The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-12

dust u week from Today the
Sociabiiify .aun TO celebrate the open
ing. OF the new Peninsula Highway
VIII DO held by the Richmond Auto
mobile Club
Secretary III. Grim Peek viii send
out formal notice To the members
next Monday and incidentally. Will ex-
tend an Invitation 10 all .a~utoraobilists
70 Join with the club in making the
run.
Already thv i jority Of the menu
bers who remain in town have. signi-
fed their intention OF taking part and
Judging from the number @of entries
already received the run will be the
most successful ever held by the club.
Members of the Virginia Stat An-
tornobile Association In Roanoke,
L~yischburg and SpotsyisAnia have
asked permission 10 take part in the
run and as the Automobile Club Com
mittee on Contests and Tours has *
tended a general invitation to owners
Ut automobiles their request VIII be
granted.
Newport News and Hampton ara
making great preparations to receive
the tourists and ALTHOUGH the official
end Of ths run liz at Newport News
yet II Is expected that many will, later
on, continue on to Hampton and Old
Point Comfort. while others viii go to
Norfolk.
Secretary Anderson OF the Norfolk
Board Of Trade says that Norfolk will
welcome gladly all who Will visit that
Oily and, Norfolk Viii be prepared ID
furnish them With necessities such Ms
gasoline and garages and suitable EN-
tertainInerf III well.
As tor Newport News The Chamber
Of Commerce and the Newport News
Automobile Club assure the tourists
The heartiest welcome they have ever
| known.
The opening OF the new highway
means much 10 the Tidewater cities
as we'll as to Richmond, and they
intend to pake the run a memorable
AFFAIR.
Interest In Richmond has developed
no greatly in the past week that many
members of the Richmond Automo-
bile Club who were in doubt about
their ability to take part in the run
have made up their minds to do 10
ever IL it necessitates q change In
their plans.
For insta nee, Vice-President Il. G..
Peieuxe declared at first that 1t would
be Impossible for him to enter be-
cause he would he on his vacation at
Natural Bridge.
He changed his mind. however. af-
Ifer hearing from Secretary tsottreil,
OF the Chamber of Commerce at New
port News MIR. Peiouze now says
that not only viii he run his car
back from Natural Bridge In time
To take part In the run. but he Will
Also capture one OF the prizes offered
by the Richmond yirginian for the
car coming the nearest to the stand
ard touring time set by the scout car.
President Preston Belvin. OF the
State association, made u trip over
the new highway last Saturday. just
10 see if II would be possible to make
the run In good touring. time
n left Richmond Saturday and
got back Monday said Mr.. Belvir
in telling of his trip. Going down
there had been no rain for Severa
days and the road was good, though
dusty. Coming back rain had failer
and the Dad wac great"
Mr.. Belvin's testimony In sufficien,
to set ut rest any doubt as to the
condition of the road. However. ar
official report win be given out b,
AFR. l.. b. Manville, who has ehargs
of the work OF road construction or
I tffe efaAssAtfl high " Il few u
before the run. Accompanied by Mr.
Gottrefl, he will make d tour of In.
spection over tho entire highway ii
order thst the road shall he pa,
in h best possible condition.