Evening journal., 1908-06-17
AUTOS TO RUN TO
VALLEY FORGE
Delaware Automobile AssO-
CiatiOn'S Plans For the
Sealed BOnnetICOntest

The committee in charge of the run Of
the Delaware Automobile Association is
sending out 10 each member, communi-
cation giving the details and conditions OF
the new run which is to be heldl on June
"a. From the interest shown in the last
event given by the Association, a large
number Of entries is looked for.
The association VIII hold q
sealed bonnet contest on that occasion.
The contest will take place over a courFe
al out 70 miles long, from the Court House
in Wilmington, through Upland, Chester
Darby Iansdowne, Lianerch. Brynt tMawr,
Guelph Mills. King OF Prussia, to Valley
Forge. returning via Paoh and West
Chester
The cars will be arranged in three
classes. according TO the catalogue price
o. the car fully equipped:
Glass A--All cars costing $500 and over
Glass BAH cars costing $1,000 and less
than $500.
Glass C-All cars costing less than sioO0.
The bonnets Of the cafs viii be sealed by
the committee before starting and must
remain sealed throughout the entire rum
Breaking Of seals disqualihes the entrant.
All cars must carry their full seating
copacity of passengers. The seating capa-
city Of car is that specified in the max
ers catalogue. II the catalogue says that
the car is a seven-passenger car. It must
carry seven people.
As the committee has to attach seg,s
70 the cars. Il requires all Of them to he
numerically lined up on King street ready
to start at a. m. The first car will be
checked out at $50 a. m. and the remain.
irg cars will be checked out consecutlvely
az one minute intervals.
Cars not ready to start from the cheek
ing stat on time will be penalized one
point for every minute late. There viii
b. established four checking stations In
addition to the starting and finishing sta
tion. Cars arriving at checking stations
ahead Of time will be penalized two points
for every minute they are ahead of their
time and one point for each and every
minute late At each checking station
checker Will mark the time the car ar
rives, on a card, which will be handed to
the entrant before starting. and which
Ill give the time allowed between check
ing stations. This time win be within the
legal speed limits of Delaware and Penn.
svlvanla.
The entrant Of the car in each class GO
ing over the course with the least number
of penalization points will be awarded a
handsome trophy.
In order that there may be no misunder-
standing as to the course to be followed,
the committee has prepared. and encloses,
4 route car and in addition pilot car will
so over the route with confetti. with
which each turn in the road will be
marked.
II any entrant catches up to the pilot
car he must not pass Il. The penalty for
fpilure to observe this rule will be dis
qualification. If for any reason the plot
car breaks down and cannot proceed the
next car coming along will take the pilot
ana his marker and act as pilot car
a stop of one hour duration viii be
made at Washingtons Headquarters. The
committee advises the entrants to :ake
treir lunch with them. During the stop
az Valley Forge all cars will be parked
near Washington Headquarters at the
owners risk and under the supervis on
Of an official appointed by the committee.
No work will be allowed on these cars
during the hours interval. under penalty
OF disqualification.
In case of rain the run will. be held the
following Saturday. To defray necessary
expenses, an entrance fee of SS will be
charged for members and Sc for non-mem-
bers Post entries will be 81 extra. Con-
testants will please use the regular en-
trence blanks and enclose their fees on
o before June %. to Charles C. Guyer
secretary OF the Delaware Automobile
Association, S26 Market street
IL is desired by the committee to procure
as large an entry list as possible and the
committee urges that all Of the members
Of the association enter as It feels that
the route laid out will make a very en-
joyable run, being over a very beautiful
rart of the country. The committee com.
prses John b. Bird, chairman: Edward
Brnghurst, William Staniar and j. D
Push.