The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-10
BALTIMORE FIRM
HAS THREE ENTRIES

BALTIMORE. Nd. July 1O.-Though
Detroit, according to dispatches re-
oeived this morning, claims the honor
of having made the first entry IN the
reliability contest to be held under the
auspices of the Munsey newspapers,
September y to %, from Washington 10
Boston and return, this distinction will
come down TO a question of minutes be-
tween the Maryland car, manufactured
by the Sinclair-Scott Company. Of this
city, and the Chalmers-DetrOit car. Of
Detroit
one thing is certain, however. and
thar is that the local manufactures
ghave the precedence on the Chalmers
Detroit people in having entered not
one, but three cars. So 1t is believed,
after all. that Baltimore is a little
ahead OF the Detroiters, even though
that city is the home of more nUmer-
Gus and older concerns.
One of the Maryland cars viii be
driven by J. Rife, one by A ". Beh-
Tens, and the other by R. w. CsveTly,
of Washington.
May Enter Car.
Whether the other Baltimore manu-
facturers. Carl Spoerer & Sons. will
morning, but Mr.. Gpoerer says that the
only reason Is that the matter has to
come before the directors of the COM
pany. who have not had a meeting
since the announcement Of the contest
II would be surprising, however, II the
Spoerer car is not entered, which would
give this city a fun quota in the big
scramble for honors among the manu-
faCturers Of this country.
n 4 ~ ] ~
the Sinclair-Scott Company shot back
this morning; 7 think 1t is the finest
thing IN the world. Ne have been shy
Of such things in this part Of the cOun-
Darling Approves.
Particularly gratifying is the view of
the Automobile Club of Maryland con-
corning the contest. Frank W. Darling,
the secretary of the club, who, while
not speaking officially, can be con-
sidered as voicing the sentiments Of the
club, said this morning:
The Automobile Club Of Maryland
will meet on next Tuesday night, and I
shall bring the contest to the attention
Of the members Il is probable that the
club Will authorize the secretary &c
communicate at once with the commit
tee in charge and offer the services OF
the club members to pilot or in any
capacity IN WulcA the Baltimore auto
mobile contingent can be OF service.
I'VE are anxious to push Baltimore
70 the front OF the map and to boost
Beltimore's interest in all ways, but
naturally In the automobile line espe-
cially. So all we can do TO make these
contestants believe that Ba. more is
a wide-awake pleasant place we are
going to do. We viii probably ask the
committee If the contestants are TO re-
main here any length Of time either
way, and II so, what arrangements we
viii be allowed TO make regarding their
entertainment. There are lots Of things
we Will be glad 10 do.
Every dealer in town will be on the
qui ViVe as long as the contestants are
in this vicinity TO further the interests
OF the cars they represent. They will
probably 60 out OF town toward Wash
ington 10 meet the cars cOntesting, will
probably escort them 10 the eastward
and inversely on the return trip / have
heard a good deal of talk about the run
since the announcement, and the dealers
seem 70 be pretty well interested for a
thing in which they can only have an
interest through headquarters.