The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-21
American Protectorate
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GREATEST OF ALL
AUTO TOURS ENDS
At GLACIER PARK

Glacier Park Station. Mont, July 21.
The annual reliability run of the
American Automobile association,
which started from Minneapolis July
| IL, ended here Saturday night.
Scores for the tour are unofficial,
owing to contests filed. against the
| team for fifty one points, and protest
by the ~Kfitssteam against points as
sessed against the 'Mulleavy car The
1exeeutiya chairman said that adjust
| ments could be completed before to-
| morrow. t+t8s-'s# a:rs: g-eS"
1t is generally understood that the
Metz team from Boston, wins the
Glidden team trophy, and that the
Locomobile of Dr.. j. D. Park. vice
president of the Duluth Automobile
association, gets the A. A. A. touring
trophy, offered this year for the first
time. -.... -. -. -
Perfect scores, were made by the
Metz, team Of three cars, the Hansen
Krft, Parks LocomobiTe and two Mum
zer Hupmobiles.. 80
The finish of the tour was spectacu-
lar. DR.. j. D. Park arrived with one
minute to spare. He drove his big car
down the mountain fast enough to
make up fifteen minutes, His was q,
record for a small car. Warren Mum
zer drove his Krit in with two fat
tires and burst into tears as lie reach
ed the referees flag. y.sA-S -.
One hundred Piegan Indians. in pic
turesque garb, on horseback, ushered
the tourists into Glacier National
park at Z Pc M, and when the cars,
rolled up in order at the Glacier hotel.
hundreds of guests crowding windows.
porches and porticoes applauded the
tourists of the greatest Of allareliabili-
ty runs.
If1ks4 n {t.,f<
the referees car that by the press car.
then the entrants, and mon combat
ants"
\ In the heart of the mountain country
OF Montana, in the bewildering silence
of the nations newest natural park.
the greatest of all reliability tours Of
the American Automobile association.
the ninth annual run, ended Saturday,
Leaving the beautiful Mississippi val
ley July II. and passing through the
lake park region of Minnesota, the
prairies and bad lands of North Da-
kota. and all Thursday through the
Fort Peck Indian reservation of Mon
tana. the tourists emerged into the
foothill country and finally Saturday
came In sight of the Rocky mountains.
checking in for the last time in 1913 al,
the new Glacier hotel Of the Great
Northern railway. Gathered from east,
middle west and from the northwest.
the tourists have for eight days been
plugging along in motor cars, with one
DAY rest, at Fargo. Leaving in the,
race offa hard rainstorm and expert
encing sloppy weather and slippery
roads for the first four running days,
they finally emerged from the storm
belt. and since then have had good
weather while running. Rain at Minot
tuesday night was the last storm that
alsturped road conditions
8 The 1913 tour was a success. 1t was
dlgn1fied by the presence Of Pres
Laurens Enos of Buffalo, and Al.
iBSatchelder of New. Z ork, chairman of
the executive committee of the Aneri
can Automobile association Pres. H. II
y. Clark of the Automobile club, OF
Minneapolis, was host TO the two men
In behalf of the club. Asa. Paine. sfiftIl
vice president of the national organ
izatIon, was in the run at the begin
MIN g. DR. G. E. Dutton Of Minneapolis
was the referee of the tour as e hair
man OF the touring board Of the Amer
lcan Automobile association. Teams
were entered by Minneapolis and Rbs-s
ton Tor the Anderson club trophy. and
entrants, both contestant and HON u
testant We're numerous.
34 Hotel Train Useful. d
The tour was PROOF OF the advantage
of the hotel train, such ais was fur
nisEed by the Great Northern railway,
10 10 promoting sociability and contribut-
lng an acme of convenience that could
have been obtained In no other way.
With the hotel train daily paper was
possible, printed, with engravings
made on the train, In a special car set
apart for the purpose. IA third. ana.
possibly, the most important feature
as saving the tour from the loss OF
contestant cars along the way, was
the welding plant which repaired All
broken parts by the Vulcan process.
Including steering knuckles, springs
and other vital parts. In one instance
the train was stopped. the welding