The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-07-25
AUTOS WILL STOP
AT WAHPET0N
Minnesota State Automobile Asso.
citation Will Make Tour
to Winnipeg.
SPEND NIGHT At WAHPEroM
On Return Trip Party will Stop
In the Twin Cities for
Night.

Announcement is made by DR..
q. E. Dutton, president of the
Minnesota State Automobile Assn.
that the annual reliability run
which this year goes to Winnipeg
and back to the Twin Cities, will
be started August 8 instead of
July 25 as originally planned.
Several things are responsible for
the postponement principally the
question of getting the sanction
back from a. a. a headquarters
in New York and allowing for the
five days which according to the
rules, must elapse between the
closing Of entries and the start of
the tour.
This means a change of dates
all along the line. Thursday
morning Aug. 8 the caravan of
cars will check out from the st.
Paul Hotel, st. Paul and will reach
Wadena on the evening of the sth
for over night. August 9th will
find the tour at Thief River Falls
over night and Saturday August
10 will see them in Winnipeg
where they will spend Sunday the
eleventh of August.
Monday night, August 12 will
find them at GrandForks for the
night. An early start will be
made Tuesday and the tour will
follow the route selected by Path
finder Prior in the Mitchell "Bsby
Six" going via Crookston, Ada,
Fargo where lunch will be had, in
to Wahpcton and breckenridge
for the night. Wednesday, Aug.
IA will give the tour the longest
days run, 1884 miles to AMMAN
dale where the summer hotels on
Clearwater lake will entertain the
tour for the night. A half days
run in to Minneapolis will wind
up the journey of 1923 miles.
Many communications from
motorists throughout the state
have been received relative to the
tourand the qualifications for en-
trants. Any motorist who is af-
filiated with the A. A. A. through
membership in local club can
enter either as contestant or in
Glass the non-contestant divi-
sion.
The distributors of automobiles
in the Twin Cities are scurrying
around trying to get cars to enter
the run and many have already
signified their intention Of max
ing the trip. The Marmon, the
last year Of the Journal
trophy, is entered, having spoken
for No. 1 in the contestants class,
while the Hupmobile will also be
a contender. The Lexington,
Maxwell, Havrs, Colby, Mitchell
and several other we'll known
lines are also scheduled to start.
Manyprivate owners will also
be in line and DR.. Dutton antici-
pates there will be.a big entry this
year as compared with former
years. Reports received on the
road conditions since the trip Of
the Mitchell pathfinder a month
ago are most encouraging and
This will influence many owners to
make the run.
The Daily News of Minnea-
polls has offered a beautiful tro-
ply valued at $500 for the road
ster class and this announcement
has stirred up considerable con-
petition among the owners and
agents of the small cars. The
showing made by roadsters on
previous runs has been the occa-
sion of much surprise in years
gone by and the trip to Winnipeg
will see a spirited contest among
the two-seaters for the honor Of
the Daily News trophy.
Several other prizes have been
put up by Minneapolis and st.
Paul business houses, including
a fine line of motor accessories.
There will be drivers prizes, OBJ
servers prizes. and many other
tokens for the most successful
cars and drivers.
Through the courtesy of the
Winnipeg Automobile Club all ar
will be made in ad-
vance for the crossing Of the in
ternational boundry line so there
wont be any time lost on the
rather long days run from Thief
River Falls into Ixy;,o;ooo