The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
GULF ID THE LAKES SCOUTING PARTY
 IN BIRMINGHAM Arrive in Birmingham Last Night At $40 From
 Montgomery
WILL ESTABLISH A
 PERMANENT ROUTE
Col. Frank Mayes Talks Interestingly On the Trip-"Birmingham Roads Are Hard To Beat'-Leave This
 Morning for Sheffield

The scout car, sent by the Pensacola Commercial association from the 'Guil to Great Lakes, as the Crow Flies,' driV- en by Dr. S. R. Mallory Kennedy, ar rived in Birmingham last night at s:A o'clock after covering 1121s miles yester- day.
 The car contains Col. Frank l.. Mayes editor of the Pensacola Journal, pr. s. K Mallory Kennedy of the Pensacola Com mercial association. A. NJ. Avery Jr., and F. c. Brent, Jr.. the latter being promi- nent business men of Pensacola.
 It was originally intended to tender a banquet to the good roads men by the Chamber of Commerce and J.. A. Roun- tree went out in car to meet them The roads were in such a condition that 1t was thought that they would not reach Birmingham last night and the idea of a banquet was abandoned.
 The car had very hard trip yesterday but came Into Birmingham with perfect score. The scouting party has had nc trouble whatever with their car. driving the 112 miles from Montgomery to Bir. mingham in 1O:o3 hours. /
 Roads Were Slippery
 The roads between here and Montgom cry were very slippery and heavy or account of the recent rains and the worl that is being done on the roads. How ever, the party made the trip withou putting chains on the wheels. One fea ture of the day was that not sngl, time did they lift the hood of the ma chine. Col Mayes declared that this wal due to the driving of pr. Kennedy.
 The scouting party will leave Birming ham for Chicago this morning at 8 o'clocl and will spend tonight in Sheffield, dis tange of 139 miles. The party fears nt trouble in making the trip.
 Col Mayes talked interestingly of tn, trip when seen last night by repre- sentative of The Age-Herald and stated tbat the good roads enthusiasm was yer, marked all along the route.
 Purpose of Trip
 ''It is a deplorable fact that the Auto mobile Blue Book of America has nc routing south of Birmingham, said Col Mayes, "and the primary object of thi. trip is to furnish a route from the gull to the great lakes that can be followed by any automobilists who desire to make the trip. At present If man wishe. come south, after leaving Birmingham he is forced to blaze his own trail. Wher we have finished our trip and reached log of the journey and it will then bs possible to have routing in the blus book.
 We wish to make a route that can bt utilized at all times of the year for the increasing automobile travel between thu north and the south. From Nashville ts Chicago a route has already been desig mated but no route from the gulf tt Nashville has ever been adopted.
 We expect to make the trip easily 1T ten days.
 We will reach Nashville on the even, ing of September and the following day will make Mammoth Cave On the 9tl we will make Louisville and will spend the following night in Indianapolis. Or September Il we will reach Chicago, hay ing been ten days on the trip. "Dr. Kennedy and myself are delegates to the National Good Roads association and will attend the sessions of the as sociation in Chicago.
 We had very pleasant day today although the roads were a trifle rough ws had no trouble in getting over the hills Let me tell you these mountains here ir Alabama are something. I didn't know there was a mountain in the state like Shades mountain You can tell then one thing, though, the roads around Br. ,ey1,1 ha ~>:I-. came over tonight was as smooth as glass.
 Part of the time today we drove in a driving rain and drove S4 miles of the distance after dark.
 'All along the route we have found that good roads enthusiasm is very mark ed. We have been surprised at the amount of interest displayed in tn, route.'
 The party Is using a touring car tc make the trip. On each side of the hood is a large sign, reading: Scout Car Pensacola to Chicago" while on the rear is a circular sign reading: Sent by Pen sacola Commercial Association. Gulf te Great Lakes. As the Crow Flies.'
 Dr. s. R. Mallory Kennedy, who i, driving the scout car. has not onl, made some notable trips over the coun. try, but he holds the record for fasr driving over a half mile unbanket track. In 1910 Dr. Kennedy driving or the Kupfrian track, beat Barney Old fields 5 mile record made on the Wor. cester, Mass, track. Dr. Kennedy's time was minutes seconds as against Old. fields 6:51A.
 In 1909 Dr. Kennedy drove his cal from Pensacola to New York city ant made the first gulf to New York trI ever made by an auto
 The scout party will leave Birming ham this morning about o'clock iron the Hillman hotel. where they are stop ping.
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