The Washington herald., 1910-11-20

AlidHtd EDou fOddS TOUR anu ALSO TINS
years Munsey run. He will collect the
road data and those concerning the cost
keep of the automobile.
Included in the itinerary OF large cities
through which the party viii pass are
Jersey City. Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington. Roanoke, Greensboro. Char
lotte. Atlanta. Savannah, Jacksonville.
Tallahassee. Mobile. Montgomery. Bir-
mingham, Chattanooga, Nashville. Mem
phis, Padueah st. Louis, Kansas City.
Topeka, Guthrie, Fort Worth, Dallas.
Austin. San Antonio. Houston. Galveston.
FL Paso. Phoenix Los Angeles. Pasa-
dena, Oakland, and San Francisco. The
stops viii be only long enough for sleep
and meals.
The Congressional Garage Company has
sold a Wilcox Trux to Chaplin & Sacks
Co. The truck was sold for delivery at
Woodstock. Va. Mr.. Simones will deliver
the truck early next week.
r. c. Wilson left Washington yesterday
for trip to Leesburg, Va. Mr. Wilson is
driving a Complex. for which he has the
agency.
Although the Indianapolis speedway
promoters had great faith In the contin-
ued popularity OF motor racing, especially
I'm view of the successful 1910 season
which has just closed, they were aston
ished by the extraordinary interest shown
by the manufacturers both in this coun-
try and abroad The contest rules OF the
A A. a. forbid the announcement Of
tentative entries, which prevents the
management OF the Indianapolis Speed
way from giving out names or the nu-
merous European and American cars
which have promised to send fleet of
steeds 10 the Indianapolis track for the
IOng-distanCc classic next May. Several
foreign entries are assured. however.
There seems to be a big revival OF inter
est among manufacturers In the Old
World. The leading foreign makers en-
tered into the agreement some years ago
10 withdraw from the sport, chiefly on
account of the heavy expense Of motor
racing, It is evident from communica-
tons received at the local speedway
office that they will dissolve the compact
before next spring. and a big European
race seems assured.
Preparation for the eleventh national
automobile show In Madison Square Car
den next January is being made on
plane which indicates that this event is
coming more and more 10 rival the horse
show as a social fete White and gold
are the colors that have been selected 10
predominant in the decorative scheme
throughout the Garden, and while these
colOrs will be most prominent. green and
crimson will be strongly in evidence. In
general, the interior OF the building will
be richer and more magnificent than for
any previous affair.
W H. Sardo has purchased from the
Buick Mstor Company a Model Is Buick
Roadster
The fascination of motoring has ap-
paeled to many wel-knOwn women. but
no combination OF motoring pleasure and
business has given quite as much prom
inence TO q woman as the pioneer eff
forts OF Mrs. Lulu Linz. of San Francisco.
the wife OF F. ]. Linz. manager OF the
United Motor San Francisco Company.
From the time the first automobile made
its appearance In Golden Gate City. Mrs
Linz has been recognized as the premier
woman motorist of the Pacific Coast.
When the romantic old Stage coach
got its first warning of RELOCATION, Mrs.
Linz was the driver who showed what
the automobile stage could accomplish.
She was the first woman 10 pass the Sc
we're park examination in Frisco in 1904
Six weeks after receiving her permit she
started the motor Stage line between
Carson City and Shaw Hot Springs. New.
the only automobile stage in the State
at that time. The same year found her
driving a Maxwell touring car UP the
courthouse steps at Bakersfield, Cal Two
years later she appeared on, the Wander
bilt Cup course with a 50-hOrsepoWer
touring car and made one lap which al
most equaled the practice record for the
course.
Love Of sport, however, did not keep
her away from the business end Of auto
MODELLING. and two years later she was
managing the second San Francisco Auto
mobile Show in the capacity Of president
and general manager AT the same time
she was president OF the first American
Motor Club of Women. and was later
made an honorary member of the Ladies'
Automobile Club OF Great Britain and
Ireland of which the Duchess OF South
erland was president She founded In
that year the automobile department Of
an Oakland newspaper, and edited its
automobile news for a wear. Though re-
tired from active newspaper and maya
zine work, she is still a frequent con-