The Washington times., 1910-05-08
May 24 Is Date of Repeti-
ton of Last Years
Novel Contest.
GREAT FALLS AGAIN
FINISHING PLACE
Secret Time, Within Speed Regu-
Iations, Will Be Set by Gov
ernment Official.
Bv HARRY WARD.


4 sorisbs1itv auto r1n to Great Falls
and return has been planned by The
Times
The date selected IS Tuesday. May p,
and the event VIII be conducted along
the lines OF last years sealed time run,
which ranked as one OF the most sue
cessfuI automobile contests Washington
has ever had
While pleasure and good company will
be the main features OF the event, a
competitive interest viii be Injected into
the affair by the hanging I'D of prizes
for the contestants whose time most
nearly approaches the secret tiuse to be
set by a high Government official
The first prize viii be a handsome
loving cup. donated by The Times, and
there VIII be a large number Of other
appropriate prizes
The time limit 20 be set viii be with
in the speed regulations Of the District
and Maryland As all motorists know.
the limit in Washington is twelve miles
an hour. while on the Conduit road a
speed Of twenty miles an hour is per
mitted- Traffic conditions mus 4Iso be
taken into consideration
Times VIII Test Time.
To give the contestants some kind OF a
line On the distance 20 Great Falls and
return and the average time required
70 make the round trip, The Times viii
send a car over the route equipped with
q speedometer and odometer- The
route viii be carefully surveyed and the
entrants wiz be given every opportunity
10 become cOnversant with the time re-
quired TO make the round trip
The route over which the run viii take
place IS one Of the most picturesque
around Washington The Conduit road
parallels the P-tomsC liver nearly all
the way TO Great Falls. and at this sea
son Of the year is in splendid shape
SOciability. or sealed time runs. serve
a good purpose in promoting safe and
sane motoring Last years event, the
sealed time for which was set by Vice
President Sherman, was adopted in a
number Of other cities Frederick H
Elliott. when he was secretary OF the
American Automobile Association. was
so much impressed with The Times
contest, that he had the entire plan Of
the run, together with copies Of the
entry blank, on file in his Office IN New
York for the benefit Of clubs that
wished TO promote a similar event
II IS an interesting fact that nearly
= dozen clubs IN the Eastern part Of
the details Of The Times socfab bflftv. run
and conducted theirs along the same
lines.
No Entry Fee
No entry fee is required for the So
ciability run, and IL is open TO every mo-
torist However, il has been deemed ad-
ivisable 70 bar public service vehicles
from the competition The contestants
viii not be bUrdened with lot Of reEu-
lations governing their movements while
making the run Il VIII be a pleasure
run pure and simple, and is aimed 10
AFFORD the motorists Of Washington a
pleasant afternoon run over dne road
Entry blanks VIII be on file at The
Times office Tuesday morning. Get
your entry in early, and urge your mo-
IOTing friends 10 do likewise Il should
be borne in mind that the contestants
VIII be started in the order Of their en-
try, and the earlier the entry the better
position the car VIII have AT the s-art-
The start and finish Of the run viii be
II front Of the AIunsey Building
The time Of each contestant viii De
taken at the start and noted on q card
Arriving at Great Falls, the time will
again be taken and noted After spend
ing an hour at the falls, giving ample
time 70 take in the scenery, the contest
ants viii again be lined Cp for the run
back 10 Washington The finish VIII be
IlLne OF each contestant viii be taken as
he arrives The score Of each contest
ant VIII then be made Up from the cards
as turned ID and the winners an
nounced.
The Times from day % dav viii give
important details regarding the run
Entries viii close at 3 o'clock May q