The Washington times., 1908-06-21
Buick and Maxwell Start
From Gotham Thurs
day Morning.
SECRETARY OF A. A. A.
WILL AFFIX SEALS
1Eighteen-Mile Per Hour Schedule
Adopted-Finish at Munsey
Building on Friday.

call YOU early on FRIDAY morning. Dut Il
don't trust 10 the alarm clock.
No. it Is not the first of May nor viii /
the beloved Nationals arrive in town.
But If ~ goes well two dust-covered !
cars bearing all the ear marks Of a 4
hurried run from New York should 4
land at the Munsey building at or
around o'clock q N. II not some one /
vii be around 10 tell you just where
they broke down and the wherefore
thereof
Some one sat up around the Munsey
buildlrg last evening till the wee
small hours in the hope that some
eleventh hour dealer might decide 10
join the Maxwell and Buick on their /
little cross-country and come sneaking /
in a Ia Santa Claus with his nifty 4
simoleums before the entries closed at /
midnight. There was nothing doing
Start Is Postponed.
II was intended To start the match |
race between these two cars from the 4
AIunsey building at the break Of day /
on Monday morning But Secretary I
Elliott Of the A. A a. contributed a
few bright ideas by special delivery |
which caused a change IN the plans.
The cars will leave here some time on
Tuesday. They may be shipped or may
be run 10 Baltimore and from there sent
10 New York by boat. Such minor de-
tails have not yet been arranged. But
the point Of the tale is that 1t would be
better to start the test from New York
city anu. allow the interest as well as
the dust and punCtures TO accumulate
en- route 10 Washington, where the
tourists will be welcomed by a bevy
neighbors instead Of finishing the run
in Gotham among q lot Of stony-hearted
strangers. The credit for this discov-
cry belongs to Mr.. Elliott, who fur
nished some equally timely suggestions
and a referee for the recent Times Re
liability Test.
Il front Of the association building
in New York city on Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock, by Eastern time. Mr.. FL
lott viii say Go" just like Mr.. a.
Newmeyer does al all Of cur leading
auto contests in this city, although ne
won't use a megaphone. Before Jhis
The seals will have been afixed under
Lis supervision, and each observer care
fully coached as TO his duties The
scoring on The run VIII be according 10
the strictest Interpretation of the rules
enforced on the recent reliability test
conducted by The Washington Times.
Il is up 70 each of the contestants TO
name an observer who he is confident
won't overlook any tInkering on the
part of the driver OF the car IN which
he rides.
Time Schedule Altered.
But one change has been made in
schedule. An eighteen-mile-per-ho
standard will be maintained, instead
of sixteen, as on The Times run The
distance being AZ miles. this viii set
the time limit at twenty-three hours
and ten minutes, which should land
the travellers at the Munsey building
early Friday morning.
At this end of the line they will be
received by officials Of the Washington
Auto Club a representative of The
Times, and there should be some other
visitors waiting, not including a brass
band.
J. r. Thomas viii drive as far as
Philadelphia in the Maxwell, where he
viii be relieved by Guy TOlman. who
viii pilot the car to washington. Sam
IuttreH. on the lookout for little
glory on his personal account viii
drive the Buick all the way through
Florida Holds Record.
The present record for continuous
driving. which is considerably higher
than any previous mark, is held by Jack
Florida. who is a frequent visitor IN
our fair city and who once upon time
sat at the wheel in an endurance run
H. Hr
way 20 break this record would be al
the expense OF the Bucks reputation
for pronptness in little races Of this
kind. Luttren isn't bit anxious tC
turn the trick But If he stays at hi:
most until the sIlidoo hour and ten min
utes is up and comes in as far ahead
as he cid in the Benning races OF
Thursday, twill satisfy his craving FOL
distinction. J. r. Thomas is partly
resting on his laurels won IN that Bos
ton trip and is partly willing TO give
rs friend. Tolman, a chance 70 get nj
na-nc in the paper.
Ore other technical point OF interes
is that the trip will also be a NONSTOP
engine run, and If either car throws OF
the engine it will be heavily penalIzed
Buick for Press Car.
the Luttrell Company viii leav
Washington or Tuesday for a pat
finding trip over the route. This pre-
llminary run is not to furnish the driv
ers with information on the COnditio
of the roads They VIII be left TO Jhei
own judgment in matters of drivin
and the speed TO be used. But Oh
scouts Will garner some clear ideas Z
turns and the general outline of IN
route SO that the contestants viii nd
wander from the straight and narro'
path on The return trip. The aforesai
path becomes exceeding crooked in II
twists 70 avoid the State OF New Jel
sey. which has about as much standin
among motorists as a bookmaker {
CsraveSend.
The press car will carry Time
representative, the observers and rel
resentatives Of the interested firms.