The sun., 1916-09-17
SHOULD DRIVE
OVER FAMOUS "OWEN ROUTE''
Pioneer Automobile Man Shows to Fifty-three Guests
the Way Over an Alluring Trail
Through Five States.

minor details. II was start away in
n car, ride with pleasant mpanions.
lunch. ride some more, have dinner and
then while away the evening.
Every passenger on the tout lad a
check given him for his bags and cat
before ne started on the trip zach day.
and a. the assignment OF rooms at the
various hotels was made in advance.
when he arrived at the night stops the
key for his room was ready for him
and he found his baggage IN his room.
W Van L, Whltal,. "A prominent New
Yorker. who has owned one ot The first
cars sold. cpltomlzed the tour when he
said; "Th-re il more enjoyment in
life for me in driving my car over "A
trip OF this kind than In any other thing
| know Of. When | finish n long run there
IL no fatigue, The operation of the car
* a rest for the mind. for one merely
touches "A lever as lightly as Ticking
the ashes off n cigar. n the foot
peda'' work az EASILY as tn" pedil. on
Il piano Mr. Whitall was 50 kecnly
Impressed with tho performance of tn"
rrCu Magnetic car that he requested
the privilege Of caring for the filling
Of cars and the inspections each night.
Al IN all 1t was great team work--all
those who had something special 70 do
never failing to do It just as II should
be done II any reader has an idea that
II Is not some task to play host to Nifty
three healthy. red FLOODED and always
hungry automobile tourists. let him be-
gin hrst with about a quarter OF that
number Ind have his eyes opened. but,
party being an old hand at arranging
things. he probably could have handled
twice fifty-thrce with the same imper-
durability that marked his conduct on
the affairs OF the owen family during
the past week.
Ten cars left the corner at Broadway
and FIFTY seventh street at $50 a. N.
a week ago Saturday. Two ears ran
ahead OF the regular raravan-one to
act as nm official pathfinder and the
other TO take care Of garage facilities
~ the various stops. Then came II. NJ.
owen, who yet the pace for the remain
ing cars, last Of all was Ralph owen.
driving the inisnamed "troublc car"
He was supposed to look after all the
ills that might bcfa.l the others, hat he
had no work to do. His was a joy ride.
too. from first 10 last, He cainc IN last
AT each control simply because n.
had tn according TO tho rules Of the
party, although there were many times
when he had a notion 10 nose up' a bit.
and. SHOW the other fellows "A thing or
two
The cars of various colors and body
designs made a very attractive picture
as they spci through Central Park aud
out Central avenue. and on through
Wcstchest"r to Great Darlington. Mass.
tho luncheon stop. l23 miles away. The
going was az smooth as Si,k through
Scarsdalc, Mount kisro. Brewster.
rawling and South Egremont to the
Berkshire Inn, where the entire party
arrived M |. 7. NJ, After luncheon
everybody looked forward with keen In
tercst to the afternoon run over the
famous Mohawk Trail to Greenfield,
Mass, seventy eight miles away: at
Pittsiield tho Boston party Joined the
caravan. The sky was cloudleSs- one
conld see for miles over the rolling green
road. n the wine whis.lcd gluriuusly
past the dying party az the cars
hpnhncd over the miles of smooth roads.
Ones thoughts could not help going
back a few years to the time when
these remarkable trunk automobile
routes were not In existence and mar
yelling at the many improvements that
havo been wrought since tho advent OF
tho automobile. One Of the party--an
old man--recalled that he had oncv
with horse and wagon In the