Evening star., 1911-05-28
CD BALDWIN

the endeavors OF the Touring Club to
arouse greater interest for better roads
have caused Gov. Mills Of New Mexico
and Gov. Sloane of Arizona to secure
moro liberal appropriations than ever be
fore. In Arizona there are 1850 miles Of
good automobile roads leading through
some OF the most picturesque country IN
the United States. An appropriation of
$4,000 has been made recently to i'm
prove a stretch OF forty-one miles near
the New Mexico boundary.
In New Mexico convict labor has i'm
proved many bad stretches and $1,000
has been appropriated TO construct sew
eral miles of road beyond Albuquerque.
Within the past year over eighty miles
of road have been improved between Las
Vegas and Albuquerque. This great
southwest route to Los Angeles and the
Pacific coast has been appropriately
lea, The Trail to Sunset and scores OF
signposts bearing the name have been
erected at different points on the route.
The good roads agitation aroused
Throughout this section by the Touring
Club has resulted in a great deal of i'm
provement work by the new Santa Fe
Highway Association In Kansas and Col
orado. No better route across the CONT
nent could be ,Slected than The Trail to
Sunset" which through the territory
traversed has the distinction Of being the
first transcontinental route accurately and
completely compiled and sign boarded by
any mO~a&1ng organization.
AS at present projected tho "Glidden
reciprocity tour will cover 1907 miles.
at Ottawa, Canada. passing through nine
states and two provinces. In order to
permit the tourists to spend Sunday IN
Boston, the contest board Of the Ameri
the dates Of the contest from June 1926
to June 21-29. This change Of date will
add one more day to the itinerary as was
originally planned
Also it ha. been decided by the contest
board to hold the hill-climbing competi-
tion feature OF the tour at Worcester.
Mass. At first 1t was planned TO hold the
slope conquest in Vermont. Dead Horse
HILL" the scene OF umerous contests in
the past. will be the course
The climb will take place Saturday.
June "a. on the fourth day OF the tour.
The run from Springfield to Boston on
that day is ninety miles all told. the stop
for the climb bein>- fifty miles from
cester to Boston approximately forty
miles.
AS testing ground for cars slope
eating" abilities the course is ideal 1t is
one mile IN length and has grade vary
Ing from to 10 per cent and slightly
over in stretches Some idea of how fast
a racing car can surmount 1t is evidenced
by the record of 54 seconds made by
Baldwin In a steamer. The fastest a
gasoline car has ever negotiated 1t is
So seconds-Caleb Bragg having made
this figure last summer with a ninety
horsepower racer.
OF course the Glidden stock car con-
testants carrying passengers and not
having such high-powered specially gear
ed or stripped cars will for the most part
require nearer three or four minutes than
the above figures.
Immediately the climb is over tho cars
will proceed to Boston. where Sunday
will be spent. at which time the Bay
State Automobile Association will play
host to the tourists.
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The itinerary Of the tour is as follows:
June 2l. Washington to Philadelphia. 1893
miles: noon stop Beair. IS miles
June %. Philadelphia to New York lS2 miles;
noon stop Lakewood, $50 miles
June %, New York TO Springdeld I46 miles;
noon stop Waterbury, SO miles
June "a. Springfield to Worcester 60 miles;
Hill Climb at Worcester. Worcester 10 Boston.
40 miles.
June Is. Sunday in Boston
June 90. Boston to Springfield. Vt. 142 miles:
noon stop, Keene y. H.. 100 miles.
June q. Springfield to Burlington, lbs miles;
noon STOP Montpelier, 9s miles.
June 2s. Burltgton to Montreal, ITO miles;
noon stop. Albura4 47 miles.