The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

DR.. NJ Edmunds. OF Gordonsville, Va,
has purchased Washington car of the
tourabout type.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bush are touring
through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
Delaware in their Washington car. ae-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. w s. Carter
The work by automobile clubs in plac-
ing signboard directions and danger sig
nails is undoubtedly great work. not
only of benefit TO the motorist. but 10 the
general public. The value of good roads
is enhanced by signs
Great work Is now being done IN this
direction by the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club. The big Newark club
has now erected something like 400 signs
in Essex. Morris. Passaic Bergen. Mid
dlesex, and the other counties of North
ern New Jersey This is the portion of
the State most Travelled by tourists. and
the expensive work OF the club is helping
TO make the roads good. as well as guild
ing the traveller on his way.
Wherever the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club officials have asked for
permission TO display their signs they
have been met with open arms. and in
any number of small New Jersey towns
the officials are planning to pat up adj
ditional signs OF their own. now that
realization of the benefits TO be reaped
have been shown.
Because OF the continued improvements
and alterations of roads going on in New
Jersey where over q million dollars is
expended upon roads annually, the sign
board advocates must be ever alert. The
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
intends 10 continue this sign work until
every road in New Jersey is thoroughly
covered
Activity OF the same kind in this vicin-
ity would be greatly appreciated by auto
mobillsts.
United States Army officers located at
Fort Benjamin Harrison Army Post, at
Indianapolis. have been successfully ex-
perimenting with the automobile TO carry
the quartermaster supplies, to carry am
line across fields. 10 carry soldiers
through the swamps and over the hills.
and. in fact, TO use the machine in every
capacity for which mule wagons have
been utilized
Lieut.. Col. Thomas Cruise. u. S A..
chief quartermaster. who is well known
in this city. has conducted the tests.
H. b. Leary. jr. left yesterday 10 visit
Braddock Heights
a. S. Zell president OF the ZeII Motor
Car Company, left yesterday for a trip
through Maryland. Virginia. and West
Virginia in a Hupmobile 20 be gone a
week, during which time he expects to
close number OF agencies.
The Overland Washington Motor Sales
Company has delivered a model 90
Overland touring car to W. & ]. Sloane,
and also a model 81 fore-door touring
car 20 B. N. Davidson.
No detail OF more general interest Was
presented 10 the thousands OF owners OF
ears who witnessed the recent Wander
bilt Cup race than the maFvelously con
sistent running Of the Lozier, the winner
Of this years stock car championship at
Elgin, Ill With almost monotonous regu-
larity Milford drove his charge around
the course in eleven minutes, until al the
expiration OF the eighth round his time
was a second under IS minutes for the
distance. or at an exact average speed of
SO miles per hour
Everyone noticed the break in the regu-
lar time being made by the car when it
did come. but few knew the reason. On
the stretches milford had attained a
speed of Sc miles an hour-a terrible mo-
tor speed for a truly stock car-and he
noticed signs OF valve trouble with the
ninth lap half complete He was COM
PEELED 10 slow down until the twelfth
round, when the stem Of the valve
snapped off He ran ten miles with the
broken valve 10 the Lozier pit in front
of the grand stand. where seven minutes
were lost in replacing the valve.
The official score showed 80 minutes u
seconds for two laps as against the regu-
lar II minute schedule. Had milford not
had the trouble which cost him II minutes
his chances of victory can be easily fig
ured out. as he was only minutes S5
seconds behind the winner at the sensa-
tional finish.
Ludwig Isenberg. manager of the RO-
man Automobile Company. accompanied
by L. r. Mathews, Southern sales mana
ger, left yesterday for Philadelphia to see
the Paramount Park races.
Harry L. Duley and wife will leave
Tuesday in their Ford touring car TO visit
the Hagerstown Fair. remaining there
about three days.
A Washington touring car, fully equip
ped. has been delivered 10 Mrs Sarah b.
Miller, of Cleveland Park.
How TO live a veritable gypsy life on
an automobile trip. seeking shelter at no
hotel or dwelling. sleeping beside the car
and enjoying TO the fun the beauties of
summer. is told by Mrs. A. w. Seaman.
of Brooklyn. n. Y. whose parents reside
in Washington and who recently returned
from a 23OO-mile mOtoring-camping trip
through the South in four-cylinder FIVE
passenger, 2S-hOrsepower Franklin car.
Mrs Seaman. her husband. and Miss
Cosgrove, a friend, comprised the party.