The Washington times., 1908-03-15
CAPITAL CLUB
WILL EXCEED
SPEED LIMIT
President CaVerLy
President CaperIy
Summer Plans Will Keep
Members of Local
Body Up and
Doing.

Never did fortune smile more bright
y on any enterprise" said President
Caverly. than it does at present on the
plans and prospects of the Washington
Automobile Club
II don't want to talk to you about
automobiles" he remarked as an after
thought. Il have seen enough and heard
enough about the subject 10 last me a
week or so. Entertaining our A. A. a
friends was a pleasure and spiritually
uplifting, but I want rest on the auto
mobile subject for a few weeks TO
come.
But, honestly now" this was after
thought number two, tour old club and
tts seventy-four new members are going
TO exceed the speed limit this summer or
miss my guess"
Which only goes to show that MI
Caverly, president OF the Washington
Auto Club, al your service, really can't
keep. still on this stirring subject OF the
f gasolene buggies.
Better Roads.
First" he went on, "are our plans
for better roads and more roads. The
auto club has we'll defined plans up its
sleeve which II does not want 20 dis
close at the present moment. for the
Improvement OF roads. both in the Dis
trict and in Maryland. More Of that
later.
Then. there are the BIadensburg
pike repairs and the Mt. Vernon Boule-
ward bills, now pending before Congress
and which we will push until they 80
through or are definitely turned down
There Is not very much chance of the
latter contingency in either OF these
instances.
Another contest2 Yes. Early In
June Is the tentative date. And there
will be a much more limited supply OF
trophies than on the average auto run.
oh. no. not because we are naturally
cIose-hsted, but merely Tor the sake OF
originality.
An Original Idea.
Now. truly. don't you think that a
run in which a few cars failed to finish
with a perfect score would be a decided
novelty That is our ambition for the
spring event With the assistance OF
Mr.. Beecroft. editor OF The Motor Age,
who COMP ed the rttt,ous for the
recent Chicago test Sc one car fin
ished with a clean re...I we will draw
I'D a set OF rules which viii furnish q
real test OF the entrants possibilities
The observer will be required to take
Cognizance of every point. Loose bolts
damaged mud guards, the condition OF
the lamps. every point viii count, and
to get a perfect score the driver must
return his car in as good condition as
fl was when he received il from the
factory. That viii be an endurance
run worthy of the name
personally Conducted" Runs.
But there is nothing dull about this
club. Work is but a portion Of GU
program. We intend to make the clul
runs a feature this summer. But TIVE
were made last season. one to Harperl
Ferry, which was a decided success. anC
on which twenty-six cars formed TIT
lineup. A later trip TO Gettysburg wa
not so well patronized- in numbers OWNS
70 the warm weather.
This season Fred Pyle, recently elect
ed captain Of the club. will have charg,
Of this feature. Some OF the early eX
cursions will be to 8uena Vista Spring
and 70 Harpers Ferry. On May 50
longer run will be made to StauntOn o
Natural Bridge, Va
But there is no news worth publish
ing, and / don want 20 talk autOmO
bile for a week"