Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
period that will undoubtedly lengthen as
the art of car building advances.

period that will undoubtedly lengthen as
the art of car building advances
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| Springs are still one of the defective
parts of American-made automobiles, &C
cording to a foreign expert, who came
over specially to gain pointers from the
| Savannah races.
| With the approach of cold weather oil
feeds should be adjusted accordingly. un-
| less the reservoir is sufficiently close to
the engine to be maintained at practi-
cally constant temperature.
| Extreme heating of an exhaust pipe and
muller indicates that the exhaust pipes
are too small or that the engine is run
ming on retarded spark or using too
much gasoline.
Three Of the mechanicians who partici-
pated in the Savannah race made up a
pool of 800, the money to go to the widow
of whoever happened to be killed. For
tunately none was.
West Virginia's new highway commits
sion. appointed by the governor. is busily
engaged in mapping out plans for a good
roads campaign to be opened in the
spring.
A company is to be organized in New
Orleans to operate taXimeter cabs. Its
capital will be 100000 and it is planned
to have 100 cars in service by January L.
| II is said that if Nazzaro had won the
savannah race II WOulu nave DetiI- Tie !dSt
| in his racing career. as he intends mar
rying and settling down. 1t is now antic-
| ipated that he will ask for one more
contest before retiring from the track.
The Milwaukee (Wis.) Young Women 8
Christian Association is considering the
advisability of purchasing a motor car
to assist them In running an employ
ment agency in connection with their or
ganiZation.
The Austrian Automobile Club will hold
an exhibition in 1909. The date selected
at present is the second fortnight of
March, and the place large structure
of total area of 5000 square meters to
be erected at the Stubenring.
Non-skid treads for tires, including
those having metal studs or wire points.
have been restored to good standing In
Boston's parks. The prohibition still pre-
walls against the use of ropes or chains
on the tires.
A new worlds motor cycle record has
! beer established on the Brooklands track.
| in England, by G. Collier who made
seventy and one-eighth miles an hour. The
bes; previous record was sixty-three
miles. set by Guippone. in Paris, In 1903.
1t having been definitely decided that
herea fter Detroit will have but one au-
tomobile show. 1t is anticipated that the
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evlipse AL its predecessors. both in num-
Der of exhibitors and in attendance.
Determined not to be outdone by the
motorists of San Francisco, who are plan
Automobiles of Los Angeles are planning
similar event. and hope 10 hold the
first big road race i'm California
The pressure for admission to the West
Side Y. NJ. c.. A. automobile school of
New York has been SO great that it has
been compelled to add another car 10
! its equipment to give pupils individual
| road practice.
| Highway Commissioner James II. Nc
Donald of Connecticut is vigorously urs-
ing the construction OF trunk line high
ways in New England. Roads are first
| for the business of the state" he says,
and then for pleasure.
1t is probable that the date for the
next Briarcliffe race will be about the
middle of June. instead of April "a. as
was the case this year The change is
| favored because of the probability of bet
| ter weather.
| circles because of the calling off of the
proposed road race in Cuba. it was found
| impossible to secure sufficient number
| of fast cars and prominent drivers to
| make it a success.
| The San Francisco Motor Club pro-
poses to present handsome silver cup
| to the automobile owner who hands in
| the best story, accompanied by photo
| graphs. of an automobile outing. The
| story must give an account of the con-
| dition Of the roads travelled over
| The highway commission of Massa-
| chusetts has now been in existence ff-
| teen years. During that time II has built
near'y 500 miles OF thoroughly we'll de-
! vised stone gravel roads, and has
supervised the construction of hundreds
! OF miles of town highways