The Washington times., 1911-05-15
MathesOn Was First
Of Twelve Starters
To Make Getaway

Four Leaf Glover Run to June %,
twelve of the entrants in that event
decided to compete in the -Four Leaf
Glover sociability run. The cars started
this morning for Gettysburg. and will
follow the route laid out for the for
mer event.
The first car away this morning was a
Matl1eson, driven by w. r. MCBurney,
and carving Pilot Harry DuCkstein.
They left promptly at $50 and are due
to arrive in Gettysburg at 10:$3. The
first contesing car, a Ford. started at
7:l6. and Driver H. G. Machen is sched-
uled to check in at Gettysburg at 12:Ol.
Referee West, in an Apperson. driven
bv James Orme, left at 7:Ol. Last COM
peting car, a Cole, with Cleveland
Campbell at the wheel, left at S:34-
The ladies in the party are Mrs Clar-
ence Barnard, Mrs. Manning, Mrs
Frank White, and Miss Lillian Miller.
Some of the best known drivers in
the city are taking part in the run.
Among them are Clarence Barnard,
who drove the Stoddard-D Dayton tour
ing car that laid out the route for
the run. other well known drivers
are F. l. Barber, Frank Stewart,
Cleveland Campbell Z. A. Clarke, H
Cunningham, and II. G.. Machen.
The officials Of the run Ire as fol-
lows: Referee, William D. west
starter. William Jose; chief observer.
Frank Boyd: checkers, F. w. Powers
and Fred Harveycutter; pilot, Harry
Duckstien: technical committee. w. d;
West, chairman; s. s. Grogan, and
Howard Fisk.
Pa. and return, while on Wednesday
the objective point Will be Hagers-
town, going by way of Leesburg and
Point of Rocks.
Although the pathfinding trip for the
"Gndden Reciprocity Tour from
WASHINGTON, D c., to Canada, has been
completed and the route entirely map
ned. the contest board of the three AS
is not in a position to announce full de-
tails as yet. The complete itinerary,
with all controls and night stops, also
the place where the hill climbing con-
test is to be held, cannot be made pub
lie, owing to the fact that certain nego-
tiations with hotels for accommodation
Of the tourists are still pending. Of
ficial announcement will be made with
IN a few days. The contest board an
nounced today that the touring car
class, in which touring cars will com
pete for the Washington trophy as well
as for the Glidden trophy, will be di-
Hided into seven divisions of class A as
follows:
ga, sSOl to $1,000; division ga. s1,201 to
3, 800; division "A, s1,5O1 to $1,000; di-
vision 5A, s2,oO1 to 5000: division ga;
s3,oO1 to $4,000; division IA, A,o01 and
over. Contesting cars in the runabout
and miniature tonneau class for the
Ottawa trophy, as we'll as the Glidden
trophy, including Surveys and single or
double rumbled-seated cars, Will be di-
y1ded into the same seven divisions Of
nrlCe.
cars and runabouts will not compete
together in the same class. Referring
TO the price classification, the cost OF
lamps, lighting equipment, speedom-
eters, tops, wind shields, and other
similar accessories do not enter into
computation of the cars. However, II
extra equipment is germaine part or
the car and said equipment or part Is
liable to penaIization for work thereon
or for defective condition at the final
examination (technicaD, its cost price
must be included in computing the
price classification OF the - car; ..
full complement of passengers must
he carried the full route, touring cars
carving four or more persons and min
iature tonneaus and runabouts TWO or
more persons.
A substantial reduction in the price
of Washington cars, to take eftect to-
morrow is announced BY the carter
Motor Car Corporation. The company,
vile. maintains Offices in the Munsey
building Within the next few weeks
II is expected the company will open
a salesroom in this city. Commenting
on the reduction in the price of the
car. A. Gary Carter, president OF the
corporation. said:
eve have long contemplated this
move and, in fact, we had almost
decided to put it into effect the first
of the present year. However, like all
other changes that are made by busi-
ness houses, We came to the conclu-
sion that it would be better to wait
until the touring season really opened.
'The fact that the car is reduced in
price does not mean that We are con-
templating the use of cheaper mate
rails or workmanship. Our contracts
for material are all let, and we con-
tinue to use the same motor, trans
mission, ignition system, and chassis.
which have proved their worth in
number of endurance contests where
the machines were put through stunts
that no private owner would ever
think of calling upon his machine to
perform"