The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-19
BIG PREPARATIONS
FOR AUTO CLUB RUN
SPEED WILL BE KEPT SLOW
MECHANICS CAR A FEATURE
ENTERTAINMENT AT GRAND
FoRKs-sPEcIAL HOTEL RATES
MANY LADIES GOING.
H. W. Grasse. cncial in Charge

The speed Of the cars that will go
on the big run to Grand Forks a week
from tomurrow will be kept low. This
has been positively decided by the Of
f1cers Of the club and the tour COM
mittee. No car will be permitted to
move at rate, which will on the aver
age, exceed fifteen miles per hour.
The tour committee will have the
mechanics car follow at the rear of
the regular line of automobiles. This
car will carry repairs, supplies and
expert mechanics which will be for
the purpose Of assisting any car that
may need help.
The cars will line up on N. P. ave-
nue. between Broadway and Roberts
street. From this place there numbers
will be called and they will drive into
their positions in the regular run. The
start will be made at o'clock sharp.
The positions Of the different cars
will be given by numbers and num-
bers will be drawn by lot. President
Baldwin Of the club will lead the
string and his car will be followed by
Sec. Seth Richardson of the club. The
their positions by drawing for them.
A pilot car will proceed the main
train of cars by half an hour. Every
turn will be marked with confetti or
red flag. All bad culverts will also
be marked by either confetti or red
flag.
The tour will run up on the Mime
sofa side as far as Halstad. Here a
stop will be made Of fifteen minutes.
At no time during the run will one car
be allowed to pass another, unless the
car ahead has stopped for repairs.
The trip is eighty miles and 1t is ex-
pected that the party will arrive in
Grand Forks in time for dinner Sat-
urday evening.
AT Grand Forks a big entertain
ment is going to be given for the
Fargo motor enthusiasts. This func-
ton will probably be given at the
country club. Special rates have
been secured at the hotel for the
parties going on the tour.
A large number of ladies have slgni-
fed their intentions of going on the
tour and. it is expected that a big
per cent OF the people on the run will
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possible will be done for the comfort
of the ladies who make the trip.
The start back to Fargo will be
made Sunday afternoon about an hour
or two after dinner. 1t 10 expected
that all the party will return to-
gether
Both coming and going the cars on
the road will keep well together. How
ever should the day be windy and the
breeze blowing so as to make close
running disagreeable, the machines
will not run so close
No auto owner, not a member of the
club, can make the trip with the party.
Neither will any of the autoists go
ing to Grand Forks on this day, who
are not members of the party, re-
ceive the benefits of the special hotel
rates at the university city, nor swill
they be allowed to be present at the
entertainment that will be given.
All persons going -on the run are
expected to notify DIR. j Il. Graves,
the chairman of the tour committee,
or Secretary Richardson of the club.
as soon as is possible.
Persons not belonging to the club
y
the membership list before the time
of the run, should this be desired.
Owing to the fact that many autoists
want to take advantage Of this run,
yet are no club members, special dis
pensation will be granted them and
they will be allowed to join the club
before the run, should that take the
necessary steps at once.
are taking advantage of the new offer
to become members of the Fargo club.
The Moorhead members join the or
ganization with the provision that
their money that is spent on good
roads. be expended on the Minnesota
side of the river. A number of the
residents OF Moorhead will go on the
run week from tomorrow.
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