The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-24
WASHINGTON OWNERS WILL NOT ASK PLAYERS TO BUY
COAST TO COAST
TRIP is PLANNED
Many Motorists Are Anxious
TO Make Journey From
Atlantic to Pacific.
By HARRY WARD.


Hundreds OF motorists have a pet am
bition to make a coast-to--coast frip.
For their information most i'm crest
ing statistics as to the feasibil-ty OF
automobile touring from the Ais ute 70
the Pacific coasts have resulted from
the trip just completed IN San Fran
cisco By 4. L. EveStgard. OF the Turing
Club OF America. in MS Premier csT- In
the interest OF motorists IN general, and
OF the United States Government. the
pathfndinS party kept an accurate rec
ord Of experiences en- route. altitude,
! Temperatures, mileage, cost and accom-
nsodstions.
In table Just issued {, new epoch In
automobile pleasure touring IS predicted
because Of the interest which has arisen
toward the construction Of a national
/ highway from New York 70 san Fran
cisco, founded UPON the movements
started by Nj westward while Cross
I ing the continent II IS evident that
| every conceivable form o. road and eli
| matte conditions were encountered and
| carefully tabulated IN the minute rec
| ord As a representative Of the Bureau
OF Public Roads IN the Federal Depart
| ulent Of Agriculture, the Official scout
! has made note Of everything interest
/ Ing 70 the Government. with permissic,l
/ 70 make It public, IN order TO stimulaae
1 interest and 10 further the efforts o
authorities and motorists on the way
| From every viewpoint, the journey Is
one 10 attract the pleasure-seeking
JnOtOrist. for good roads are Afforded
| nearly al the way. splendid hotel &C
! commodations are experienced along
nearly the entire length. while the va
riery and grandeur Of scenery lining
the course Is such as can be secured
Only By a trip across the American con-
tinent Il is probable that a trunk high
way from coast 10 coast viii be a real
ity in the near future
Notwithstanding the fact that the
! automobile racing season Is over until
next spring and that its action VIII
have little actual effect upon the rae
Ing drivers banned by its rule, the
contest board Of the American Aut0uno-
bile Association has taken definite ac-
ton against certain eTTilE drivers n
u1salcttoned meetings during the last
ned until January !, 1872 are Barney
Old1eid and his four racing cars and
al the officials and promoters Of the
| Ascot. Cal, racing track
Washington motorists are much in
terested n the news that Motor We
]
| amendment TO the Maryland AutOn1o-
bile law. whereby the registration OF
licensed machines viii begin May I
and end April 80. instead OF as present
from January ! 70 December 81 Hs
says that under the present arrange
Tae8t the state loses thousands OF dol
lars in revenue
The Portola road race has again
been postponed According 70 the lat
est plans the event is to he held over
Fa .
tons birthday The events are 10 %
the same as scheduled for January =
the date originally selected for this III
pOTtant sporting event
Steam propelled automobiles are de-
tined 10 come into their own as Ear -
motor racing IS concerned during the
1eIIs season, II the action OF the contest
board Of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION f. directed as Chairman ) 4
Butler now believes Il VIII be- when me
rules for the coming season are made
The considers ton Of the steam power
machine Is the OutgTOWJh OF desire
that kind Of automobile &c see their
product in competition with gasolens
cars in the international sweepstakes
race 70 be held on the Indianapolis
motor speedway May % next
IN the procession OF vastly varied
events which hold forth in New YORK
biggest show building none has YET
succeeded in effeCtinE more complete
transformations of the interior OF Mad
ison Square Garden than the annual
autnObfIe shows While the task q
accomplishing this IN new way be-
comes more difficult each year the
genius OF the show managers seem e
rise TO the occasion For the forth
coming affair, which for the first time n
the history OF the garden shows IS 10
be an exhibition lasting Two weeks from
January Z 10 Z. new precedent Tor
/ decorative schemes has been WORKED
ont II is said Dy those who nave been
I r,-fviIeEed 70 see some details OF the
TJreoara tons that nowhere IN Europe
! OF America has there ever been az
TEMPTED anything ike such an elaoc-
rate and artistic creation for an auto
mobile show More than $500 are De
: ing expended in preparing the setting
= for the exhibits
, I The International automobile show
, / viii be opened IN Grand Central Palace.
New York on New Years eve BY MAJ
= Gen. F d. Grant. commander OF the
! Department of the East. Z ; A be
Z viii bring out the fact that autorloohes
ard aeroDianes are destined 10 play an
important part in modern military az
fairs
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