The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-18
Auto News and Gossip
By HARRY WARD.

5. A. Wins0r, manager of the automo-
pie supply department of Charles E
Miller q Bro, left Friday for Savannah,
GA He will be away a week or more.
j. B. Chaplin has resigned as treasurer
and general manager of Jhe Belmont
Garage Company. and has been sue
celded by r. w. Nichols.
r T Warwick Is on trip to Atlantic
City in his new Columbia touring car.
He is accompanied by Frank Hall. Otto
jacob, and A. f. Jorss.
The Motor Car Company reports the
sale OF a Model y Stcvens-Duryea to
Charles King, the well-known builder.
J. NJ. stodard. of the Cook & stoddard
Company. left yesterday in a Franklin
for the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club.
several Well-knoWn Westinghouse &C
comDanied him.
'"The Ford car that won the New
York TO Seattle contest and is now
making the return trip Is not making
any effort TO break or establish any
time records, common report to the con-
tTdryJ said Claude Miller, Of Charles j..
miller q Bro. The object Of the
mp Is TO demonstrate the possibilities
ora lightweight car an6 that the return
trip could be made in the same car that
had made the reC0rd-breaking run from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. Tie Ford
makers entered the race to prove the
car and TO md out how to improve il.
These are the only reasons for driving
Il back
The Wilson Company. agent for the
American-Simplex. Woods electric and
Chase delivery wagons, is now located
IN its new salesroom and garage at 1888
Fourteenth street The building has
been entirely remodeled and the new
establishment ranks as one of the most
complete automobile plants in the city.
The Motor Car Company received its
IyIO Hudson demonstrating car during
the week and Jack" Sperry is working
overtime giving demonstrations. The
hudson 70 Is one Of the sensations Of
lhe season II has sliding scar trars~
mission, selective type, with three
speeds forward and reverse It has a
lgO-lnch wheel base and 32-inch wheels.
To insure absolute comfort 10 the driver
and passenger, the foot pedals are ad-
Unstable. A woman can drive il with
as much comfort as a siX-fOOt man.
Braddock Heights. Nd, was the obiec-
tive point of a number Of welI-known
motorists. who departed yesterday after
noon. w. D. West. president Of the
Automobile Club Of washington. with
Mrs West and Miss West. made the
trip IN a Maryland touring car, while
T. =. Spence's party in a big MathesOn
six comprised Mrs. Spence Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis A. Dent, and w g Nc
Burney.
A Stanley Eel, president OF the Motor
Car Company, OF Washington and Bal
umore, left yesterday for Detroit, to
hurry up shipments Of ChaImers-De-
troit cars. The fact that two cars of
THIS make viii reach this city within
the next few days viii be pleasing news
to a number of motorists who have or
ders on file for them.
But one White steamer is competing
IN this years GIidden tour. and II is a 1
1903 model. with the new 1910 engine |
Chiefly conspicuous in this car is the
use Of kerosene for fuel. Walter White |
announces that with kerosene the econ |
)my Is from Is TO . per cent greater |
than with gasolene.
The Wilson Company local agent for
he American Simplex, is watching with
great interest the progress Of the Amer
can Simplex IN the Glidden tour The
sar IS in the toy tonneau class for the
Detroit trophy and IS the only two
cycle car m the tour. IT has a four
'ylinder motor, by inches bore and
stroke, rated at 50-hOrsepower. mas
compete N Gltdden tour its actions |