Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

state motor car commission. to be pre-
scented to the general assembly OF Nary
land which meets in January. with the
view of having it enacted into law.
The rates agreed upon at the conference
were:
Twenty horsepower or less Sc: more
than twenty horsepower and not less
than forty horsepower, So. more than
forty horsepower, $1S.
The comparative figures suggested pre-
viously BY the "lub and ,onn'' ss'cn were
Automobile Club of Maryland-Twenty
to thirty horsepower. 50; over thirty to
forty horsepower, 81; all cars over forty
horsepower, S15.
Motor car commission-Twelve to TWEEN
ty horsepower Sc: more than twenty and
to thirty horsepower, So: more than
thirty and to forty horsepower, SIS; more
than forty horsepower, s24.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Cohen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Stinehardt and families en-
joyed a motor trip to Benedict, Nd, last
week in the formers Columbia mark ~
touring car. They found the roads in
good condition, despite the lack of rain
in that vicinity, making good time both
ways. Mr.. Cohen expects in the near
future to spend several days on the Pa
tuXent river on a cunning Trip.
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G. F. schutt has purchased a White
steamer, and is being welcomed into the
auto ranks Mr.. Schutt has toured con-
eral tours of long distances during the
past summer throughout the west.
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Roy Dent left Tuesday night on two
week business trop through North and
South Carolina.
Representative William B. Mckinley of
Illinois has purchased 1910 Studebaker
electric coupe model ID. The car was
delivered a few days ago.
Michigan intends to enter the auto
mobile road-raci field next year on
large scale. 1t is planned by the Wolver-
inc motorists to stage a motor classic
equal in importance to the Vanderbilt
cup contest. The present idea is to have
the event staged in July. This will give
about eight months for preparations.
The annual election of the Pope Auto
mobile Company of Washington was held
during the past week. The former officers
were reelected as follows: President. 7.
B. Spence; vice president and treasurer.
George w. White: secretary, r. Golden
Donaldson
+. T. Crissmond enjoyed a trip to Allan
tic City last week in his big Palmer
Singer touring car. making short stop
at Philadelphia en- route. He was ac-
companied by the members OF his family
on the trip.
Rumors of the formation of teams by
many of the more prominent makers not
hitherto identified with the sport, offers
made by these makers to men of promi-
hence to take charge of their contest de-
partment, and offers also TO prominent
drivers, prove that automobile compefi-
ton is as yet only In its infancy, and that
the future is bright for good sport. The
prominence gained by comparatively I'M
known cars through competition has been
SO pronounced that the entrance of the
more prominent and well established
makers Is not at all surprising to those
on the inside in automobile affairs.
Mrs. Ward Theron has purchased a
Waverley electric victoria. The car is
model 60 and is handsomely finished.
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AL Dennison Of Springfield, one of Amer
| ica's cleverest drivers. whose teammate
Bill. Bourque, met with fatal accident
at Indianapolis, will again be seen on the
auto track next year. Dennison believes
| in racing as a means to put a car before
the public. He Is somewhat of fatalist
and has come to look upon the death OF
| poor Bourque as fate. At the time oi
that accident it was commended that
Bourque collapsed, and this Dennison
now believes.
The latest purchaser of Waverley cleo.
trio victorias is E. Francis Riggs, model
IS having been delivered during the past
| week.
| Jack Prince. the greatest cycle track
builder ever known, is at work in Cali
| fornia arranging for the construction OF
| his initial mile board track for automo.
| bile racing. The course will be round
and capable Of two miles a minute, con-
| structed of two by Fights. set on edge
and strongly supported. Prince will con.
struct several such tracks i'm the east
next year, having secured liberal back
| ing.
| Speaker Cannon's 1910 Studeba kerr Gar
forl touring car arrived in this city a
few days ago from the factory and has
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