The Washington times., 1910-04-03
MOTORING RECRUITS
THOROUGHLY ASTIR
Dealers Swamped With Re,
quests for Earlier Than
Scheduled Deliveries.
By HARRY WARD

cruits, and the lot OF the auto deaIe1
Is no longer an easy one. Customers
who In the heart OF the winter stipu
lated that g May delivery would sui-
thein' have caught the fever since tbt
lfost has got out Of the ground and are
urging and pleading that they ger tbei,
machines from one to two months soon.
er than the order calls for. OF course
ms puts the dealer I'm a quandary. for
ne mapped out his delivery scheme M
the time the orders came in, and at This
iate day II is hard TO get the factory
10 increase or rush the orders. Some
or the beginners in motoring are being
accommodated, but they are the excep-
ton rather than the rule Those who
nave been lucky enough TO get their
cars thus early in the season are pre-
pairing for the roads and from now on
tneTe VIII be g constant procession OF
cars on all the roads leading out Of
washington. There is every indication
that the season just openag will be the
greatest in the history of the automo-
bile A hundred and one tours are being
planned by Washington motorists and
the demand for information about the
leading routes in this section OF the
country is unprotected.
According to Information given out by
the Motor Cups Holding Company. the
sixth annual race for the Nanderbilt
cup Will be held on the Long Island
Motor Parkway and the county birb-
way system of Nassau county. Satur-
day. October l. Starting at . O'Clock I'm
the morning the contestants will cover
the l2.ttmile circuit twenty-five times.
making a total mileage Of 2IS.OS miles.
The award will be the classic Wander
bllt CUP, with an added cash prize Of
1900 and bronze placque. The event
will be open to cars owned I'm this coun-
try, whose piston displacement in cubic
inches is not less than 30l. nor more
than 800. The circuit to be covered.
which is the same as that used in 1909
has been pronounced one of the best
in the country for sustained aigh speed
The highways are broad. with improy-
ed and well-oiled surfaces. There are
but four turns, all cs which are well
banked and easily taken at speed.
The number OF automobile companies
in this city is being augmented with
every succeeding week The latest en-
try into the field is theh SeIby Compan,-
composed Of Ernest Selby. formerly
manager for the Stanley Agency. and
Roy NJ. Palmer. The new firm ba.
secured me agency for the Paige-De-
trolt, and as leased for term of wears
Lne grOUuu floor Of the new buildiDa
that mas Just been erected at the northo
west corner Of Fourteenth and 5 streets
Inc SaleSrOOm vii be opened within the
next ter days. In addition 10 Washinp-
Ton TINS trIu also controls the sale 7f
he Pa Se-Detroit iu Prince C;eorra
krederick. aAd Montgomery counties. I'M !
@ @MaT idHu. and Fairfax LOudOuu, /
Clarke, and Frederick counties, In Virl
ginia.
The Columbia Sales Agencies Is the
name OF the newest automobile CON
:, SSl IL - III lillS CITY Elbert s Maloney /
- manager or the company. IL is 10
Gated at 1912 Wisconsin avenue. and tba
machines handled are the F'fres+oDa-
columbus and the Stanley steamer. The
iaSe mentioned make is deservedly popu-
a. having Deen represented here since |
tAt very inception OF the automobile 1
business and n will be Mr. MaIouny-S /
am 10 make the Firestone-CoIurubus
6aiS 6iLSSiiy Wen known IN the gasolene car
nelG. A downtown saIesroom is being
pidhned by Manager AIaloney.
+ Y Stratton and L p. Dorset. NJ /
the Studebaker Automobile COnnauy II
leIt yesterday for IeeShurr Va -
Srudebaker '4O touring car -,b,,'. -, -. q
accompanied by ". =. Hlbbs. whose II
guest they viii be over Sunday Tbe II
party VIII return tomorrow morning.
Among the motorists who made et,o-.
tours today was Claude Miller. U,b0
MADE trip - Ridgeville in a Ford u
SJ1-l SS4utlllS y car. Accompanying him were
rency TraceweI and Mrs tTra|a,,-el III
= naFleS ". Bender and wife also rnade I
the trip 10 Ridgeville today IN a RIIicIC
touring car. 1'oN
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Automobile Association has or,laraS - al
UHcdteS Of racing records issued 10 Rsr-
hey Oldiield for recent perforrnsDces
on the Daytona Beach in Florida. old
stIIl. ..tIu ; oAllSlaI records are announced as
loAoWs' one mile, flying start. g7.23
SECONDS; one mile, standing start 40.SS
seconds; one kilOmeter. ffving star+ /
I. .U4 seconds; two miles, flying start Z
Miller Brothers report the s,ro
tord touring cars to ". c IVea,-or
beII b Saxon, and Miss Mary Moyni
The new salesroom Of the Cool 9
company, 1913 New Yorl- ave-
lue, Will be opened tomorrow No -
teLiSe mas been spared in fitting nm +ba
lieW Quarters Of the Pierce-Arrow. Cad
I've scbs,,I ailu Baker The decora-
-.1tr5.C.h sCheIile Is unique and there is every
sales. 0iiAs Oh
Ihe Haynes car made its debut in
" tshlnSJon this week and Thomas =
SINS Of the Sims Motor Company- has
zen busy BOOKING requests CCr dsrnoD-
.ltaJlonS OF the car Mr.. Sims has e.
.uIed temporary quarters in tho Con
RAJ garage end Will later open "a sale
oom Oh Fourteenth street. 'syVasb-
nEJon looks good TO me-" said NJ
sims, and feel confident that ibc
iaynes car will achieve popularity
Mrs. l. Il. Letter has placed an cr7er
Nth the Cook u StOddard ConpanN q
or 1911 FlercC-ArrOW '.6-4S' landau n
While Arthur Bliss has ordered a s.S
y machine with toy tonneau. DeIiy- q
tieS on both cars VII be made IN
september.
Tho Bennett-Collins Company. agents s.
or the Staver-ChicaEo. have leased IN
WidInS at the northeast corner Of
'ourtee3th and streets, and as soon
$ necessary improvements are com
leted VIII open a salesroom. a fuIl
Ire Of accessories will also be handled s
{ Is expected the building will be f.
cady Tor occupancy within the next
'eek.
Emerson & OTme, the Apperson
gents are elated with the news that =