The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-21
CHICAGO ELECTIONS
PLEASE CAPABILITIES
David Beecroft and Frank
Trego to Pilot Windy
City Auto Club.
BY HARRY WARD.

Washington motorists are greatly IN
Jcrested iu the news that at the annual
meeting or The Chicago Motor Club two
men were elected 20 high office who Of
dciated I'm contests held I'm this city.
David Bcccrott. who acted as referee of
the second reliability contest promoted
10y The Washington Times. was elected
president OF the organization, while
Frank IL Trego, who was the referee
and chairman of the Frank A. Mlmsey
reliability contest. was named as secre-
tary. Both of these gentlemen stand
very high in the automobile world of
this country and under their regime the
Chicago Motor Club viii undoubtedly
add TO it's prestige as an effective organ
iZation that really accomplishes things.
Mr.. Beecroft made host OF friends in
this city by the clever and unbiased
manner in which he handled The Times
endurance contest two or three years ago
while Mr.. Trego's work as chairman Of
the Munsey tour stamped him as one Of
the cleverest technical men in the auto
mobile game. The motorists Of this city
are a unit in wishing them unbounded
success in the administration Of the az
fairs Of the Chicago Motor Club.
one of the prime objects OF the
Indianapolis motor speedway is 10
afford the automobile builders of that
new models before they are turned
over to purchasers, thus assuring
they VIII be properly tuned up and
so timed that the best possible re-
suits can be realized. 1t is the
reasonable expectation that the two
and one-half mile brick-paved course
VIII be of the greatest service to the
makers and users Of automobiles
A great many automobile owners do
not realize that q vast amount of their
tire difficulty is due TO improper in1a-
ton After laborinE with a tire pump,
they often say, wei I guess that will
do" and leave the tire with insufficient
air AS a result OF this guessing proc
ess, they lose many dollars in tire wear.
To these motorists a pressure gauge,
no doubt viii be found form Of tire
insurance well worth its cost.
The South is in a receptive mood for
the annual endurance tour Of the Amer
lean Automobile Association. which Will
be known I'm the future as the national
endurance tour Throughout the South
ern States the good roads question is
curing the three AS tour is arOusing
intense interest in DiXieland. Should
this tour be scheduled for the South this
city viii probably he one Of the night
stops
Dust, deep mud, and heavy rains
were drawbacks to pleasant motor
ing which failed to discourage II.
Chadwick Hunter on a recent trip
in a Franklin aiT-cooled automobile
from his home in Washington, u. c.
TO Denver. Col. Although the road
ways I'm places were almost impaSs-
able Mr- Hunter thinks the trip was
worth the hard work it involved.
The motorists have a good friend IN
President Taft and they Join with him
i'm the belief that all the States should
unite to promote good roads. President
Taft is also OF the opinion that the
farmers are not as much interested I'm
the subject Of good roads as they ought
to be. The last Is I'm fair way of
being rcmedicd.
r. j. Drake. OF the Wilson Company,
who rs making an extensive trip
through Virginia in "a Hupmobile, has
sent word 10 friends I'm this city that
he Is having a delightful trip, despite
the cold weather. The roads are good,
as a rule, and the little car is running
better than ever.
Charles S. TermiUion, who recently
opened an automobile supply store on
Fourteenth street. is meeting with con-
siderable success. He was formerly
connected with the bicycle police squad
and has many friends among the mo-
torists.