Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19

to be held under the auspices OF the MO-
tor Contest Association over the River
head-Mattituck course on Tuesday next.
has again been postponed, this time to
September ..
The latter date was decided upon once
before Officials in charge were request
ed to put the date forward so as not to
interfere with the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration
The American Automobile Association
did not act on the application for sane
tion until a few days ago. For that rea-
son there was not time enough 10 get
representative entry list by September
p. The officials will now hold the race
as a part of the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton.
Work on the road is now going on
Thousands OF gallons of Oil are being
placed on the course in order to make II
dustless and fast. The time made at
Lowell in the national stock chassis COM
petition should be easily eclipsed over
the long and faster Suffolk county roads.
Some noted cars are entered. 1t is ex-
pected that leading drivers will take
part in what promises to be a great
race.
A. B. Payne a motor enthusiast of
Charlottesville, Va, has purchased 1910
Studebaker EMF" thirty-horsepower
touring car. The car was driven over the
road a few days ago to Alexandria.
Thence it was shipped by rail-
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Mr.. and Mrs. Horace ]. Mock, with
their daughter. motored to Baltimore
over the Washington-B Baltimore boule-
touring car. They returned the same
evening at dusk.
A motoring party composed of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Jacobsen and family, Mr..
and Mrs. r. T. Warwick and Mr.. and
Mrs. Emanuel Jorss, made a run to Bal
tinnore last Sunday over the new boule-
ward, returning the same evening. The
trip was made in Mr.. Warwick's new
Columbia touring car and Mr.. Jorss'
Wayne car.
The vanguard Of delegates and officers
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton has arrived at Cleveland to COM
plete all preliminary arrangements for
the second annual national good roads
convention, which will open in that city
next Tuesday afternoon Chairman
George c. Diehl Of the national conven-
ton committee and Secretary Frederick
H. Elliott are among these. The official
headquarters of the committee mem
bers representing the A. A. A.. the Ma
tional Grange, United States Office Of
public roads, the American Road Makers
Association and automobile associations
and other bodies assisting in the con-
vention will be at the Cleveland Automo-
bile Club. sThere guests. highway officials
and delegates will find a welcome.
AS a relief from the practical and more
serious elements of the good roads con-
vention the entertainment committee.
whose members are chiefly drawn from
the Cleveland Automobile Club, has
made ample preparations for the social
enjoyment of the delegates and guests
who will be In the city during the con-
vention days, September 2123 The
steamer City Of Detroit, one of the larg-
est passenger boats on the great lakes.
has been chartered for the use of the
delegates and a special trip will be an
bounced for one of the afternoons, when
buffet luncheon will be served. Thurs
day evening, September q, as a closing
feature a theatrical performance has
been arranged. which will be conducted
by members Of the Hermit Club.
Samuel Edmonston and family returned
Sunday from a four-day motor tour
through Maryland in his new Studebaker
EMF" touring car.
H. L. Winter Of the Thomas Motor Car
Company and Chief Engineer George w
Durham of the Hudson Motor Car Com
pany were In town last week. While