Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-25
THE AUTO SHOW.
Chauffeur Undertakes to Mount Capt.
toll Steps With His Machine.


The automobile show drew a larger crowd
| yesterday than on Monday, due, doubtless,
| to the improved weather. During the en-
| tire afternoon and evening there was a
constant stream Of visitors that filed the
afsles. There was hardly room in the street
| in front of the armory for the autos in
| which many visitors came, the curb for an
entire block being lined with the machines
| The exhibitors are kept busy detailing the
advantages of their machines, and appear
| to be very successful in their efforts to in
| fuence undecided ones to make choice.
Today every exhibit is complete, all the
delayed machines being in position. A new
heavy truck. with gasoline motive power,
| Is exhibited today. Trucks Of this pattern
| are largely used in New York city by dry
| goods stores
In the throng at the hall last night there
| were seen q large number OF those who
have taken up the sport Of automobile rae
{, ing. Manager Washington Is so well pleased
| with the success of this years exhibition
| that he feels warranted In planning an en-
| larged show for next year. and has made
arrangements for giving the next one in
| Convention Hall.
morning at the Capitol. which has a con-
| nection with the automobile show. Mr..
Hurlburt of Detroit, Mich. is in the city
to demonstrate the qualities of the Cadillac
1 r.,
| w. ]. Foss he remarked casually that he
/ would like to take him for a ride I'D the
| Capitol steps in his car. Mr.. Foss thought
the machine could not make the trip. and
| offered to wager $50 that his opinion was
| correct. The bet was made, and with q
! few friends they repaired to the plaza in
front OF the home Of Congress. BY sub
terfuge the Capitol policeman was drawn
to the other side Of the building while the
attempt was made. Mr.. Hurlburt was a
bit too long in the preliminaries. for Just
after the start was made and the machine
| had climbed sixteen steps the policeman
| reappeared on a run and stopped further
progress by arresting the chauffeur The
| latter said he was not aware of any reeu-
iation barring vehicles from the Capitol
| steps. but the excuse did not hold, and the
| gentlemen forfeited $40 collateral
| Mr.. Foss paid the fine and the bet also,
| conceding that the machine could have
completed the ascent but for the interior
ence Of the police. Mr.. Hurlburt has an
| nounced that he will devote his winnings
| to entertaining all the exhibitors at a din
| ner at the end of the show.
Winton After Fournier's Auto Record.
If Winton does not erase Fournier's rec
ord of 81 40 seconds for the Coney Island
straisht-away mile in the big automobile
| meet, which opens Thursday on the famous
Ormond- Dayton, Florida, ocean course. the
| cause will be found in unfavorabie weather
| conditions or through what Is known as
| "washboard beach" contrary wind oc-
casionaily eompels the choppy breakers to
transform the magnificent stretch of close
~ packed sand into annoying ridges which
1 prove fatal to excessive speeding.
| Among the high-powered cars which ar
rived at Ormond, Fla. last night was Win
| toms celebrated Bullet. with q track rec
| ord of 1.02M, and this machin on q straight
away run has never had a chance of be-
| traytng It's limit. Besides the Bullet the
/ Cleveland operator expects to have another
| Juggernaut. the capabilities Of which are
| unknown even to Its originator This car
Is understood to be one which Winton