Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-09-10
PATHFINDERs HERE TODAY
Kansas City Motor Dealers Arrange
Tour-Other Travel Notes

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The pathfinding car for the Kan
sas City Motor Car Dealers associa-
ton reached Abilene this morning
at $3.50 o'clock and stopped here a
short while making arrangements
for the tour. In the pathfinding car,
which was a model 81 1915 Buick,
were d. q. Peake. secretary Of the
motor car dealers association; ].
F. Martin, manager OF the Buick
Motor company, and president OF
the motor car dealers association;
IF. ]. Hinkle of the Kansas City
Star, and Bert Dodge, the we'll
known Buick driver. also OF Kansas
! City. From all that could be learned
4 from the pathfinding party this will
be the biggest tour of It's kind that
ever left Kansas City. The Santa Fe
route will be used to Hutchinson,
and the Golden Belt from Salina to
Kansas City.
Every car entered in the tour Is
1915 model and there will be sales
men and demonstrators in sufficient
numbers to point out all OF the new
tangled improvements on the cars
in the tour. Thirty-six cars so far
are entered in the tour, but Mr..
Peake, the manager of the tour,
stated that this number will GER
tainly reach at least 40. Twenty
three different makes Of cars have
been entered. Several have entered
more than one car, but all of them
will be spick and span and ready
for the approval OF the motoring
public. The following are the diff
ferent cars that are entered: Regal
Lozier, Case, Paterson, REQ, jack
son, Allen, Krit, Pathfinder, Odds
mobile, Briscoe, Buick, Overland,
Apperson, Studebaker, Paige, Stutz,
Mitchell, Speedwell, Chevrolet, Cole
Auburn, Hudson.
The tour leaves Kansas City Sep
TENDER IA and will continue until
September 10. The tourists will be
in Abilene, September IS.
With the understanding that the
greatest field of famous pilots ever
gathered in Kansas would be
brought to Hutchinson for the gaso-
line speed events, the directors OF
the Kansas State fair set aside the
last two days of track events, FRI
day and Saturday, September IL
and 10, for automobile races, to
thoroughly determine whether the
gasoline speed creations shall be-
come q part of the fair program
ANNUALLY. How well Secretary A. L.
Sponsler has lived up to his part OF
the agreement is evidenced by the
signing of Louis Disbrow of New
York, the worlds dirt track and
beach champion, and the tentative
entry Of Eddie Hearne Of Chicago
and his powerful Case creation
built especially for the Indianapolis
5OO-mile race. Several other prom
inent drivers will probably enter and
a field of no less than ten pilots will
start on both the big days. -
Will Bell of Holland came in to
get a license for his Ford touring
car, and drove to Enterprise to at
i tend the reunion.
Lawrence Townley drove up from
Enterprise and was here a short
/ time ON business.
In a letter to the Abilene auto
mobile club, G. q. Clark, secretary
OF the Kansas State Fair association,
invited the club here to make
J motor run to the fair at Topeka
/ September IL to IS. Mr.. Clark asks
that the motorists notify him Of the
time when they will reach Topeka
30 that accommodations can be
made.
TWO persons, were injured at the