Show ROUTE ROUT I OF AUTO RACE E CHANGED Snow Fields of Alaska Stop Race and Cars Will Ship to Vladivostok New York April 11 nA A change of program in the New Now au automobile automobile race Is likely to occur accord according according ing Ins to advices received here Tho The Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean car which was far In the lead has found the snow fields of Alaska an Impassable barrier to further progress In that direction and is therefore re returning returning returning turning from Valdez to Seattle The French and Italian machines also were on their way wa to Seattle by steamer but they are bound up from the south hav hay having havIng haying ing reached San Francisco only a few days das ago hundreds of miles behind the time American carThe car The possibility of such sucha a change ch In plans was foreseen gome tomo ome time thue ago by the directors of the tIle long race when the cars were so greatly delayed by the exceptional weather con conditions conditions conditions encountered In the United States It was feared that the Alaskan trails might bg b found impassable at the warm i weather and two weeks ago an agreement was made that in such an event the leading heading cars would make the trip by b an alternative route This plan provides that the ma machines machines machines chines shall shaIl go as far as possible over the original route and then sail salI from Seattle for Vladivostok and then pro proceed proceed proceed by land across Siberia and Europe to their destination The German car is at Ogden Utah Ut h hIn in a disabled condition several days will be required to make necessary repairs before It can continue continuo the Journey towards San Francisco |