Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, AUGUST PART

important town for the main roads
threading the surrounding country.
There are also ten schedules OF towns
and approximate distances into or
across the state by the most Travelled
routes.
The main routes are shown by
heavy lines. secondary routes by me-
dunn and incidental routes by light
lines. In cases where an important
road is temporarily interEered with by
new construction or repair work. that
is also given in the form OF note.
The map also shows outline connec-
lions in nearby portions OF Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware and the lower Hudson
river district
fast Mercedes racing car, has wired his
entry from Galveston, Tex, for the
Elgin road race meet. Clark drove this
car at the recent beach carnival and now
has it en- route for the Illinois course.
He will be a contender for the Elgfn
trophy. and will also drive in the 3O6-
mile free-for-all This entry makes a
total of eighteen cars on the entry list
thus far.
1t has been decided by the executives
of the Chicago Automobile Club and Ell
gin Automobile Road Race Association
to have the events start each day at
IL O'Clock in the morning sharp. Friday,
August 80. three races will be reeled off
the small car race for the 80 inches
and under class; the 15212-mle Aurora
trophy event for the 2613OO-inch division.
and the Illinois cup at BOB miles for the
3o1-4Jo-inch cars. Saturday. the follow
ing day. the Elgin trophy will be staged.
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Indianapolis is to be the home OF an
other commercial car. The newcomer is
the Marmon light delivery truck and Will
Company, makers of Marmon pleasure
cars.
Two automobile parties. one consisting
of John r. Grunwell, Charles Y. Grun-
we'll, Miss Margaret Vandenburgh, Miss
Mary Louise Grunwell and Mrs. G. Peter
Jones Of Richmond, Va, and the other
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Truett and daughters, Misses Lily and
Ella Jane Truett. have recently returned
from an automobile tour covering over
700 miles The itinerary included Gettys-
burg. York, Lancaster, Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
After pleasant and beneficial weeks
visit at the latter place the trip was
continued up the coast to Asbury Park,
returning to Washington via Lakewood,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The ma
jority of the roads were found to be
good and not a puncture was received
by either of the machines during the
whole Of the travel.
+ X !.
A glowing report Of the speedway con-
dition of the historic Shenandoah valley
pike from Hagerstown down to the New
market gulf has been brought back here
by B. NJ. Clinednst and Fred Emery.
who travelled 400 miles in Mr.. Clinedinst'S
| American go without puncture,
scratch or mishap of any kind to their
machine. They were away eight days.
Leaving here at 10 in the morning they
had dinner at Frederick at noon, and
reached Hagerstown. ninety-five miles
| away. in the early afternoon. They quit
the Rockville pike above Westmore,
crossed through Washington Grove and
by way Of Laytonsville. Damascus and
Newmarket to Frederick and Braddock
Heights. finding the roads good from the
Grove except for a short stretch near
Laytonsville and Frederick. Through the
valley from BraddOck to South mountain
| the road is good but dusty. but in poor
| condition from Boonsboro on to Hagers-
| town. The pike down from HagerstOwn.
| through Winchester, Strasburg, Wood
stock and Newmarket is a delight to
automobiliSts. That is to be expected, for
collect 3 cents mile. and through Vir-
ginia cents mile. The scenery through
the valley should tempt more Washington
| touring
! Following their policy Of establishing
| branch houses in leading distribution CEN
| ters so as to improve the service end of
ing end, the Oakland Motor Car Com
pany of Pontiac, Mich, will September
1 establish branch In Philadelphia, to
| succeed the Oakland Company of Penn
sylvania. which has handled this car as
! an agency for the past three years. The
branch will be in charge of Edward X.
Leech.
''Some people seem to be in doub,
| whether the electric current in passing
from one point to another on a spark
plug merely fills the gap or actually
jumps it." said prominent manufacturer
the other day. And I have often been
asked the question. The truth of the mat
ter is that the current Is momentarily
stored through means Of the coil, ano
when the circuit is broken by means OF
the commutator or other form of inter
rupter the tendency of the current Is &c
keep on flowing SO it jumps the gap In
order to complete It's circuit, as it does