The chronicle=news., 1913-02-20

II guess I'm stranded here Tor "A
week, a, least stated Miss Cy
WoOdman. the coast TO coast motor
cyclist. but l feel that | shall no.
regret the extra Few hours | Will
have TO spend In Trinidad"
Nils Woodmnn. tn. i'rs, member
Of the fair sex to ever attempt the
hazards of a Cross-coUntry motorcycle
trip Of any great length. arrived in
Trinidad yesterday afternoon cnrout-
from New York to san Francisco
about 1880 after an cvcutful trip from
i.i Junta. Her actual running time
was less than five hours and she re-
ported the road To BE- In bad condi-
ton for u motorcycle.
Fully rested from her trip this
morning Miss woodman cvInc.d an
in,.r"s, In Trinidad and vicinity
that proved her statement that she
had heard of the city before reaching
It. She Will spend her time here taxi
ing photographs aud sath,rin: no,cs
about the places OF historic interest
10 b. used In an Illustrated lecture
which she Is preparing. She Is u
newspaper aud magazine writer aud
Will also use her trip MS basis Of
many Interesting short stories ana
descriptive articles for both classes
oi publications,
II certainly am not a suffraScitc.
,hc replied almost Indignantly to.A
question. Il nave never had time to
property study politics and take no
iat"rcst In the matter whatever.
think those women marching To
Washington would n,skc better ne
Of their tim" and energy Were they
to spend II In seeing what u great aud
glorious country this west OF yours
is
M;,r the drcarIncs- OF the Kansas
towns along the National Old Trails
route, OF which association. by the
way. Miss Woodman Is an honorary
member. she is more than pleased TO
strike Il bright spot again.
This j. the first really wide
awake town I've come 10 since cross
Ing the Missouri river" she stated.
and added. after n moments hcsita-
tion. and I'm not talking for publi-
cation either.
Miss Woodmau left New York last
autumn and has made the journey by
easy stages across the country.
stopping wherever interest or incliu-
alton mcrited. She has been BAN
quoted by motor clubs and road asso-
Citations during her trip and prizes
many trophies OF her ride which she
gathered from towns and cities along
the route.
The trip has not been one OF all
pleasure by any means. Run down
by an auto when entering Chicago.
Miss Woodmun was forced to spend
several weeks in rccupcrating from
bruises. while minor mishaps. such
as getting on the wrong road. skid
ding into fences and off bridges are
common features in her diary of the
trip.
From here Miss Woodman will fol-
low the Old Trail through Ration.
Vegas and Albuquerque to Los An
gclcs. She is not advertising any
make of motorcycle, complexion
cream or anything else" but is MAX
ing her expenses by writing humoi'
ous accounts OF her mishaps. or SER
ious description OF the country
through which she passes. and sell
ing picture post cards of herself and
her machine.
Miss Woodman when she com.
plctus tho uccan-to-oCcan Journey on
Il motorcycle will have accomplished
one of the most unique feats ever
achieved by u woman. Her cxpcr-
fences cnro,tte vii, be incorporated
into stories of human interest that
will tell TO the world how one young
woman bravcd n multitude of dan
gers in n trip from New York tc
san Francisco. Miss Woodman Is
a strong writer and has earned con
siderable OF a reputation on New
York newspapers and by her sontri'
buttons to different magazines. She
is a most entertaining talker aud has
decidedly original convictions rcla
tive to the new woman movement
that is jus, now sweeping the coun
try. The snow Will prevent the in
trpuii tuDtDrrycliSt from starting the