The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-04
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
MEMBERS WILL TAKE III NATTER
OF PROPOSED ENDURANCE
run TONIGHT.
STAFFORD PEOPLE ACT
CITIZENS BEGIN WORK ON NEW
HIGHWAYS AND PROPOSE
TO ISLE BONDS TO
BUILD OTHERS.
STAFFORD PEOPLE ACT

Acting Secretary Robert r. ALI
port, of the Richmond Automobile
/ Club, he's sent out notices of a spe-
cial meeting to be held tonight, at
which the proposed Joint endurance,
run conducted by the Washington,
Baltimore, Norfolk and Richmond
Automobile Clubs will come up for
| action.
According to the present plans OF
| the promoters the run Will start
| from Washington June Q. The au-
| tomoh clubs OF the four cities
represented are to promote their own
endurance run with their own sweep
stakes and class prizes. In addition
| to these. there will be large costly
trophy to be known as the Chesa-
| peake trophy, which will be held for
| one year by the automobile club Of
this city whose entries make the
/ best average score. The first year
| the start and finish are to be In
| Washington, on account Of the idea
! having originated in this city, after
which the run VIII start and finish
! in the city which at that time /.
in possession OF the trophy. There
! is to be only one corps Of officials.
Washington Baltimore Richmond
and Norfolk to furnish one Of the
chief checker and pilot. these four
to select tho referee, and the five
to compose the technical committee.
! Each city will also name checker.
as IL will take at least -FOUR men
tn-cheek- the-lar2a- aG,ahes- af-eaEs
| in and out of controls. It has been
| suggested that the referee hail from
| neutral city.
Chesapeake 1,un.
The route as outlined is about $50
miles long and completely circum-
scribes Chesapeake bSs--.1nce the
name by which the run Is to be
/ known---the Chesapeake endurance
| run.
The first days run will be from
Washington to Wilmington, with
| Baltimore as tho noon control--dis
lance 12o miles. The second day.
| Wilmington to Salisbury, with Dover.
| the capital OF Delaware. the mid
| day stop---distance los miles. The
third day viii take the tourists from
| Salisbury to Norfolk. 1o4 miles. with
gasoline station AT Keller. Va. An
early morning start Will be made
| from Salisbury, as the last car will
| have TO check in at cape Charles
/ City hx O'Clock In the afternoon
| TO enxble 1t to be ferrled to Nor
| folk In time for dinner. SUNDAY,
| the fourth day out. will be spent in
| Norfolk. Monday the contestants VIII
| Journey from Norfolk TO Richmond.
| i'll miles. The sixth day the cars
| will run from Richmond to Staun-
| ton. 122 miles. Louisa Will proba-
| bly, be selected as the noon control.
| The last and also the longest days
| run will be from stanton to Wash
tngton via the Shenandoah Valley,
| Winchester, Harper's Ferry and
| Frederick.
| Conditions of Roads.
Summing up the conditions OF the
| roads which will be traversed, reports
| having been obtained from the United
| States office OF public roads, and from
| interviews with motorists who have
| driven over theSl, the result Is as
! follows: Very good road. rs miles:
| good road 142 miles: rair road. III
mics: poor road, 105 mites. ana very
! bad road s. miles.
The worst stretches which WIN DO
| encountered Will be the sections be-
/ tween Perryyilie and Elkton and
! parts OF the Eastern Shore of Vir-
! ginia The last days run Is prac-
| tically all macadam, ana speed is
| only limited by the horsepower or
/ the car and the number OF consta bles
/ en- route. II is certain that each OF
! the four cities could muster twenty
! entries and these. with ten Official
! cars, would make this af1air the
/ largest grade one endurance run ever
/ held in the history of motoring.
! Imnrovcme-'s In Stafford.
! Especial To The Richmond Virginian.p
/ FREDERIC hSis1 ttG, VA. March
+ S.-The enterprising citizens OF Stat
| ford county have Joined the ranks OF
good roads advocates and have en-
! fitted their countY% with %oth&rs or
| Virginia which are enjoying the ad-
! yantages Of permanent improved
! highways. They have already con-
structed about three miles of these
! roads. and are reaping manifold ben
| eii,s from the use of them, but they
| were so greatly handicapped and I'M
! peded in their march OF progress
| during the past winter by having to
! travel over almost impossible roads
| that they have become thoroughly
aroused 10 the need o. better and
I more improved means or bringing
| their produce to market.
! In well attended meeting held
| here Saturday OF representative Stat
| fordians they expressed their desire
| OF Improvements. ana their inten-
/ tions OF conducting a campaign In
| the interest OF bond issue TO the
J sur, Of 100000 to be expended for
! the purpose of building good roads
| extensively throughout tne county.
| The secretary Of the meeting was in
1 structed to communicate with the
| state Highway Commission in re-
! gard to having the present roads
suryeyed and the cost or proposed
| improvements estimated.
! Practically all Of the people OF
| Stafford are heartily in favor OF the
| project. and there Is little doubt but
| that Il will be a great success