The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-05
PATHFINDER ENDS LOG
Longest Days Ran Was Sunday
from Sioux City TO Des Moines.

A. r. Huffman. official reporter OF
the Little Glidden tour pathfnding
icar, thus tells of the wind up of the
six days grind: 81
The pathfinders for the AllIowa
Little Glidden tour returned to Des
Moines Sunday evening after logging
the route for the annual endurance
run of the Iowa State Automobile as
sociation ]. L. Robson, who piloted
the Empire car on the long grind,
drove into the last control at $3.50
O'clock.
A distance of 2l3 miles from Sioux
City to Des Moines, the longest days
journey of the tour, was covered by
the pathtinding party yesterday 1t
also was the hardest days run en-.
icountered by the trail blazers for the
contest. The car plowed through
many miles of muddy roads and
climbed hundreds of hills. If the con-
ltestants make the run in dry wealth
Ier, however, il is not anticipated that
they will have trouble making con-
trolls on time. .
| An early start was made out of
Sioux City. A rain during the night
had made going heavy. Shortly after
leaving Sioux City the pathfinders
went off the right road and were lit
lerally lost in maze of gumbo roads
on the Missouri river bottoms. AT
the cost of an hour of time, several
gallons of gasoline and wear and tear
on the car during the pull over roads
H. ha N
right road was again picked up and
Irelogged. Several stretches of mud
dy roads also held back the pathfind-
Iers ~.
Throughout the pathfinding trip the
party was fortunate in not having tire
or car trouble. Their greatest misfor-
tune was rain and they encountered
muddy roads nearly every day.
Carroll was established as the noon
control during the tour. During the
morning run TO Carroll the contest
ants will pass through Holly Springs,
Mapleton, Ute, Charter Oak Denison,
Vail and West Side. During the af.
ternoon of the last day of the run,
the tourists will cover Glidden, Seron-
ton, jefferson, Grand Junction, Area
dia, Beaver, Perry, Minburn, Abel and
Waukee. The run from Denison to
Grand Junction will be made over the
Iowa transcontinental route.
During the weeks journey, the
pathfinders covered approximately
l $50 miles. They visited nearly $50
towns and cities. The tour practical
ly circles the state and covers Sec
tions of nearly all the organized high
ways in Iowa. The noon stop on the
first day was established at Ottumwa
and the night stop at Keokuk. The
run on the second day will be short
one TO allow the contestants to visit
the new Keokuk dam before. starting
out in the morning. The noon con-
troll will be at Burlington and the night
stop at Davenport. ~ Ga. e. -. ..-
Cedar Rapids will be the noon con-
troll on the third day and the tourists
will stop at Waterloo, for the night.
Either Mason City or Clear Lake will
entertain the GIiddenites on the
fourth day and the night stop will be
made at Fort Dodge. Storm Lake
was selected as the noon stop for the
fifth day and Sioux City for the night
control 49,. ,...
Interest in the tour is intense in
all sections of Iowa At nearly ev-
cry point, automobile and good roads
boosters kept track of the approach
of the pathfinding car. They prom
ised to have the roads in the best of
condition if weather conditions are
favorable and will provide all kinds
of entertainment for the contestants.
The tour will be held during the
week of June %. H. Leslie Smith.
secretary and treasurer of the Iowa
State Automobile association an.
,nounces that he has received many
applications for entries. Several of
them from private owners in the state.