Evening star., 1940-06-30
New Derby Course
Will Open Tuesday
For Test Runs
Soop Box Ruce Entrants
Will Be Given Chance to
See Whot Cars Will Do

Boys who want to try out their
1910 Soap Box Derby racers on the
site of this years coaster race will
have their chance Tuesday after
noon, Derby Director zeb T. Ham
ilton said today
Authorized test and safety runs
will be held from 1:30 to $3.50 pm.
Tuesday, under police supervision.
A detail of police will be assigned
by Maj Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of Metropolitan Police and
a member of the Derby General
Committee, to supervise the trial
runs. All traffic will be routed
around the racing course.
The trial runs will be held at
the site of the 1910 Derby--on Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. between Ala
bama and Branch avenues. Boys
whose cars are completed or nearly
completed may find out how their
speedsters are going to act under
actual racing conditions. Those who
want to take advantage of the trial
run period will have to get their
racers to the course themselves.
Broadcast This Afternoon.
In special Derby radio program
this afternoon over Station WMAL,
Mr.. Hamilton will broadcast infor-
nation and important instructions
about the test runs. The nine-min-
ute broadcast will be heard from
206 to 2:15 pm. Listen in at that
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The 1910 Derby will be held in
two weeks-on Saturday, July 13-
and is expected to bring out the
fastest field of miniature racing
cars ever to compete. This years
roster of Derby entrants is filled
with veterans of the 1888 and 1899
races, and the old-timers. are Ger
1t takes to build fast cars.
The first letter of instructions has
been sent out to each of the 287
boys entered in the race and a
second letter is to be mailed some
time this week. Mr.. Hamilton urged
that the post cards, sent out last
week, be returned Immediately in
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big race may be completed.
Carl Cederstrand, jr., Washing
tons 1899 champion Derby racer,
took his speedy white car down the
Pennsylvania avenue course last
week and pronounced it swell" J"
Carl's racer whizzed down the newly
paved concrete street in fast time
and without any trouble.
BOY, I wish I could be in the
race this year" Carl said. The 1899
winner cannot compete because of
the rule prohibiting city champions
TO run again in regularly sponsored
Derby races. Carl said the new
course was much better than the
Massachusetts avenue course last
year.
Carl's test run was made under
the supervision Of Mr.. Hamilton,
w. A. Van DuZer, director of the
Bureau of Vehicles and Traffic; In
spector W. E. Holmes of the Metro
politan Police and Capt. Hugh H.
Groves of the 18th precinct.
C. C. C. Boys Will Help.
ne OiHClalS pronounced III very
satisfactory course" and expressed
their determination not to miss the
races on July 13.
Meanwhile, work in preparation
for the coaster event went forward,
as Mr.. Hamilton announced that a
large group of c. c. C. boys from
Benning Camp had volunteered
their services for Soap Box Derby
work. Fifty of the boys will erect
lengths of snow fence on private
lawns paralleling the race course
and another group of 20 will work
on Derby Day at the track.
Linn c. Drake, District Scout
executive. said detail of 25 Boy
Scouts from the Southeast area
would be assigned as runners at the
course on July 13.
The names of two more boys have
been added to the Derby rolls. They
are William Robert Bobick, 13. 203
Parkway, Cheverly, Md, and Rus
sell Bowser, jr., IA, 140 Thomas street
NV.
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