Evening star., 1907-08-11

The automobile carnival on the beach
at Ventnor, five miles north OF Atlantic
City, last Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day was the best in the history of the auto
mobile at that place. large number OF
Washingtonans were In attendance. among
them being Mr.. Wallace c. Hood, manager
of the Motor Car Company. Mr.. Hood
states that the racing was Of the highest
order, especially on the second day, when
Montague Roberts In his 120-horsepowsr
Thomas car drove mile over a measured
course at the rate Of eighty-nine and one
tenth miles an hour. covering the mile In
40 % seconds. The following day he did
even better, covering the same distance IN
80 1-5 seconds. 1t was the intention OF Mr..
Hood to compete in several of the races,
but after arriving at the course he decided
not to enter, but to be a spectator.
A number of parties of automobilists Of
this city are touring the eastern states,
several having departed during the past
week for Maine and other points north.
Mr.. George Jenison and ]. B. Reynolds
of the Highlands purchased two cars last
week, and are touring New England and
New York state.
Mr.. ]. d Baines of the Browning Con-
veyance Company will depart next week
Tor an autOflloDlle tour 10 -Al4SiLItIC S4lS dIAC
other seaside resorts.
A. Stanley Zell of Baltimore with his
Thomas roadster is on the way to Maine,
where he will spend two weeks hunting.
Mr.. Zell accompanied by his wife, reached
New York last Sunday. The trip was con-
tinued by way of Hartford and Stamford.
Conn.
Walter Christie, the only American to
take part in the Grand Prix of France this
year. has been secured to drive at Brigh-
ton Beach. Mr.. Christie Will drive his
direct-drive 130-horsepower racing car.
This is the car which he drove in the
Grand Prix and watch he was firmly con
vinced would have won but for an accident
On account of the recent burning of the
Long Beach Hotel, in which was situated
one Of the suburban cl Lb quarters OF the
New York Automobile Club. the series OF
sports and games arranged to be he4d Ll.eIe
two weeks ago will be run off at the Lake
Mahopac clubhouse early IN September
1,o.,o,, o,dee,d of the Fargo, N D., in
+erstate fair broke two world automobHe
records on a half-mile track July ~ gong
tho first mile of a threemile race in Il512
and the three miles In 8.2l: ms nne record
heat that made by himself at Winnipeg two
avs ago by four and half seconds, and
bts three-mile record was is seconds faster
than that of his previous Winnipeg record.
7. Is understood that the show committee
Of the Importers Automobile Salon has
settled upon the style Of decorations and
general plans for the arrangement of the
Importers show which is to be held at
Madison Square Garden, New York, begin
ming Saturday. December 2S. Carlton h
Mabley, the general manager of the salon
states however, that no public ANNOUNCE
ment OF the plans will be made until sew
eral members of the salon now In Europe
shall have returned and passed upon the
decision of the committee.
A. r. Pardington. the acting chairman OF
the racing board a. A. A, has deYlued
new method Of scoring for twenty -four-hour
races. and this new system will be put TO
use at the coming races August 9-lV at the
Brighton Beach track, under the auspices
of the Long Island Automobile Club. The
device is a mechanical one, and Is an cleo