The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
VIRGINIA PART
OF ITINERARY
Glidden Tour Will Pass Through
Several Towns and Cities
of State.

The contests for the Glidden touring
! trophy have for seven years past dem
onstrated to tho public at largo the
merits and advantages of tho modern
motor car. The eighth contest for this
classic trophy, which Will be conducted
by the American Automobile Associa-
ton. starting from New York, October
IA. and ending at Jacksonville. Octo-
Der 26. will continue to give material
proof OF motor car reliability. 1t will
do more
Tho elimination OF the many techni-
cal details and restrictions heretofore
imposed now make 1t possible for the
! individual tourist. who is the owner
of n bona fde touring car or run.
about to go through the tour with the
minimum of expense and Inconvenience
and the maximum enjoyment of the
pleasures of real touring while at the
same time aiding tho great cause of
road Improvement and thereby indi-
rectly benefiting himself by partici-
pating as one of the great national
caravan travelling over the highways
and aftording to every locality through
which the tour passes a wonderful OBJ
feet lesson of not only the stability
and reliability of the automobile as
a means of transportation, but what Is
now OF greater and more vital mo-
erly constructed highways in order
to make available for daily use the
motor mechanism which the efforts of
the best automobile engineers and
manufacturers have evolved into the
thoroughly practicable road vehicle of
to-day.
Tho status of any community *
known by tho roads It keeps. and the
passage of the national tour causes
ine Ic-,,
to he inaugurated by every community
along the line. tbs first evidence
comes from Jacksonville. where the
Ducal county commissioners have al
ready awarded the contract for hard
surfacinG the highway from Jackson
VILE to the county line, to he com
pleted before the start of the tour.
Similar assurances have been received
from the various communities along
the line of the national highway. aud
local pride will result In producing
the best possible road conditions over
the entire route,
Tho competitive feature OF the tour
is strongly impressed by the active for
ina tion of representative teams of three
cars each TO compete for the Glidden
trophy, not only by towns and cities
along the route. but by those adjacent
thereto and even by nciehhoring and
for from Harrisburg. York. Baltimore.
Washington. Roanoke. Wlneto Salem.
Anderson, Salisbury and Macon. as we'll
as New York. Atlanta, Jacksonville, De-
troit Chicago Indianapolis and many
other towns and cities Ill the United
States, and the progress of such teams
during the running OF the tour Will
afford most interesting and competitive
conditions.
Many veterans OF the early Glidden
had brought the tour to a highly tech
have signihed their intention of partic-
ipotng in the tour under the present
conditions.
Although entry blanks were only is
sued last week. the following early en-
tries have been received:
Robert P. Hooper, president American
Automobile Association. Garford. Phil
adelphla
United States Motor Company, 1919
! Maxwell; United states Motor Company.
1912 Maxwell: United states Motor
Company 1912 Maxwell. New York
team, no l.
Edwin =. An.Iey. 1911 Pierce Arrow;
c. II. Johnson, 1912 Stevens-Duryea
8. NJ. Grant 1911 Marmon. Atlanta team.
No. L
Herbert b Race. 1911 Cole 80"
Jacksonville
o. s. Albritton, 1911 Cadillac. Jack
sonville
Captain W ' Hinman. 1912 Cadillac,
Live Oak. Fla.
Alan II. Whiting. 1912 cmnipgha m,