Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-18
MAN On
MOTORCYCLE TRIP
TO CHICAGO
Reaches Colorado Springs
Safely on Remarkable Jour
Across Southwest on Two
wheels. uh


Tho story Of the lnteFeHting motor
cyce trip Of Phoenix nasn ever the
santa re tran 60 Chicago VIA Albu'
uuoroue. II graphically told IN the
phoenlv RepublicRn az follows;
4elned with a fever 20 emulate the
example OF tranacontinenlnl ocean tol
ocean national highway tourists, Hal
r. Davis % Phoenix. left last week
on his tfusty Harley pavltlngn motor
cycle "a make the first record run
from the salt River valley TO Chi
cago and back. Il he has Eood luck.
Before leaving TIA made great
preparations for the trail. He over
hauled hts machine Thoroughly. for IL
h most a yenr old. but husky az
that. Then he began adding equip
ment until tho old boat looked like
an ocean-going steamer. only smaller.
Tho luggage carrier over the rear
wheel supports neatly made tank
of sheet iron. with tubes, pipes and
cocks for passage OF gasoline and
oil. The tool tank " arranged 10
carey extra supplies together with q
hunk of bologny" for obvious pur-
poses, The fore parts OF the ma
chine are gracefully draped With wa
j'erprOof wearing apparel. allcker and
I'm warm coat. A large tiro pump on
the handle bars gives raklah ap-
peaFance to the craft, which ~ pi-
ratical enough with tn other accea-
soTles.
Thus prepared 10 hit the trail
Davis Jared forth into tho regions
around about Tempe, Meaa and
Roosevelt Expecting 10 make a long
iaunt of Il 10 tho blg dam, he found
the going s0 good. no continued on
To 0,obo the first day. Frofn there
troubles began To Unrest the road.
From comparatively smooth path,
the lane changed 90 a hill hanging
rock Esrown path OF patience. That
~ the patience In evident on tho part
OF the trangreasor, for his way n
durable.
Entering the sister state. the ira
yelling Kid found the roads II any
thing Just n little bit worse. Most
/ OF the Tins the track was doing u
ON the side hills and slopes 30 eter-
nifty with one foot on solid earth
and the other rirousttiag among the
circumambient. Hut finl plugged
! away at the trail NO induatriousiy
TINT couple of days found him de-
ascending into the valsey of the Rio
Grande below Albuquerque.
/ The condition OF the road rapidly
! improved from the metropolis toward
. the capital, santa 70. The route lies
. Ialong the Canine Real. the oldest
. highway on the American continent,
= whose sceTMo interest had led thod'
I sands OF Iuotor enthusiasts To put ~
good time and money 10 make u Q
Paradise for tho autoiat. THE Kings
road" extends from the Duke Gus
q TO Las Vegas or Whereabouts, pagslne
. through the old and historic relic Of
, the conquiatad0r. Santa Re.
From the city OF the late fistlt
vaudeville. the road II known NJ the
, Old Santa Fe trail. This Is the route
followed by the hardy and anwaahed
+, lploneers who pushed back tho tribes
men In their wanderinEa In search
OF an abiding place. This, too, has
been largely improved for touring 20
/, Davis enjoyed "hOE0rable good go
ing for many miles Into the land Of
Colorado.
when last heard from he was IN
!, the Springs, rest II after two days OF
fast riding. rte will pass into the
SunflOwor state IN the next few days
whore tho mud IN said TO lie deep on
the country roads with a watchful
farmer waiting al every waterholc
!, to add 10 his mortgage raising fund
by pulling mired motorists through
flor "a consideration.
I, There IN no doubt IIal Will nego'
! tlate his section with ease. for hii
! mount has proven trustworthy aud
equal 10 all the exlgsnciea OF un'
: planned paths M far. lie will be u
= Chicago inside the time limit, with
I Tout doubt. ana the fent viii tines
! bocome an Incentive for severnl othe'
local two-wheeier drlverA 81 htt tbs
grit eastward.