The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-11
HOW STOCK RACES
HELP AUTO TRADE
Sustained Speed in Competi-
ton SureSt Means of De
tectiEg Weak Points.
By HARRY WARD.

/ The advantages OF automobile compe-
tluon have been very clearly set forth
F by Q. O. Hancn who is connected with
a large motor car manufacturing con
ceru IN Indianapolis
lie states that so long as road and
/ track racing was confined to antonio
5iies designed for racing purposes only
there was no general interest in the
events except from the standpoint Of
sport, pure and simple. a performance.
good or bad. Of specially built racing
car conveyed no Information 10 rrs
prospective buyer OF an automobile. as
TO the quality OF any particular make OF
stock car Furthermore, the mauufac-
turer OF the specially built racing car
was not particularly benefited nv his
racing experience, so far As his stand
ard stock models were concerned
The advent OF the stock chassis race
however. has rsvoIutionized public sen
liment relative to road and track. races.
ana has been OF incaJcuIabIe benefit 10
lhe manufactures IN the DEVELOPMENT
Of standard stock models, and, incfden-
tally. OF great value TO the buying pub
he- In this form Of sport the car is
subjected 20 its limit Of endurance
As Mr. HauCh very APPLY saws there
IS no boys play about road and track
racing II is very serious business and
calls for a high degree Of inteuieence
and the utmost endurance upou the mart
az both driver end car II is hard 90
realize 20 what enormous strains q. car
is subjected in going hundreds OF miles
at a miIe-a- minute clip The vibrations
and stresses are so great that the slight
est weaknesses IN material. design or
workmanship are brought out Al of
This information and experience re-
bounds 20 the advantage OF both manu-
IactUrer and buyer u the car is stock
model Thousands OF miles Of ordi-
nary driving may Eall 20 develop q weak
point which would be clearly shown by
q few hundred miles OF racing speed
Following the practice started a year
ago OF dividing "a percentage Of its earn
iuzs among the employees, the Ford Mo
tor Company distributed last week the
sum Of $500 as e.. ,oIzau Of appreciation
tc~ faithful service rendered. said
Claude Miller, Of Miller Brothers Auto
and Supply Company, agents here for
the Ford Tn money was .ElCeG aC-
cordinE TO years Of service
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
Tauy, which B-aiutains a branch In this
city has e-ulaticaIIy denied the report
that IL has been absorbed by other IN
terests- The control Of The company
remains exactly where It has been since
its C-Ea u5Za-i0C. GCcorciug % the com
pauy'z S-ateme1t-
The new board Of governors Of the
Automobile Club OF Washington VIII
meet within tire next few days 10 map
out the work for the year At that time
President H Chadwick Hunter VIII ap-
point the house committee for 1910
The executive committee OF the Amer
can Automobile Association, Of which
A G. BarcheIder is Chairman, met to-
Fa- al the associations oE=. IS in New
York A numbe- Of important matters
were brought up for discussion, and a
definite rauTaiEu for The year was de-
cIded upon
Practically the entire sales force OF
The Cook d St0ddaId COMPANY IS in |
New York attending the automobile
show. J. IL Stcddard left Sunday. /
George Weaver and Theodore Barnes. I
r.. left yesterday, and Rudolph Jose
Viii go over some time today The
four makes Of cars handled by the com
uauy are being exhibited at the show.
The Brush car, handled en- this city
nE the Belmont Garage COUpaIE- en-
Joys the distinction OF being the lowest /
priced car on the market that is fitted i
with a magnetic as regular equipment
" e NIcBuruey. Of the Pope Autouo-
bile Company Of Washington. Is IN New
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