Evening journal., 1922-10-12
"GUESS RUN" FOR
MOTOR BIKERS.
All Gassed Up, But Won't
Know Where They're
Going Sunday
OVER TO READING
FOLLOWING SUNDAY

A guess run" on next Sunday the
first OF series OF novelty runs
planned by the wl-Dsl Motorcycle
Association TO be held this fall. TO
furnish some mighty interesting
sport and amusement for the motor
cycle riders OF this city. The run
will start from Rodney Square at 9
a. m. Instead OF leaving all to-
gether as usual, the riders will leave
at intervals OF l 10 minutes. as
each one viii be riding for himself
No one knows where the "destin-
alton" IL, but each rider 10 furnish
ed with route card giving him d.
reotions such as Turn right at
church; bear left at fork IN road
with school on left. etc. The idea
- 10 see how good a road man one
ia, and how much he observes In
the landscape and points OF inter
est he has pssssd-probably hun
dreds OF time, while out riding along
the roads.
The destination is not over rs
miles from Wilmington, and II will
not be necessary for the riders to
travel further than that. The route
Is practically all over good roads. and
frequented roads. As this Is the first
run OF this sort for local riders the
COMMITTEES has been careful not TO
make IL difficult and cause anyone to
get of the route. So much have
they modified II, that all that will
be required of the rider will be TO
follow instructions and keep their
eyes open at ell road Intersections.
For fear any rider does get of the
route, each one will be furnished at
the start with a sealed envelope, on
which the destination" Is written
on q card. but, Of course. II he opens
his envelope before becoming lost,
he IS disqualified. as the winner IL
decided by the one who arrives at
destination IN shortest time, with
out opening his envelope.
This guess run" IS open 70 all
rnotorcyclists, and as a silver trophy
and other prizes are 20 be awarded
the winners, a small entry fee will
be charged 10 cover the cost OF
same.
At destination" a picnic basket
lunch will be enjoyed. Bathing and
fishing can be enjoyed only a short
distance from where the machines
will be checked in.
ON sunday. October %. another
novelty run win take place. II vii
he a combined sealed time run
ana visit 10 the Reading Motorcycle
Club. Of Reading. Riders will leave
Rodney Square at a. m, one min
ute apart. This Is also an open run
10 all motorcyclists and small en-
try fee will be charged to cover the
cost OF the silver trophy and prizes
for same. The sealed time run Z
held in the following manner; Each
riders time for the round trip. Is
taken and all are added together
and divided by the number OF rid
ers. making the round trip within
specified time, 10 get the average
and riders, whose times are the clos
est 10 the average. are the winners.
In this way no one knows or has any
idea of the time until after the run
is completed.
Plans for the hill climb TO be held
within the next six weeks are pro-
crossing nicely. and It IS hoped TO
announcethe datein the near future.
The hill is'located on the Old Taley
Farm. near Smiths Bridge. and
should furnish considerable thrills
for the spectators and spills for the
riders. It Is expected to have riders
such as Groves. Of Chambersourg'
and others OF this caliber here.