Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

4 country roads are thoroughly
| dried out and the motorist car
| ~ take a long distance trip in hi.
| car without sinking hub deer
| in the mud, pleasant afternoon spir
| over the nearby roads of Washington Is
/ out the Riggs road to Four Corners, Md.
returning via Sligo Brightwood, through
Rock Creek Park and the Zoo, and wind
i ing up on the speedway. The distance is
about thirty miles, but this can be made
shorter or longer IL desired. The roads
| for the greater part Of the distance are
| macadamzed and in excellent shape. The
country roads, within this territory are
also in fairly good condition for motor
| ing, being for the most part gravel
Later on. however, they will be in good
condition and then the season will be in
full swing.
the trip about to be described last Sun
day and thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
One of the main objects of the trip was
to ascertain the condition Of the roads
at this season of the year and to inform
the motoring public of the result. This
much can be said. that while the roads
within the District were well patronized
not motorist was seen on the roads
over on the Maryland side. 1t is true
that we did not penetrate very far into
our neighboring state, but even at that 1T
was we'll worth the trip to see what the
! roads looked like after the hard winter,
and what, if anything. the motoring world
was doing. The trip was made in the
Washington car of Ed b. Terry, who
piloted the party, the other members OF
which were Mrs. E. B. Terry and daugh-
ter. Mrs. M. P. Terry, Miss Hattie Terry
and Mrs. Howard S. Fisk and daughter
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Leaving the Star office about 3 o'clock,
we mOtored north on 18th street to Park
road, turning to the right and continuing
through the west gate of the Soldiers
! HOME grounds. After entering the gate
way we took the road to the left which
, soon brought us up to the main building.
Passing around the big white stone struc-
ture with it's lofty clock tower, we passed
out the north gate and turned left into
the Hardwood road, passing the United
States national cemetery on the right
This road continues but a short distance
| when it connects with the Blair road IL
| front of the main entrance Of the Rock
Creek cemetery grounds. At 4:3O we
| turned to the right, which is in front Of the
entrance just referred to, and continued
over the Blair road for 81 miles, when
we bore to the right into the Riggs road.
Through the Soldiers Home grounds and
over Blair road the surfaces were in
good condition for motoring and thor
oughly dried out A short distance from
the junction OF the Riggs road with Blair
mences and continues for a considerable
distance. The Blair road. incidentally.
continues nOrthward to Takoma Park,
while the Riggs road runs in more of a
northeasterly direction. Just after max
ing the turn the WOODBURY. Public School.
brick structure. is passed on the right.
The school is at the top OF a slight
grade. at the bottom of which we passed
beneath viaduct of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad over which the tracks run.
1t was a short distance from this bridge
that the famous Terra Gotta railroad
wreck occurred several years ago on New
Year eve, when over two score persons
were killed and injured. After motoring
q while over the smooth macadam, at
miles from the starting point we came
upon a fork in the road. The left fork
was taken. This was just after passing
the roadbed of the Gettysburg railroad.
which can be plainly seen before reaching
it. Bearing to the left, We bounded on to
a gravel road. which in a weeks time
will be in good condition and completely
dried out. Last Sunday it was rather
soft in places. but not uncomfortably SO.
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After proceeding for about a mile an