Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
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| istic energy and progressive spirit, Is ever
intent upon advertising to the world the
| possibilities of it's wonderful climate,
when the majority of the centers of civili-
| cation are suffering from snow and cold
or are beginning to feel the icy blasts of
| winter. AS climate seems to be its chief
asset Southern California is perhaps par
donable in exploiting the same, even
| though it be a god-given attribute.
| Beginning early in November, they in
! augurate a race from Los Angeles to
| Phoenix, Ariz, through cities, over snow
| capped mountains, plowing through scorch-
| ing hot deserts and often fOrding swollen
streams that carry cars and drivers to
destruction. This race is held for the pur-
| pose of testing the durability Of the au-
f, tomobie rather than one of speed.
Thanksgiving day, November "a at
Santa Monica, practically within the city
| of Los Angeles, is to be he
annual Santa Monica re :, IN
last year the worlds record fastest time
was established This course is remarka-
BILE for it's safety, fine roadbed and free
dom from death inviting curves. 1t is
practically race track, eight and four
tenth mics in distance. Although there
were sixteen entries in each race last
year and witnessed by perhaps 5000
people, there was not single accident II
either driver, mechanician or spectator.
The big event this year is an .'open
race or free for ALL distance POP
the a. A. A. rules 1t will be preceded by
two other races, namely the light cal
race up to 80 cubic inches cylinder dis
D acement, with distance of 101.4 miles,
the other the heavy stock car race gov
erned by class B rules, cylinder displace
men: of from 2J1 cubic inches up to 600,
with distance of 1515O6 miles. The en-
trance fee to each of these last two
named event is $780, the winner to re-
ceive 20 per cent. second place 20 per
cent third place 10 per cent.
The winner of the light car race will be
awarded the Leon T. Shelter trophy. val
ued at 5000. The winner of the heavy
car race will be awarded the Dick Ferris
trophy, valued at $1,000
The open event or free for all requires
an entrance fee of $3.50, of which the win
per cent. third place 10 per cent The
minimum cash guaranteed prize in this
event is $1,000
If the clutch is released when the car
is turning corner it not only relieves
the differential gearing, but the tires o.
the driving strain. Furthermore the
slipping of the clutch In letting it il
again would relieve the motor of much
of the strain of picking up speed on tn,
higher gear.
There seems to be no objection to the
demand of the New Jersey motorists. |
made through the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club. favoring the rating OF
motor vehicles for license purpose under |
the 4. l.. a. NJ. rating and not upon the |
manufacturers rating. Many of the high |
priced foreign cars are moderated, in |
accordance with American ideas, by |
their manufacturers, and some American |
1t to rate their cars considerably hishe
than the actual horsepower. This works |
a hNrdship on the state in one case anC |
upon the car owner in the other case. |
An amendment to the present law on this |
matter would have the effect of compel |
ling manufacturers not to misrepresent |
the horsepower when their cars are adj |
vertised for sale. This proper rating of
motor vehicles will not affect the revenue
to the state, and for this reason should !
be quickly changed.
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The Motor Racing Association of New
York has chartered a train and titled it
wall Street Special and will attend the
grand prize race in a body. The special
will leave New York November at 30
o. M and will pass through this city about
10 o'clock. The train will be parked near
the race course and will be used as a
turning north after the finish of the big
race. Fred Wagner. who will be starter
of the grand prize race. passed through
Washington Friday en- route south to
prepare for the big event.
4 motor road between Richmond and
Washington may soon be a fact. The
Chamber of Commerce committee on
such matters held meeting yesterday
to discuss plans. An automobile highway
between the cities was proposed some
time ago. but this is the first action since
that time.
After going over the matter in gen.
eral way the. committee instructed Sec
rotary Dunlop to communicate with the