Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-08
MOTOR TRUCKS ON
LAST LEG Of RUN
Distance of 1913 Miles to Be
Covered, Arriving Here
This Afternoon.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES WITH
PERFECT SCORES REDUCED
Four-Day Endurance Test to End
Before Sundown-Machines Take
Hills in Good Shape.
Special From star Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Md. May S.-The cara
van of motor trucks competing in the
Washington Post endurance run arrived
here shortly before IL o'clock this
morning, and. after lay-over of two
hours resumed the journey this after
noon in the last stage of the four-day
tour. The machines will be checked in
at 18th and III streets northeast and
will parade up Maryland avenue to the
Capitol and thence up Pennsylvania
avenue to 14th street to Central Garage
on New York avenue.
The forward heel-dr ambulance
met with differential trouble early this
morning. and the Atterbury with mag
neto trouble. The Lauth-Juergens also
became disabled about seven miles out
from here
HANOVER, Pa. May S.-With the
number of cars in the perfect score class
reduced al a result of yesterdays run,
but with every car in running condition,
the trucks contesting in the Washing
ton Posts motor truck endurance run
are today on the last stage of the four
day tour, and are expected to arrive IN
Washington this afternoon about
o'clock The machines were given an
early start this morning by reason of 1t
being the longest days run and in order
TO finish before shutdown this evening.
The total distance today is S;.S miles.
The route is via Pleasant Hill, Man
chester HAMPSTEAD, Reisterstown and
Baltimore which was the noon control
This afternoon the journey was resumed
over the Baltimore Washington boule-
ward. passing through Relay, st. Denis
FJkridge, Laurel, Bettsville, Hyattsviiie
and Bladensburg. arriving via 10Th anu
II streets northeast. me Ioaus We. -,
of the machines took the mountainous
sections in good shape
At the conclusion of the run the cars
will be garaged for the night. the trucks
will be filled with gasoline and oil under
the supervision of the fuel committee.
Brake Tests Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning the brake tests
will be conducted. commencing at
o,clock with the drivers and observers
about as during the run. pace car
is to be used for setting the speed LOT
the contestants when the tests are
under way. The ambulances must also
carry eight men Wheh peihS given 'he
brake test ,
The clutch test will be held immedi-
atelv afterward and then the trans
mission test with all drivers and OBJ
servers present. The tests will be con-
Quoted by the technical committee and
the results announced Friday night at
the HEADQUARTERS OF the run.
The penalzations incurred during the
run yesterday from Harrisburg to
Hanover were as follows:
No. 1-Vulean-Work on fan, 10
points: replenishing water, points.
Total, 13 points
No. s-Rowe-Motor stops. points:
fixing gasoline line. SO points; fixing
fan belt, points. Total. lis points.
No 9-HupmObile-AdJus car
carbureter, points; replenishing gaso
line. 3 points. Total, points
No I1-Autocar-Replen water.
points: adjusting gasoline, l point.
Total. 10 points.
No. 12-Lauth- ergens-Replenish-
ing oil. , points. Total. points.
No. 3-Atterbury-Work on rear
wheel driving hange. l3 points. Total,
Ii points.
No. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
No. le0-Brown NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing carbureter, 10 points Total, 10
points.
No. 10l-Forward- Wheel-Drive am
bulance-Unsettled.
The perfect score class was reduced
yesterday from eight cars in the con-
testing division to five, the two ears
dropping out being White truck. No.
II: Hupmobile. No. 3. and Lauth-
Juergens No. IL. The perfect score
truck in the -contesting class is
still the White ambulance, No. 102.