Monday 25th July 1904

The first tour of the American Automobile Association, started in New York City enroute to St Louis, US. Sixteen machines started from and joined themselves to eleven others from various New England towns. The ranks of the travelers were swelled by additions from all points, continuing by way of Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Eric, Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, Chicago, Pontiac (Ill.), Springfield (Ill.), to St. Louis. At the same time another portion of the tour was being run over the National Highway through Columbus, Indianapolis and Terre Haute to the Exposition City, bringing the total number of participants to 108. Practically all the machines reached St. Louis, the tour being more of the nature of a combined run than a competition. There were 77 entries and 66 finishers.