The Washington times., 1909-04-29
Road Run Of 164.8 Miles
Will Be Held
May Is.
TIMES WILL HELP
THE GOOD CAUSE
Contributes Cup and Will
Gives Best News
Service.
Bv 7. R. HILDEBRAND

Now is the time 10 rig up that auto
mobile you have been telling your
friends about for a little action or get
under cover, away back out of sight
The Automobile Club of Washington
is preparing TO call your bluff by put
ting your car to a genuine road test
across some of the toughest highways
in Maryland for a distance OF 164.S
miles, on May 10. This test will be
known as the Third Reliability Con
test OF the Automobile Club of Wash
ington. IL viii be directly conducted by
the Washington club and will be gov
erned BY the rules of the American
Automobile Association.
The success that has attended two
previous runs Of this nature, held with
IA the last two years, and a general
demand for similar contest this spring
aroused the Automobile Club officials
20 arrange for the event. The contest
set Tor next month. however, will mark
a wide departure from anything Of its
kind held IN Washington, and, from
present prospects, promises to take a
first rank among the competitions Of
national moment on the program. for
this spring.
Follows The Times Ideas.
The plan marks the elimination
hoped for by The Times when this paper
began 10 arouse interest in auto com
petition in Washington and organized
several runs Of its own. This event
will serve to assure Washington Of a
permanent position on the auto map.
An idea Of the representative character
Of the run NAV be had from the fact
that trophies are being given by three Of
the newspapers of Washington, In addi-
ton 70 that offered by the club itself
for the car making the most nearly
perfect score.
The route will lie through Rockville.
Frederick, HageTstown, Waynesboro
Pa, Emmittsburg. Nd, to Westminster
back to Washington by way of Cooks
Vile. 1t has been chosen because II af-
fords the best chances for excellent
competition from every standpoint that
should figure In contest of this kind.
Remembering that the contest is one
Of endurance rather than one Of speed,
officials have laid out this course with
careful attention TO this detail. Hills
are frequent and Of varying steepness.
Every kind Of going, from dirt roads
OF montgomery county TO the smooth
afforded the contestants. The distance
is one that will give a thorough and
conclusive test without putting an un-
due strain on the cars.
Picturesque Route.
One other consideration involved in
the selection OF a route was the scenery.
In so much as this choice did not affect
the route as adapted 20 test. the most
picturesque portions Of Maryland have
DDeu CHOSEN iuI the Lilp- r rom WAynes-
bOrO 10 EnlmittsbuTg the course lies
through the Blue Ridge mountains, a
region made famous by the beauty of
its scenery. and one that has become q
mecca FOR summer resorts on this ac-
count.
Only stock cars VIII be allowed TO
enter. Beyond that Limitation no one
is barred Any car of a regulation
model consisting OF the manufacturer S
standard chassis and equipment will be
admitted.
The entries will be listed in four
classes. according 10 selling price ana
seating capacity. Class A VIII consist
OF cars Of $3.50 and upward The prize
in this class will be awarded by the
Washington Post Class b will include
cars between s.. go and S2.499. and the
winners viii receive a trophy from the
Evening Star. What promises TO be the
most popular division is Glass c, in
which all cars listed al t12t9 will be
entered. In this class The Washington
Times trophy Will be the prize. The
trophy of the Automobile Club Wtll be
given 10 the car making the best score.
Entries viii be received by J. X. HeyI.
42S Tenth street northwest, until )