The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-27
PATHF IN D { R Is
NOW BACK IN
DETROIT
Discovers Brand New Route For
First Day Of Wolverine
Clubs "Afiliation
Tour"
Encouraging Conditions Net With
Everywhere Along the Line of
the Unique Event.

The pthnnding car OF the Wolver-
inc Automobile clubs "Affiliation
Tour" is back in Detroit. after com
pleting the circuit which will be en-
ployed for the clubs run, due for the
latter part of June. The party was
rendered a glad welcome at the rooms
OF the hustling club, In the Griswold
house.
According to John G.. Utz. who
drove the car on the entire trip, the
tourists will find the highways to be
travelled uniformly good. This will
be particularly the case between De-
troit and Toledo. despite the fact that
this Is trip much dreaded by the
motorists OF both cities, on account
of the rugged nature of the common
IL used river highway. The Affilia-
ton Tour will not make the trip over
this route but will employ new line,
only few miles longer and with ex-
eellent surface all the way. The route
will pass through Ypsiianti, Milan and
Ida and will make the first days run
only rs miles, allowing the motorists
TO make late start and an early fin
ish, while getting acquainted with
their cars and the conditions appli-
cable to so large a number OF tourists.
covering the same route.
The discovery of this route will be
| followed by it's posting In perman-
ent manner and II is believed that To
ledo and Detroit motorists will make
| of IL a main travelled route between
the two cities.
| The pathfinding car kept the sched-
ule OF the run every day, though OF.
ten delayed by the necessity for max
ing hotel and garage accommodations
for the tourists. There was but one
exception to this rule. the Sunday
run of 81 miles from Buffalo to Mag
ara Falls being combined with the
Monday run, and the pathfinder going
straight through from Buffalo to To
ronto.
A feature OF the trip was the cordi-
al welcome received by the pathfind-
ing car at Cleveland. Buffalo and In
/ the CanadiaA cities through which the
tour will pass. The Cleveland Auto
mobile club promised 20 cars for the
| tour. The Automobile club OF Buffalo
the most powerful motoring organ
ization OF a local character in the
country-promised fifty entrants. The
| Ontario Motor league was tremen-
dously enthusiastic and Toronto. Ham
ilton and London tourists will surely
| Join the procession. The blanket
bonding proposition embodied In the
tour will permit the Dominion motor
| lists to relieve themselves of the Gus
toms difficulties which prevent them
from touring the states each year and
many of them will undoubtedly avail
themselves Of the privilege to see
four of the states OF the union, with
hotel accommodations made In adj
| vance.
| The pathfinder located an Official
garage in every city, the manager OF
which Will mdrso "a ar faut, eme 4 Is Tor the
housing and supplying of cars for the
! night controls. Special rates at no.
! tells with reservations Of room for ell
| tho tourists are arrangements also
perfected.
Mr.. Utz had the assistance OF w. ..
Pack and II. A. fireman on the en-
tire trip and the three compiled road
| data which takes into account every
bad bump. every turn and every prom
inent landmark on the run Of each
day. This information will be com
piled In the form of a road book.
which will be furnished to every en-
trant in the tour and which will be
exceedingly valuable as a work Of ref
erence after the tour itself Is over.
| A unique feature of the tour Is the
fact that the time changes twice. On
the longest days run-from Cieve-
land to Buffalo-especial haste must
be made, as the tourists lose an hour
from the change to eastern time. On
the other hand. an hour will be gain
ed on the final days run. when the
tourists cross the border from Sar-
MIA to Port Huron. This hour VIII
be consumed on the ferry boat. how
ever and the tourists will be able to
start in the United States on the nm
al lap ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS same
moment which they left the Domin-
ion.