The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-12
Show Inspiring Confidence
For Their Machines in
Auto Test.
MILLER WILL PUT
SEVERAL IN FIELD
Carter Off for West TO Make Ar
rangemeHts for Entering
Washington Cars.
By THOMAS S. RICE.
Sh! Don't rile EN-

Sh! Don't rile EN-.
The Washington autoists are going at
this Frank A Munsey Reliability run
from Washington 20 Boston and back to
Washington September o TO % as II
they wanted TO grab the whole thing
They recognize the fact that the run is
open to everybody and are spending
their time figuring how they can beat
one another. The fact that Joe Matson
Is going to drive a special Chalmers De-
troit 1910 model is looked upon by the
Capitalites as a mere detail. When you
tell them such bits OF gossip they in
quire the gentleman's name a second
time, politely express the hope that he
is well and pass on to their own affairs
Such sweet confidence is most commend
able and has carried them through a
number Of other contests In which star
and especially imported drivers have
finished behind the local talent.
One of these coniden5 souls IS
Charles f. Miller, of the firm OF Charles
Z. Miller & Bro, Ford agents IN Wash
ington. He announced this morning
that he would enter a Ford touring car
as well as one of the model T Ford
roadsters that have created such com
motion in the other contests he'C
around Washington. When chidel
about not announcing the CrtTy Of thi
machine earlier he said he took it for
granted everybody would know he was
going to have a touring car in the race
and maybe a couple Of others. He
couldn't tell how many more, hut the
would be some.
Bets With Himself.
He was making bets With himself a
bUfsiiy about whether or not his SINAI
roadster would beat the touring car
That he did not have time TO go into de
tails He won medals with that small
machine the last time there was ar
endurance contest around Washington
and carried Dr. Mcconnell as an OBJ
/ server. After that performance he &C
/ the idea he could run for President and
! win if he had that car.
A private owner also las stated ia
he Will be among those present as
( competitor when the starting gun Il
fired. He is ". s. Friend, who has
. NIilleresque confidence in a model Z
/ Ford roadster, which Charles Mile
/ persuaded him to buy. He dropped II
/ Mr.. Miller's this morning and said ht
was going 20 that Boston run or breal
! a trace. He is welcome TO the league
/ and will not find himself alone, 70
/ other private owners have privtly DE
/ clared that they were going to take
/ crack at those handsome Munsey tro
phies.
After Washington Cars,
/ Gary Carter, president Of the Carte
/ Motor Car Company. OF Washington
/ viii leave tonight for the West on busi
ness for his company That business
viii mostly consist of making arrange
J ments for having three Washington
/ cars start i'm addition to the one Wash
/ ington 80 and the one washington
go he has already named His foun
/ tain pen was in good working order thi
morning, but he did not All out the en-
try blanks because he did not know eX
acty what styles Of Washington car
/ would be nominated until he hal spiet
/ Out The land in the wild and wOOlly.
/ Four other prominent dealers wer
+ busy this morning dickering with thei
I factories about the run Every one O
these hustlsTs was an ardent adViCaJ
Of the Munsey proposition, and all hold
ing them back was a business deal wit
the factories to see about how IN
/ expenses should be divided.