The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-17
The Times Dispatch Has
Completed Programfor
Trials in Two States.
LAST ENTRY MUST
BE IN BY APRIL 80
Official Blank Will Be Returned
Before Any Car Is Listed, and
Applicants Urged to Consider
Rules-Dr. Bassett and
Otis Alfriend Represent
A. A. A.

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Final instructions having been re-
ceived from s. NJ. Butler. chairman OF
the contest committee of the A. A. A..
The Times Dispatch is now able to
announce definitely the rules under
which the Virginia endurance run. May
D. and I. will take place.
The contest Will be absolutely uudei'
the control and rules of the A. A. Al.
and the officials, DR.. H. w. Bassett and
Otis Alfriend. have been appointed by
the A. A. a. To represent tho associa-
ton.
L, Is the desire Of Tho Times-Dis-
patch and OF the officials of the A..
"A. A. to call the attention OF the pub
lie to the fact that the contest Is in
no sense a race 1t Is not question
of which car shall reach any point in
the quickest time, for the fact is mo-
| car Is allowed to so faster than the
State road law permits.
The contest Is to determine which
| OF a number of cars can make cer-
| tain distance over certain roads ana
| return to the starting point, showing
upon examination that It has stood the
! Journey better than any other car. In
| a word none OF the competing cars
are permitted TO pass the pilot car,
| which is not competitor, and none
1
| reach control point, that is to say,
a given point where water and gaso-
| lene tanks may bs filed before n
| certain time.
In the trip from Richmond to Wash
| ingtor, for instance no car can make
| the distance in less than ten hours.
and IL car should reach the out
skirts Of Washington before the given
time 1t would be forced to keep its
motor running and stand outside the
line until the ten-hour limit was
reached. These conditions obtaining.
there can be no question of danger
to persons or property on the roads
over which the cars pass.
Dates Finally Fixed.
The dates of the contest are May
5. 6 and z, Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day of the first week in May, Tee
| entries close, however. on April 80
| at 6 o'clock. at The Times-Dispatch
office.
With the consent of the A, A. A..
| The Times-D spatch has determined
| to charge no fee for any entrance. in
/ order that the expense to each COM
petitor shall be as small as possible.
The "A. A. A. has also notified the
referee that drivers in this conses
Will not be required to regts.er ordi-
| narily each driver is required to
register with the A. A. A. and to ex-
hibit his card before starting in the
contest.
The Virginia contest Will be held
under class A. in which there are
seven divisions. as follows:
Division IA. $500 and under.
Division "a. Ss01 to $1,000
Division aA. $1.201 to s1,sov.
Division IA. s1.so1 to $4,000.
Division GA. a.ool to $4,000.
Division GA. >Ss.oO1 to $4,000.
Division IA. $4,000 and over.
Each car taking part must be en-.
tered in it's proper division. IN each 4
of the seven divisions a silver CUP win
be offered as first prize. and an excep-
,tionally handsome cup Will be awarded
in addition to the other prizes to thet
car. OF any class making the best recordi
in the three days run.
Course for Virginia Run.
II has been definitely decided that the
route Will be from Richmond to Yell
low Tavern. to Ashland, TO Hanover,
Courthouse. crossing Pages Bridge; up
the telephone road to Bowling Green.
and from Bowling Green to Fredericks- *
burg; from Fredericksburg to Wash.
ington by way of Stafford Courthouse
Occoquan and Alexandria. The first
night will be spent in Washington. on
Friday morning the cars Will leave
for Charlottesville by way of George
town. Rosslyn, Fairfax. Manassas. Gull
pepper, Orange and Gordonsville. and at
Charlottesville the second night will
be spent. On Saturday morning tho
run to Richmond will be shorter, and
the time allowance will also be shorter.
the route being by way OF Gotham.
Trevilian's, Louisa. divers, Ashland
and Richmond. The midday control on
the first day, Thursday, will be F'reder-
icksburg. Tho midday control on the
second day, Friday, will probably be
Culpeper. and the midday control on
the third day. Saturday, Will be Louisa.
At these points there will be time for
luncheon. and an opportunity will be
given to take on water. gasolene and
oil.
The only expense for an entrant will
be for the driver and observer on his
car. Each touring car must carry
four people. and each runabout must
carry two people. No car can carry
less than two people. the driver and
observer, but a touring car which is
scheduled for four people can carry
in lieu OF each person a weight OF
13b pounds
Arrangements have been made at all
control points. both at noon and night,
for gasolene and oil, and during the
whole trip the cars will be under the
absolute control OF the officers Of the
contest.
VIII Examine All Cars,
All cars entered must be turned over
to the technical committee OF three
on wednesday afternoon, May 4. so
that the cars may be properly sX-
amlned between that time and the
time for leaving Mt O'clock sharp ut
The Times-Dlspatch Building on the
morning of Thursday, May 8. This II
chairman OF the technical committees
will be a technical expert sent To
Richmond by the a. A, Al and he Will
he, assisted by two members &c the
Richmond Automobile Club, under q
whose dlrect supervision the contest
will take place,
h rho route Within the next three days
Will be posted The Iirnesrpis patch
scout cur going over the roads tog that