The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Kansas State Association Plans
Run Beginning August 5.
Will Be From Kansas City to
Colorado Springs.
Topeka A NOON CONTROL
Several TOpekans Are Inter-
ested i'm the Trip.
1t Will Be Both SOciability and
Endurance Run.


Announcement was made today by
the management of the Kansas State
Automobile association that plans are
| we'll underway for a big automobile
run from Kansas City to Denver, start
ing from Kansas City on August ano
making Topeka the noon control. Al
least 100 machines are expected to DC
in the run which will combine endur-
ance and sociability features.
The Golden Belt route will be follow
ed as far as Topeka. Empor1a VIII
be the control for the first night, Hutch
inson the next night, Garden City the
third night, La Junta the fourth nlgn'
and Desband Col, the sixth night
AS there is a knights Templars meet
ing at Denver on August IL, number
of those expecting to attend the con-
clave have expressed desire to take
advantage of the run. number o!
Topekans, including state officials OF
the association are intending to take
the trip.
The plans are being discussed with
all the automobile dealers in the state
with a view of getting them to take
up the question of the entering cars
with the manufacturing firms when
they represent The competing cars
will be run strictly under the contest
rules of the A. A. A. The return trip
NAV be made by the Golden Belt route.
Sun to Sun Run.
Much interest is being shown in the
3OO-nlile ''Sun-to-Sun' auto run over
the Santa Fe trail which has been post
poned several times but which will be
run on May %. The start of the run
will be made west of Hutchinson. Tne
cars are scheduled to arrive In Kan
sas CITY by shutdown. Governor George
H. Hodges expects to make the trip.
Details of Glidden Tour.
July II is the date decided upon for
the start of the A. A A. national re-
liability tour Arrangements are rap
itlv being made by the Minnesota
state Automobile association and the
Automobile club of Minneapolis, In CO.
operation with the A. A. A. touring
information board.
The route as decided upon leaves
the Twin Cities, following the north
west trail to Fargo, N. Oak, where a
northward turn is made to Grano
FORKS. and then west following the
general line of the Great Northern
railway through North Dakota ana
Montana to Havre. So Tar 1t 1oHo"s
the route of the ST. Paul-Helena run
of the Minnesota State association Oh
two wears ago. From Havre, a new
line will be surveyed nearly direct
across western Montana to Glacier Ma
+ionaI mark which will be the formai
end of the tour. After running INTO
and through the park rendezvous mas
been arranged at Kalispell, Mont, co
incident with the good roads meeting
If the Montana Good Roads congress
which has already been arranged.
large number of entries have al
ready been made, particularly from 81
paul and Minneapolis, and 1t is eX ,,
pected that the list of participants win
be as large as in any one or the Iorln ,
Nf h.
tours have been made in more populous
territory.
Hans Wagner Is PeStered.
All live automobile dealers in Plus
burg know that Hans Wagner, greal-
est shortstop in baseball, is in the mar
ket for an automobile.
When the home team IS IN toWh'
three is a lineup OF a score % 49,
mobiles in front of the hotel Where
Wagner is stopping. Every salesman
endeavors to be the honored one to
escort the great Wagner to the pan
park. 5.,o, IN
pittsh1,re Wagner is interested in q
roadster Every time this particular
dealer receives a shipment OF ROAD
sters. Wagner is out OF town. by IN
time of his return. these cars nave
been delivered to their anxious o"nei ?.
who are unwilling to let go OF thelr
na1JIv acouired possession, even for a
demonstration.
Interest in Big Race.
With the third annual 500 miles IN
ternational sweepstakes race, Whlcli
will be held at the. Indianapolis motor
speedway May 80, holding the atten, !,
tion of motor enthusiasts the Worlu
over the event of this year promises
tn surpass any similar contest IN the
history of American racing. interest,"
at this time is at fever neat ana tHe
management of the Indianapolis speed
wav is preparing to take care OF d
record breaking crowd. The french
Grand Prix and the Brooklands races
have gradually given place to the speed
contests which during the past tour
years have been staged at 1nd1anapo-
lis and the big American track no"
stands supreme in the motor WorIo-
new departure this year mas
aroused the keen interest of manufac-
tnrers in the 500 mile race. Hereto
fore the race has been open TO cars
having piston displacement OF eOV
c1bic inches or less, but this year the
announcement is that in order 10 quar-
ifv for entrance cars must nave a PTS
ton displacement of not more tnan 4oo
cubic inches. This gives the manu1ac-
t11rers the chance to enter cars OF the
reo,lar stock class and it also prevents
the big powerfully built racers from
running away from the cars OF more