The Washington times., 1912-05-25
G;;; G$;;i; S$; HUNDRED CARS,
ARE COMPETING IN
SOC|AB|L|TY RUN
First Automobile Leaves
Starting Point at 1880
O'clock.
BY HARRY WARD.

Dy f1AhhI WAND.
Nearly 100 automobile owners of this
city are today participating in the first
annual sociability run Of the Automo-
I bile Club of Washington.
promptly at 1:30 o'clock Starter How
ard Fisk sent away Robert II. Martin
! and e. H. Johansen, and the other en-
trants In squads of two were dispatched
AZ haf-minute intervals Long before
the starting hour the motorists began
TO gather In Sixth street, jus,s below
pennsylvania avenue. and a big detail
OF police had its hands full keeping in
check the big crowd of spectators that
struggled to get at the starting tape
ana watch the cars as they were sent
away on their trip of twenty-five and
one-half miles in an endeavor to cover
tne route nearest to the secret time set
-py commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph.
AS the entrants approached the start
ing line, Capt. Rudolph Jose, who was
IN charge OF the run, assisted by Ref
cree William Jose, Lieut.. Gardner orme.
ana other members of the club, affixed
the official numbers to the lamps of
n1enss sheir cars e., - and assigned them to their
RsSes IN the line. There was little con-
fusion and as every contestant was ont
Lor good time and with the hope of
e uner capturing the big silver loving
SIp SnmnsnH 1omated by the Cook & stoddard
S,sa or one of the many merchan-
se prizes, the best of feeling prevailed,
as every car 1 nthe run carried from,
ersI SsE SIX passengers, there were sew
the event. out ol
Referee Jose Everywhere.
Referee William Jose was here tbe~o
ana everywhere, answering a multitude
OF questions that were put to him nv
late corners who were not familiar with
the rules laid down for the running
OF the contest. Referee Jose has ar
astonishing faculty for being In several
places at the same time and despite
the crowding of the spectators and the
maneuVering of the drivers, he could
always be found by the anxious in
Many of the contestants part1cipated
In the two sociability runs given by The
washington Times and their experiences
In those two events taught them 1t was
question OF being sociable or staying
at home nursing their grouches. The
plan or today's run was patterned
closely after the two events of The
Times and 1t is the expectation Of the
club TO make the sociability run an
annual affair in order to promote safe
and sane driving among the motorists
prominent in the line up was Miss
Lila Lillian Mt Miller Miller who drove two of the
cfabflity runs and who is out to repeat
her performance this year. Miss Hazela
May, sister of Miss Izetta Jewell, Lead
ing woman Of the oil Players, was an
other feminine driver who hoped to pi-
lot her car over the course within the
time limit set by Commissioner Ru-
Mrs. ]. J. Bartram, who drove an cleo
trio machine, and Mrs. Annie M. Bo-
her.
Weather conditions for the run could
fn haiti fnT oil ~
was, hot in the city, out of the Conduit
rpad with the car going at the legal
rate Of speed there was delightful
breeze and even the entrants who did
not expect to get into the prize winning
list were glad of the opportunity to
take short excursion with a definite
object in view
Guided by Data.
In selecting the time in which he
thought the run should be made Com
missioner Rudolph was guided by the
data furnished him by officials of the
club, who covered the course several
times in order to get the exact distance
from Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue
to Cabin John Bridge and return via
through Rock Creek Park to the clubs
country home in Georgia avenue. The
pathfinders strictly observed the speed
regulations in the city, as well as on
and they also took into consideration
the traffic conditions AS the chairman
of the Board of District Commission
ers is a thirty-third degree motorist.
having driven both gasolene and
electric machines, he enthusiastic.
ally accepted the assignment Of
official time setteer. Using the
data furnished him and bringing into
play his own experience a. an automo-
bile driver, Commissioner Rudolph has
calculated the time to a nicely and 1t
will remain a secret until the last car
checks in this afternoon at the automo-
bile club house, when Referee Jose will
break the seal on the envelope con-
tanning the time and announce 1t to
the officials of the run, who will then
determine the winners.
Immediately after the conclusion OF
the run a luncheon will be served oil
the clubs grounds.
In addition to the silver loving cup
which the Cook & Stoddard Company
has donated as the first prize, the fol-
lowing merchandise prizes have been
given:
trical Supply Company; raincoat, Ru-
dolph & West; shower bath. G. ]. Nc
Cubbin Company; Century inner tube,
Century Tire Company; magnum cham
Arthur Blanchard; motor lap robe, +.
X. b. Company; silver he AIDED cane, the
Hub. straw hat, Calvert Company; link
cum buttons, Daniel Levy; Ave gallons
VOLTS Head oil. J. T. Rose; lunch or
der. value $3.50 the Crown: set Nelson
tire irons. !. 7. Donohoe: three boxes
cigars. ]. T. Crowley. Cochran & Co,
Theater: bottle Shoemaker, the Shoo-
maker Company.
To the woman driver who finishes
neaPest the secret time, w. Elkins Reed
has donated a motor bonnet