Evening star., 1911-07-30

patrols. BY this l mean that all the
roads should be divided into sections Of
five miles and each section placed In
charge Of a competent man who will see
that 1t is kept in good condition: me
Touring Club Of America has offered to
lend its assistance to the governor in
every possible way that will aid In road
improvements. Gov. Bass will spend a
good part of the summer at Breton
Woods, making many tours from that
point to- examine with a state engineer
the road conditions of the state.
The 4,J00-mile journey that began when
the rear wheels of the ten Premier tour
ing cars were backed into the waves of
the Atlantic at Atlantic City, June 70, IS
now two-thirds over 1t will end when
the daring motorists arrive at San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and other Pacific
coast points and dip their front tires into
the placid waters of the Pacific.
These tourists are prominent Ph1ladei-
phia and New York business and profess
sional men of the highest standing. They
have long been enthusiastic over touring
and have visited all points of interest In
the east. The present transcontinental
tour was arranged on their own initiative
and 1t is a private event. The forty
members of the party. including eight
women are paying their own expenses
and are driving their own cars. Ihe
Premier company is taking part only TO
the extent OIL IuTnlSIiIS tLc
Raw Mcnamara, the famous scout. who
had previously been over the route, and
to bring up the rear of the transconti-
mental caravan with a prairie schooner
that is used as commlssary ana pas-
gage car
The indianapolis Speedway is an exam
pie of what may be done to make auto
mobile racing tracks comparatively free
When fhic track first
built, the opening meet resulted in a
number of deplorable accidents. through
cars breaking steering gears or bursting
tires the cars running over the embank-
ment, overturning. and in one case run
ming into a crowd of spectators. The
track has not been fully completed, but
after this meet cement wall three feet
in height was placed around the outside
since repeatedly crashed into this wall. in
not one instance of this kind has driver
received serious or fatal injury as re-
suit. In the last oo0-miie race and
during the practice preceding it numerous
accidents occurred. At three different
times cars crashed into this wall and
were badly wrecked, but the drivers and
mechanics escaped with small injury
washington roadster finished in red
and gold, to correspond with the apparatus
of the District Of Columbia fire depart
ment, was Qe1VereQ last week 1OT tiio
use of the machinist of the fire depart
ment.
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It is expected that e number Of motor
lists from Washington will take their
machines over to the road Wednesday
next to attend the tournament and picnic
to he given in Manor Woods, near
Huckeystown, Md. Addresses will be
delivered by Gov. Austin L. Crothers OF
MARYLAND and State Senator Blair Lee
who will be the principal speakers Of the
day.
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Speed traps are in active operation in
many states. New Jersey Is one Of the
few states which has not single one
Of these peculiar institutions within its
borders. The same IL true Of toll gates.
These relics Of barbarism have entirely
disappeared In the "skeeter" state. It