The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-19
GOPHER MOTORISTS
TO VISIT GRAND
FORKS
Will Stop in This City on the
Way Home from
Winnipeg.
PATHFINDER LEFT
ST. PAUL
Tour Proper Starts From the
Twin Cities Wednes-
day, July "a.

The pathnnding a for the 1912
annual reliability tour of the Mime
sofa State Automobile association
started from st. Paul and Minneapolis
tuesday morning in charge of j. H.
Prior who is laying out the route for
the run. The car is a Mitchell Baby
Six" in charge of Driver George MUIR
ply and Dick Tucker, representing the
Frederick L. Murphy Automobile
company. Minneapolis, to whom has
been delegated the task Of Investigate
ing the roads between the Twin Cities
end Winnipeg. The tour proper starts
from st. Paul Wednesday July "a and
1t Is expected there will be TWENTY-FIVE
cars at least.
The total mileage of the tour this
year will he approximately 1000 and
Will tax six days of running. leaving
the tourists a day and a half in Winni-
De taken through the northeast part of
North Dakota through Grand Forks,
Fargo and thence following the line
of the o into Minneapolis.
The route to Winnipeg as planned
by Mr.. Prior will include st. Cloud,
Little Falls. Long Prairie. Wadena,
Perham. Detroit. Thief River Falls,
NoiiSii' I1diioCk, emerson ana WIN
nipeg. The roads are believed to he
In good condition at this time and if
there is no more rain the pathfinder
will be able to make nearly as good
time as the tour itself. Hotel ar
engagements and gasoline and Oil sup
ply stations will he arranged for as
well as control points along the line
where application has been made by
the local automobiles for a control.
Great Interest.
Never has more interest conferred in
this annual event of the Minnesota
state association and the entry list will
be = large one. both of contesting and
non-contesting cars. The trip to Win
nepeg is one that has interested twin
city motorists for many seasons. At
the time the Winnipeg Automobile
club visited Minneapolis, a cordial in
Vitation was extended the twin city
owners to return the compliment, so
when the Twenty-Five or more cars roll
into the Canadian metropolis on the
afternoon Of July 81, a royal welcome
will be extended.
Elaborate plans for entertaining
n tourists have also been outlined at
various points along the line and the
journey will he filled with pleasant
surprises for the tourists.
The principal trophy is the Jour-
nal trophy for the touring car MAX
ing the best score. Other trophies
Will he announced later for roadster
class II also for the automobile club
outside the twin cities having the
largest number of people on the tour.
DR.. {. E. Dutton, president of the NJ.
s. A. A. will also give a prize to the
observer who does his work the best.
The good roads trophy of the Min
$1,000, which will be competed for by
the Minnesota counties outside of
Hennepin and Ramsey, will also CEN
ter the interest of the county commits
sioners in the counties through which
the tour passes. The best ten mile
stretch of road will be awarded the
handsome trophy which is the most
expensive good roads trophy ever of
fered in the United States. 1t is held
at the present time by Renville coun.
ty and graces the courthouse at Olivia,
Minn.
1t is thought this trophy will. as in
former years. stir up a lively interest
and a keen competition among the
counties.