The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

run. I may yet dispute the right Of
way with a locomotive, as there are
four of these crossings on the course.
More Turns.
After the track more turns, and after
various experiments I went ahead con-
servatlVely at a little under nIJy miles
an hour. \ sudden turn TO the left
brought me on TO a very good dirt road,
where the turns were stiIl a feature, al
though further apart. The character Of
the roadbed did not necessitate decrease
of speed; on the contrary, topping q
little hill a beautiful half-mile Of
straightaway beguiled me into d brief
try al siXty-flVe TO siXty-eighJ miles al
hour The bottom OF the hill was
reached in an instant. and there the
Simplex promptly left the road and flew
q bit. landing an instant later on the
/ finest assortment Of iron-hard ruts one
could expect to meet. The car had
struck the first Of these ruts at an
angle which fortunately did not defect
| it, but I shall have no difficulty in re-
Numbering that piece of road
/ A half-mile furtGer on another rUtty
section lay in wait just around a turn,
and the difficulty in keeping the car IN
the road brought me down 10 twenty
miles an hour. This section Of the course
viii present some very pretty problems
/ to the drivers, as some straightaway
/ stretches tempt one TO high speed, while
! the roadbed discouTages it.
Sharp Swings.
/ Although convinced that my car was
strong enough TO stand double the speed,
over even the occasional Tuts Of this
/ dirt road ] kept the conservative gait
Of thirty miles an hour for the major
part of the eight miles. Two hair-rais-
ing turns unfolded themselves under the
wheels with a suddenness that caused
one Of them to be taken or two wheels
This turn is particularly aggravating
as it pretends to be a gentle, majestic
curve, but when the car has rounded
[ from view a sharp swing IN the OppO-
site direction comes with a distinct
sense Of irritation as at a broken prom
Use
At last the dirt road is replaced by
good macadam, but upon opening the
throttle one whirls around couple o
/ gentle curves. and e particularly vicious
double curve, into Mt. Kisco.
/ Specializing on Windows.
Imagine u Vanderbilt Cup race VI
| broadway! That is the agreeable anti
cipation that is gently exciting Mt
Ptsco today. and making strong bul
market in the price of windows.
A nalf-mile out of Mt. KiscO I strUcl
another stretch of dirt road, at presen
in admirable condition, but open q
suspicion rs to its April behavior Hill
at one side will send numberless it'll
rivuIets across il If the spring he a we
, one. Ii addition to deepening "Thanl
We. marms.' which vial test the stabil
ity of many a testing body, these Iivu
: Elets Will spread out into miniatur
lakes. admirable for mud pies, bu
scarcely conducive to trophy hunting
T 4 couple of cross roads, add a coupl
Of minor memory tests, as their angl
z of intersection Is somewhat puzzlin
when ore is driving fast.
Picturesque Portion.
From KensiCo on to Valhalla is tn
\ most picturesque portion of the route
, winding along the beautiful Kensic
L reservoir, with fair view of road al
p ways ahead, good, hard macadam under
e meath the wheels, and ample oppOT
tunity for high speed.
, out Of Valhaua the trouble begins.
3 dirt road. not in the best of repair
e spots. with several well-grown '"Thanl
2 ye marms. offers a strong contrast {
Z the section just passed. This -roa
2 promises to be well supplied with mud