The Washington times., 1909-06-19

faced west on the Avenue. There. on
the north side lines had been drawn
out from the curb, indicating just where
each quartet of cars was to be stationed
Nos / TO were placed UPON the line
which last Saturday marked the hntSh
of The Times Marathon. Nos. 10
were just behind them, ana so on 20
Thirteenth street. There the line turned
around the corner and No lUJ, lneO-
dcre Barnes, Jr-, in his F'ranH!in, await
ed ] o'clock, the time Tor the start.
All this time the crowds were aug
urented and by 12:45 there was no more
room fO- spectators on either side OF
the waiting lines OF machines.
Captain Roardman mad made especial
ARA Hgemenis fOr policing the street
ana q number of mounted blue coats
aided the patTClmen in keeping the on
lockers formed in straight lines
The Public Interest.
Public interest in the event seemed
only a little less keen than in the Mara
lhon last Saturday and the thousands
Of persons stood On the hot asphalt
without I-urmur waiting for the start.
Down the curb past Thirteenth street
they stood as deep as the width Of the
sidewalk would permit, and on the out
side Of the line OF cars the limit was
next 10 the track stood as close as 1t
was possible to stand without being
grsZed by the street cars.
AS o'clock approached eXhauStS
cracked. big and little engines sput-
tered. hummed. and purred, and each
driver waited tensely 10 get the signal
that the first machine had gotten away.
At the front OF the line stood the
cars entered by T. +. Spence, Lester
D. Moore. jr., George Thomas, and
George p. Sacks, four abreast, with
the Pope-Hartford, Mr.. Spence's car. a
little TO the front that il could get
away promptly when the time came.
Pictures Taken.
just before / O'Clock photographer
climbed 10 the top of a high step ladder
and regardless of the fact that the
crowds were pushing against his sup
port and threatened 70 overturu il, took
a number Of pictures, showing the wait
ing cars and the weaving lines Of
people.
Then Starter A. G. Newmyer stepped
cut 10 the front. the mounted policemen
ealIoped up and down the lines, straight
cnine them once more that the contest
ants could have a fair getaway. and a
cloud Jf gasoienc smoke announced that
motors were pulsating ready for the
breakdWay.
"Ail ready" shouted Starter New
myer. as be glanced at his watch and
pointed his pistol aloG. The watch
clicked off the seconds. then came the
crack Of the pistol the POpc-Hartford
started with a jump, and The Times
Soclabiiity Run haG begun.
Just half minute after Mr.. Spence
snapped his car M the avenue, AiT
Moore. in his REQ. took his place Zoe the
line that was 20 stretch from tho Nun
sey Building clear past the Treasury
and west past the White House. in the
Avenue
Half Minute Apart
Then, each halt minute. the CARS start
ed on their way. The start was made
without a hitch aud just tnirty-scveu
minutes after Che spence car had begun
las trip 10 Great Fails, Theodore Barnes
10 bis Franklin, the last of the saycuty-
four cars, was sent on his w0y
Then the crowd melted away. while
tie leading car was well Oh its way past
tic beginning of tine Conduit rUad.
It IS expected that every one of the
cars VIII return from Great Falls by
5-.g, ai which time the presentation of