The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-20
AUTOMOBILE NEWS GOSSIP

San Diego. The big cat jumped into
machine, and the first shot from IS
ride brought him down. but only for a
minute, for, on regaining his feet, the
lion made a straightaway dash down the
road for more than a mile. with Lord
blazing away at him between watches
of his car.
The lion then turned at bay, and Stan
ley stepped from his machine to end
the fun. a feeling akin to buck ague"
must have afflicted his trigger finger. as
the next four shots were without effect.
The lion made one spring. and with his
last the tenth shot. Stanley placed one
between the eyes, and it was all over
With the season for motor car shows
at an end, the Plerce-Arrow Motor Car
Company of Buffalo has established a
record for 1910 that is decidedly unique.
In thirty shows in which Pierce-Arrow
cars have been placed on exhibition by
dealers, there has not been a single one
Of what are commonly termed show
cars" Every car shown has been one
borrowed from buyers in cities in which
| they were shown and turned over TO the
owners as soon as the exhibition had
| ended.
This course was found necessary as
early as the Atlanta show last year. the
one that ushered in the season. 1t be-
came apparent when arrangement were
being made for that event, that it would
be an impOssibility to have several cars
cf,3
since orders on file anG on which de-
! liyeries had been promised, would tax the
capacity OF the big plant at Buffalo to a
point far beyond the date of the last
show. Dealers were notified Of this fact
and it was then that arrangements were
made by them to place on display the
cars that had been promised to them at
about that time.
Frank a. Garbutt. president of the Los
Angeles Motordrome Company, wired ia
New York Saturday stating that motor
enthusiasts Of Southern California arc
much elated over the telegraphed news
of the actual signed entries Of Robert
son, De Palma, Lescault. and Bragg, and
the tentative entry OF Hearne made this
week. All of these were expected ex-
cept Lescault's P. & S. entry, which came
as a surprise.
President Garbutt also stated that such
constant stream of automobile Inspec-
ton parties has been coming from Los
Angeles and other points to Playa del
Ray, where the new board track is To-
Gated, that he has been obliged to close
up entrances to the saucer entirely.
Motorists are indeed curious to see the
new course, and, while they will be most
welcome TO try it with touring cars or
speed machines when complete. the
management has laid down a cast iron
rule to bar all ears from the Great
Planked Dish" until the three subways
are built and certain improvements rec
commended by Chairman Butler. Of the
contest board of the a A A, and the
management itself, are finished. These
Improvements TO the track proper VIII be
made within ten days.
II is no fun to lie sprawled out on
mud guard, with every light out, and hold
a small pocket fashlight over a sea of
liquid earth, as the car heaves and Iunges
through it, sinking TO the hubs, to light
the way, but that is It happened as
the Mitchell Ranger recently rolled into
Cave City, KY, out Of Bardstown, on
its way over the Glidden route. The
photographer and the Iogkeeper divided
the eight miles of playing human light
house, and when they fell of the machine
they looked as though they had been
taking mud bath. II took stream
from the water spout of the railroad
tank to get them clean.