Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-22
OPENING EVENT
IN GL|DDEN TOUR
TO BEGIN MONDAY
Howard Longstreth and A. A. A.
Grew Will Leave Washington
on Pathinding Tour.

That time-honored preliminary insti-
tuition Of the annual Glidden tour-the
.'pathfnding'' trip-will start next Mon
day, April "a. at Washington. D. c.
Following out the extensive plans Of
President Robert ?. Hooper for in
creased countrywide activity on the
part Of the A. a. A. touring information
board, Chairman Howard Longstreth
and his crew will leave the capitol
early Monday morning. bound for OF
tawa, Canada, the destination of the
contest, a thousand miles distant-an9
then some. This route will be followed
precisely by the contestants in the az
sociation's eighth national reliability
tour, June 1925, which this year vii
be known as the "Glidden reciprocity
tour" While the possession of the ia
NOUS Giidden trophy will be sought,
there will be trophies dedicated to Pres
ident Taft and Governor-Genera
Grey.
Furthermore, after Chairman Long
streth has completed the tour tin
erary, he will return TO New Work by
a scenic route, and thus an interna-
tional tour will be made available TO
members in such compact form as 10
insure much popularity. Motorists de-
mand definite tours, convenient y ar
ranged, and Chairman Longstreth has
q vast amount of this work in prospect
and will gradually work out a syete-
matte plan to cover all of the most
visited sections OF the country. Com
~prenensive maps VIII supplement- this
scheme, and, OF course, the accurate
local books of the many A. A. A clubs
will fit into the general plan most
efficiently, for these clubs are in a po-
sition to know their own sections bet
ter than motorists from a distance.
Chairman s. NJ. Butler, Of the contest
board, will accompany the party, which
will include z. L.. Ferguson, who has
compiled the details of many miles OF
American road, including a coast-to-
coast expedition.
The pathf1nding OF the Glidden route
sill cover a period OF about two weeks
"a tribe more. If bad weather is en-
eountered. AS ON OF the roads I; BE-
traversed will be more At FOX motor
Boating than automobile touring ut
this time OF the year a goodly supply
of tire chains and mud-conquering Ap-
paratus will be carried. However. in
June, when The spring f~resaets nave
long since dried, these roads will be in
much better condition and not ak al
untourable.
Interest manifested by manufactures
indicates hat the entries this year will
FAR ontnumber those of any previous
season.
The route OF the tour is as yet tenta-
tive and subject to change, according
10 conditions disclosed by the path
finding trip. 1t may be discovered that
certain detours can be made to better
advantage, that some of the jumps are
too long, or too short. or That III some
place planned for an oVernight stop. The
accommodations are insufficient Not
until after Chairman Longstreth has
completed his survey will tho r ute be
finally determined. Entries are already
coming in and requests for blanks in
almost every mail.
In the past few o the annual
tours have been either in the middle
West, South or Southwest and no par
tjcular effort has been made to in
clude many large cities en- route. This
season, however. numerous big cities
will be visited. Starting at Washing
ton. the aravan will move TO
Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York,
Boston and several large Canadian
cities. Owing to this, contestants will
not be obliged to undergo g,Ich hard
ships as In former years, when II WYE
difflcult to secure hotel ac.DmmodA-
tons, and made sleeping in berns and
canning out in tents necessary. In
short, the contest this year is expected
10 be q Glidden tour de Luxe.