The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-25
Wild Dash of Iron SteedS
for the G. A. R. En-
Carnpment.
PRESIDENT TO GIVE PRIZES
Conference With Commissioner Macfar-
land on Plan-would Bring Best Ma
chimes From All Over Country for the
Parsde-The Floral Display.

Parsde-The Floral Display.
It is probable that a series OF auto
mobile races will be added to the al
ready numerous features that viii be
provided for the entertainment OF the
visitors to the city on the occasion OF
the Grand Army encampment to be held
in this city in October. President
Roosevelt viii be asked to lend encour-
agement 10 the project by presenting
the prizes 10 The successful competitors
The matter was discussed at great
length this morning at conference
between Secretary Barry BuIkley Of the
citizens executive committee and Mr..
P s Brown. who, it Is believed viii be
named as the secretary Of the commit
tee on automobile DaTades and partici-
patton. Alr. Brown impressed upon Mr.
Buckley the necessity of adding some
feature that viii assist in the bringing
to this city Of noted vehicles from out
of the city. He has already the assur-
ance that nearly all Of the horseless We
only troublesome feature so far being
the matter Of proper decoration for the
carriages
Outside Owners Would Participate
Taking the races as the basis, it is
thought that nearly every owner Of an
automobile in the adjoining cities will
bring his vehicle over and enter in the
contest under the plan that viii be
adopted
Mr. Brown viii wait upon Commits
sfoner Mcfarland this afternoon to see
if that official viii lend encouragement
to the proposition to close Pennsylvania
Avenue from the Peace Monument to the
Treasury building for an hour after the
parade that IS scheduled for Monday
October G. Even running on but two
notches It is stated that the automobiles
would make the run over the course in
about ten minutes.
Immediately After Parade.
Immediately after the parade il is sug-
gested that the vehicles line up along
the course and that the races start. By
rlaking the course from the Peace
Monument to Thirteenth Street 1t would
give the chaUheurs two blocks in which
70 slow up their vehicles before reach
ing the turve al the Treasury Depart
nlent
This course would be an ideal one,
and the very idea Of racing on Penn
syivania Avenue, with q prize 10 be
presented by the President OF the
United States, would prove an attrae-
Jzon that few OF the owners o. great
racing machines would be able TO re-
sist. Not only viii practically All OF the
machines that took part in the recent
contests at Larchmont be in line. il is
thought, but other and even more pre-
teRtious autos
White House Elipse Suggested.
It was ar first suggested that the rae
ing might take place on the elIipse OF
the White Lot. but this location is dis
countenaneed Tor raany reasons. The
entire space viii be crowded with the
reunion forces al The tine, and mat
ter OF lar greater concern would be the
danger OF making the turns at high
speed. On the stTaighIaway presented By
Pennsylvania Avenue all OF these objec-
tons would be overcome, and it would
mean the closing OF the great thorough
fare TOR not more than an hour longer
than would De required for the main
parade.
Upon the return TO the city OF Chair
man Brainard H Warner tomorrow the
matter viii be gone over carefully with
him, the first care OF the committee al
AL times being the safety OF the people
and those participating in the enter
pHse.
All Glasses Of Autos.
The parade itself viii probably be for
the three classes OF horseIess vehicles
electric, gasolene, and steam-eaeh class
constituting a division by itself. With
the immense number Of novel machines