The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-14
By HARRY WARD

By HARRY WARD.
The century marx was psrse.7 TODAY
in the entry list OF The Times sociabiI-
dtys run
The list was opened Tuesday. and
since then 10S Of washfngtOn's- sport
loving motorists have enrolled them
selves for q Try for the handsome
prizes that have been offered for those
who most nearly approach the secret
tine that VII be fixed for the run 70
Great Falls and return on the afternoon
Of May q
Never in the history OF motoring in
this city has been enrolled so large or
representative q list Of motorists in a
competitive event, and the success Of
The Tines unique run seems assured.
The prediction that the entry list would
reach 90 before the list is closed next
Saturday VIII surely be fulfilled
Scout Trip Over Route
II IS exactly I5.s miles. from tbs. Nun
sey Building TO the outer gate which
marks the official end Of the Conduit
road This was ascertained yesterday
afternoon. when a party Of officials and
members OF The Times star made the
UP IN big Amplex touring car, driven
by R c Wilson
blazers was an escort consisting Of
Joseph Berberich. driving his wash
lngton touring car, with ". B WINS
A =. carpenter and representatives OF
The Times as passengers: ". Wallace
ChlsweIl and 7. Browning Speuce. in
the formers Chalmers roadster. ans II
Z Sims, In a Haynes touring car. with
W s Shelby as a passenger. T. NJ.
Hamltn was the guest Of Mr.. Wilson in
the Official car
Tnp Made at Legal Pace.
The trip to Great Fails and return vas
made at the legal pace Of twelve miles
IN the city and twenty miles on the Con
duit road The usual traffic conditions
were encountered, and the run was
made exactly as II viii be On the after
noon OF Nay a, though no one viii
know more than approximately what
the secret time viii be.
The data obtained yesterday viii be
given 70 the high Government official
VINO viii secretly set The schedule time
He VIII carefully note the regulations
governing the movement Of cars around
corners. and make due allowance for
traffic conditions that Will be encount-
cred before the city Is left behind
Il wiz do well for contestants to re-
member that an average speed OF
twenty miles cannot be maintained on
the Conduit road without sometimes
violating the speed law. for the reason
that there are several hills and a num-
Der Of sharp turns
This fact should be borne IN mind, as
Il VII be by the official who sets the
time which viii allow for keeping
within speed regulations at ali tines
Some facts pertaining 10 the route
may interest contestants and prOspec-
tive contestants.
Leaving the 8Iunsey Building. the cars
win proceed up Pennsylvania avenue to
Fifteenth street. I'D that thorOughfarc
70 Pennsylvania avenue, and thence
out passing through Georgetown At
the Aqueduct bridge the asphalt viii be
left behind.
Here the cars viii get on the Canal
road. but DO not make the mistake Of
speeding up 70 your tWenty-Ent-e sche-
dule at this point The twelve-nile-an-
hour limit prevails until you reach the
beginning Of the Conduit road at the top
Of the hill from the Canal road A large
sign at the right gives authority to be
gin the twenty-rnile gait
First Danger Point.
A short distance beyond Is the first
reservoir Care should be exercised II
turning the IS" curve at this point The
boundary line between the District Of
Columbia and Maryland IS exactly six
miles from the Munsey building; Glen
Echo is Sc miles, and Cabin John 90
miles
There is a very bad spot 109 miles
out Crossing small bridge the road
makes an abrupt turn 70 the left and
then 10 the right Take heed here OF
YOU viii get nasty spill At the Ang-
iers' Club. a few miles beyond, the mac
adam ends and the remainder OF the
journey IS over dirt road that IS in
good condition
From this point on the contestants
should drive with caution, as there are
several bad turns.
The first leg OF the journey viii be
completed at the outer gate which
marks the end OF the Conduit road Ar
irving there the contestants time viii be
taken and they VIII then proceed 10 the
hotel a few yards beyond The cars