The Washington times., 1902-03-30
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO LOCAL "MOBILERS"
Annual Show at Light In
fantry Armory Next Month.
French Importations Will Add to the At
tractive Features-Visitors May
Draw a Mobile.

Draw a Mobile.
Enough makers and dealers throughout
the country have secured space at the Au-
tomobile show to be held in the Light In
fantry Armory the week beginning April
to completely fill the space assigned for
exhibition purposes by Manager Washing
ton.
The latest novelty added to the already
large list is in the shape OF a number of
sI.eed and touring machines. imported
from France, the home of the power
! driven vehicle. These will come from
the famous De Dion Bouton and Darracq
makers, and are said to be narvels OF
ingenuity in the way OF storing the mo-
tors. and decidedly. novel in their con-
structicn from comfort point CT view.
a new vehicle about to be introduced
by the American Cycle Manufacturing
Company is Toledo touring car"
which is built for speed as well rs for
comfort en- long trips. II is shaped like
a fattencd A, coming to a point at both
ends.
This machine, together with Mr. o. H.
P. Belmont's Red Devil which recently
figured in an arrest for speeding. and
Senator Clark's $4,000 imported ma
chine, which will be shown one or two
e-enings, ard their construction ex-
planned. will be a de sidedly strong exhibit
in themselves.
In talking over the number of vehicles
which will be on exhibition and in COM
petition at this show. it was found that
in point of size of hall and the general
field to draw from in point of numbers of
visitors, this city will outdo other SINH
lar shows. Space has been given to about
seventy vehicles. while at the last Mad
ison Square show there we're only 110, and
! at last months big affair at Chicago
there were but three more, or 113.
Visitors May Draw a Mobile.
In addition to a variety OF souvenirs
to be given out by the various exhibitors,
and which visitors always delight in re-
cciving, the management has decided to
give every one an opportunity to secure
an automobile at trifling cost. A large
block of numbered tickets are being is
sued now. and the holder of the lucky
of dozen vehicles which will be on ex-
hibtion, and without any further outlay
CT condition than the original cost OF the
ticket.
Society Is interested.
More than a usual amount of interest
is being taken in the coming show on all
sides in social circles, and for the open
ing night the management will issue a
large number of cards OF invitation to
members OF the diplomatic. army and
navy, and official circles, and it is ex-
pected that a very prominent army Of
fcer will accept the invitation to formally
open the interesting event.
Members Of the National Capital Auto
mobile Club, which has approved and en-
dorsed the plans of this show, are directly
interested in its success and are doing
everything possible to bring about that
end. A number of members of the club
of which Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles is
president. will be on hand each evening
TO lend their aid explaining to visitors
the novelties on view.
Pacemakers for Automobiles.
The runs and tours committee of the
Automobile Club Of America, in order to
prevent racing and driving of automobiles
at an excessive rate Of speed, will appoint
pacemakers. The pacemaker shall set
pace which shall not exceed the speed Al
lowed by law; should any pacemaker's
automobile become disabled, he shall ap-
point the driver Of a following automo-
bile as pacemaker, and he in turn. If his
automobile becomes disabled, shall ap-
point the driver of a following automobile
lc nnp kar nd An,
appointed by the pacemaker selected by
the runs and toars committee, or by his
successor. shall have the same authority
as the pacemaker appointed by the COM
mittee: that the pacemaker shall be dis
tingushed by means of a red band worn
on his left arm. That should any member
Of the club pass the pacemaker he shall be
suspended, and on a second offence he
shall be expelled from the club.
TIL spring tour TO Philadelphia and At
lantic City. three days run. Will start
June 6.
Tom Cooper, Automobilist.
Tom Cooper, the bicycle rider, will fol-
low automobile racing this year. The race
meets to be promoted next season will
not want for special stars. Fournier and
Ford, as well as Cooper. are sure to figure
as the chief attractions. The blond ex-
cycle champion, now working his coal
mine in Colorado, with the coming OF
spring longs cnce more for the morey and
glory of the race track, and sees in the
new sport of automobile racing a chance
for display of his courage and clever
ness in a new field. Cooper has bought
new twenty FIVE horsepower American
racing car, and asserts he has ridden
half mile straightaway on the road in
twenty-six seconds. Cooper now wishes
to open the racing game by a three-cor-
nered contest on the Detroit track, with
Ford and Fournier as the other two of the
trio.
Madison Square, 1903.
The Chicago Automobile Club has
planned TO build a clubhouse for itself.
The club has 100 members and is rapidly
growing.
All differences between tn, Madison
Square Garden Company, the National AS
sociaiion of Automobile Manufacturers,
and the Automobile Club of America have
been definitely settled and 1t has been Of
ficiaIly decided that the next automobile
show will be held at Madison Square Gar
don during the third week in January,
1903.