Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

race IA the indianapolis speedway, Dec
Grafton day. has beer discussed much by
racing experts. and II is altogether prob
able that all of the cars will he started
at one signal from the starters gun.
They probably will be placed in rows
abou. ~ to leo feet apart the different
drivers drawing for their positions in the
start. Starter Wagner will arrive in
Indianap polls within the next few DAYS 10
take up the details of starting the race.
and plans will be made for scoring etc
The handling of this race is one of the
most serious problems which officials of
the a. a. A. have faced thus far. The
large number of high-powered cars makes
it Impossible for them to make any
classification for starting and as there
will be more than forty In the field the
question of "A method of scoring is some
what complicated. The details have been
arranged, however. and it is believed
that the entire contest can be handled
without difficulty
Among those who received their 1911
Washington cars were Howard Mitchell
of Aberdeen, Nd; Joseph Berberich, A.
G.. Hermann and W. II. Simpson of this
city.
Club of Maryland. who recently complet-
ed the task of posting signs along the
roads from Baltimore to the Della ware
state line. en- route to Philadelphia, a new
automobile route will be established dur
ing the coming summer by the Maryland
states roads commission between Balti-
more and Philadelphia. The commit ssion
has already done considerable work on
the new route and is still working.
The new route from Baltimore to New
ark, Del. is given as follows: Baltimore
to T'oWson - miles. thence to Glenarm
1873 miles: Fork Valley, 30 miles: Ben
son, 81 miles: Belair. %. miles: Kalmia
3J.S miles: Castlcton, 443 miles; Como
wingo. 40 miles; Harrisville 52.3 miles :;
Rising Sun. 81 miles: Calvert. 57.3 miles ::
Blue Ball coo miles: Fair Hill. 63.3 miles:
Appleton, G6.2 miles. and Newark Del,
800 miles. While this route has been
used by motorists to more or less eX-
tent. 1t has not been patronized like the
Havre de Grace, Perryvilie and Elkton
route BY June it Is expected that the
cut off between kamia and Castleton will
be completed.
The route generally taken by motorists.
while practically the same distance. 60 .
miles, is as follows: Baltimore to ToWSon.
II miles; Glenarm. 1873 miles: Fork viii
lage, 21.S miles; Benson. 81 miles; Bel
air. 2SS miles: Churchvile 34.1 miles:
Havre de Grace. 1873 miles: Perryville.
44.9 miles: Northeast, sc miles: Gas-
cow, $40 miles. and Newark. Del. go ,
miles.
The lower road via Perryville and Elk
ton will be posted by the Automobile
Club of Maryland within the next forty
five days. The contracts for the lumber
and painting having already been let and
the upper road will be posted just as
soon as the state roads commission fin
ishes the cutoff mentioned above. The
Delaware Automobile Association has ad-
vised the Automobile Club of Macyla nd
that 1t will have the roads posted on the
lower route from the Della ware line TO
the Pennsylvania line within sixty days
and both associations have written the
Philadelphia Automobile Association. re-
questing ii to thoroughly post the roads
from the Delawa line Gear into Phila-
deIphja