Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11
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Mr.. c. Royce Hough, local manager Of
the Pope Automobile Company at S17 14th
street northwest, has received Information
that excellent speed was shown at. the Chi
cago meet by the new Pope-Toledo track
racer driven by Carl Fisher and 1t will be
entered in the national circuit champion
ship events Of the American Automobile
Association. Probably no one is better able
to drive the car than the quiet man from
Indianapolis who has scored well at track
work during the past two years. He has
every inch Of his car and just what 1t Will
stand.
Within the past ten days automobiling in
the District has received marked impetus.
and according to Mr.. Charles E. Miller OF
Miller 6 Bro, who is an authority on such
matters an auto boom Is now on. Among
the recent purchasers of cars is Rev. P. NJ.
Prescott, who has just bought Ford to
take to Narrangansett. where he proposes
to do some spinning along the beach on a
car which is said to ride like a yacht"
Other purchasers of Ford cars are Mr.. E.
A. Mitchell OF the Metropolitan CLUB. who
bought four-cylinder Ford auto after he
had tried several others, and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. s. Snyder, who bought four-cylinder
car and can be seen almost constantly Gid
ing along the smooth roadways for which
this city is noted.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Nolan are also the
proud possessors Of four-cylinder covered
Ford car and ON Memorial day. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Miller,
they made a tour to Rockville. Md. via
Norbeck, covering forty-five miles in three
hours.
Mr.. c. Royce Hough, the local manager
of the Pope Manufacturing Company has
been Informed that entry blanks have been
issued for the annual tour of the American
Automobile Association for the Glidden
touring trophy 1t will begin on Tuesday.
July II, and will go up through New Eng
land by way of Springfield, Worcester, Bos-
ton, Portsmouth and Mount washington.
returning by way of Concord. Manchester.
Lowell. Worcester. Springfield. Pitts1eld
and Poughkeepsie.
Mr. Hough says every automobHlst de-
lights in climbing steep hills on the high
gear. and the supreme test of car is the
manner in which it negotiates incline. A
notable feat in this connection was per-
formed at Buffalo recently when the thirty
horsepower Pope-Toledo car climbed the
famous Lewiston hill on the high gear. This
course is now taken as a testing ground by
knowing buyers.
Motor boating on the Potomac now forms
q pretty aquatic picture these pleasant
evenings.
Mr.. John c. Wood manager OF the Ma
tfonal Auto Company. I'LL 14th street. has
received number of new boats and has
them on exhibition at his garage Others
can be seen at the foot Of 18th street. where
r,ractfcal demonstrations made.
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Mr., Wood is receiving reports almost
daily concerning the trans-continental race
between two Oldsmobiles A late report
says James w. Abbott Of the office of pub
lie roads inquiry is preceding the racers by
train. getting their reports as basis for an
address before the national good roads con-
vcntion at Portland, June II, and he says
that more rain has fallen in the section
traversed by the racers during the past
week than the whole average for May in
any past year on record.
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Interesting pamphlets have been received
by the Columbia Automobile Company 112O
18th street northwest. They are descriptive
OF the work of the Franklin cars some OF
which are on exhibition at the above num-
Der. Mr.. F. F. Blfven, the manager, re-
ports that a number of Frankiins have re-
Gently been sold to Washington people.
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Massrs. Cook and Stoddard. 1O28 Connec-
ticut avenue, report that the locomobile
has sprung into public favor in the District.
and the sales have been 80 rapid that they
are entirely out OF those cars. They also
report many recent sales OF White (steam)
carr. Cadilacs and Bakers. Big cadilacs.
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