The Washington times., 1908-10-11

burke station last lnuISQGEs Uldhlllb
the trip in his big Ford touring car.
3Ir. Miller had some difficulty In blowing
through woods. fording streams. and
running over some exceedingly rough
roads. but came through without any
accident.
c. c. Mead. manager of the Kansas
agency Of the Ford car, recently visited
the agency in this city.
The members of the Washington Au-
tOmObile Club will make a run today
from their clubhouse to Great Falls
over the Conduit road.
The run, a short one, has been ar
ranged to bring out the more timid ele-
ment IN the association. and IL crafty
ing results can be obtained longer runs
will be pulled of in the near future. A
prominent member Of the club declares
that the city Is infested with that form
OF auto bugs dubbed concrete scorchers,
or. in other words. those who at every
opportunity open up wide and look
smilingly back from their Oftentimes in
feriOr machines at their poor law-abid-
ing brother who struggles along at his
twelve-mile gait These, the interview
brings out. are the fellows who are al
ways seen gliding by on our fine con-
crete streets utterly hidden by goggles.
buster. and other paraphernalia. and
are likewise always lacking when the
roll call for the country run Is made.
The run next Sunday Will start
promptly at 2 O'Clock.
r B. Caverly and Harrington Mills.
president and vice president, respective
", of the Washington Auto Club. are
now on their way from the mountains
OF New York State TO Washington. They
are so far experiencing no trouble. and
barring any serious breakdown will re-
port in Washington some time in the
next few days.
The Motor Car Company. 1915 New
York avenue, has received two new
ChaImers-Detroi one Of which was
delivered TO an electric firm. A Chal-
ners-DetrOit tourabOut was also sold
20 Gardner Orme, and Hollis Rhein-
hardt purchased a 3O-horsepOwer Peer
less. NODDED 1909, from this company.
The Commercial Auto and Supply
Company disposed Of a f1ve-passenger
Wayne touring car, NJ. A. Holstein be-
ing the purchaser.
The Cook & stoddard garage is ex-
pecting shortly a new 30-horsepower
Cadillac machine.
This machine is one Of the finest Of
its kind on the market TIE finer
mechanism Of the car Is made from
chrome-nickel steel. and the whole car
Is said 10 be built from the finest ma
teriaL The latest node of the Baker
Electric IS also expected IN daily. and
from the large sales so far the manage
ments expects a good year in this stock-
The Dupont garage will have the 1879
Columbia electrics and gas cars in stock
next week
\. LOefher and his brother took a trip
to Baltimore last week, going over the
long way and returning the short
course. their Columbia car making the
trip in highly creaitable style
J. n. Plant and w F. Frodeil. Of
New Haven, Conn. passed through the
city last week on one Of the most re-
Inarkable amateur bicycle trips on rec
ord The boys covered 400 miles in five
days. starting from New Haven and
passing through New York, Philadel-
phia. Lancaster. Harrisburg and Balm
more and arriving In Washington
Thursday. They left Washington on
Friday and expect to visit st. Louis,
Cleveland and other Western cities be-
fore returning 10 New Haven. Plant
Is riding a Cleveland and his partner
Reading Standard.
Edward E Aver, driving a Pierce
Arrow 6-cylinder touring car, stopped
at the Central Garage last week on his
way to Hot Springs.
Mrs. c. f. Evans, Of Salt Lake City.
accompanied by her two daughters,
drove 10 Washington in a Stoddard-
Dayton 40-horsepower car On their way
they passed through Buffalo. Roch-
ester. Syracuse, Albany. New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore. Thev are
stopping at the Raleigh. and their car
Is stationed at the Central Garage
Claude Miller set out Oh Thursday for
an extended trip through the New Eng
land States.
The Fond Company reports the sale
Of an Indian motorcycle TO the Interior
Department. TO lie used for business
purposes.
W. r. Houcken recently purchased an
Indian motorcycle from the Ford Com
pany.
Lester D. Moore, jr., agent for the
REQ and Premier cars. will move this
week to s2s Fourteenth street, opposite