The Washington times., 1910-01-10
HARD AUTO TRIP
FROM BALTIMORE
Fred S. Lincoln Drives Car
Over Road Covered With
Ice and Snow.
BY HARRY WARD.

Fuil 7f incident was the trip made
yesterday by Fred s. lincoln, a we'll
known business man Of this city.
Accompanied only by Mrs Lincoln
ne left Baltimore about noon in a
WHY'S Six" and arrived in this city
several hours later The trip was made
over the WashiuEton-Balti timOTe boule-
ward, and Mr.. Lincoln has the distnc-
ton oe being the first person 20 drive
any kind Of a vehicle over this route
since Christmas. the road being covered
with sheet Of ice practically its en-
tire length. To add 20 the discoUI-
fort Of the trip the machine was r.
equipped with tire chains, and 1ir.
Lincoln found it difficult % get ''trEc-
ton In many places A mIe beyond
Beifs~Ille he encountered a deep Gus
IN which the snow and Zee we're piled
high, and az this point the heauVay was
almost fmpassabIe.
Several times Mr.. Lincoln had 10
leave the road and make a wide derOur
ln order 20 avoid a number OF particu-
larry bad places He found 81 necessary
TO cut down a farmers fence IN order
20 cross a meadow. and he could not
regain the road again until he driven
through the farmers backyard Even
with all the trying conditions, Mr. and
Mrs Lincoln found many pleasant an
Eles 20 the trip
The election OF Il Chadwick Hunter
TO the u~eS1Fer~r OF the Automobile O.
f-rrsr 81 ~ -r-f-g~T-.- T--r r.1r-- rr.Tr -
Ceived by the motorists. He IS one OF
the pioneer automobile owners. and
has done much % improve motoring
conditions here Mr- Hunter IS deeply
interested in the motorists cause and
viii spare no efforts In getting them 2
square deal at all times. tnIeF his
regime the automobile CLUB viii PLAY a
prominent part IN the aEfOUob bile affairs
OF the National Capital
The club IS planning 70 have mum
Der OF contests IN the coming season
Captain Joseph F'a+ecner VIII inauSurate
the touring season wtyh q 1aunt 10 some
nearby point md viii gradually e.
tend the length Of these trips rs the
season advances. gasoline economy
contest. a hin climb. and an endurance
/ contest are among the events talked Of
The opening OF the Madison Square
Garden show in New York was Sala
participated In number Of exhibitors
and lavishUesE OF the decorations and
lighting effects the show is one Of the
greatest exhibitions Of the kind eve Z
/ held and marks an epoch IN an Industry
that has developed 10 immense proper
tiOns Ia decade
The Mitchell Motor Car Company, Of
Racine. Wis VIII have an imposing cx-
hibft AT the Brussels automobile show
| The exhibit is now on the ocean, and
| will reach Belgium in plenty Of time
| for the opening Of this classic show
/ polished chassis. q dve-PassenEer
| and a seven-passenEeT touring car and
/ a roadster.
/ While the f r Thomas Motor Com
/ uauv has not made any decided changes
/ in its 1910 models, particularly IN the
! two larger models, the little Six and
/ the town car show several refneu-euts
and additions. For 1911 the company
/ win market three GLASSES a go G
! so and ''4-2S'
/ The Franklin torpedo automobile is at
/ tracing much attention at the auto
| mobile show In New York The makers
| claim Il Is the first Of its type 70 be
/ built in America The lines Of the car
I are similar to those OF the prOieCtlle
| after which IL is named. The sides ar
high and fully surround the occupants
/ Of the front seat as well IS the rear
| The machine IS painted 4 battleshiT
/ gray. and its appearance throughout IS
| indicative OF speed and power
/ The Pope Automobile Company ri
/ Washington has delivered a Waverly
/ electric victoria 10 Representative Vic
/ tor MurdoCk-