Evening star., 1909-04-26
ENTIRE ROUTE IS Inspected
PREPARING FOR AUTOMOBILE
RELIABILITY CONTEST.
Run of 16O Miles Made Through
Maryland and Pennsylvania, Oc-
cupying Two Days.

! The official pathfinder of the coming
reliability contest of the Washington
Automobile Club containing officials of
the club and members of the local press.
arrived in this city early last evening afte-
two-day run over the route. In the
party were j. A. Muehieisen. captain OF
the club: III. Chadwick Hunter one OF the
judges of the contest and a member Of
the board of governors: II. E. Duckstien
of the Post. Howard Fisk of The Star
and Joseph Bryan, mechanician.
The start was made Saturday morning
at 10:30 o'clock from 18th street and
Park road. the starting point in the con-
test. A stop was made foT dinner at
Frederick. Hagerstown was reached
about > O'Clock and the night spent at
that place. An early start was made yestar=
day morning. and after travelling through
Pennsylvania the party returned into
MARYLAND and dined at Tancytown Fi,s
journey was continued through to WeHt=
minister. where a short stop Was made
to get checkers for the con- est Frasfa
that point the road was take.s 10 cesEs=
Vile. and thence to BroOkyiiis, returning
to the city via Olney and the Jti street
pike to the Washington Automobile e.;i;,-
house, on Georgia avenue. wa6ra siiP,SeF
was served. The party was received h:
the officials of the club WHO Wefe GA
hand to welcome the mud-ce.eFed tFs.:-
elers as they. sped into the grounds fne
machine. like the occupants. sHRTed
plainly its coat of mud received during
the early hours of the morning bsiE,eei.
Waynesboro and Emmtsburg. The Off
cials secured ali the necessary data ia
connection with the trip and the exact
mileage between points.
Checking Stations Established.
The officials established checking sta
tions at the following points along the
route: Rockville. in front of courthouse:
Frederick, Solts garage; Hagerstown,
public suqare; Waynesboro. Leland Hotel;
Emmitsburg, public square fountain, and
Westminster, Main Court Inn. The last
checking station will be at the automo-
bile clubs house on Georgia avenue,
the finishing point of the contest.
The official distances, measured by
the committee on the trip, between the
checking. stations are as follows: Wash
ington, 14th street and Park road, to
Rockville, 14.5 miles; Rockville to Fred
erick. 2S.S miles: Frederick to Hagers-
town. .6.7 miles; Hagerstown to Waynes-
boro. H. miles: Waynesboro to Emmits-
burg. 16.1 miles; Emmitsburg to West
minister. 81 miles. and Westminster to
miles. The official distance for the entire
trip. which will be covered by the contest
ants May 1J, is 1913 miles.
Perfect Weather Enjoyed.
/ The weather was perfect throughout
the entire trip. and although the roads in
some places were in an almost impossible
condition, due to the heavy rains of the
past week. an excellent average per mile
was made for the two days. The resi-
dents of the various towns through which
the route is laid extended a warm well
come to the visitors and expressed de-
sire to assist the officials in making the
run a success. The checkers volunteered
their services in every instance and in
formation concerning the roads was
cheerfully given. The rules and regula-
tions for the trip May 15 will be draft
ed within the next few \days, based on
information and data obtained in the last
two days by those in the party.