Evening star., 1915-06-27
MOTORCYCLE
III NOTEc

has definitely accepted the invitation ex-
tended by the motor cyclists to be pres
ent at their midsummer rally Al Saratoga
Springs. n. Z, July 3. and ;. This
Years event will take the form Of a
motor peace carnival and 1t seems evident
at this time from the number of entries
received for the tours that the famous
spa resort will witness the largest gath
arinx OF motor two-wheelers ever seen
anywhere before.
Tours will he run from all sections OF
he eastern territory. the New England
main tour leaving Boston at 80 am,
July J. making Worcester the noon stop,
when they will be Joined by the tours
which leave Providence at o'clock the
same morning and the one leaving Man
hester at 8 O'Clock The tourists will
have luncheon in Worcester. leaving there
at l 3 .. travelling about ninetE-1ve miles
in the afternoon TO Springfield. where they
will remain for the night and be enter
fained as the guests Of the Hendee Manu-
featuring COMPANY
The southern New England tour leaves
Bridgeport at 80 m, July I, making
Hartford the noon stop and joining the
other tours at Springfield. The northern
division will leave keene. y H. at 80
m july :. making Greenfield the noon
stop and joining the other tour at Spring
field. The combined tours Will leave
Springfield July . AT 8 30 am riding to
'ittsflel1 where they VIII stop for lunch
and then continuing 10 Albany where
they will be Joined hv the eastern New
York tour. continuing 70 Schenectady.
meeting the western New York tou~ at
the latter city and the combined tours
going into Saratoga Springs and due 10
arrive there n o'clock Jes Campbell
Huntington avenue, Boston, Mass is
the tourmaster for New England
The eastern New York tours leave New
York city from Columbus Circle at 6
"'cloNS of the morning OF July .. stopping
at Fo1Ehkeepsie for lunch and continuing
70 Albany and thence to Saratoga Riders
from Pennsylvania. Maryland. Virginia.
delaware ana New Jersey, etc will start
with the New York tour J. O. +. Diet
rlsch, 'os Halsev street. Brooklyn. y. Y.
is the tournaSter for this division
The western New York tour. taking I'm
riders from Ohio. western PENNSYLVANIA.
etc. VIII leave Buffalo the morning of
JnlE /. at o'clock. making Rochester the
noon stop and then continuing To Syra-
cuse, where they VIII remain for the
night
Riders from central PENNSYLVANIA and
The New York tour VIII assemble at FL
MIRA: leaving there at noon July ] and
meeting the main division at Syracuse
They viii leave Syracuse the raxt morn
,'s AT O'Clock, stopping at Little Falls
Tor luncheon. continuing to Schenectady.
Nphere II Will Join the other tours and con
finue TO Saratoga
great deal of interest has been
reused in the 1O0-mile '.iuter.narional,'
race. which VIII be held on the Saratoga
race track Monday morning July = SOM.
Of the best riders of this country and
{ anada have already signfed their in
t@nton Of entering this feature event
ana IT Will not be surprising if some. of
'he records are severely shattered Some
~ the speed kings have had their ma
CHIMES at the factories for some time hav-
'ns them tuned up and preparing for this
event
The Secretary Of State will witness
ftis race review the motor peace. pa seant
IN the afternoon. attend the championship
races following and speak at the Fourth
Of July celebration at Convention Hall in
the evening.
After thirty-three days Of elapsed
time since leaving Washington John
and Dewite Willis arrived in san
Francisco on their 1915 three-sneed
Indian motor cycles Deducring ten
days, which they spent in Omaha sil
account Of the heavy rains in the west,
their record nearly equals that of Vol
hey Davis, who rode across the con
t!nent In 1911 on an Indian in twenty
one days
After reaching Colorado Springs they
FOUND that the Lincoln highway was
covered with ice and snow. and it was
necessary for them TO travel down
INTO New Mexico and Arizona in order
10 get to San Francisco This added
route made their trip several hundred
miles further, but thew report that
during the entire trip they never had
a puncture or 4 broken chain link n
fact. their only trouble was being able
70 stay on their motor cycles through
fhe gumbo" of the middle west and
ne sands OF Arizona and New Mexico.
Their return to Washington is await
ed With a great deal of interest by
the members of the Washington Motor
'ycle Club, who will give them A royal
reception and listen to the wonderful
stores OF a motor cycle trip the like
OF which has never before been under
taken by any other Washington motor
cycle riders
Today finds the Washington Motor
Cycle Club enjoying the breezeS off ne
Chesapeake bay at Bav Shora This
morning at 10 o'clock the Washington
Motor Cycle Club viii lock horns with
the crack baltimore team o. Howard
= french a. the shore resort and an
lfhterestlnG ana close game is looked
for- WIZ Moore j. slated 10 he on the
mound for the WaShingtouIans and
as Yet the tWirler for the Baltirnor.
agSreSa1 i0H has not been selected
-%it"r the gan.- dip in the bay Is
i!fNl on ", program. and then he two
teams Will r.dr down To chic Thomas
sn3T-, wnere eats and refreshments
~ ee srryed Is Howard A. French
Friday afternoon George r Coct-
zane. treasurer Of the WASHINGTON
Motor cycle CLUB, mounted his 1915
'aT"e-sp"ed indian and left for an cx-
tended trip through the New England
states, After visiting the Indian fac
iTrE At Springfield he will ride over
into New York state. visiting relatives
in Syracuse. North Fairhaven. Buffalo
and New York cify He .xpects 10
return 70 Washington " aDoIt July 6.