The Washington herald., 1911-05-21
WINNERS IN THE
CLOYER-LEAF RUN
Sweepstakes Prize Won by
Mr.. Machen with a Ford.

H. G. Machen, a private owner, and his
Ford entrant No. 10 are the winners of
the sweepstakes prize in the Four-leaf
Glover Sociability Run, in addition to car
rying OF the cup in Glass Ia. During the
four days Of the contest he had but four
points checked up against him. and these
for taking on water outside of control
In addition to being the winner Of the
sweepstakes he was also the driver Of
the lowest price machine in the run. Up
to the time of the brake, motor, gear.
and clutch tests, which were held Thurs
day afternoon at the conclusion Of the
run, his nearest competitor was a Regal
These were the only two privately
owned cars in the run, the Regal having
been entered by E. H. Clarke, a private
owner. and up to Thursday was the only
car in the run with a perfect score. How
ever, on that day 1t suffered penaliza-
ton Of three points for putting in water.
and on the brake test lost its chance for
the sweepstakes. 1t is the winner Of the
cup in Glass "a.
Withdrawn After Collision.
The Marion. which was driven by
Henry Cunningham, was its closest, and
up to Wednesday noon. having but three
points against it and those for taking
on water. However after the collision
with the pilot car just outside Of Hagers-
town, the noon control, 1t was with
drawn, though it made the last days
run as a noncontestant and came through
with a perfect score. This car was one
of the few if not the only one that came
ing a puncture or blowout.
In division "a I. c. Barber and his
Warren-Detroit carried on the honors,
winning by good margin. Charles Mil
Ter, driver of the Vene, carried OF the
cup in division "A. Though a few pen
alties were assessed against the machine.
all of them were such as in no way
would interfere with the operation Of the
car. Clarence Barnard and his Stoddard-
Dayton carried OF the honors in division
5A. This car is the Sale one which made
the pathfinding trip for the run and all
of the penalizations against 1t are for
minor troubles which on a trip would
take but a minutes work with a wrench
or pair of pliers to remedy.
The Brake Test.
Until the conclusion Of the last days
run and the brake test, but few OF the
had many points against them
1t was the brake test that caught most
Of them. During the four days there had
been many hills and some sharp turns to
be negotiated. With few exceptions all
Of the contestants relied almost entirely
on the brakes on these occasions. AS a
result when 1t came time to test these
same brakes at the conclusion of the run,
Of them from hard usage were
found to be in imperfect condition, and
as a result penalizations were inflicted.
On the clutch and gear test all the ma
chimes finished in perfect condition, and
but one fell down on the motor test.
Owing to the injury W. d. West, the ref
cree. received on Tuesday. when he was
hit by toll gate. and which prevented
him from being present on the last two
days of the contest. the scores were not
yesterday. After being check |
ed up they were referred to him for his |
approval. which was received yesterday. |
Mr. Westss injuries.
Mr.. West is more seriously hurt than
was At hrst thought Though no bonesl
have been broken he b badly bruised. |
md yesterday afternoou suffered . rs-ss