The Washington times., 1911-05-20
FORD CAR CAPTURES :
SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE
IN NCL0VERLEAF RUN
Gets Perfect Score in All
the Outdoor
Tests.
By HARRY WARD.

The Ford car has been declared
the winner of the sweepstakes trophy
in the Four Leaf Clover socia ability
run. Entered by Miller Brothers and
driven by H. G. Machen. the little
machine came through the four-day
grind with three points marked
against II. These were for a motor
stall on the second day. The car
went through all the outdoor tests
with a perfect score, the brake test
being particularly good The Ford
car has been a consistent winner In
reliability and sociability tours in
Washington. and Mr.. Machen is re-
celVing many congratulations on the
splendid showing he made. He is a
for the sport. In addition to the
sweepstakes, the Ford also won the
cup in Division Ia for cars selling
at $500 and under.
Miller Brothers also captured The
Washington Times cup for cars in
Division "A, with a Velie, driven by
Charles E. Miller, who participated
In both Munsey tours. The Velie's
score was eighty-eight points. many
OF them being marked against the
| car on account of being late in the
controls. The prize in Division "a
was Won by E. H CIarke's Regal
underslung roadster.
Mr.. Clarke alternated with James
Orme and Bruce Emerson in driving
the car through the run. 1t received
penalties amounting to 126 points
Division 3A trophy was awarded to
the Warren-Detroit. which 1. C. Bar
Der drove. This car received ffty-five
demerits. Clarence Barnard's big
| STANDARDIZATION, which bIazed the
route for the contest. won the prize
in Division ga, having 2O5 points
against II.
Stanley Mortimer's Buick was penal
lied 302 points. The REQ received IS3
points, while the Cole, entered by r. S.
bell. received 205 points The Hudson.
Marion, Krit, and Apperson were with
drawn. and their scores were not an
nounced. 1t is expected the prizes will
be awarded next week
For the first time in the history Of the
automobile trade of Washington, two
electric machines have made a trip to
This feat. which has been attempted
more than a dozen times, was accom-
plished yesterday by George Weaver
and John ]. Bartram, who drove two
Baker stock machines to the Monumen-
tai City and return in six hours and ten
minutes, actual running time, the dis
tance being seyenty-two miles. The cars
started yesterday morning at 10:45 from
the salesrooms OF the Cook and Stod-
dard Company. being accompanied by
the automobile editors of the Washing
ton newspapers, who acted as. observers
of the cars. The observers trailed be-
hind the electric cars In Cadillac tour
ing car driven bv Louis Weaver.
Baltimore was reached in good season.
and after lunch the party resumed the
trip, reaching the starting point in
Washington at dark. The cars twero
running strong when they finished, not
withstanding there were more than ten
miles of deep sand and many steep hills
on the route, which was over the WASH
ington- Baltimore boulevard. One of the
cars was privately owned and had al
ready covered more than !, 100 miles. The
other machine was the Cook and Stod-
dard Companys demonstration, which
had been driven $3.50 miles previous to
Yesterdays run. Both machines were
equipped with lead batteries.
In order to permit the Glidden tour
lists to spend Sunday in Boston, the con-
test board of the American Automobile
Association has changed the dates OF
the contest from June 1926 to June N-9.
This change of date will add one more
day to the itinerary as was originally
planned. 1t has also been decided to
hold the hill-climbing competition feat
ure of the tour at Worcester, Mass.
Dead Horse HILL" the scene of numer-
Gus contests in the past, will be the
course The climb will take place June
"A, on the fourth day of the tour.