New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
i5EG TOURS NEARLY DUE
cIidden and Pacific Coast Runs
Start Early in July.
BOTH ARE FILLING WELL
,.d;ana Will Also Be Repre-
sented by Special Train on
Gross Country Trip.

.,.,,. che next month two Of the most
,.,snt automobile tours Of the year
SO ,s under way If present arrange
n.,ts 90 through. One at least is
.-,a,nty; the starting Of the other prob
s.,ends on a satisfactory entry list
.a,ssn now and the time Of closing
-. assured tour is the ambitious plan
o+or "bike" from indianapolis 10
-. pacific Coast under the auspices OF
1,diana Automobile Manufacturers
.,.,,on. The uncertainty is the Gid
-, ,onr from Minneapolis TO Glacier Ma
80, Park. Reports from the West in
,,..ts that this also will start as sched-
uled
,,..s an entry list Of twenty-five cars
- more promised, the tour of the lndi-
association has taken on an air OF
s.outv The plans have been completed
o,ervtbing is in readiness for the
IN July /. with San Francisco and
Angeles az the objective points.
. -, the efforts Of the officers OF the
.iot,on everything has been done
srh,cb will add 70 the comfort ana con-
''.,ence Of those making the trip
Messages OF felicitation and welcome
= bsen received from various cities
- ,bs West. and each letter or telegram
H - n marked spirit Of friendliness.
an are one in the desire 10 show the
I5aosis-s nst what Western hospitality
.,s and II one-half Of what is prom
- 10 carried out no tour ~ the history
., the country vii have more cause 10
EEL proud Of its undertaking than that
,r,sred into by the Indiana manuiactuT-
srs s a.. .so
,,,,r N date: Nos. I and .. American
tered bv the American Motors COM
80 and D. s. Menasco. Nos. and T.
Henderson. entered by the Henderson
Motor Car Company and r. T. Hender-
,or. Nos s and 6. Stutz, entered by the
s,utz Motor Car Company and II. 9.
e,utz. Nos. T. 6 and z. Marion, entered 10y
,bs Marion Motor Car Company ana J' l..
u.,dla,. Nos. 30 and II. Premier entered
-, ,be Premier Motor Manufacturing
C,,,nanv and II. o. Smith, Nos. u and
=, HAYNES entered by the Haynes Auto
,,o,uA Company and George II. Strout'
No 4 Pathfinder Forty" entered by
the Motor car Manufacturing COMPANY
No Is. Premier truck, entered by the ~
~Nr.Wn
I Tire Company. No. lo Mcf arlah'
entered by the McFarlan Motor Car Com
n.nv. Nos. y and IS Apperson, entered
~ the Apperson Company. No. IL. I'm
7irs entered by the Empire Automobile
rononanv. No 90. Pilot sixty entered
~. the pilot Motor Car Company NO. T.
Premier entered by the Premier MOTOR
Manufacturing Company, and NO. ~
Marmon. entered by Carl g. Flsner'
The tour has aroused so much enthusl-
asr among the various entrants that il
has been decided by many Of the FACTORY
officials 10 take their families along al
though not as a part Of the tour proper
snsc,al Pullman will make the trip 10
the coast and make stops at various
roints On route. so that those aboard
NAV meet the tourists IN various places
O, interest. The special will leave IN
6ianapoNs on July 4. just three days atter
the start Of the 'cross-country tourists
The Gldden tourists will leave Mime
apolls on their Western journey 10 the
American Alps on July II, and plans a.
ready are practically complete for every
accommodation. The tour will end on
Jvlv 70 The distance is l,233 miles.
About thirty entrants. it Is reported
have already filed application with Dr'
c. f. button. chairman Of the touring
board. The Boston team. 10 consist OF
Messrs. c. H. Metz. c. Walter MeH ana
George H. Voter. all driving Metz cars
is the first 70 represent a municipality
Mrs Lillian Mendel, a Mount Vernon
Ny. enthusiast, was the first woman 10
make reservation. Letters have come
70 the touring board from five other
women from various sections OF the coun-
Try. requesting information and assuring
their entry. Among these is Mrs. Dudiey
Hershey, who drove a Packard touring
car in the Twin City-Helena tour OF lsA'
One Fort William, Ontario. motorleI
has fled his application and II is under
stod that he will be the first Canadian 10
compete In an American national tour
Three Duluth cars will be entered but
tie names OF these contestants have not
yet been decided upon. 1t is probable
tat Dr. H. G. Blanchard, OF Waseca-
MINI, familiar figure on all Northwest
tours Of recent years. Will this year enter
National tour for the first time.
Among others who are 10 have cars In
the contest are Louis w. Hin. chairman
o. the board OF directors OF the Great
Northern Railway: Reuben Warner II.
c. Irvine and W A. Ramaley. ST. Paul
Dr.. J. D. Park, Duluth. Mimi; J. A
Bailey. Alexandria, MINI; c. z. Chris
man, ortonville. Mimi; l. NJ. Boiler
Grand Rapids, Mich; G. z. Raymond
Asa Paine. Charles Gates. son Of the late
John W Gates. steel magnate. T. T.
Legg, T. NJ. Mapes. c. Z. Van Duzee'
Of Minneapolis. and o. r. Brictson' OF
Bookings. S D.
President Enos, Of the American Auto
mobile Association. A q. Batchelder'
chairman OF the executive board. and
Charles J. Glidden. donor OF the original
Slidden trophy. which will be contested
Tor, will r{da IN cpa % the official cars.