The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
ny r. w. MtcKnEru.

Washington, d. c., May 5.-Nature
smiled on he first endurance run ever
held in yiginia, and nineteen OF the
tyycnty-thrc cars which left The
Times DIspItch building, in Richmond,
this morniEr arrived on schedule time
In Washin1on mt an early hour to-
night. All II them nre now parked In
front of thi Nationnl Museum. where,
through thecourtesy of the Washing
ton police hthoritics. they are care-
fully Euardd.
There web several minor accidents
along the bad. One of these took
place when ir. r. C. Bryan. running a
Chalmers "A" was run into by l.. ~.
Foster in a reek AT Calvert. Mr, Fos-
tors nachinsstruck tho one driven by
DIR. Bryan II tho rear as the former
attempted topass. It was nearly In
capacitated fr the .r.In.
oa 81 e.etc.r.
D. D. Danks, ariYsr OF the Hup-
mobile, me. sith an accident while
crossing bmge near Orange which
put him out II tho contest.
One Of thscontestants. driving a
Chalmers go had an accident on the
outskirts of Washington. breaking
spring. Anoter car was sent out to
assist him in
The roads or the most part we're
found 10 be fairly good condition
especially ouof Gordonsville, Orange,
and Culpepe Great interest was
manifested the country people,
who turned at en- masse in every har-
let. village nd city to see the cars
pass By. In,ne village the residents
climbed to heir house tops and
cheered eve car as it passed. In
Louisa. Gordsville. Orange and Cul-
peper a ho1ay was given to the
school ehildn. who lined every road
way over wrh the cars passed.
Citins Disappointed.
Citizens Fredericksburg were
mnch disapinted that the endurance
run did noinclude that city in its
route In der to make up in some !
way for thIonlission. they chartered |
special tin to Orange, where w. !
L. Brannarformer president of the
Business Ms Association. of Freder- |
icksburg, divered a talk in one of |
the hotels. Re said that all the people |
of Frederioburg were sorry that the
Virginia eMrance run. as promoted |
by The Dispatch. was forced
to go anocr way. He also stated |
that FredGksburg is making every
effort to prove the roads in and |
about tha city and in Spotsylvania
and STATIC. counties. This effort. he
said, wou be greatly increased by |,
the intere aroused through the en-
durance r.
Allen Ps, managing editor of The
Times lstcl, responded, saying that |
The TimeDispatch would do every
thing in power to improve these
roads, anhe felt sure that the next
time an eurance run was undertaken
the routey Fredericks burg would be
considere
All theirs left Richmond promptly
on time.e pilot car. a Chalmers
"40", andhe official car, a Chalmers
"3O", lefThe Times-Dispatch build
ing at 5 o'clock this morning. The
first coming car started at o'clock.
the otheIollowing at one-minutc in
tervals.
cars haDmpleted the first days run,
with alnt perfect scol es. Miss Anna
DUNLOP. Petersburg, arrived on
time anmade a perfect score. The {
official res for the three days run ]
will NOE announced until the run Is
complet
Neve1efore has SO much interest
been Infested In Virginia in an
automos run, In almost every VIII
la ge thigh which the cars passed a
Eenerapliday was declared All the !
people rned out to see the process
sion.
G0Od Work Done.
Whaas already been done by the
good ds movement is shown by
the fayhat the road from Cuckoo to
1I,ouisaas dragged by the direction
of thapervisor in that district, A. II
r. Els who has been given much
credit'r the work he has accom-
plishe
In ny places the roads showed I
decid,nced Of improvements, The
nest pways We're found from Louisa | i
to Gonsville and Culpeper, especial |
ly thigh the property of the Wood G
berrNrest School, which has built I
a maamized road for several miles a
betwIthe school and Orange. G
Tlrst control was at Louise Court i
housRhere cars arriving ahead of a
tineere checked hut the motors a
werdpt running until their time to
starfaln was announced by James
ontinued on Fourth Page,J