The Washington times., 1907-01-26

Elliot Z. HJugh OF the Pope agency,
who has but recently returned To the
city from New York. whore he vent to
| attend the automobile show there. an
nounces that Herbert Lyle, who drove
the uu-hOrsepower Pops-roledo ia the
Vanderbilt cup race. VIII assist tie local
agency in demonstrating. etc. at the
show which opens here next Monday.
Lyle has been associated in one way
| or another with the motor car busiress
ever since the hoTseless carriage has
come into prominence and is considered
by many 10 he second Only 20 the in
trePid Tracy ia handling "a ear.
The POpe Company VIII have some
six or eight ears Of all styles put out
by them on exhibition at the show.
While In New York. Air. Hough pur-
chased foT Captain Harris. Of the High
lands, what was considered the plum
of the Gotham show, a locomoLile
show-limousine. The car is 40-horse-
POWER. and cost in the nsighborhood Of
$500 IL VIII be brought TO Washing
ton some time next week
A very definite encoura gemen nj TO the
proposed touring invasion Of Europe
next summer was given on a recent
notable occasion 10y speaker who in
directly emphasized the virtue there
Is ia sending Americas best ears 70
compete abroad.
II occurred at the banquet iu New
York 10 the Diplomatic Cops OF Wash
lngtou. who were guests at the open
ing OF the Madison square Garden show
the tribute Was paid by l.. r. HOilen-
Ger, VINO acted as teas master. Ia
calling upon George n. Pierce, chair
man OF The manufacturer s. Invitation
committee. The tOastmaster said there
was az least one American ear known
the world over as The rival or foreign
makes, the ailusion being undoubtedly
inspired hy the lonely pilgrimage OF
Percy Pierce 40 europe last summer and.
the splendid showing Of his Am -rican
made car ard tires
Because of the revised bylaws. the
American Automobile Association. in
stead of becoming unWieIdly through
its Increased size. VIII hereafter be-
better managed thar before The rep
reseutatiOn OF clubs and State divisions
makes bic board Of directors, but
the powers OF tue board have been
vested In 40 executive committee, com
posed OF men who reside within a cir
Gle of Territory that permits them 20
meet frequently me directors here
after viii meet three times year. nut
the executive cou.mittes will have
monthly meetings in New York.
The show. which opens Monday I'm
Washington may hf said 90 mark The
opening of the -utsmobiic selling sea-
son. and local dealers are now wear
ing smiles once EuTe, in anticipation OF
expected sales
The stag smoker which was given a.
the Auto Club on Thursday evening and
which VIII be- long remembered as a
most f0viai occasion by those who were
present, was really but a fOrerunner 10 /
the auto show. That il succeeded ad- |
mITably I'm drousinE interest in the ap-
proacninE event was very evident. Even
while the entertainment was in progress 0
the members gathered about in groups /.
and discussed the topic. And 10 was not /
only the salesman who talked ''sEoW l
but everyone from the owner of e. So
horsepower touring car down 20 tL1se
who were lucky enough 10 be taken out
in anothers machine. broke into the I
conversation.
One of the subjects discussed was that 4
concerning a run" which Is scheduled {
for a week from tomorrow. Practically 4
ali the agents in town have promised 10 /
go and a half dozen or more owners
of cars will be along The run Is 10
be 10 Marlborough and return, a dis /
tance OF something under forty miles /
in all.
Several owners had planned a run |
OF this sort 20 Frederick few weeks I
ago. but IL fell through as the weather
was bad. After considering the matter
on the date mentioned above. and TO I
make that the first OF "A series OF week |
ly or semi-monthly affairs
10 Neutrality-suspicious. who are expecting 10