The Washington times., 1911-03-23
Begin Work Monday on
Route for Big Washing
ton Club Event.
FIRST DAYS TRIP
IS TO GETTYSBURG
On Following Day They Will Go to
York and Back, Resting Then
Several Days.
By HARRY WARD.

| The scouts who will blaze the route
for the "four-leaf clover run of the
Automobile Club Of Washington, will
begin the work ~ Onday.
They have selected a 59-horsepower
Stoddard-Dayton touring car, which will
be driven by Clarence Barnard, head
OF the Barnard Motor Car Company.
The pathfinders will lay out the first
days run to Gettysburg via Rockville
and Frederick, the return beirC BY way
OF Westminster and CooksviIle This
run will be about $50 miles, and over
excellent roads The path "blazers' Will
make run to York, Pa, and return the
following day, and will then take rest
until April 3, when they will lay out
a route to Hagerstown, Nd, via Lees
i burg, Va, Point of Rocks, and Jerfer-
| son. This is reported to be a fine route
in dry weather. The fourth days run,
to Leonardtown, Nd, will be laid out
! during the week of April g. The path
| nnders viii be the automobile editors
OF the Washington newspapers
The proposed run is attracting much
I lsed the contest committee, of which
Capt. Ted 8. Johnston is chairman.
The sanction for the event, which will
be issued by the three AS, is expected
4 ~ oALINC
| Late advices from France indicate
that the Grand Prize race. to be run
| over the Sarthe circuit, will be a most
spectacular automobile road race
1t Is expected the numbet of entries
will reach fifty. OF course, these will
not all compete in the same contest, for
the French Grand Prize will be held
along American lines. There will be
races within race just as there were
| Cars will compete in different classes
accorV to their piston displacements
1t is known that several American
manufacturers will send teams in quest
/ of the Grand Prize, which will be run
| Sunday, July 2. Just what American
machines will compete will not be de-
cided upon finally, however. until the
turns from Europe with all the neces-
sary data concerning the big race.
| The smiling Duray, veteran of the
early Vanderbilt Cup races on Long
| Island, will captain one of the German
teams. An odd feature of the race is
| that most of the amateurs will be in the
unlimited class. They are men who own
| for the fun of tiff one can imagine a
| hard road race as fun. Victor Hemery
and Louis Wagner, two of the foremost
racing drivers of the world. will be sure
starters in the race. II some of the
American pilots, like wild Bob Bur-
man, Lewis Strang, and Joe Dawson,
| hook up with the foreign drivers, the
latter will know they have been in
race.
The four racing cars in Barney Old
fields stable have been reinstated by
the contest board Of the American Auto
mobile Association. They were recently
purchased by L. A. Moross, who asked
that the cars be restored to good stand
ing. This action was taken after he had
paid fine Of $1,000
The new salerooms Of the Imperial
Motor Company, at liz Connecticut ave
nue., were opened yesterday afternoon
with a full line of White gaSolene cars
and Rauch & Lang electrics on display.
E. A Garlock, head of the company.
was on hand to greet many friends who
called to wish him much success in his
new location. Harry Little, of the
Rauch & Lang Company, and Secretary
in the city yesterday to attend the open
ing Of the new salesroon.s. Both ex-
pressed their delight in having their
cars in such spacious quarters. The
company's garage at 1215 V street will
be continued.
Some Of the weIl-knowr racing drivers
have hinted they will protest a number
of the inexperienced pilots who have
been nominated 10 drive cars in the COM
ing international sweepstakes race on
the Indianapolis speedway Memorial
Day. The seasoned drivers declare the
race, which will be at 500 miles, is too
risky a proposition to permit drivers
who have not shown ability on speed
ways TO start.
When the Chalmers Motor Company
brings out a new car one can always
count upon its being something dis
tinctive'' said James j. Flynn, manager
of 81, oil n
latest Chalmers type is the CO. tor
pedo runa bout. I am quise delighted
with the racy appearance. both as to
line \and finish, of this new car. The
seatsAare hung low in the frame ans are
Thoroughly inclosed with torpedo doors.
The gRAolene tank is carried in the rear:
The colors are extremely attractive and
make a thoroughly distinctive car"