The Washington times., 1907-12-08
By THOMAS S. RICE

Final details for The Times sealed
bonnet automobile contest from the
Washington Automobile Clubs house To
Frederick and EHicott and back to
Washington bS way OF Burnt Mills next
Tuesday were arranged at a meeting of
the committee yesterday IN the ONCE o.
Leroy Mark 1jg2 G street
Nine OF the thirteen committeeman
were on the job. and the other four were
only kept away by imperative business
engagements. Those present were Rob
ert p. Caverly. president Of the Wash
lngton Automobile Club; Fulton r. Cor
don. w. A Copenhaven. H c. Hunter.
o. J. DeMon, George A. Deatel. Leroy
Mark, Arthur G. Newmyer. and Thomas
s. Rice. W. G. DuvaI. ex-president Of
the Washington Automobile Club. was
on hand TO give aid and comfort.
The meeting was Of one mind. which
was to have the run A huge success and
make every one of the tweuty-nine en-
trants glad he had the spirit and enter
prise to name his car Point after point
was carefully discussed, and all action
was unanimous.
Hardness Will Be Fatal.
The principal topic was that OF i'm
pressing upon drivers and observers the
imperative need for promptness in be-
ing on hand TO start in their places
when the whistle blows for the first
car to leave the washington AUuCmO-
bile Clubs house on the Seventh street
pike at s a. m, next Tuesday. Should
driver, engine. or observer not be ready
u get under way on the exact minute
when summoned by Starter Fulton r.
Gordon, a disqualification is sure 70
follow.
II the driver and machine are not
ready, they will not be allowed to go
as competitors. l. was suggested that
a car might fail to get a move on at
the precise moment because Of frozen
gasoline or some such untOward Incl
dent, so drivers are advised to nave
their engines going in good shape "a few
minutes before the call of time, thereby
avoiding the risk of being left at the
post All of the drivers are experienced
men, the committee can make no. ex-
ceptions, and if any driver is delayed
beyond his allotted sixty seconds he
will have no one to blame out himself.
Warning for Observers.
Observers should he at the IuttreII
garage ready to sally forth to the club
mousse in an auto at a. m. which viii
tend TO eliminate confusion and may
prevent disaster.
II a car is called tc start and the des-
ignated observer is not there. the com
u:ittee will provide substitute With
out waiting, and the car of the entraut
who nominated ;hc missing observer
viii be barred from competition Don't
overlook this regulation. 1t Is as neces-
sary for the entrant u see to the
promptness of the observer ne nom
mated. as it is to see that he himself
is strictly on time.
A moments consideration will show
that this rule is absolutely lust. as
otherwise 4 driver who lad complied
with ali other conditions might be held
Up tor an indefinite period waiting for
some stranger he had never seen. who
had been allotted him by the committee
Important Point.
Some styles Of cars have a carbu-
retor adjustment outside the hood. and
the question arose whether the driver
would be allowed 10 manipulate this
device without having marks scored
against his record It was really the
only subject which caused an argu-
ment, bUc the committee at last unan-
inously decided that these devices
should BE- sealed. As sealing them is a
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