Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-13 | Page 3 | Salt Lake on Glidden Tour Line

ALT LAKE ON GLIDDEN TOUR LINE CLASSIC OF AUTO TESTS IS RE I II t. t I V- V Great Endurance ce Run RUll N New w York to San Francisco p P Pas e t Through Zion Tour Tour this Year First 1 if Undertaken k n Since ti I i p-F p THE HE famous GlIdden tour the father of oJ all aU automobile en ending runs in n Arner America a will will be be revived this year and will p p. through Salt Lake according to word received here from from N York c d The great reat endurance classic will ill be run from New Ne' York t to tD si Francisco starting from tte t t f fearly early In September and ending 1 In IM r v Pacific coast city about t 1 Y J days later I 11 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY Entries in tho the famous classic t s ic close next Monday and many mano an of t worlds world's most famous amous cars have already al nl ready poste posted entrance f few e of J each as contenders In the run n. n J the first time in in- inthe the history ot of- th Glidden tours Salt Lake will wUl b ba be bathe oJ o othe the route of ot the 1920 run and wit cording to advance one of ot the Important erv Service Service- and nd chec checking Ing ng stations t t 0 The last Glidden tour was I 1911 and was from New York lo to Florida This automobile endurance run wa was launched by Charles one of the early motor He felt when motorcars were were regard reg ed d as i that there was something something some some- thing needed to impress upon upon upon- the public the fact tact that cars would r ripi n as as' well as to enable manufacturers b by t mean means mean's of ot contests to to determine the weak points in their cars and remedy ili the same 4 IDEA SPREADS k Succeeding the Inauguration of ot the the the- Glidden tours automobile endurance runs with eligibility rules almost Identical were held In almost every very s section of the country They proved prove I to the prospective buyer th that that- t- t tai car cars ai would operate over roads I he was familiar n did m c chlo pel hesitancy upon hi hl part a a. machine As cars grew he better need for tor these endurance contests contests- contests no no longer existed and the t u along with tho the local runs became became-a thing of ot the PMt j MILE TEST a. a For two years ears th there thra re has been of reviving the Glidden tour but ua to the war It never materialized The a purpose of the tour is not soto soi so H. to demonstrate the ability of ot car cars car t t tn cover the or more miles as fr to feature the fact tact that even under unde J present road conditions as they I Nf between some portions of th the thO v and West it Is entirely tj m mf rr f cover covet the distance with with-an with an M of gasoline oil aU and tires as fe welD ai i t seeing the the- cars care through In 9 if J Jj j shape i TROPHY PERMANENT i t. t The rules of the contest Dr Jf It that each manufacturer shall be be limIted lint lim to the entry of ot two cars cat and and wll WU have to pay an entrance fee o t for tor each car Entries will will March 16 tS and any cars cars cars' entered ent red rt later date will pay a fee tee of ot 1 The Glidden trophy will be p Pel per awarded the winner of t tour The committee reserve reser's f right to reject any entry wh which Ch technical committee decides Is t n t 4 I stock car 4 tR