Arizona republican., 1911-11-15
AUTOMOBILES
HAVE ARRIVED
Following The Famous Trail
TO Sunset
WESTGARD A. A. A.
PATHFINDER
This Trip is the First Per
sonally Conducted Com
mercial Tour Over the
Future National High
way.

On October End four 1911 Garford
touring cars left New York city on
the first part of a journey called
The Trail to Sunset" Yesterday
afternoon four Of the cars, with about
twelve passengers, reached Fish Creek
on their way TO Phoenix. where they
arrived at $50 last evening. This is
the first personally conducted auto
mobile tour under the management of
the Raymond & Whitcomb company,
which became noted years ago for
its tours" and was the first firm TO
run through Pullmans from coast To
coast
The trail followed by the New York
party is the one officially surveyed
by Mr.. a. L. Westgard, the noted
autonobilist and pathfinder for the
American Automobile association,
who acts as pilot.
The party started from New York
and went through Buffalo. Erie.
Cleveland. Chicago. Des Moines,
Omaha, Kansas City. Dodge City, La
Junta, Santa Fe. Albuquerque, Globe
and Phoenix. and will go on to Los
Angeles over either the former or the
present Los Angeles Phoenix auto
mobile course. In the selection of the
route. the company had the assist
ance of the \. A. a. and the Ma
tional Touring club of America.
1t is expected that this road will
become the national automobile high
way. and it is probable that at least
fifteen thousand automobiles will
cross the continent over ii to San
Diego in 1915.
The party is enthusiastic over Ari-
IONA scenery. one member. Col. Stud
well. declaring that he had travelled
extensively abroad and had never
seen anything in the Alps or Italy
that had anything on this" as he
very succinctly expressed 1t. He also
said that he had never seen such fine
roads through a country, and that
they reminded him of the driveways
in Central park, New York
The members of the party Travelled
about $50 miles yesterday from 30
miles beyond Globe. and this evening
will go to the Grand Canyon by train,
leaving the machines here. They will
return Thursday and leave Friday,
getting into Los Angeles November
oath. Just one day behind their sched-
ule.
The party viii have travelled 1900
miles when it reaches Los Angeles,
to make any mechanical repairs on
the cars. The tour was delayed in
the White mountains. near Springer
VILE. by very peculiar accident. At
an altitude of $500 feet the cars ran
into a bog and were stalled for
twelve hours. with the machines clear
up to the hubs in mud. The bag
gage truck which accompanies the
party is we'll equipped for all emer-
gencies. and the cars were finally
pried out of the Arizona adobe.
H d. Ashton. the manager of the
tour. had the misfortune to have his
ankle run over and badly hurt. pos
sibly broken. yesterday. Mr.. Ashton
was taking pictures of the party.
and the cars started before he got
his camera put up, and in trying TO
board the moving car, his foot caught
under the wheel, which ran over it.
This gentleman was photographer for
Golfers Weekly during the Russo
Japanese war.
This is the third trip which A. L.
Westgard. the A. A. a. pathfinder,
has made this season, and it appears
to agree with him.
The Sunset trailers were met at
Fish Creek by Frank Thomas, who
represented the mayor; L. c. Greg
DRY, a special committee Of one on
entertainment, and Harry WEIGH of
the board of trade.
Among the passengers on the coast
forecast trip are Mr.. and Mrs. George
F. Foote of Ithica, y. Y, Sydney b.
Gladding of Newport. r. L. Fox who
is globe trotter'' from Philadel-
phia; w F. Harris of South Orange.
y. J.. w. ]. Studwell Of Brooklyn,
Mr. and Mrs. John Legg Of Worces-
ter, Mass, A. l.. Westgard. the pilot
of the tour; Mrs Westgard. and Vic
tor Eubank, a Chicago newspaper
man.