The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-12
DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR BIG
MOTORCYCLE ENDURANCE RACE
GREAT EVENT WILL START FROM
THIS cry. SUNDAY,
JUNE 20.
More Than $50 Miles over All Kinds
Of Roads VIII be cosereo-Many
Prizes OFFERED.


start when about 40 riders line up
for the start OF a 3oO-mile endurance
run 10 Bedford. Pa. and return. The
course OF the run was mapped out
and the checking points along the
way were marked Monday. Tuesday
and "Wednesday. by President ]. Ian
Z don Bier and Wilson Pete Grubb
1 They completed the entire circuit.
posted the roads and arranged for the
checking points and controls The
greater part OF three days was con
lsumed In the trip and marking out
The route for the riders.
II IL expected that about 40 riders
I will enter the contest They will
leave here Sunday morning and will
make the night control at Bedford.
Pa. that evening. after covering
distance Of 1891 miles on Monday
the run will be from Bedford. by way
! OF Connellsville and Uniontown back
TO Wheeling and will cover a distance
OF l72 miles, making a total for the
run OF 1885, miles.
Roads DiversIfed.
The roads over this course are OF
every description. but for the most
I part they are splendid. II will en-
tall mountain climbing. sand riding
and In addition some mud and clay
roads Will be encountered. At Look
out Mountain (the highest point
reached by the riders) they will reach
an altitude OF 2s7O feet above sea
level This viii be on the National
pike and the road in that section n Is
said will pass through some OF the
most beautiful scenery IN the country.
! Practically all the leading manu-
tacturers OF motorcycles will have
from two TO four teams entered in the
run and in addition 20 this a number
OF private machines will be entered.
Handsome prizes for the winners will
be awarded by different business asso-
Citations. the club and manufacturers
OF tires and motorcycles.
II Detils Of Course.
II The course. including the distances
condition OF roads ana checking
points with noon and evening con
trolls will be as follows.
II Wheeling TO West Alexander. ID
miles. fine road. West Alexander to
CIaysville. miles. bad clay road.
Claysyille TO Washington. 10 miles OF
Vile. "a miles of fine road. Browns
fine road. Washington to Browns
Vile TO Uniontown. II miles. good
road. The noon control Win be at
Uniontown. distance OF 94iA miles.
After an hours rest the riders Will
again take the road. They will ar
rive at Addison. a distance OF "a
miles. over good roads. From Add
son TO Cumberland, distance or 3y
miles. is over splendid road with no
speed limit Cumberland is 1872 miles
from Wheeling. From Cumberland to
Bedford the road Will be as follows,
8 miles fine. 6 miles bad, miles
good. II miles fair. miles good.
Total for the day 1881 miles. The
night control will be at the Bedford
garage. in Bedford, where accommo-
dations for the riders have been ar
ranged. They will spend the night
at the Central hotel.
On the Return Trio.
Leaving Bedford on the morning OF
the second day run they will 20 to
Ligonier. a distance OF AS miles over
the Lincoln highway and a splendid
road. From Ligonier to GreensburR.
a distance OF 10 miles. also over the
Lincoln highway they will pass over
good roads. but will encounter some
hard hill climbing as the road reaches
an altitude OF 2.S7O feet over Look
out Mountain. From GreensburR 10
Mt. Pleasant, over brick road with a
speed limit Of "a miles an hour and
on through Mt. Pleasant to CouneIIs-
Vile. 10 a distance OF 9Iia miles from
Beford. where the noon control will
be held. From Connellsvine TO I'm
iontown. distance OF IL miles over
clay road. From Uniontown to
Brownsville TO Washington, a distance
OF l12 miles from Bedford and back
to Wheeling. making a total OF 335 ~
miles for the run.
Checking points for the first DAYS
run will be as follows:
washington, Pa. corner Main and
East Wheeling streets. Checking
point No. 2. Uniontown. ]. II. Cornick
No. oil Morgantown street. No. 8
checking point and noon control. ]. n.
Rush. Rush Hotel. Addison. Pa. No
4. Bishop and Herpsick. Cumberland.
, Nd, No. Night control and check.
ing point AZ Bedford. Pa. l.. d. Bleck.
welder. West Pittsburgh street on
Lincoln highway
Second day-CheckinR point No. s.
Pittner & Pittner garage. Addison.
Pa; No. Z, J. w Thomas. 1910 East
Pittsburgh street. GreensburR. ia
No. 8. r. VI Rush. No 123 East Main
street. Mt Plea sant; No. .. at Noble
Bros: Uniontown. A checking point
at the point % nag will also be es.
tablished In Uniontown.
The Wheeling board OF trade has
donated a silver loving CUP. as Will
also the Business Mems association.
In addition there will be a vacuum Gun
tire by the Pennsylvania Rubber com
pany. accessories from different manu-
facturers. and gold. silver and bronze
medals from the club