Evening star., 1915-05-27
SOC|AB|L|TY RUN WON
BY MISS Won LENGERKE
Forty-Six Electric Cars in Fourteen
Mile Trip Average 81 Min
utes "a Seconds.
Start From Zoo Gate and End at War
College, Where Luncheon
Was Served.

Tho first prize In the second annual
sociability run of the Washington sec
tion of the Electric Vehicle Association
of America was won yesterday after
noon by Miss Ida Won Lengerke Of Orange.
course in the average time, 81 minutes
and 54 seconds. Miss H. Winifred De
Witt was awarded second prize and
George D. Hardesty third prize.
The other seventeen prize winners
were as follows: Fourth, Mrs. Grace
Tirrell; fifth, Mrs. Wallace ChisWeH
sixth, Harry Orme; seventh. Mrs. C. s.
Pearce; eighth. Miss Margaret Lyon
ninth, Mrs. C. P. Townsend; tenth, Miss
Jane Darby: eleventh, Maj. T. c. Lyster
twelfth, Miss Pauline Stone: thirteenth
Mrs. John o. Knox; fourteenth. Miss A
Bourke; fifteenth. Mrs. A. Blauvelt six
teenth, Mrs. c. j. williamson: seven
teenth. John Sterrett; eighteenth, Mrs
]. C. Detwei1er; nineteenth. Mrs H. C.
Sheridan. and twentieth, Mrs. James
Lansburgh.
Forty-Six Entrants.
There were forty-six cars in the
event, including several non-contesting
cars, the latter not being eligible for
prizes. Owing to the threatening
weather, Starter William Jose sent the
first car across the tape line at the
starting point at $3.50 o'clock, and then
at half-minute intervals. The time of
each car was taken at the start and
again at the finish at Potomac Park.
The elapsed time was then figured out
and the average time taken of the en-
ief fyid dAH hSyf he
ber Of entries. which was the winners
time. The other contestants finishing
nearest to the winners time were then
arranged in order and prizes awarded
to the first twenty contestants.
The route of the run was as follows:
Starting at the Connecticut avenue en-
trance to the Geological Park, through
the Zoo grounds and the ford on the
north end of the park into Rock Creek
Park, north to Military road. turning
to the right to Brightwood. returning
to the city via 10th street extended to
the White House grounds and into Po-
tomac Park. finishing at the point op-
posite the War College. Here the cars
were parked and luncheon boxes dis
tributed to the contestants
The officials in charge Of the run
were r. Bruce Emerson, ]. j. Bartram
lC NJ. Marsh and James w. Orme,
Judges: William Jose. starter: H. E.
Duckstein, assistant starter: j. P. Rose
and Fred L. Harveycutter. checkers
and Howard 8. Fisk, timer At the
conclusion Of the run the winners were
awarded
Time of Contestants.
The time Of the contestants was as
follows:
| l. DR.. A. F. Foye GRauch & Lang, III. BIN
| 2Os.; 2 Mrs. W. VI. Kennedy Rauch & Lang
III. 2m 3Os.; 3, Mrs. C. o. Ponickau Htauch &
! Lang, H. Am. 1Os.; 4, Mrs. II. e. Sheridan
Rauch & Lang. III. los; 8: no starter; g.: Mrs
Emerson DetroItl. III. I'm. 30s.; s, Mrs. w. T
wilIett 0sauch & Lang, H. 2m. 15s. . Mrs
A. McDonouxh Waverley). III. 9m. lbs. l.
Mrs. James Iansburgh Kauch 4 Lang. u. I'm
| 30s.; l3 Mrs. O. K. Erkman DetroitJ, III. I'm
35s IA, Mrs \. o. Messenger dauch < Lang
II: I'm. i5.,: u. MAI; +. E; LISTER Mlibarn,
4os; rs Mrs: c $ Pea reares s,.,9 ohio. ISM, 2os
20. 20. Edgar M orme lDetroit, lii. SIN. 25s 81
| Mrs Grace Ti"reii 'Rauch & Lang 5sm. 5s.
Mrs. wlsmsn WIGhTa oo'nmhl Rn6ah II a2g 2 5 sss
| Sim, 25s; q, Miss A. Bourke dtauch < Lang,
Sam 3is.; p. Mrs. {. T. Wheeler Ohio. 52m;
IS. Miss Pauline Stone Mlhurn,; 59m %
vid sid'' N. T Lea tstudebaker,, III I'm 4os,; 81
Charles oTme Detrolt, III 3m: SIS; 81. Mrs
Wallace Chiswell detroit. 57m 35s.; 80
| George d. Hardesty fMilburn), 57m. BIS: "a
Miss NJ O. Dove Tetroiu. 5lm.; 35, John .ster
rett Detrop. Som rs; 80 Mrs. John
| Knox Detroit, Som IS; 81, Mrs. j. G. Det
weller Detroit In. los; SO. Miss H. Win
| fired Dewitt Detroit. Sim 5ss.; 80, r. L
| FIemmng tColumbial. SIM. 56s.
| Non -contesting section-lO0 Mrs. r. T. Kala
| Baker,, 5sm 30s.: 90. Mrs. j. J. Bartran
! (Rauch & Lang, III Am. 5s. rs. Potomac Elec
| tric Power Company Baker, III. sos, 81, C. N
| Marsh Baker, time: 40, George Weave
(Baker). no time; SO. II. A. Hall Rauch 1
| Lang, time. 49, Alfred Young Rauch
| Lang, no time: 81. W. X. Emerson Detroit)
| no time; 93. 9. r. Erkman Detroip, no time