The Washington times., 1910-04-06
Los ANGELES TRACK
TO OPEN ON FRIDAY
Many World Records Ex-
pected to Fall During
Carnival There.
BY HARRY WARD.

The entire motor world is awaiting
With interest the opening OF the Los
Angeles motord0me, which is scheduled
for next Friday. The inauguration Of
the one-mile board track With seven
days carnival will mark a new epoch
in automobile racing. and judging nom
the speed made in practice BY drivers.
all the worlds records for one-miIe
tracks. and many American motordrome
records as well. VIII be broken. There
is much speculation at present as TO
whether Lewis Strang's famous one
mile mOtordrome record Of 81. seconds.
made with a Fiat on the Atlanta. speed
way, viii be smashed, the majority of
tho drivers believing that IL Will be. Ex-
perts believe thai the Los Angelo. mo-
tOrdrOme is safe for speed as high as
the fastest driver can get out OF the
fastest car. Il IS the first board track
ever built for auto racing. is q perfect
circle, a mile in circumference, and has
bank of ore foot in three. on the
day the track was opened for practice
a car doing better than q mile q min
Ute finished with a fiat tire, but did not
skid. The immense board saucer has
been designed scientifically to permit OF
e combination OF maximum speed and a
minimum Of danger possibilities. Some
of the worlds greatest auto pilots will
be among the starters when the pistol
is fired for the first event on FRIDAY.
In addition TO the GIdden trophy this
year there will also be a trophy donated
by Samuel NJ. Butler. chairman of the
contest board Of the American Auto
mobile Association. II will be con-
cluded in the touring car class
The Zell Motor Car Company, agents
for the Chalmers, received word this
morning that the Chalmers pathfinGing
car for this years Glidden tour viii
be ready 10 start from Cincinnati next
Monday. The tour viii be approximate
ly 800 miles in extent The longest
days run will be from Dallas, Tex, 10
Paris, Tex, q distance OF 90 miles
Several other days runs will be over
20 miles.
Washington motorists are complain
ing Of the actions OF the police in ar
resting. without warning. those motor
lists whose license numbers are hung
lower than the rear lamps. 1t has been
customary 70 hang these numbers on
ihe springs or the cars, with the tail
light suspended a little above There
appears 10 be a new ruling which pro-
vides that the lamps and license num-
oers must be on a line with each other.
AS lne motorists are not generally
aware Of this new provision IL votIId
seem that the police should first warn
the motorist and then arrest him if he
1oes not place his lamp and license
number IN the prescribed position.
A lect;re dealing with the automobile
tire from the tree 20 the machine viii /
shortly be given IN this .Itv bv = II
llillsch, Of the 3. F. Goodrich Com /
p1ny He is travelling about the COM |
Try, and is giving this lecture. which |
IS IS Illustrated by numerous views, In All /
the important auto ceuters.
GOOD progress is being made o, -.
aew ,fl. Iac-toIy building Of the Garter
Motor Car Corporation at Hva+ts1-iiIe-
Ma This additional factory buiI5i+,r,,
las heen made necessary owing 20 -
increased demand for Washington cars
Inc latest purchaser Of a Chalmers
ar is i. 9. Dulin, Of Dulin & MarriD I
he secured Chalmers "4O'' tourine,