The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
MOTORCYCLE TRIP FROM
RICHMOND To CANADA
Four Local Enthusiasts Spend Their
Vacation in an Enjoyable Manner
and at Little Expense.
PAY VISIT TO NIAGARA FALLS
Are Also Shown Through Several
Automobile Factories ALL Pro-
nOunce 1t the Most Pleasant Out
ing They Ever Spent.
PAY VISIT TO NIAGARA FALLS
r-sACkER OLE BOSTON BRAVES

Richmond on their motorcycles on thci,
vacation and had most delightful
trip. covering about 1000 miles, at :,
cost for the entire trip of S35 each: c.
tuuuh. Kenneth Boyle, Henry Holt, O..
NJ. Burrows.
They left Richmond on Friday. Sep
temher at $50 y. NJ, reaching Fair
inN Courthouse At t.. NJ. having lost
their way several times on the route.
Boyle and Holt. on account Of bad
roads and some machine trouble.
shipped Their machines from Manassas
20 Washington. FuUua left Fairfax at
!, y. NJ. September =. reaching WASH :
inEton about $50 y. NJ. after plough
Ing through great deal OF mud. 1t
night.
Having taken in the sights of Wash
ington, Boyle. Holt and Fuqua started
out for Baltimore. accompanied by Ed.
Denham. the daredevil rider, who WAS
seen here on Labor Day at tho races.
reaching Baltimore sunday about 10
Here Holt purchased Il new machine.
ana the trio were joined by burrows,
quartet. having seen ali OF the CITY.
continued their journey at 3 =. NJ.
i, They reached Frederick. Md. about
after dark; reaching Hagcrst town about
> - NJ Here they stopped with MIR
tuqua'* father. and left Monday at .
T. H.. where they visited the famous
capital OF TRANSATLANTIC.
- They next reached IIammondsport.
y. y, visiting the Curtis acropian,.
niant in hopes of seeing the flying; boat
Anerica. but III this they were disap-
pointed. as they were informed thai the
America had been sold to some foreinn
government: also that they had now
under construction seven more, and al
Iow"d no one TO visit the plant at this
tlih". Thcy aid see the original lang
lc! on Il try-out, which mt the time wa &
STUNNING along about n foot above the
Reaching Elmira. y. V. they went
, lh;,h the eclipsc mnchine plant,
automatic machine plants in the couu-
trE: FROM there they journcyed To Buf-
Here ,hcy visited the Pierce Arrow
m t iact9ry ana Mere showcn the 1918
models. They finished the Buffalo tri,
10y nlsitns the buffalo Motordromc
~ me Speeds'crS of the wooden bowl
ms ,uroine Is only quarter OF a mile
ana fuqua was extended the courtcsv
OF the track with the machinc he Vas
touring on. but only succeeded in doing
hfiy miles an hour.
leaving HunIlo at : A. NJ. they coy
're . me thirty miles of splendid boulc-
YARD IN record time. They visitcd the
fniis from the American and Canadian
after seeing all OF the points of iutrr'
est here left for Rochester. and nv
hnrd riding reached there that same
Gioyie seraratcd from the party here
L !tiH lhcE passed numerous <uittinu
mus ana overlook a man and his wifr
i!hlhH tandem. and on an extended tour
l,aSslnS through poug hkecnsec. X
yn@N VISITED .1 the Fiat Auto Factory.
men .Journeycd through the Catsltiil
Mountains. "'''
= Arrivins In New York CITY. thcv rode
broadway from one end to tho othrr
ana attracted large crowds wherever
thrN stopped. They next went 10 rhils
H'itnla' Where they were toiucd hy
i'"Eic. ana after seeing all thai wns
70 ne seen III the Quaker city. st,rt"d
TOT baltimore. Getting within cil,ht
miles nile, of Baltimore. they we're over.
taken by rain and darkness. ard were
! forced TO stop within sight OF the ri,v
h"y made an c!trly start next morn
ing. reaching Washington ut 9:3O. and
started for fr' dcricks burg. Owinr tn
a hctvN storm Of tho ncght before
me Were unable 10 reach I'rcdcricks-
"urS thht night, stopping at Cromwell
, NtN' morning they pushed on through
me twenty odd miles of mud to Frrd
crick snurg. leaving there ut 9:15. reach
'nS hchinond at ll:45 y. VI. having
completed a trip of about 1000 miles
rldinE. with riders and machines in
sood shaIn, although rather muddy
INC machines averaged about sixty
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