The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
MoToRCYCLE NOTES.

What promises to be the biggest and
most successful event Of its kind ever
conducted by the National Capital Motor
| cycle Club began AZ 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when T. o. Wansleben check
| ed out from the Tenth street clubrooms
| ana stared on the nfty-fiye-mile run to
Rock Point, Nd. Mr.. wansieben was
! accompanied by Karl schuerger, vice
president of the club. and the two will
| act as checkers to receive the riders who
| had entered the sealed time contest which
was one of the features of the two-day
| outing Of the club.
The oficiaI starting time had been ad-
vanced three hours In order to accommo-
date q number Of riders who wished to
make an early start, and at o'clock the
nrst detachment checked away from the
club headquarters.
Other contestants left at intervals dur
ing the afternoon until 6 o'clock. when
the main body OF riders were checked out
at intervals of one minute until all had
departed. These riders, all OF whom were
members OF the club, were competing for
prizes consisting Of q riding suit, motor
cycle tire, a pair OF gloves. and o dozen
cans of Oil-Dag. all donated by Wash
ington dealers. The prizes will be award
ed to the riders whose time for the run
from Washington to Rock Point most
nearly COTTCtpOnu6 " hhAhO"h
set by a member Of the club two weeks
ago.
The, contestants were accompanied by
many Of their friends from among the
riders Of Washington and vicinity who
are not affiliated with the CLUB. Among
the riders, both contestants and guests,
were several sidecar combinations and
many of the machines were equipped
with tandem attachments carrying pas
L.Nv N0t ~ re
Gently revised trafic regulations. The
party remained at Rock Point last night
and will return to this city during the
afternoon today.
The business meeting Of the National
Capital Motorcycle Club last Wednesday
night was largely taken up with discus
sion Of the sociability and sealed time
run to Rock Point. the committee in
charge making final report and the last
details of Arrangement being made. L.
H. Cross, w. F. Throop and 7. o.
wansleben, the committee which has had
charge OF the preliminaries OF the run,
were instructed to continue as an enter
tainment committee 10 provide amuse-
ment for the riders and their guests at
Rock Point
feature of the last meeting OF the
National Capital Club was the presence
of two dusky troubadourS, who enlivened
the session with their music, vocal and
instrumental. Their presence recalled TO
mind the winter meetings Of the club,
when music and refreshments are incl
dents of nearly all meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. wansleben and
Tommy, jr., attended the wedding OF
Joseph W. Mast and Miss Mable 1. Car
penter, at ST. Pauls Church, last Tues
day evening. This II probably the hrst
time in Washington that a sidecar com
bination has been numbered among the
vehicles present at such an occasion.
Ellis r. King. who is in camp with the
National Guard at Virginia Beach, is
planning an extended sidecar tour upon
his return from the encampment. The
destination of the tour and the identity
Of the passenger are deep mysteries.
The National Capital clubs run to
Landsdowne, Nd, last Sunday was as
successful as SUCH runs always are. The
attendance was not large, but those pres
ent had an enjoyable time.
E W. Bliss has Just completed a trip
to Chicago and return, in which more
than 1900 miles were covered with side
car combinations as the transportation
agent.
Many tandem outfits were seen on the
Baltimore road last Sunday, and II was
easy to pick out the Washington riders
from the fact that the local machines
were invariably equipped with the re-
quired canvas guard over the rear wheel
and a tandem attachment Maryland
riders are permitted to carry passengers
without restriction. many Of the passen- |
gers riding on the luggage carriers with |
out saddle or foot-rests, and q few cases |