The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
Washington to Harrisonburg
ny 4. II. ", ,IACkRETH.

Harrisonburs, Va, Nay Gear to
nrri,e Hrst in WasIiinGton. j. IL. Al
tens Rambler. ear 10 arrive first In
Harriaonbnrs, Gordon Motor Com
pnnx's ChnIiners 20. Foster Motor
tsompnpy's Buick IL and Buick Truck
were DELAYED III Washington for re-
pairs. Mr.. Swart,youTs Stcyens-Duryca
had a broken spring, which delayed
btn, In Washingtou. Or. Hord's Os-cr-
land has 81 broken nxlc. DIR. Parkcrs
Overland has leak in sasolcnc tank.
IYmcs-Disputch Chalmers 80 has three
broken springs.
All ears that have fnr reached
JInrtisonhur= have beaten the time nj
Iuunncc, bnt many cars took no
chances and did not run fast for the
last thirty miles. Tire trouble de-
laycd several fast cars, but this does
not count against them. Cars VIII
leave HnrrinonburS sharp at 1880 a.
II. Bulletins Will bc sent tomorrow
from Stnunton and Charlottesville, so
that Richmond cars may meet cndur-
nnce party mt Rio Vista. There are
eight women In the pnrty-airs. Swnrt-
uout, Mrs. Freeman, .Irs. Fout, Mrs.
Justice, Miss Anne Dunlop, Miss Will
aiums, Miss Mncy and Miss Bliss.
To-Day's Run.
Div. Divs. Div..
]. :-3 4-5 CT.
Harrisonburg ...7:3O 1880 .:3O
81. Charlottesville ..1:o5 1"::s 1l:1S
15I Richmond .... .S:35 7;11 6:O4
Thirty minutes stop.
Greeted by Taft.
Following a hard days run, cover
Ing 139 miles IN ten and half hours,
IL, y, -St IN = Vt,c.
party to be a remarkable sprint consid-
crine the bad roads Travelled. confess
tants in the Virginia Endurance Run.
promoted by The Timcs-D spatch, left
Washington promptly at 1890 o'clock
this morning. after having been gra-
ciously received by President Taft
The Chief Executive welcomed the Nir-
Sinians with his usual smile and
hearty manner In front Of the White
House, where the endurance cars We're
drawn up in line.
President Taft congratulated tho
visitors on the enthusiastic interest
which they are displaying in the good
roads movement. and told them that
he Is a good roads enthusiast no less
than they. He said that he hoped
the run would result in further in
tinuous improvements, as he recos-
nized that the farmers main hope lies
in his having better highways. He
was specially congratulatory and fe-
s-Dispatch, which he said deserves
much credit for the work it is doing.
in promoting interest in the movement
for good roads. The managing editor
members OF the party to President
Taft, and then, with cordial wave
OF his hand and a farewell smile he,
bade them godspced on their way to
n n a
cars had been checked out Of the
White House grounds ana
their way to Harrisonh,Hg
Post Sent Escort.
The Washington Post was kind
enough to furnish a pilot car which
led the way twelve miles out OF Wash
tngton In the car. We're Mr.. Duckstein,
who acted as official starter: Mr.. Gro
At a turn in the road they switched
of. and the endurance people We're in
fuIl swing for the distant town OF
The road for the most part to Win
chester lay over, over rocky :; hiils and upland
mobilists had to proceed carefully to
prevent complete-hr -hreakdoWn. Several
suffered punctured tires and blow
outs, but there We're no serious acci-
dents.
One Of the cars struck a buggy Just
outside of Winchester, smashing this
rear wheel and spilling the two occu-
pants. who Were women, but they wore
not In the least hurt, but gamely. told
the auto driver TO go ahead and not
trouble about them, They We're soon
lost In a cloud OF dust, which. as ia,
back as the eye could see, enyeloped
the landscape
Fl Enthusiasm among the people on,
This route outriyaled that displayed
by those BY whose farms the endur-
ance run passed yestarday. In many
of the smaller towns and villages
2long the route the people turned out
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