Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10

The Automobile Club OF France has been
accused of abandoning the Gordon Bennett
race and refusing to have official afiiliations
with the Vanderbilt cup event because Of
the belief that under the respective regula-
tons the industry in France could not OBJ
tain the representation which its greatness
warranted. In the frst-named race each
country is allowed three representatives and
In the Vanderbilt the number is increased
to five.
In order to overcome the serious objection
as to numbers 1t Is alleged the Automobile
Club of France inaugurated the Grand
Prix, in which each manufacturer is al
lowed three entries. regardless of country.
The result in the. initial running last year
was as expected-that is, by far the great
er part of the competitors were from
France. There was fair entry from other
countries, however, and the event had an
international aspect, although not so great
as the former Gordon Bennett race.
The pleasant weather during the past few
days has gone a long way toward reawak-
ening the automobile spirit among a num-
Der of prominent Washingtonians who in
variably desert their machines as soon as
the first herald of winter appears. The
! roads about the city at this time, while not
III tle me COnQltlOn they VIII be IN the
near future, when the budding season is
advanced are in fairly good shape. A num-
Der or orders were given Friday by enthu-
siasts OF this city to the managers of gar
ages where their machines are stored to
have the autos in good running order for
use at any time the owners may wish them
| In the very near future With the arrival
or spring 1t is rumored that q number OF
A type which it is predicted will be popu-
lar among Washingtonians this year Is the
new touring car, which will comfortably
seat seven passengers.
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The touring board of the American Auto
| mobile Association for the current year was
| recently announced by President Hotchkiss
1t comprises seventy-seven members and
represents thirty-two states.
While such board in ordinary circum.
stances would prove unwieldy, it is under
| stood to be the intention of Chairman
Hover to divide the board into numerous
committees, each charged with some func-
ton and work important to the motorists OF
the country.
Among the representative motorists or
the board are: Paul H. Demng. Detroit
Mich: Philip S. Finn, Pittsburg, Pa; H
w. Smith; Syracuse. N. Y; J. G. Kerrison
York; L. E. Myers, Chicago, ILL.,; Elliott
Flint, Providence, R. l.; Frank Miller
Bridgeport. Conn.,; r. H. Johnston. New
York; Pike Campbell. Louisville, KY; Jas
u. Butler, ST. Louis, Mo-. Harold r. Wells
Des Moines, Iowa; ]. A. Spekenhier. Rich.
| mond. Ind; Isaac Starr, Philadelphia, Pa.
| and Augustus Post, New York city.
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To remove from constables and other
peace officials the temptation to arrest
autoists for the sake of the fines, ir
which the man making the arrest shares
| a bill has been introduced in the Massa.
| chusetts legislature providing that all
fines collected from autoists be paid tc
the state treasury for road Improvement.
The latest device for recharglng liz.
milton accumulators while touring con.
sists of a small dynamo mounted on q
bracket, attached to the dash or any
other exposed portion of car. and carry
ing on an extension of its armature shaft
small wind wheel designed to drive il
by the pressure of the head wind due to
the motion of the car.
An English inventor has patented a
spark plug with a Y-shaped insulator and
two insulated spark terminals and gaps
forming practically double plug 1t is
intended for use in connection with dou-
bic current supply system, magnetic and
battery, as the magnetic usually furnishes
a hotter spark and requires different
length Of spark gap.
In New York, Massachusetts. Illinois,
New Jersey and Ohio state associations
of automobile clubs have been formed in
accordance with the recommendation of
President Hotchkiss of the American Au-
tomobile Association that such associa-
tions be formed, not divisions Of the ma
tional body, but affiliated with it to secure
unity Of action, and contributing only
enough to cover their share of the ex-
penses of printing. postage, etc. -.
peals for the second circuit has decided
in the case of man who objected to pay
ing duty on returning to the United States