Evening star., 1909-06-21
AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP.
Gen. Buchanon has departed for trip
to New York in his Packard Is roadster.

Gen. Buchanon has departed for trip
to New York in his Packard Is roadster.
The sociability run Saturday afternoon
was won by Harry VI. Miller III Thorn
as taxicab his time being o:ol.i -. just
six and four-fifths seconds ahead OF the
time fixed under seal by Vice President
Sherman. \ Baker electric, driven by
John Bartrcm. won second prize. and
a Chalmers Detroit, piloted by X. l..
Andrews, was third. Miss Lillian Miller
was the first lady driver to cross tn
tape. securing fifth prize.
The Motor Car Racing Association is
completing arrangements for a twenty
four-hour track meet at Bennins. July
1911. The twenty hour event Will
start at $50 o'clock pm. July III Thr
track will be brilliantly Illuminated for
the big race. while an oil treatment Will
be given the course to keep down the
dust. Several short distance Races viii
also he on the program.
The latest information from the New
Nork-Atlanta scout ears Is that they VIII
reach Washington about noon Wcdre>
day \ large number of local automa-
bilists will proceed as far as Alexandria
to meet the scouts and escort them 10 this
OF Trade Chamber OF Commerce. South
ern Commercial Congress and Washing
ton Automobile Club with public men.
will extend welcome at the outskirts
OF the city \ reception and buffet
| luncheon is 10 he held at the New WI
| lard. Speeches will follow in the interest
of good roads. Invitations have been is
sued and automobiles containing the
ceiving party will leave l:ac IL street
northwest al 11:m o'clock Wednesday
morning. The scout cars are White
steamer and an Oldsmobilc.
COL John Jacob Astor donated SlOD and
large car to help make Orphans day
success in New York city. More than
81. 900 was contributed. all told aud ..MN
children were given an outing at Coney
Island.
The trip from New York to San Frau
cisco begun by Mrs. Alice r. Ramsey Of
Hackensack, y. j.. is the longest con
tinuous journey ever undertaken 10y u
woman at the wheel of a motor car. From
star. To finish she will do the driving and
will make all tire repairs tire changes
AMI such, she is unaccompanied hy
men. II is the first time that woman
has ever attempted the long journey be-
ween the two oceans under these condi-
| tions. She expects to reach the Pacific
coast by July III.
"A famine i'm motor cars is inevitable"
10 one OF tns most Dfbnlllleifl
manufacturers i'm the country. There Is
no question in the mind OF close oh
server he adds. that within another
two or three years the motor car industry
will rank with the steel, cotton aud shoe
business in volume of business done"
In addit ion to carriages the Simplon
pass is now open to automobiles. Switzer-
land is really developing field oc
automobile touring The Swiss roads arc
famous all over the world and even tho
narrow pas with their sharp turns aud
steep declivities at the sides. have been
rendered safe, the authorities taking due
surveillance and precautions to prevent
accidents. The Brunig pass for instance.
is patrolled by gendarmes throughout its
twelve-mile length. When the automo-
bilist reaches the pass he receives "A card
on which is stamped the time at which
it was given him and the time at which
he is due at tine other end one hour and
forty minutes being allowed. Along the
roa the gendarmes examine the card and
the time. and IL speed of over seven
minutes to the mile is exceeded the au-
tomobilist is fined franc every minute
ahead of schedule time at any point
Rather than spend this time in tho pass
recently Charles NJ. Schwab. the steel
magnate, paid a heavy fine.