Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-05
Government Officials on Trip in
the Capacity of OBJ
servers.
ROUTE CALLS FOR 288
MILES IN FOUR DAYS
Through Maryland and Into Penn
sylvania With Eighty-Three Miles
as Longest Days Run.

\ caravan of twenty motor trucks &C
companied by representatives of the gen.
eral supply committee of the federal gov
eminent. United States Army officers and
members of the press in touring cars. is
/ today vending its way over the Blue
| Ridge mountains and is scheduled to pull
! into Hagerstown, Md. the night stop. at
shutdown this evening. The run is under
the auspices of the Washington Post.
The pilot car containing Harry f. Duck
stein the official trail-blazer, pulled out
at 6:41 o'clock this morning, followed five
minutes later by David Beecroft. the
referee. in his ear. At O'Clock Starter
William Jose. assisted by Howard $. Fisk,
started the first of the contesting ma
chimes over the line. checking the others
out at two-minute intervals. The press
and government cars left shortly after
the first car. the last car. containing the
starter and assistant starter, shortly be-
fore o'clock
The route out of the city was via Penn
sylvania avenue into 18th street, thence
out Massachusetts, avenue to the Rock
willie pike. From Rockville the route
continued over the short way to Fred
erick via Clarksburg and Hyattstown.
The distance to Frederick, which was the
noon stop, is fortythree miles After a
brief rest the machines continued on
their journey to Hagerstown.
Seventy Miles Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the run will be from Hagers-
town TO Harrisburg. Pa. a distance of
seventy miles. Wednesday the run will
be from Harrisburg 10 Hanover. Pa,
sixty-ive miles, with the fourth day OF
the tour from Hanover to Washington
via Baltimore. Md. and the Baltimore
Washington boulevard the distance be-
ing eighty-three miles and the longest
DAYS run. Half of this distance. how
ever is over the boulevard, which is just
at this time in excellent condition for
motoring.
will after leaving Hagerstown pass
through chambersburg. Greencastle.
Shippenburs. Carlisle. Harrisburg, Mount
JOY. Marietta. Columbia, Wrishtsville,
York and Hanover. in the keystone
state. crossing the Maryland line at
Manchester; thence to Reisters,own and
Baltimore. The total distance for the
four days is ass miles.
In addition to tine twenty contesting
machines there were also three ambu-
lances entered by the Medical Corps Of
the United States Army for the purpose
of testing these vehicles under road con-
ditions They were started at one-min-
ute intervals following the checker s
car. W1lGh ieI1 AT 900 o CLOCh.
In view of the fact that the United
States government is being represented,
more than passing interest Is being mani
tested in the and its results. The
government is rapidly replacing the horse
drawn vehicles with motor trucks. and
this run will enable the government rep
resentatives tn watch the operation and
performance of the various trucks which
are contesting. The trucks vary In size,
some having capacity of $40 pounds. be-
ing the light delivery wagon, and run
ming up TO trucks of 5000 pounds capac-
ity. The official cars lined up as follows:
A-Marmon. pilot: B-Mitchen, pace
maker: C-Buck, starter; D-Stutz, check
ers; E-Whte, government officials; F
Warren. press car.
The referees car. also called the pace
makers car. carries the most important
official OF the run and sets the pace for
the contestants. Nothing can pass this
car unless il breaks down. The pilot car
leaves in advance of any of the contesting
or official cars and scatters confetti along
the roadside, at curves. crossroads and
forks and thus marks the way for the
cars which follow The checkers car
must be at the next control ahead of all
Of the competing cars. The starts car,
which carries the assistant starter and
chief observer. was the last car to start
The government officials are riding in a
touring car placed at their disposal for
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