Evening star., 1909-04-25

At the meeting OF the washington Au-
tomobile Club last Tuesday evening ar
rangements were completed for the refa-
bility contest May TO- The report OF the
contest committee was submitted ana the
details of the run explained,
According to present plans the start
will be made from 14th street ana Park
road. The cars entered In the cantest
will be stored In the old car barn of the
Capital Traction Company. near Park
road. The cars will be delivered to the
contest committee not later than So'sloek
am. Friday, May IA. Examinations will
be made and the tools and spare paris
placed under seal. The adiustments will
be placed in the keeping of the observer.
on each machine and will be marked BY
him. There will be one observer on each
ear, who must be experienced in the op-
Grafton of automobiles and their ma
chineFy. NO iaymen Uih be permitted to
act as observers. The rules and entry
blanks will be mailed to those desiring
them April 30 by John~K. Heyi, 423 10Th
street northwest, secretary Of the ciuo.
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The time for the start OF the contest
will be o'clock the morning OF Satur-
day, May Is. The pilot car will be In
charge Of Horace Chandlee. treasurer of
the club. This car will leave two
minutes In advance OF the first contesting
car and will set the pace. In the event
of an accident or breakdown the first car
to reach the pilot car will become the
pilot car, A thlrty-minute stop Will be
and taking on gasoline. Contestants who
do not make the stop. but push on over
the route. will be charged up with the
time just the same.
route as follows: Rockville, 1; Frederick,
2; Hagerstown 2; Waynesboro. 2; En-
mttsburg 1. and Westminster. 9. rhe
balance Of the checkers will be announcsd
later.
Robert B. Caverly will be the referee
and II. Chadwick and Fulton r. Gordon
judges. The timers will be D. ]. Dunpl-
gan and w. w. Chiswell. The represent
ative of the American Automobile Asso-
ciation will be w. s. Duvail. One trophy
will be presented for cars valued az
$2,J00 and over, one for cars valued at
from S1.250 to S2.4y9. and third for cars
under $3.50 In value. The cup of the
Automobile Club will go to the winner OF
either of the above classes-making the
most perfect score in the contest.
The distance to be covered will be ap-
proximately IT'S miles. taking In three
mountain ranges. The route will be as
follows: Washington to Rockville. to
Gaithersburg. to Clarksburg. to Hyatts-
town, to Urbana, to Frederick. to Mid
dletown. to Boonsboro. to Funkstowp. to
Hagerstown, to Waynesboro, to Blue
Ridge Summit, to Emmittshurg, to Taney-
town, to Westminster, to Cooksvtlle to
Brookyi.le, to Washington. The trip is
TO be made in one day.
During the last week several bills re-
lating to the operation Of automobiles
were signed by Gov. Fort Of New Jsrsey.
Under the new law 10 the "Skeeter> state
II IL . misdsuaaanor to drive an automo-
bile without the consent at the ewner;
to drive while intoxicated or for 4 bet
or wager or In order to break speed
drive car after Q license has been re-
voked. Provision is made for tourists by
the issuance Of licenses permitting non
residents to drive In the state eight con-
year two days at time. charge OF
81 Is made for q license. The speed lin
It In the open country IL twenty-five
miles an hour. Lights are required on all
vehicles at night and fees from ali
sources are to be expanded for the re-
Rair OF the roads.
The automobiiists of this city. Baltimore.
Hyattsville and Hagerstown have start.
ed a vigorous campaign against some Of
the features of the bill now under con-
sideration by the Maryland legislature
to require motorists to pay high license
tax after entering the borders Of that
state. The opposition movement is very
strong. and If the bill passes as 1t stands
IL will not only be objectionable to those
those who make short trips just over the
line and return to the city. II Is the
opinion of many that the high license
feature of the bill will never be enacted
Some of the features of the bill are:
Annual fees for automobiles, 81 year
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