The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17

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purpose. Five hundred orange nnt
black posters. Inscribed with the words
ts'1imes- Dispatch Virginia Run" VII
mark the proper roads This is ar
additional precaution aud IS pcrhaps
unnecessary for the reason that q
pilot leads tho run and the other ears
simply follow after.
rho Tmcs-Dspatch prints to-da,
tho official entry blank and those who
desire to take part should cut oil,
this blank, MI it In and send IT NJ
once to Tho Times-D Dispatch Autonio'
lille Editor. on application, Otis Al
friend. secretary of the Richmond Au'
tomobiie Club. Will furnish the OIL
ciai rules of the A. "A. to all those
who desire them.
Crusade for Good Itonds.
BY those Interested in the automobile
Industry and tho cause of good roads
The Times Dispatch endurance runs
ore regarded as bit of enterprise
which will result in a crusade for the
betterment of the thoroughfares in
this State and in North Carolina. Al
ready many individual owners have
been furnished Information. and unless
predictions fail several hundred ma
chimes VIII he ready for the start at
Richmond early in May. and the North
Carolina contest promises to be no less
attractive.
Otis NJ. Altriend. secretary of the
Richmond Automobile Club and of the
Virginia State Automobile Association.
has been especially active in assisting
with the preparations, and he believes
the result OF The Times-Dispatch con-
tests will be to bring some of the
great national pilgrimagcs through the
Southern States DR.. Bassett, who
with Mr. Alfricnd. has accepted the re-
sponsibility of conducting the runs for
the \. a. A., has carefully mapped out
the routes, and he says no more at
Ytractive routes can be found IN any
section OF the country.
when The Times dispatch first con-
ceived the idea of taking this step
for creating interest in the good roads
movement. 1t found that professionals
had already taken UP the matter with
some OF the local dealers; but those
Interested did not hesitate TO abandon
their SLAMS and have assisted in every
way to make the deta ils for The Times
DISPATCH runs complete. The hrst
work in arranging the trips began less
than a month ago. but sanction mas
been secured from the American Auto
mobile Association, and representatives
or every manufacturing firm in this sec
ton have offered TO help make the runs
compare fayorably with any ever under
taken.
Mr.. Alfriend said yesterday he eX'
pects at least 100 owners of cars ir
Richmond 10 follow the trail of The
Times n patch pilot. and he has re-
ceived ysuuests from different parts OF
the two States asking for particulars
I'VE have arranged the schedules Sc
they may be attractive TO the owner OF
the small car. as we'll as 10 the mar
who runs the biggest touring machine
and no entrant will be placed at dis
advantage If we can prevent 1t, says
MIR. Alfriend.
Expects n Great Crowd.
There is no reason why every auto
mobile in the State should not be en-
tered but of course this Will be i'm
possible. and we don't expect any sucf
display. This Is the first time any such
run has been undertaken in Virginia
and we at least expect that in future
interest in the industry Will be equally
as great here as elsewhere"
DR., Bassctt is assisting Mr. Alfrienc
in furnishing information, and as III
is probably more familiar with route!
than any other enthusiast in thu
state, his assistance has been mos
valuable.
Dr.. Bassett expects great result
from The Times Dispatch runs, AM
die believes great good will be ac
complished He is especially interest
ed in-good roads, having frequenn,
made trips TO tho different sections o
the state by automobile, thereby gain
ing practical knowledge of the con
dttons of the roads, which. he says
may be improved with comparativel,
little expense If the citizens in thu
rural districts are brought to realiz'
the importance of road building.
1t is hard to say at present which
of the two runs viii p1ove most pop
ular. Representatives of automobile
firms in Richmond are confident the
North Carolina pilgrimage will be
equally we'll patronized as that through
Virginia. and there is not g single one
of them that. VIII. not be In the race
for tne big cup to be given for the
car that stands the best test. Hotel
proprietors have been notified the
exact days on which the tourists will
be with them, and whatever arrange
Ments may be made in advance for
the comfort of the pathfnders will be
carried out.