The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-07
READ THE RULES
AND STUDY MAP
Observers and Passengers as Es-
sential TO Success as DriY-
ers and Cars.
DUsT IS SERIOUS MENACE
Machines Trailing Closely on Pike
Likely to Collide-Warning
Against Speeding.

passable and thoroughly punk stretches.
the dust should cause less confusion on
that control than on the first class pike.
About Using Tools.
Concerning the making Of minor re-
pairs the rules are simple. The tool
box viii be sealed. and its key turned
over to the obser. er- Every time the
box is opened the observer notes the
incident, and d number Of points is de-
Quoted, according 10 what the driver
does.
This IS the system for making the
mere important repairs For minor
matters Ike Tightening a nut. Che GUS
tom IS 10 have such useful small srti-
cles as & screwdriver and monkey
wrench put in a bag. which is turned
over 10 the observer. who dishes out
the tool on request and jots down the
requests On his trusty score card
Fitzgerald 10 Carry Checks.
The checkers at the controls viii spend
the night at the Dupont 5arase and
leave at the peep % dav with G. J. Fitz-
gerald. . Eighth street northwest. IN
his Stanley steamer stock touring car.
which is guaranteed 10 tear of a mile
IN = seconds Mr.. Fitzgerald VIII drop
the observers az RidgevilIe. Berryville.
and Whites Ferry. and is 70 see 10 the
placing of a large number OF danger
signs ar the death trap on the turn to
the left near Whites Ferry. But, every
driver should look out for this turn on
his own hook, as the sign may be car
rIed away by tramps or other busy
bodies before TIE contestants begin %
arrive.
John Lutz. IN his Oldsmobfle. viii start
about half an la0ur ahead OF the main
procession with one OF the committee
and q EarTeI OF confetti TO scatter aIong.
the route. Mr.. Lutz Is thoroughly IA
miliar with the entire course, having
been over It many times. Should he come
TO grief and be unable TO make his
schedule time, he viii pass over the
Pilots faE 70 the first car oyertaking
him, " r.CH ar win also take along the
confe5t: and distribute IL.
Route Described.
Although the route was described in
The Times Of last Sunday it would be
well TO give another synopsis OF Il. and
il should be well understood. for. while
lifetime limits Will not require racing.
and the contest is essentially q race,
there viii not be many extra hours 10
spare IN wandering about in wrong di-
rections.
Going out she Seventh street pike you
come 10 Olney. where toll is collected.
and where you turn 10 the left This
is a bad road until you strike q fork
where there IS tree with an arrow
pointing 10 the right and the mysterious
sign. ~. S. 5S5 T. P" Turn TO the right
there until you come TO a stable viz
lage and on past a little church be-
yond II, disregarding a road that cuts
across the one you are on.
Etchison to Damascus.
The next development is to have your
road end abruptly at another into which
it runs at right angles The corner is
marked by a country store, a dwelling,
and frame buildings. where YOU get wa
ter and courteous treatment. That is
Etchison. Turn TO the left at Etchison.
Some ten minutes along the road TO
the left, from Etchison you strike an
other fork, on which is a tree with a
small arrow pointing the way you want
10 gO-to the left, away from the fence.
Passing through quite a little settle
ment. you finally come 10 Damascus.
where the road you are on keeps
straight ahead. and a big. fine road turns
off at right angles at Bealrs store. 1Ir.
Beau sells gasolene. Take the road to
the right.
To Right at Three Oaks.
About twl OF three miles along this
road TO the right there is a fork. In the
corner Of the fork are three immense
oak trees which give It its name OF
Three Oaks. and church IN the fork.
with a little country schooihouse topped
by a bell, on the right hand side OF
the road. Keep straight ahead there,
which is the road 10 the right r the
oes-s and the church, and that leads You
straight to RidgeviIle. a control station,
Ssls miles from Washington.
The Damascus road dumps you IN
Ridgeville on the Frederick pike at a
corner marked BY two hotels. where the
checkers will conveniently and pleasant
~ pass the time. After interviewing the
checkers. turn 10 the left and sail
straight ahead fourteen miles to Fred
erick. passing through New Market on
the way, A mile this side OF Frederick
you pay a ton OF . cents 70 pass over
the famous bottle bridge.
Frederick to HaTpers Ferry.
The pike is the main street in Fred
eriek. Follow the car tracks Up to the
top of the hill and turn 10 the left with
them where they turn with the road
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