Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

c1arsd have already cropped out against
the rules for the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION tour and the Glidden cup coInpe-
tition This is nothing unusual, II Is
stated for every touring committee tha'
ever attempted to {. nduct one of these
events always encountered more or less
affections IL is not worrying Chairman
Frank Il Hover in the least, ana II Is
said. ne intimated very clearly before leaV-
ing for Buffalo that no changes would De
made i'm the conditions announced sew
eral weeks ago for the trophy. so Tar rs
could he ascertainei from the mauufac-
turers and agents who Will enter the cars
the ma iority are heartily in favor OF sup
porting the rules. ,
"AhSut fifteen cars are already entered
for the competition MIR flower Salu, 'l.''
from assurances | have had iu!i9 eA-
prCt To 100 cars or more reauS 10, tro
"trip. BY this l mean regular stoCh to ~
ing cars This does not look as thoush tno
affections were very strong, or lhat inc
success of the tour is seriously thirat az,
enrd 1t is however. barely poSSlple ma a
SOM. notifications wir be made. chiehS
"a IN. addition of a class for the popular
high-powcred runaboutS. Many owners VI
these cars are anxious to take part III ~
rum but il was Impossible 10 aildhs' -
rules So that runabouts and touring ca
,,igut ,ompr;e on equal terms Tor tte
trophy The committee VIII meet th i
month. and if the executive board 81 tne
the runabout feature Teas, PIE, the
cup will probably be offered ana tAe
smaller cars can come IN.
The Ninnircg Automobile Club plans to
Is,.y a special tax upon its members for
road Improvement. Private enterprise IN
highway building. il is believed Will lhuuce
the dominion government to speila more
money along that line.
Tn. 1rouir.nce which Sicily is taking IN
Furouran motor events is due almost en-
tireIy to Chcvaler F'lorio, millionaire
who built the fast track at Palermo anu
who is one OF the most enthusiastic motor
lists in the world. e.t,4
for obtaining the erection of sign boards
an country roads. He proposes that motor
lists make it point to KNOCK at titJ IN in.
OF houses at cross roads and ineek?y III
otiirr (Which road do l take, please:
II.t,ry Schumanr- Heink, son OF the
famous prima donna has donhed oFeT E
- lam mechanical engineering In Dos
tuu a'lto factory for few dollars Il wee"
nay lie began studying englneeriEg as d
coal passer at Cramps shipyards, fh4aoei-
,ax feature of the French grand prix
viii he the placing of Venetian mas's al
regular intervals along the course III We"
a. tn,. grand stand To allow the pupllc
to calculate the speed OF the c"mpetitors
as tuey rush 10y on the fastest s'retch'
Making the engine act as a brake on
s,..,, hills is becoming common practice,
ba, when the foot of tae incline is near
the car should be allowed to pick up speed
he ore the throttle j. opened. especially II
lin. high gear is thrown into action.
Following the example Of German and
Soaufsh organizations, the Automobile club
al Great Britain and Ireland now calls
Itself a royal club. Its initials Will be
II \ G." and it has been suggested that
they could be improved by the addition or
a. + 90 thus. r.. A. c. f.
TIE fourtn annual tour OF the American
Auiou,obl" Association. including the tnira
taidd4u contest will starr on July 10 from
tT.. -lsnd. running to Chicago; tnen re
tur,iirg through Indiana. Ohio. Pennsyi-
Nar.a and New Jersey to New York city,
which will he reached about July "a
A damaged panel in straight-linc ton
r-au can easily he repaired by covering 1t
with a thin sheet OF aluminium attached by
ing OF the panel is not noticeable nd the
los is very much cheaper than putting In
"a ueW wood panel would be-.
70 tue monarch who is logged by an
ar.Hists and other deadly enemies the
,Untor car has practically given d new
Lease of ufe Ii Is well known that the
young King OF Spain, for instance, owes
lbs lie on several occasions TO the fact
1nat he has travelled by motor instead OF
" rail carriage.
one nut and a lock washer make a bet
ter and more permanent adjustment than
TWO mas screwed together. one or the
other should invariably ne used where any
dependence is To be placed on the fasten-
ing But. above all things, a sclfrespect-
will faU i,fn fi,e
Of upse ting the end of bolt To prevent
the nut from working back
woman whose name appears often In
tie society columns is the chief figure in
az amusing story that comes from New
York to the effect that the social star was
riding out in her electric car. when II be-
came stalled in suburban locality. Hell
chauffeur declared the trouble was mo
tuict' and left the fair owner with the
car while he sought a telephone. lie re-
turnrd TO find the woman and boy solv-
1rS the problem with can OF gasoline
from which they were filling the battery
jars.
The return of William X. Vanderbilt jr
from four months trip abroad will prob
ably lead II Is said. to some interesting an
nouucements within the next few days con-
corning the exact route of the Long Island
motor parkway and the plans for this
years Vanderbilt cup race. The plan and
scope committee OF the new parkway and
thu racing board OF the American Automo