Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-24
FLANDERS COUPE
MAKES RECORDS
Electric GIidden Pathfinder Av-
erageS One Hundred Miles
Per Day.

From Detroit. Mich, to Mammoth
Cave, KY, in seven running days is the
exact record of the lakes-to- the-gulf
route pathfinder for the national tour
Of the American Automobile associa-
ton, and as the tip was made in Il
Flanders Colonial electric coupe, the
long journey, which is hardly half of
the entire trip to New Orleans, has at
tracted the attention of the entire au-
tomobile world
In fact, this long journey in an cleo
trio car ecjipses every record for long
distance road work ever made by an
electric. 1t is a performance that truly
touring in a luxurious electric car is
possible in these days when practically
every town of any consequence is pro-
vided with d charging station at which
Juice" may be obtained during dinner
hour and night stops.
The correct distance from Detroit to
Mammoth Cave is 563.3 miles The
pathfinders travelled slightly over 600
miles in their trip, as they were re-
discover better roads and a other times
natives either with or without a pur-
pose directed them wrongly. Inasmuch
as ne seventh days work included only
the round trip from Cave City to Nam
moth Cave, nine miles each way, the
Flanders electric really averaged 100
miles for each travelling day, or six
successive days.
During this remarkable journey there
was not moment when the car gave
any trouble. Steep hills, sandy stretches
and rocky surfaced roads caused by
washouts during the heavy rains of this
year were encountered.
Throughout the entire stretch of
country covered road work was being
done and when the great tour travels
through there will be found excellent
highways for practically the entire dis
lance
Those roads which in 1910 gave the
Glidden tourists so much trouble have
been nightly improved and many
stretches are now splendid pixies con-
structed along lines of road building
that insure permanency.
Official Pathfinder w. O. Westgard
and Official photographer and Core
spondent f. Ed Spooner, both old and
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lton'' 'ou. ~ .'',' no ~,
finder. and Frank Smith, who is in
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IHt TOUR was HldUe p\ ile IdIueIS
electric in one and One-half days the
total distance being 1853 miles.
t,ron, Fort Navna 70 NIupcia Ind
l"e NON Slop i"i 'ile Se'ol'" u7| ol 'i'9
Jour- Is 10 miles, anu the Ioa"S are eN-
cellent. The pathfnders took advice
and altered the route somewhat from
conventional limos nae.i,r +bro,,o ,
1,,,,ee.l,. 1,....,.,,,s n,',1, ~
bIuIlIoh' feHhvlI'e ana DuilhlIh to
Muncie. The Waner-Gear Company
a Muncie will entertain the tourists
at thei,. noon sion
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miles or bouIeNafu' IaNeHhs with some
hills, giving a total of 1875 miles for
the second dav of the great tour
Fron TndfananoIfs to I.oui.vfIa via
$3.50
the route Ialu oo"n by the iahoeFS
electric and its pathfinding crew, the