The sun., 1908-05-05

began a great many or them we're present
10 witness the ceremonies.
IloratiO ). Earle. who lived in Detro!t
FOR many wears and rode a bicycle over all
rhr surrounding country when the rOads
were not too muddy 10 be- passable ana
is nov the state Highway Commissioned
commissioners Edward y Hines, William
MurdOCk and j. y. llaggerty we're amor
the officials present The trst stretch IN me
county 10 b" improved Is an extension @ t OF
of the city. The County Road Commls-
-ioners expect to spend about 100000 In I'M
proving the ROADS Of Wayne county oul6lde
Of the Detroit city limits this year. iaey
before snow flies The roads Will be con-
struCted Of tarTed nacadam, 50 a. 10 DC
dustless and waterproof,
Motorists Of Troy, \. Y, have orgquized
the Automobile Club OF Troy and elected
the following officers: President, Frank b.
lwinng vice-pTesdent, Z. ). PAU seSTez
tAry and treasurer, AlOnZO McConihe. The
hoard of directors il composed Of the officers
and the following. &. 4, CluettI H. {; CrAmer'
II. S Ide. John McGynn, J, j. Murphy, T. {.
Reynolds, John Squires and l., Il, whitney
w. J..
The officers OF the Chicago Motor club
have already received tNenty-siN entries
for the clubs third annual hill climb az
Algonquin, H., on May Is, and expect the
closed. Entries have been made 80 far Tor
ten Of the eleven classes. the motor buggy
division being the only one neglected 70 date.
Among the entries made eleven dinerent
makes of cars are represented as follows:
Five Stearns Thom as-Detroits, Stoddard-
Daytons 3 Bucks. Waynes. 2 Haynes.
? Diamond T's, Thomas. ! Maxwell, ! JACK
son and | Cleveland, 7. e.. Donald will be
referee for the contest and the Judges and
technical committee will he David Beecroft,
+, f. Edwards and Berne Nadall.
The sealed bonnet endurance contest Of
the Automobile Club OF Maryland on Satur-
day failed OF Its purpose as the members OF
the technical committee who were 20 have
examined the cars at the conclusion o the
run failed 70 put 10 an appesranee. ,.nne me
Baltimore TO Westminster and HageTstoNn,
returning through Frederl OK and Ellicott CITY;
Thirty cars started aud eighteen finihhed
with perfect scores In the running time limit
Of twelve hours These were three Paeksrds.
three ThOmases and one each Of the following
makes: LocOmobile. White, Ford, OldSmo-
bile, Rambler Cadillac. Winton, Buick.
Pierce. Autocar. Royal ana FRANKLIN
/. NJ Hoblitt Of New York. who is one OF
the many pioneer automobllists OF this cOun-
Try, has had SO much experience WIN motor
attributes In them that would be hidden from
the gaze and concealed from the perception
OF those motorists who have been deyotees
oil tlt sport lot Oull u Hh''eI VI NNItt ot
four years Mr.. lioblitt. however, has been
identified with motoring so long that he has
been described BY one who. knows him IA
being wrapped up in autonobiling TO such a
degree that he has little time for anything
else. Accompanied by several friends, Mr..
lloblitt made trip last fall IN q ak cylinder
Berliet, driven by n, G, Townsend. who took
one of the Locomotive cars throught last
years 4 4. 4. tour with a perfect score.
The six cylinder machine behaved so well
that in speaking Of his trip few days ago
Mr.. Hobtt declared Of the car: IL nos
seases energetic mechanical instinct" This
declaration proved trine staggering 10 some
oil those who heard II, but Mr, Hoblitt stuck
TO Vnat he had said
Contestants in the endurance run OF the
Automobile Cub OF Hartford on May 10 will
travel over a course OF eighty seven miles
instead OF a seVenty-siX mile circuit, as org
inaly planned. The contest committee OF
the club made preliminary run over the
course and decided TO extend II so as 20 in
clude Pennington aud Avon. Checking
stations viii be established al Hartford,
Mddletown. Meriden, Waterbury. Brisi o
and New Britain.