Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

TO the championship medals. several side
trophies are offered by the Prestolite and
Wheeler & Schebler companies. Entries
for the championship races. embracing all
divisions of stock cars in his years con-
test rules, will close May %.
A. l., Barringer and a party OF motor
lists arrived in this city Thursday In
Selden touring car ell route for the SOUTH
The car is on a tour of 1900 miles,
which will include passing through
thirty-three states. The party has been
through all of the New England states
and expects to visit Richmond and Nor
folk, returning to Baltimore, from which
place they will go to Gettysburg and then
through the Shenandoah valley, over the
route of the New York Herald-Atlanta
Journal, as laid out last fall.
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A Hupmobile was delivered to j. NJ.
Moore of this city last week, fully
equipped.
Considerable misrepresentation exists in
this country apparently over the new tax
on motor cars in France. The general
impression, it would appear, is that the
new schedule in force in that ideal tour
ing country affords all tourists irrespec-
tive of the length of time spent there.
Because of the many owners of its cars
who visit Europe every year. the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company of Buffalo
has had number of calls for informa-
ton on the subject From its Paris
branch it has just received copy OF a
government ruling published i'll the
journal Official. This ruling holds that
the tax does not apply in any way to
cars whose consecutive stay in France
is less than four months. The tax, aside
from that feature, is divided into two
parts For term of $50 days for car
of one or two seats the owner must pay
30 francs and for q car OF more than Two
seats 30 francs. In addition there Is a
| horsepower tax which ranges as follows
| for cars of various powers: One to u
| horsepower, = francs per horsepower; Is
| to a. francs per horsepower; - to 80.
3 francs per horsepower: 81 TO 3D. II
| francs per horsepower: 81 and over, Ii
| francs per horsepower When the car
! is in France for less than a period OF one
/ year q refund is made in proportion to
the number of months lacking. But, ac-
! cording to the information, all cars stay
| ing in France less than four consecutive
months are entirely free from the work
| ings of the new tax.
Transcontinental automobile travel, not
| for records but for the pure enjoyment
of touring. is growing in popularity. AL
ready two motor cars have started from
New York for the Pacific coast and re-
quests have been made to route experts
! of the Touring Club OF America during
| the last two weeks for more than
| dozen pleasure tours of similar character.
While some of these will start from New
York others will start from different
| parts of the country, including two from
| Texas one from South dakota and one
| from Milwaukee.
| One of the most interesting of these
! long distance pleasure tours Is that which
has been arranged by President A. l..
! Westward for Richard NJ. liurd of New
| York city. Mr. Hurd is going 10 take a
vacation tour from Los angeles by the
| mort hern route He will leave early next
! month, driving a Packard car. nd in his
party will he his wife, two children and
a chauffeur.
| j. l.. Hebberd. a prominent motorst of
| Ell Paso Tex. has had a novel tour
! prepared for him by the Touring Club of
| America, which will lead from his home
| close to the Mexican border to'Spring-
! field, Mass, by way of Denver and Chi
! cago.
| X. c. Miller. wealthy ranch owner OF
! Austin Tex.. is about to make long tour
| from his home to southern California
/ n W. Norris of Milwaukee. Wis. will he
the first mCtorist from that city who has
| travelled westward to the Pacific coast
He will start next month for San Fran