Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
NEWS OF INTEREST
TO THE AUTOMOBILES
American Auto Association and Glidden Cup Rules
Cause Criticism Among Autoists-Pans for Van
derbit Cup Race Promised Soon


formal action. pending the return of Mr.
Vanderbilt and a conference with him
Enough plans of a tentative nature have
been made. or at least proposed, to indicate
that the ensuing season will be red letter
one in SO far as automobile road racing Is
concerned. If enough of the parkway Is
completed In time three races seem reason
ably sure while fourth is more than
probable. The Vanderbilt cup race is al
most sure to be held here again while the
racing board of the American Automobile
Association Is likely to sanction the holding
of two races proposed for stock touring
cars, one confined to foreign machines and
one TO American built cars. The sugges-
ton that still another race be projected,
open to the three leading cars in the other
two races, has met with enough favor in
automobile circles to indicate that IT may be
considered seriously. These. with three
elimination races. would provide plenty of
sport for those interested in auto racing
and tests of extreme speed. Conditions both
here and abroad indicate that road racing in
the future will be restricted largely to
stock touring cars. in which speed will not
be encouraged at the expense of reliability
and efficiency.
The automobile business in the Pacific
coast states is suffering greatly by the rail-
road blockades. There are said to be sew
eral freight trains, loaded exclusively with
motor cars. tied up in Nevada
DR.. John Fitzgerald. superintendent OF
the Kings County Hospital Brooklyn, de-
clares that the substitution of the motor
ambulance for the horsedrawn vehicles is a
great saving of money. time and life
The next New York show of the Licensed
Association of Automobile Manufacturers
will be held at Madison Square Garden Oc-
tober 80 to November /. The Chicago show
Will be held November 80 to December I.
plrjS Sal Ant 1ahi ic f,,,ir
fall will last twenty instead of fifteen days
as heretofore. and will be illuminated in a
manner that has not been equaled since the
visit of the Russian emperor in Paris.
The Quaker City Motor Club expects tc
have the use of 900 cars on Orphans day
June H. when all the children from Phila
delphias numerous institutions will be
taken to a suburban park for a days out
ing
Motor cycling has been honored with a
place in the next Olympic games. which
will be held at London in 1908. r. G. Belts
of the Federation OF Motor Cyclists has
been appointed a member of the general
committee.
Though the demand for domestic automo-
bileS is far in excess of the supply. the
situation for manufacturers is becoming
more complicated because of the trcmen-
dous demand for American cars in both
Canada and Mexico.
Although many German municipa lities
have been receiving a large annual income
from heavily taxing automobiles the outcry
against the practice has become so strong
that a number o. the cities will abolish the
tax May l.
One OF the interesting features of the
Canadian trade just now is the demand for
automobiles by the miners at Cobalt, who
recently came into wealth by the silver
strike in that vicinity.
The extent of the motor craze in London
was recently shown at an auction of com
mercial and pleasure motor vehicles, over
SO OCO being realized within the first fifteen
minutes bidding.
Sixteen thousand, eight hundred and
thirty five miles in rental service and still
doing business is the record of car owned
by Los Angeles automobile livery COM
pany.
According to decision by the court of
appeals of Lyons. France. the driver of an
automobile cannot be held responsible fol-
an accident caused by the bursting of q
tire.
Buenos Ayres. Argentina. has the most
automobiles of any South American city, the
cars numbering over 20O. mostly of French
and English make. with a sprinkling OF
American.
The commissioners OF Fairmount Park
Philadelphia's big 3.500-acre pleasure
ground. are considering raising the speed
limit for It's driveways from seven to IF
teen miles an hour.
The Washington State Good Roads AS
sociation Is fur3herny a movement to have
u man of national reputation appointed in
structor in highway building at the State
University
Carrying a four-oared shell on his auto
mobile fifty miles. from New York to
Princeton. c. 8. Titus. a student, christened
the pretty lake given the university by An
drew Carnegie.
Frequently a guest ia automobile parties
Col. William f. Cody. Buffalo Bill" caught
the fever during recent stop at Denver
and after learning to run car, pur
chased II.
biles have resulted In the killing of a bill
| in the Wisconsin legislature regulating tn,
speed In cities to six miles an hour and IL
the country to eight.
An up-to-date automobile express com
, pany has been established at Philadelphia
/ placing cars at the service Of the public a.
horse drawn vehicles.
One OF the new measures for which thu
Federation of American Motorcyciists is Il
! be congratulated Is the projected orga MIA
| ton OF a system OF offlcial repair sYYop
! throughout the country