The Washington times., 1910-02-11
SAVANNAH PLANS
BIG AUTO RACES
Washington Interested In
Latest Movement Among
Southern AutCi5tS.
Bv HARRY WARD

The big bunch Of Washington motor
lists who witnessed the running or tIe
grand prize race at Savannah. Gas- ou
Thanksgiving Day. 1908. are very much
interested i'm the news that the South
ern city again has the race bee A.
q recent meeting Of The Savannah AU-
tnnobIo Club plans were discussed for
an International ace TO De run on mex
Misunderstanding Day. Besides having aa
international race IT, is proposed TO hold
a stock car race the preceding day
making the program very similar t'
that or the Grand prize race held No
vcmbpr a year ago Another meetiu-
Of tHa committee VIII Ice held this
week % go further into the matter
Work ou the course has been going ou
for some time. Instead OF having z0WC-
thing like fourteen turns, only seven
are TO pe found in the new course At
the first grand prize race Washington
sent a big delcEaJcn. which made tIe
"trip i'm a special car and If the race
Is repeated this year a much larger
delegation VIII be on hand TO cheer the
competing drivers
The Virginia Automobile Association.
Of which Joseph E Willard IS presi-
dent. VIII send a representative delega-
ton Of motorists to the national legis-
Iative convention 10 be held here next
week under she auspices Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association The gov
ernOr Of Virginia is much interested IN
the motor car laws IL that state At
present there are many proposed laws
being considered end the legislature,
which has Just begun real business.
already has befo~e II bin TO tax motor
cars in Virginia ri the rate Of 81 per
being fought By the state association
Ehe EirEfnians do no. object 10 taiT
TAX. bur the fee proposed 8 regarded as
unlikely to meet with au2EoNa- Al
was decided that no obJEcIon would ne
held 10 a tax OF even go on edch ma
chine but that the sense OF lHe assoc
would make a 6y-LoISepO power machine
paw a SO TAX and pro rata FOR other
cars.
According 10 advices received by c. g
Schroth. the SJearns agent the exhibit
Of the r %. Srearns Company az the
Chicago automobile show i attracting
more than ordinary attention. A fea-
ture of the exhibit IS a strikInGIy hand
some Tandaufer body mounted on the
g1-rorSepovrer SteaTns chassis The
comfortable and r1omy body attractive
III finished in WEipcord- contains all
the little luNurles that nelp 10 MAKE
the car luxurious speaking LIDeS. {
clock cigar lighter. ASH tray interior
electric Iipnt- toilet set vanity case, and
other little convenience unite 30 pro
ducinE one OF the hand~ofneS- landau
lets ever exhibited This car being
IauEauIef. opens IN summer- provid-
ing an ideal car for fair weather use
r. is an interesting fact that during
the wear 1919 more women have taken
mart In -ou- runs than anE other year.
The women of today are becoming more
n ud more familiar with the principles 't
each part Of an automobile What was
before mere machine has become 3
q i've thew are iU touch with IT, and IE
ANYTHING out OF the ordinary happens
tsr-- seem 10 have no difficulty IN To- Z
eating the trouble and remedEiuE IL q
The time has come when the women know f
almost as much about cars as the men. {
and Il j. no longer curiosity 10 see Z
women Irving a large touring car IN /
the city 'r on the road
The latest returns OF the Association I
0f Licensed Automobile Manufacturers /
SHOW that the SeveUry-oue makes OF 4
American and foreign automobiles are
now licensed under the SeIdeu patent 4
The newest members in the association /
are the Oakland Motor Car Company /
Motor Truck Company. and GrabowsLv /
Power Wagon COMPANY
Papers have been fled 10 change tho /
corporate name Of the Motor Car Com 4
nanv TO the Ze5i Ei0tor Car Company
A. Stanley lei is president of the com
uarr. which also conducts one Of the /
largest automobile establishments in !
Baltimore
The Motor Car Company reports the 4
sale or a Hudson roadster 70 Miss Fan
ME Bell. 2 Hudson touring car 30 /
Thomas Moore a Chalmers go tour !
.ug car 20 Miss WaICott Tuckernan.
7r5 a Hudsou roadster 20 Vivian Spen-i
GER
Washington motorists H1-~ fad. !
which is growing RAPIDLY Unique en- 4
nIeuGe % every description. including /
BfIIikCUS. north poles, birds and beasts !
are being substituted for the plain (
-ars on radiators T--crmOniIo owners
are using a miniature reproduction Of (
the famous Vanderbilt cup which was Il
won two years ago by 4 I.ocOmobiie.
The Miller Brothers Auto and Supply /
Company report the sale or q Ford !
touring car to W : Mcdonald