The Washington times., 1911-05-13
De TAILS Of CLOVER.
LEAF RUN PLEASING
TO AUTOMOB|L|STS
Washington Drivers and Oh
servers Hear Referee
West Explain.
BY HARRY WARD.

Nineteen Of the best-known automo-
bile endurance drivers in Washington.
and an equal number of observers who
will watch their movements during the
-Four Leaf Clover Run nert week. to
gether with all the officials of the run.
met last night at the country home
OF the Automobile Club of Washington
to hear Referee William d. West ex-
plain the rules governing the contest.
While the rules and regulations govern
ing endurance tours, as laid down by
the American Automobile Association,
are familiar to the drivers, there were
some points that were not quite clear
to every contestant, and Referee West
outlined the disputed questions In de-
tail. As a result of his able exposition
of the rules, IL is expected enext weeks
run will be one of the best contests
ever held In Washington.
Every detail of the four-day run has
been arranged. The drivers will be re-
quired to report to Referee West at 6
o'clock Monday morning with their
cars. The cars will, be placed in a row
on De Sales street, Nfacing the Grafton
Hotel, pending the start of the run.
Foot boards and hood covers must be
raised, in order to allow each contestant
an opportunity to inspect the different
cars. II no car Is protested before 6:45
o'clock, 1t will be permitted TO start.
The prizes will be presented to the
winners next Friday night at the Au-
tomobile Club. Commissioner Cuno H.
Rudolph will present the different cups
that have been offered as trophies. The
occasion promises to be one OF the most
interesting events in the history of the
club. Commissioner Rudolph Is mani
Testing fest q great deal of interest in the
An important step in the national good
roads movement has just been effected
as a result of conferences In Washing
ton and New York between representa-
tives of the Touring Club of America
and the American Association for High
way Improvement, whereby these two
organizations have become more closely
affiliated for highway improvement.
One result OF the working agreement will
be a division of interests. the American
Association for Highway Improvement
taking over all of the good roads ef-
forts suggested by its members and
through its various branches BY this
affiliation the Touring Club of America
proposes to play more important part
in the good roads movement than here
tofore as the organization which has
been perfected within the past year by
the American Association permeates
into practically every State of the
Union. The association has also gained
the hearty cooperation OF the big rail-
roads of the country and other large
interests and through these kindred af--
citations, more practical results in
State aid and actual road improvement
have been achieved in the past year
than ever before. The association had
its origin a year ago as the result Of
the widespread interest in the interna-
tional road congress at Brussels, at
which the touring club was represented
by several delegates. TIE benefits Of
such a congress were so clearly reveal
ed that the touring club last fall agi-
tated the necessity of establishing 4
organization on virtually the
same lines in this country.
Harwood Bacon, general manager OF
the r. c. Fl. Sales Company, selling
agents for the Hupp-Yeats electric, IS
in the city for a few days, and Is visit
ing Earle & Allen. the Hupp-Yeats
agents here. Mr.. Bacon was formerly y
connected with the Postoffice Depart
ment and has a host OF friends in
Washington.