Evening journal., 1907-04-23

GOOD ROUTE BY
AUTO TO NORFOLK
jamestown Exposition Will
Be Visited by Many Motor
ISIS in Their Machines

That there IS a practical touring
route Of but a little more than two
hundred miles between Wilmington
and Norfolk will he good news to auto
enthusiasts who are planning TO visit
the jamestown Exposition which opens
on Friday of this week.
The route lays along the public roads
TO Dover and from thence through
Maryland and Virginia to Cape Charles
city which Is two hours ride by boat
from Norfolk
Can Straddle Ruts.
The roads in the lower part Of this
State and In the Eastern Shore counties
of Maryland and Virginia are Of sand.
The farmers. with their narrow tired
vehicles. all drive in one track, making
two great deep ruts in the road; hut if
the tourist viii straddle these ruts and
If his car has good clearance, he win
be able TO negotiate these sand roads
at a good average speed.
The sand is nowhere as deep as last
years Glidden tourists found along the
St. Lawrence river The sand roads
south OF Wilmington are relieved az
intervals by stretches OF magnificent
shell roads. which are IDEAL from the
motorists point OF view.
The more important towns passed
through ia this State are Middetown,
Smyrna. Dover Harrington and Sea-
ford AIT Delmar which IS ON the bor-
der between Delaware and Maryland,
the tourist crosses into the latter State
and soon finds himself IA the thriving
little town Of Salisbury with it's fine
vltrihed brick pavements.
Horses Alarmed at Autos.
Automobiles are still a novelty in
that section, and the horses frlghten
at sight Of Them but fortunately there
are no fences in tina, section and the
horsemen can drive off the road and
without any difficulty giving the MAJ
chimes q clear track. The roads zigzag
FIRST east. then south, then west. thon
south again, just as they do in some
Of the western states
After passing through Princess Anne
aud Pocumoke City, the route crosses
into Virginia. near Nnwchurch. and
then leads through the unimportant
towns OF Keller. Belle Haven and East
willie TO Cape Charles There are two
boats a day from Capc Charles to Old
Point Comfort and Norfolk. the after
noon boat leaving at 9 o'clock.
Leave Boat at Old Point.
The roads around Norfolk are verv
poor. ANA the tourist is advised to do
his travelling around Norfolk 10y water.
and reserve his motoring enthusiasm
for the return home It is also sug-
gested that visitors to the Exposition,
instead OF going through TO Norfolk,
disembarlS from the Ccpa Charles boat
at old Point Comfort
This IS directly across Hampton
Roads from the Expositions grounds.
and there As frequent boat service, not
only to the Exposition. but also to Nor
fo3S. Newport News HAMPTON and the
other places which have a claim to the
visitors attention
Another reason for freferring Old
Point Comfort is that one of the most
interesting features Of the Exposition
viii be the assembiaga Of warshlps
from all nations OF the world and
these win anchor right or the Point.
The Hotel Chamherlin on the Point
is one Of the most dies ra.hle resort
hotels I'm the country. II should be
pointed out. however. that the scale OF
prices exceeds those OF the "hymhe-
mated hotels" OF New York and Phil
adclphia.
Trip Takes Three Days.
As regards the best schedule to he
followed In making the tour above out
lined. tho private touring party intent
on seeing as much of the country as
possible should take three days to covor
the 2i0 miles between Philadelphia and
Cape Charles.
The first nights stop should he at
Dover the second at Princess Anne.
and ON the third day the tourists should
arrive at Cape Charles I'm time TO take
the afternoon boat for old Point Com
fort and Norfolk. These three stages
are Of approximately equal mileage.
In a formally organized tour, on the
contrary, where the stimulus of compe-
tiuon Inevitably results IN fast travel
ing, two days viii undoubtedly suf-
fee for the trip.
The Exposition viii prove a power
ful factor I'M turning southwark the
tide Of tourists travel during the COM
ing summer, and the tourist who drives
down by way OF the peninsular route
viii have am interesting tour pracu-
caly free from difficulties. and he VIII
see many novel sights char cteristic