The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
RICHMOND AUTOMOBILE
CLUB WILL HOLDRU
Committee Submits Three Routes Touring Bureau OF the
"A. 4. With Ashevile. N. G., Favored Objective
Point, and Receives Additional Route in Return

T. Craig Peiouze and Benjamin W.
Wilson. special committee appointed
by the Richmond Automobile club to
arrange an endurance run for tho
members. have prepared their report
II will be presented at Che next meet
Ing OF the club. but as they wish
the members To- becone AS familiar
as possible with the vast amount OF
time. labor. thought and skill they
have given the m,-tter few OF the
details are given herewith.
AshevlIle \. G.. WAS selected as the
most desirable objective point. How
To reach there evidently bothered the
committee. The result of their con-
eerted movement, Of laying their
heads together was three different
routes, none OF which was Endorsed
unanimously by tkc touring duncan OF
the American Automobile association.
speaking through Field Representative
u mes A Hemstreet and not through
'tobert Bruce, the usual mouthpiece.
MIR. Pelouxe and Mr.. Wilson suR-
gested these thre ways:
Route Number One.
Route No. / Richmond to Staun-
ton to Natural Bridge, It's miles. for
first days ran Natural Bridge to
Roanoke To MartinsVille to winston
Salem. 1853 miles. second days run.
Winston Salem to Greensboro to
Charlotte. 1875 miles, third days run.
Charlotte To Sparta nsburg to Ashe
vile. f62 miles fourth days run.
The return would be frsoin AsfieS lie
to Salisbury 10 Greensboro. 1870 miles.
fifth days run. Greensboro to
Raleigh. about 1870 miles. sixth days
run, Raleigh to Richmond. 1875
miles seventh days run.
This route would cover 1866 miles.
with an average days run Of ISL
n lies.
Route Number Two.
Route No. is mapped thus.
Richmond to Raleigh. 1s5 miles.
first days run. Raleigh to rinehurst.
SIT miles. second DAYS run. Pine
hurst to Camden. 14s miles, third
days run. Camden to Charlotte, 70
n.i,es. fourth days run. Charlotte to
Salem. 1876 miles. fifth days
run. Winston Salem TO Roanoke. 1928
miles. sixth days run. Roanoke to
Lynchburg. to Richmond, 1873 miles.
seventh days run.
This route would cover 1.o40 miles,
with an average days run Of 1855
miles.
Route Number Three.
The third route makes Greensboro
the objective point:
Richmond to Lynchburg to Roa-
roke. 1873 miles. first days run. Roa-
noke to Winston Salem. 1913 miles,
second days run. Winston Salem to
Charlotte. 123 miles, third days run,
to Greensboro. 100 miles,
fourth days run. Greensboro to
Raleigh, 81 miles. fifth days run.
to Richmond, 1875 miles sixth
days run.
This route would cover sJS miles,
viii, an average mileage each day OF
3Ge5 miles.
When the committee had ceased
from It's Iaoors. MIR. Pelouze wrote
to the touring bureau OF the A. A. a.,
lnder whose sanction the run will he
made and received this reply from
Mr. Hensstreet:
Mr.. Henistreets Reply.
The main objection which We see
10 the different routes which you have
aid out for the Richmond Artomo- |
pile club tour. is the very bad con- |
lition OF the road between Roanoke !
md Winston Salem. l have been over /
his road several times. and haze I
ever found it In even h reasonably I
lecent condition. There are. two ex- I
remedy bad fords and the clay noun /
ain road is always IN very bad shape, /
md l think II will be number Of 4
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