Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
AUTOMOBILE CLUB HAS PLANS
ChuE-Chug Wagon owners Look For
ward 20 a summer of Sport
and Pleasure.


A new organization that has already as
sumed an important position among the
sportsmen's associations Of Omaha and one
which promises to advance by rapid strides
into still further prominence Is the Auto
mobile club of Omaha. Starting but a few
days since the club had on Its charter
membership rolls thirty-hve names and has
since then added to these a dozen more,
with prospect of further growth COM
mensurate with and depending upon the in
crease Of the number Of machines OF this
description to be found In the territory the
club roll embraces
The membership of the club includes the
automobile owners Of Omaha, South Omaha,
Council Bluffs and contiguous vicinity. The
Official roster of the club, according to an
election just held, ie:
President, A. l. Root, Omaha; vice presi-
dent, ]. T. Stewart. Council Bluffs; secre-
tary, Dalton Risley. Omaha; treasurer, DR..
p. F. Straub, Fort Crook. AS road ~ofhcials
H. e. Fredrickson is captain and A. X.
Detweiler is lieutenant. The directors OF
the club are A. l. Root, j. T. Stewart. d.
Risley, P. F. Straub, E. W. Lamoreaux, e.
H. Packard, T. B.. Lacy, H. H. Van Brunt
and F. N. Connor.
There are in the territory covered by the
membership of the Automobile club about
twenty five machines of this description. To
have fifty Of the owners already in the club
is extremely lattering, and the members
have no doubt but that everyone owning an
auto will. wish to join as soon as the ex-
istence Of the organization is brought par
ticularly to his attention.
1t is thought, too, that purchases of au-
tomobiles by local people will grow rap
idly, as the vehicles come into more gem
| oroI attention ond untica Ona nhauf9aa1r
who owns his own machine and has become
an ardent deyotee says there ought to be
about 200 autos in Omaha alone. This es-
innate he bases not alone on the popu-
lation Of the city, but also on its number
of people OF means SUFFICIENT to warrant
their having such a vehicle.
1t is certain, at least, that as the sale
Of autos increases the size and strength
of the Automobile club will grow. Unlike
clubs in other lines Of sport, this one will
have an unique advantage In the fact that
everyone who has an autos will wish ia
belong, because there will be so compare
lively few of them that 1t will be more OIL
less Of a distinctiveness and exclusion
about 1t. With bicyclers this could never
be true, as experience has proven. Giver
a town with 5000 wheelmen and you are
lucky to get 500 to join wheel clubs.
That much pleasure can be derived from
auto club runs has already been demon.
strated by the initial run of the season
which was held last Wednesday evening
Only a brief whirl about town was taken
but 1t was good sport and is a forerunnei
of what is to come when the longer trips
are made. AS interest and experience In
creases some extensive stunts OF this kim
are to be carried out. Centuries will b,
made and nn linda af TINA rannrd,
smashed between Omaha and the various
towns about. One little scud that hal
been planned for a weekly evening affair It
to Fort Crook and return, fourteen mile
each way. This will make a p~leasan
journey of an hour and a half or less, AM
band music at the other end Will enhanc,
1t, as the people in the parties will hav,
plenty Of time to enjoy themselves for a.
long a time as they wish at the fort be
fore starting home again.
Century runs are a ms for the chauf
feur. Double centuries are not near tn
feat that the single one was to the cyclist
H. z. Fredrickson made the first centur.
in an Omaha auto a short time since
scootins northwest along the Elkhorn val
ley for a round trip of 1928 miles. H
says II came easy, as he was actually run
ming only about six Shours.
Mr.. Fredrickson will shortly receive
machine that will be the first type of tn
record-beaters so famous in the east an,
abroad to arrive in Omaha. The vehicl
will be massive. weighing a ton, and bull
very low to the ground, It is capabl
Of doing forty miles an hour right alon
and will ride over any kind of road. MI
Fredrickson says that with a machine 8
heavy and strong as that and with tn
speed it can attain q ditch or open culver
won't even bother one, as the vehicle will
skim over II on the ny.