The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-14


This taii Tor the fiYst time the Nat.
4Snal Reliability Tour 81 the American
zaifon0n}is Assoets zion. still popularity
knnwn as the iiliddeD. Will strike
y4r into the southeastern States, With
are single exception II Delaware
(which Is jesa missed By the abrupt
zufn from philadelphia toward LAM
fs4Ser9 Il vii traverse portions oe all
fsa$ Atlsntie seaboafd states between
New xork aud E9oriGs.
Tfla tour starts to-day from New
York and viii finish Ia Jaeksonviiis,
Wednesday. October 20
AT ustiysbufg the tourists viii strike
tnN northern line OF the battleaeids.
&&nG fhe strangers Viii at once be Inn
z Dressed by the fact thar the great
tqnnset there WAS fought along the
'zxaSays or 'a8ilSes, uhis siil be par
sl1A,lAkiy egsdent 10 sbtise who arc in
1zfesssd 10 ran ont two or three miles
k0waf1 Washington or Baltimore,
MEtch the expected night stop at
E 3sssysbarg win probably allow. From
tfsat eity the trip win continue through
ynssb0ro re HageFstown, the diVid-
4nk puanE for twu good rcu&es TO the
&i1euang0ah Valley
2y 2 Sf7GNs BattIeHetos.
THOUGH n shuhier Way wound be
Z asstuueh Nliliamsp0rt and Martinsfplfg
ne snar viii Undoubtedly 60 nearly
&quth tlf4osgh tho Atitieiam battlefield
8 kksuKflts llke aettysbNrg, aiong the
s atfa travelled plsel. - Shafpsburg
Ia, 81 epherdsspwn and Charlestown,
IA Ahd Herrsvllle, Va. Here a
*iNfzt turn VIII be itlade 10 Winchester
+ NeGaiaS Eonsiaered ahe upper SateHat
y q aaae Shenandoah. ard again LETT
slawA has famous valley. This section
pE Nirgfnla ~ interesting, scenic and
ntStorsc, though the roads arc not as
sos ~ strangers usueily expect. and
s|1pN gates still abound. There Ia a
& 8EeEis passage 0f tlss Blue Rage be-
xNsAsAsl Rnpnolte arid Martius4lile. Va.
Anaeegoing Improvement.
1rnssang North Carolina ard south
I 3Af9linst the selr will pass through
4AS Spf3accu, corn and cotton belts.
nssltsF interfering and prosperous towns
AfsA cities. wheFs all participants can
Re assured ID advance OF warm v ell
f0raes and ample accommodations
2sn5y Of these places VIII repair spe-
ksai p1s0es u read between now and
tne time the tour VIII arrive, healthy
composition % that Kind having been
sx1n1aurated fer the FIRST New York
&tpGe The same can be said 0f that
HAff pf northern Georgia before At
falsta IL reached.
ward Of tlae tsiiddeh Trophy.
" Diae prizes OF cash or plate Will be
awarded ~ the individual winners IN
The various price divisions OF regis
Aefed stock touring ca1N and rum
Aiie1lIs. the Slidden trophy Will this
e team competition. Eacn
NeAEta shall consist Of three cars. either
81 Eatraiig cars or fanabouts, or OF a
&esn etnatten Ut both. 10 be designa ted
h3 Aise name OF the city or town from
Naleh the contestants enter. and The
@ffdoen trophy Will be awarded 10
stsfe Team which has the least number
nj points penalty 10 jis debit at the
Anash Of the tour An enrrant has
ms option OF eseetIng the team ON
hich his car shall compete, except
3iAat 3 resident Of one State cannot ia
Z 1canaea IN a team from another state.
~ case any two teams have exactly
tiie saSile number OF points to their
FAetuE AZ the end OF the tour, the cars
III each team shall he examined bv
Inc fsehnieal committee as 10 the
ks1erAl condition of steering gear.
BEssk es, running gear and front and
sstsAf axlex. and penalties applied for
.NefHcf1ve condition thereof In accord
Anns with fixed penalty schedufe.
Cars and Divisions.
The numbers assigned 70 the cars
Smells divisions and entrants are as
fessawS
Division FIGURING cars. No. 5.
Mayor u 8. WInn. OF Atlanta, F'ian,
3eEe. So. - end SIS. Flanders. entries
4fssga xhs factory 81. the H. M-r Az
'lzfls Company entryi ca, Roberts
Motor Company OF Jacksonville.
s2endAEH; So. Decatur, Gas Board az
Trade FLANDERS
Division 1Runaboats: 15, 10 and
~ Nasz cars entered by the Metz
Asonpany. OF Waltharn. Mass. az.
safolira Portland Cement Company.
MSfds ~. Il. AZ. wnnnglaara, az A.
'5zstAs Ford: Is. Z o. TeasIey, OF Al |
fharetta. Ga. Ford car; 20, entered
w the krtt Comps ny.
NaF1eton 5Runaboat. SO. R.snan
u Nsrner Tor the Athsns Ca. nan i
ntr Maxwell: &c, Anderson, s. q
ksmhns of Commerce ana Ad Menss
xEinb. Mffchell
Division x--TonTing carsi "a. G
ic<sersxles Indfanaposis. EMP, Ts
1AnaNax Hopkins Of Greensboro. II |
s., 0vexlaxd
B3yisien a. RnnAbouts: al. J. II
4 exssslsar. o. Roanoke. va, chal9 /
fkesn ear !
Elvsstnn t-aTpurfnx cars, 10. fsrss.