New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
AUTO TO BLAZE TRAIL
Pathfinding Car for GIidden Tour
to Set Out Next Week.
RECEIVE THIRTEEN ENTRIES
Many Technical Details and Re-
strictions Eliminated in
Coming Contest.

The pathhnding car Of the Gidden auto
mobile tour will start from this city next
week to map out the route to be followed
this year between New York and Jackson
Vile, Fla. The eighth contest for the
trophy will start on October IA and end at
Jacksonville on October Is, The route Will
touch the following cities: Trenton, y. j.,
Philadelphia, Lancaster, York and Gettys-
burg, Penn; Hagerstown. Md, Winchester
Staunton and Lexington, Va. and other
places through the Shenandoah Valley,
Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Charlotte.
y c.; Spartansburg and Greenville, s. c.;
Atlanta and Macon, Ga. thence due south
to Madison, Fla. and east to Jacksonville.
The following statement regarding the
tour was made yesterday by s. NJ. Butler,
chairman Of the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association:
The elimination of the many technical
details and restrictions heretofore imposed
now makes il possible for the individual
motorist who is the owner of bona hde
touring car or runabout TO go through the
tour with the minimum Of expense and in
convenience and the maximum enjoyment
Of the pleasures Of real motoring at the
same time aiding the great cause OF road
Improvement and thereby indirectly bene-
fitting himself by participating as one OF
the great national caravan travelling over
the highways and affording to every local
ity through which the tour passes a won
derful object lesson Of not only the sta
biity and reliability Of the automobile as
a means Of transportation, but also, what
is now Of greater and more vital i'm
tty 81 ,,roparlN
constructed highways in order TO make
available for daily use the motor mechan-
ism which the efforts Of the best automo-
bile engineers and manufacturers have
evolved into the thoroughly practicable
road vehicle OF to-day.
THE status Of any section IS known by
the roads II keeps and the passage OF the
national tour causes a competitive road
making campaign to be inaugurated by
every community along the line. The first
evidence comes from Jacksonville, where
the Duval County commissioners have al
ready awarded the contract for hard sur
facing the highway from Jacksonville to
the county line, TO be completed before the
start Of the tour. Similar assurances have
been received from the various communi
ties along the line OF the national highway
and local pride will result in producing the
test possible road conditions over the en-
tire route.
THE competitive feature OF the tour Is
strongly impressed by the active formation
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 neigh
boring and distant sections Teams may be
looked for from Harrisburg, York, Balti-
more. Washington. Roanoke. Winston
Salem, Anderson, Salisbury and Macon, as
well as New York, Atlanta and Jackson
willie and Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis and
many other towns and cities IN the entire
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
tours before the process Of evolution had
brought the tour 10 a highly technical try
out Of the individual car have sgnihed
their intention Of participating under the
Although entry blanks were issued only
last week. the following early entries have
been received:
Robert P. Hooper, president American Auto
mobile Association. GaTioTd, PhlIadeIphla.
UNITED States Motor Company. 1912 Maxwell;
New York Team No !.
United States Motor Company. 1912 Maxwell;
New York Team No. l.
United States Motor Company. 1912 Maxwell;
New York Team No. !.
Edwin p. Ansley. 1911 Pierce-ArrOw. At
&C. H. Johnson. 1912 stevens-Duryes; Atlanta
Team No. !.
"B. NJ Grant. 1911 Marmon: Atlanta Team
No. l.
Herbert b. Race, 1911 Cole 80: Jackson
Vile.
20. s Albrtton. 1911 Cadillac. Jacksonville.
Captain W. J. Hillman. 1912 Cadillac. Live
ALAN H. whiting. 1912 Cunningham New
York
ray NJ owen, 1912 REQ. New York
'tPav NJ Owen 1912 REQ. New York"