The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-07
CARS LEAVE FOR
CAROLINA TO DAY
Times-Dispatch Endurance Run
Contestants Ready for
Four-Day Trip.
MANY PLEASANT FEATURES
Drivers, Observers and Others
Get Instructions-List
OF Contestants.

Fourteen cars will leave Richmond
this morning at o'clock to take part
in The Times-Dispatch Endurance Run
through Virginia and North Carolina,
the pilot car. DR.. Stuart McGuire's
Oldsmobile, leaving half an hour ear
lier in order to lead the way.
At noon yesterday the cars were
taken to the Speedwell Garage, il
West Main street, and there examined
by the technical committee, consist
ing of Otis NJ Alfriend, L. w. Farley
and DIR. II. w. Bassett; and last night
meeting was held in The Times-Dis-
patch Building SO that the rules and
regulations of the endurance run,
which is being conducted under the
auspices of the American Automobile
Association might be thoroughly ex-
planned to observers and drivers.
1t Is confidently believed that this
endurance run. the second promoted
by The Times-Dispatch. will far ex-
coed the first in the way of a pleas
ure outing, and that 1t will promote
greater interest In the automobile in
dustry and in the movement In both'
States for Improvement of the roads.
The way will lie through pleasant
countrysides and villages, and enter
tainment in one form or another has
been promised in nearly every village
and town visited.
tcccpti0n at Emporin.
"A long distance telephone message
to The Times-Dispatch last night
stated that Mrs. Lucian Lotion, wife
of DIR. Lotion, will entertain the wo-
men, of whom there will be several on
the trip. at the Hotel Virginia in En-
poria, to bid them welcome. Emporia
will be the noon control, and lunch
con will be had at the hotel. From
there the way will lie through Roa-
noke Rapids, Littleton, to Panacea
Springs, the night control There it
is proposed to have a dance in honor
of the wives, daughters and friends
OF the contestants. for Panacea Springs
is one of the best known summer re-
Sorts in North Carolina, and amply
fitted for the care and entertainment
of the eighty or more people who will
be in the run.
From many places automobiles will
come ont to meet the endurance cars
and escort them in and out again. Pc
tersburg enthusiasts have made ar
arrangements to meet the contestants
part of the way out and Emporia peo-
pie VIII escort them as far as Stony
Creek From Raleigh the cars will be
accompanied as far as Durham, where
''i ''i6 Vic nun VI mum COulTOl III
entertainment has been promised by
Mayor Griswold. Those who wish may
visit Chapel Hill. the seat of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and stop
their motors for thirty minutes.
Ihe run has been so arranged that
not more than eight or nine hours will
be spent on the road, the starting
hour each day being O'clock Every
| contestant Will be required to keen
| within his schedule time. so that there
may be no racing. If cars arrive ahead
| OF time at any of the intermediate
controls. they must wait outside until
| the proper moment, and will not be
allowed to check out ahead of sched-
ule time. This rule will be strictly
| enforced. No car will be allowed to
go out of the night or noon control
without the official observer. and both
driver and observer must go together
when the start Is made; and no OBJ
server may leave his car without be-
ing accompanied by the driver.
TO Start Promptly.
Each car will start this morning in
the order in which it arrives and OBJ
servers must be at the Speedwcll
garage at least by 1890 O'Clock, or
otherwise, If they are late, it will be
greatly TO the disadvantage of the
driver. The start will be made from
IN front of The Times-Dispatch BUSH
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