Evening journal., 1909-06-19
TWENTY-THREE AUTOS
IN SEALED TIME RUN
Mrs. Eugene E. DUPONT
Drives Buick Car in fhe
Contest
COURSE IS TO DOVER
AND RETURN, los MILES

COURSE Is ~ DOHEk
AND RETURN, los MILES
rwenty-three automobiles started from \
this city this morning on the first sealed /
time roadability run OF the Delaware /
Automobile Association. the only organ |
iation of motorists in the state. To Do /
yer and return was the route the auto !
mobiists had before them when they /
started out from Tenth and King streets /
about 10 o'clock. while a large crowd Of
spectators was gathered about much in
tcrested in the getaway OF the ma
chimes and their happy parties.
Today's run Is not race in any sense
of the word. 1t is contest within the
speed laws Of the State. designed 10
demonstrate the roadability and endur-
ance Of the automobiles, as we'll as TO
promote sociability among motorists and
TO bring Wilmington in closer touch with
lower New Castle coun-y and Kent coun-
ty. The committee in charge Of the run
has computed time in which It thinks
the route could be traversed by any car.
That time has been sealed within an
envelope is not known to anybody ex-
cepting those who selected it. and the
automobile traversing the route i'm time
nearest to that sealed within the envel-
ope is TO receive the valuable silver
trophy.
large crwd was gathered about
the Court House square. and persons
who never rode in an automobile were
on hand TO view the start Of the ma
chies There we're twenty-five machines
entered up to Thursday night, and Of
this number twenty-three started. An
opportunity was given today to other
automobilists. members of the associa-
ton, to enter before the start OF the race
and there we're two post entries. All con-
testants were required 10 be I'm line be-
fore ten O'Clock. and were as dgned their
numbers, which were displayed conspic-
uously on the automobiles. to facilitate
checking at the various stations along
the route. and also 10 identify the cars.
The route is estimated At los miles II
is through Elsmere. Marshailton. New
ark, Summit Bridge. Mlddletown.
Blackbird. Smyrna and Dover. After din
ner at Dover the homeward trip will be
made the route veering near Townsend
10 and through Odessa and back by the
river roads route. With few exceptions the
roads were in pretty good condition. only
the roads below Middletown being bad In
places.
Tho Starters.
OF the regular entrants, those who
started and the time they got away.
we're as follows:
a. 3. Hazard, 2o-h. p. Mitchell. 10
o'clock.
Robert 5. Baird. Ash. D. stoddard-
Dayton. 100000 o'clock.
Hugh F.. Dougherty, 2o-f. D.. Ford.
1901 o'clock.
VIM. J. Gibbons, iS-h. "a Franklin.
1019 o'clock.
j. Davis Sisler. 24-h. D Stevens
Duryea, 1902 o'clock
William II. Jones. Ash. p. Rambler.
1908 o'clock
Thomas NJ. Brown, 4o-h. p. stoddard-
Dayton, 1904 O'Clock.
Walter f. Anger. 1s-h. p. Auto car.
1o.05 o'clock.
w L. Hammond, 18Th. p. Mitchell,
1905 o'clock.
r. T. Elliott, 2O-h. p. Euick. 1o.o9
o'clock
John B. Bird. eO-h p. FRANKLIN. 1o.Os
O'Clock.
Mrs. Joseph C. Moore. so-h. p. Ca
dillac, 1909 o'clock.
VIM. H. Jones, 24-h. p. Rambler, 1o.1O
o'clock
Dr. ]. c. Fahey. 4o-h. p. stoddard-
Dayton, 1O1 o'clock.
James +. Hoey, 2s-h. p. Franklin,
1919 o'clock.
Tc Bradford. so-h. p. E. NJ. F.. 1o.i5
O'Clock.
Coleman B. Harris. so-h. p. Cadillac
10.15 o'clock.
C. NJ Beadenkopf. so-h p. Cadallic
1920 o'clock.
T. C Bradford, 4o-h. p. Locomobile
1915 o'clock.
T. c. Bradford, so-h. p. E. NJ. F..
10.17 o'clock
C. S. Woodward. 3o-h. p. E. NJ. F..
1918 o'clock.
Eugene T.. DUPONT 40-h. p. Stoddard'
Dayton. 1885 o'clock.
Mrs. Eugene dupont. 1s-h p. Buick
1894 o'clock.
some Of the cars were galley decor
ated with red white and blue flags
and more than one-hslf the cars con
tanned women passengers. who appear.
ed 10 be taking as much interest in tbs
run as the men.
Mrs. dupont a Driver.
One Of the entrants was Mrs. Eugen'
e. dupont. who drove her own car
She had a woman friend with her He
husband. in a touring car, with som'
friends. timed out before her. Mrs
dupont was the last 20 start both ne
car and that OF her husband arriving
late.
Interest in the run even reached tn
judges in the state Court. Chic
Justice James Pennewill and Residen
Judge Daniel O Hastings. Of New
Castle county. were passengers i'm tn
car Of Robert S. Baird
I,o nil n cfs-strIfpIrr Fra X
lin. containing Charles G. Guyer an
Joseph Bancroft. members Of the com
mittee, left the starting point at "a
o'clock to mark the road. Confetti
was used to mark the turning points
The committee in charge Of the rui
was comprised as follows William
Staniar chairman; NJ. Hurloch
Charles G. Guyer. Joseph Bancroft an
Walter l.. Butler.
Goldberg Was Discharged.
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