The Washington times., 1913-04-27
keen INTEREST IN /
MOTOR TRUCK RUN
Reliability Test Will Close Its
Entries Tuesday for Event
Lasting Four Days.
By HARRY WARD.

Entries for the motor truck run
through Maryland and Pennsylvania
May SIS, will close Tuesday. by which
time It is expected that at least twenty
five trucks will be entered. The list now
number sixteen in the contesting divf-
sion and three in the non-contesting de-
vision.
The fact that the Federal Government
Is taking an active interest In this re-
liability truck run makes II one Of the
most important events Of the years
Washington business men who are
studying the motor truck likewise are
ev,ncing a lively interest in the con-
test, and when the machines get under
way OH the morning of May their per-
formances through the four days run
over the roads of Maryland and Penn
sylvania viii be noted accurately. the
machines will cover a route Of IS miles.
Plan Careful Inspection.
The entrants will be required to re-
port with their trucks at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue next
saturday morning. for the preliminary
examinations. Referee 7. b. Shoe
maker will be on hand with the tech
nical committee and will carefully In
spect each machine to see II II Is ell
gible to compete.
The floor boards and hood covers will
be lifted in order to AFFORD the commit
| tee ample opportunity to inspect the
| various working parts OF the trucks
Later each truck Will be weighed and.
after being loaded, will be put under
guard pending the start of the run.
Friday night the entrants, drivers. OBJ
servers. and officials of the run viii
hold a meeting in the Sterling Hotel,
at which time the rules governing the
contest will be explained and all ques-
tions bearing on the contest viii be an
swered by Referee Shoemaker.
The other officials of the run are as
follows: Technical committee. Irwin T.
Donohoe Charles Brooks. and George
Lucas; starter. William Jose; assistant
starter. Howard Fisk: chief .bserver.
s. s. Grogan; assistant chief observer,
R. NJ. Clendenning: chief checker, T. T.
steller. E. Fl. Joharsen. Matthew Trim
BILE. jr.. George Kelchner; fuel checkers.
T. T Pilling and J. A. Smith; weight
checker Leroy Mark; pilot. H. e Duck
stien: representative of American Au-
tomobile Association. Horace Chandlee.
Government Observers.
The following Government officials
have been detailed to accompany the
run and watch the performances Of the
competing trucks: DIR. L. l. Hawes.
chief of economies and maintenance.
! Office Of Public Roads: e. J. Ayres. di-
| vision Of supplies, Interior Department:
| Charles Boyd Life-Saving Service.
| Treasury Department: W. ]. Turkenton.
division of supplies. Navy Department:
| H. c. Allen. Coast and Geodetic Survey;
| W. A. Fitzsimmons. disburstng officer,
State Department: Capt NJ: r. Thorpe.
! division of supplies. War Department;
| Major p s. Halloran. United States
Medical Corps. Walter Reed General
Hospital: Lieut. II. H. Arnold, aero
nautical division United States army:
/ James A. Edgerton. purchasing agent.
Poseoffce Department; Herman kot-z-
| schmar. jr.. chief engineer, United
| States Revenue Cutter Service; W. R.
Metz, Government Printing Office.
Hugh Higgins. general supplies COM
| mittee.
| The trucks in the contesting division
! to date are Vulcan. Mais, Little Giant.
Witt Will, three Wilcox. Howe. Hup-
| mobile. Mcintyre, Autocar. Lauth-
Jergens. and four Atterburys. The nom
] contesting trucks are White. Four
1 wheel-Drive. and Brown. which have
] been entered as ambuiances by the
Walter Reed General Hospital