Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
BY HOWARD FISK.

HE past week was an active
one in motor circles. the So
ciabiIity run of the Washing
ton Times Tuesday and the
starting of the five-day touring
test RIM OF the Washington Post Friday
morning attracting widespread attention
and bringing out large fields in each in
stance. The former run was to Great
Falls and return over the 15.9-nile
course, the exact running time havins
been sealed until after the run was over
by Vice President Sherman, who went
over the route the day previous. The
winner was T.. A. Garlock, vino drove an
Overland car en- the run, finishing with
in 20 seconds of the sealed time, which
vas 10 3-J minutes for the round trip.
handsome silver loving cup was pre-
scented to the winner, while thirty addi-
tional prizes were awarded to those fin
fishing closest to the winner. The day
was ideal for motoring and the roads in
excellent condition. All of the cars fin
ished with time TO spare before heavy
storm broke over the National Capital
The run under the auspices Of the
Washington Post, which started early
Friday morning, will continue until the
return of the contesting cars Tuesday
afternoon. The objective point of the
run was Richmond, the route on the
outward trip being via the Shenandoah
valley, returning via Louisa, Gordons-
vile. Warrenton and White Sulphur
Springs. The distance is ABB miles,
to be covered in four days. The tourists
arrived in Richmond. Va, last night,
and will spend today in that historic
e.,
place early tomorrow morning Twenty
five cars are entered. with six official
cars. 1t is the first contest of this kind
held in this city, the main feature be-
ing that there will be no technical ex
animation of the cars after the run is
over in this city. All penalizations for
repairs, etc. will be charged while on
the road. The run is in the nature of
a touring trip. and those who are un-
fortunate to meet with engine trouble
or mishaps will have their chances for
a perfect score marred as a result. A
number of officials of the Automobile
Club Of Washington are participant ting
in the run, which is practically an as
Sured success.
The remarkably consistent perform
ance of the thirty sixty horsepower
Stearns in the recent twenty four hour
race in New York is receiving great
deal of attention from automobile
writer's all over the United States
Owned by private individual. and en-
| tered without any request for as
sistance from the factory, this car
performed most consistently from start
to finish, and although it was delivered
to the owner in the winter of 1907, it
finished in second place, with a total
mileage Of 1,120 miles.
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Representative j. r. Knowland of
California has placed his order for a
Studebaker electric coupe, to be deliv
cred June l.
Looking ahead to time fifty years
hence, well known London motorist
predicts some interesting things. By
that time, he thinks, the horse will be
forbidden in the streets, which will be
paved with something like artificial
rubber, SO that motor cars may run
with iron tires, the cost Of running thus
being reduced to a little more than the
price of fuel and Iubricatins oil. At
| the same time, he prophesied that
motor cars to carry three or four peo-
| pie would be sold for something like
| $3.50, and. as everybody would use the
new vehicle. the prejudice against
them would completely disappear.
The extraction of tight tap broken
Aush With the face of the metal being