Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29

Having mapped out over sixty thousand
| miles Of automobile routes which arc con-
stantIy i'm use by tourists in the United
| States and Canada. the Touring Club OF
America is about to inaugurate a cam
paign of route-nnaNng fer motor tours
in Europe An itinerary OF five thousand
miles, which may be increased TO eigil'
| thousand miles, has been laid out. which
will began at Liverpool about June ;,
going through the most picturesque ana
historic country of England aud Scot
land then across the channel to FRANCE
and continuing through Holland, Belgium,
western Germany and Switzerland
AS a result of this long tour. during
which more than 100 individual tours
averaging 100 miles or under Will be
nrepared from actual odometer measure
ments. the foreign department of the
Touring Club of America will he broad
ened and firmly established The club
already has representatives In all the
leading foreign countries and cities. nut
by inauerating its live map system Amer
leans planning an automobile trip abroad
will be enabled to secure before sailing,
route directions for any tour desired.
Thomas W. Wildly. manager of the
foreign department of the Touring Gun
of America, sailed yesterday for Europe
on the Carmania and next "Wednesday
Joseph w. Jones, director of the Tour
ing Club will sail on the Mauretania ac-
companied by his wife. They will tax
their car with them and the route MAX
ing expedition will start from Liverpool
Immediately after Mr.. Jones arrival.
s. F. Golibart of this city is the latest
purchaser of a Chalmers go touring
car, finished in blue with cream running
gear The car has a seating capacity of
five persons and was delivered Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. !. Bates of this city
left yesterday in their Stoddard-Day ton
touring car with a party OF friends on
pleasure trip of weeks duration,
through Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Maryland The route will be from Wash
ington to Rockville. thence to Whites
Ferry. Leesburg, Bluemont, crossing the
mountain range to Point OF Rocks and on
to Frederick. From here they will
motor to Gettysburg, where they will
visit the famous battlefield. Leaving
there, they will continue their journey to
Westminster, TayforsviIle, Mount Airy,
Ridgeville. following the Frederick pike
into Baltimore, and returning to the
National Capital over the new boulevard
via Laurel
w. P Meredith has ordered a Stude-
baker ''30'' runebout, fully equipped. The
car Is to be finished in blue throughout
Ffve-passenger Apperson touring cars
were delivered last week to Col. Arthur
f. Randle and f. V. Killian. The cars
are finished in blue with cream running
gear and are fully equipped.
Clarence Barnard OF the Carpenter Au-
tomobile Company has returned from a
trip to the Kline Kar factory at York
Pa, where he spent a short time.
1t is good practice to learn to judge
distances accurately, SO as TO be able 20
slow down and stop at the right spot,
without having recourse to the brakes.
This is the ideal method Of driving. not
only enhancing the enjoyment, but in
creasing the life of the tires and the
power plant generally. The brakes are
only intended for emergency any way.
Charles L. Holmes Of this city has been
appointed local agent for the Paterson
car, with offices at 732 18th street north
west.
Nineteen hundred and nine was ban
ner year in the improvement of roads In
this country, from every point of view.
Eleven states which submitted reports,
clearly defined and comprehensive. spent
over $22.O0O.OOO in road and bridge con-
and maintenance. and ten OF
these states have appropriations for 1910 |
to more than SIC, 100000.
The Regal go touring car which is |
contesting in the Washington Post test |
ing tour and entered by Emerson & Orme |