Il.
the broad acres of North Carolina
tobacco plantations. South Carolina.
and tho cotton fields OF Georgia. The
tourists will cross the Empire state
Of the south from north to south,
chugging through Atlanta on their |
across the Florida line. the journey
will end at Jacksonville. Probably
no long stretch of road in America.
say officials. can offer greater di-
versity of scenery and eliminate any
better roadway in Its entirety
P ]. walker of San Francisco,
PRESIDENT of the California State
automobile Association. who has
,een selected referee: s. Al Butler.
hartman Of the contest board of the
american Automobile Association,
nd other officials in charge OF the
our will give entrants their final
ord Of instruction on the night be-
ore the start Mr. Walker. an ar
ent advocate for good roads. wIl
3 accompanied on the tour by Mrs,
'alker. A. H. Whiting Of this city
1912 Cunningham, will be the
acemaker
In addition to the massive trophy -
DR. which the contestants will strive.
he Chamber of Commerce and cit'-
,ens of Anderson, S. c., have donat-
ID handsome silver punch bowl 10
be awarded to the individual owner
whose car ends the tony Nth tho
east nnmhe. Of p.naitiee-- The Glid' |
den trophy goee to the team of three |
cars finishing with the best team |
score, bat any owner of an automo- |
bile has an opportunity to enter his
car in tho contest for the Anderson
cup.
Thirty-nine inches long and fiji
cen inches high. the Anderson cup
u punch bowl 10 chased and engray-
ID in patterns emblematic OF the
south. The foot is round and the
BODY oval, two modelled figures OF
,ictcry holding 1t aloft at each end
Cotton blossoms and palmetto leaves
wind in silver wreath about the
sidee, while winged automobile
wheels stand upright beneath the
figures at the bottom and between
them at the top. The great seal OF
the state Of South Carolina 10 stamp
I'D in tho metal beside an engrav-
ing of the Anderson county cour. |
house on ono side. while upon the !
reyerAe in engraved: |
Perpetual Automobile Touring
Trophy, presented TO the American
Autsmotile Association by the eiti-
sens Of Anderson, s. C.. 1871" Be
meath tho inscription there appears
the official emblem OF the A. A
Six or more non-contesting cars
will take tho road with tho eontss-
tants Three of these represent
tbrse-wheeled vehicles. There VIII
be two official cars and press car,
while the baggage and supplies OF
tho tourists will be carried by motor
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