The Washington times., 1910-02-19
WILL NOT ABANDON
DAYTONA CONTESTS
WaShingtonianS Pleased TO
Learn Florida Races
Will Continue.
By HARRY WARD.

Washington motorists we're pleased O.
learn this morning that the Daytoua
Beach races would not be abandoned
The Florida East Coast Automobile
Association Is now planning for a speed
carnival on March 2, . and a. and
as the DaytOna beach Is admittedly the
fastest automobile race course I'm the
world. records are very likely % faIl
Chief interest in the meet VIII attach
10 the race between Strang's Fiat and
Oldfelds Benz Both Of these cars
made great records on the Brooklands
oval i'm England. and there has long
been a controversy between the Benz
and Fia1 enthusiasts as 70 which Of the
ears was tie fastest. The owners have
agreed 10 decide the question on the
Daytona beach. and a great race IS in
prospect
z. W. Q. Arnold. of New York. owner
Of the Lewis StranE Fiat. and Barney
Oldheld, the track champion. who re-
Gently purchased che FEemme~y Benz.
which Travelled faster on the Brooklands
track tnan Marriott in his seamer did
/ on the Florida sands, are now srrsug-
( Ing details Of the proposed match which
/ viii be the piece de resistance" Of the
| March meeting
I mile in twenty-five or twenty-six sec
I oEds. which VIII. Of course. beat the
I mile record Of = Is made by Marriott I'm
1906
/ There VIII be four or FIVE races of
tulfterent classes Of cars scheduled eac.
, day OF the meet, and the Minneapolis.
Sir Thomas Dewar Gold Speed kim
( tWo miles mlnuteJ and other rich
LOpnIes VIII be awarded winners ~
races. The meet viii b. under the
f. .aH
, n Butler, OK the national contest
board, has been selected as referee.
As a direct result Of its partIcipatiou
in the Frank A. Munsey. reliability con
test the Carter Motor car CORPORATION
secured an order Tor 40 washington
cars. valued AZ 81 70 90 This order vas
subsequently, lost. through inability OF
| the compaany 20 turn out cars fast
/ enough 60 hI IL. II rs now planned
) 10 increase the manufacturing facilities
OF the company and 10 this end orders
have been placed for the necessary ma
rerlal for the erection Of an additional
Z building ~ the same plan as the present
. main building at Hyattsville Nd Wl4er
p the addition IS finished the company viii
/. have a total floor space OF = oo0 square
: feet. The new addition viii be ready
!, for occupancy In the spring The en-
la-Ged plant WI! give the company a
I capacity o. 5.clJ cars per year AZ "a
tn-s.l valuation OF over $5.0l1o0l
RI f. H Johanseu, washington reDresar-
tstiye Of the Hartford Rubber Works
! Company. is booking many orders FOR
Hartford Dunlop tires. one Of the
most severe tests 20 which Hartford
I DunIops have lately been submitted wa
| the New york Frisco run Of the Nit
! Cnei Ranger, said lI-- J8hauseu
This run was made without change
[ or repair or tires. and was finished viii
D the tires looking little the vorss- fo-
e wear
Richard Carie. who winds Up his en-
. / gagemeu- at the New National tonight
y was the guest OF several prominent mo
- loriSlS az an oyster roast ElT6n ar IN.
e Automobile Club of Washington Thurs
day afterpoon, The trip 10 the club
@ bungalow on Cfeor.iz avenue was mad
u In T. Browning Spence's Pope-Hartfory
II and Robert Galatians Thomas FLYER
2 Besides Nj CaTle, the party consists %.
e OF IT. 3 Spence, Robert Callahan fr
Joseph r Falc0ner, Abbott Adams. W
d. Erreu. Lester D. Moore, IT.. and W
;. Shelby.
: W D. West. former president Of ID.
: Automobile Club OF Washington. 3
spending q few DAYS az Tryon. y O.
p lie ls accompanied by his wife ar
= daughter
To- Harry Benner, manager OF the Phus
IL uelphla branch OF the NIcheIir Tf-
pr Company, was IN the city today an
called on man friends iu the trade
= The Washington branch u The AIsA
II Weil-Briscoe Motor Company VIII 3
Il located at 15-1-l3l3 Fourteenth stree
~ northwest John r. Thomas The man
\ ager yesterday signed a long a..
r lease Tor the double store NJ rha aboE
y number and the work OF reuodeIir
A. VIII be started at once The MaNwe
IN branch promises 10 be a fine a6ditic
X TO The auto salesrCOms II this city