The Washington herald., 1910-09-18

The hamlet OF Lakeview, IN Lake
County. Greg, fifteen miles from the
California line, has a population OF 76l,
and yet It has forty automobiles, many
or which are big touring cars, II is said
that the place has more autos for its
size than any other town in the United
States.
The general rules committee OF the
Manufacturers Contest Association met
last week in New York. Many recon-
mendations for changes in the contest
rules OF the American Automobile Asso-
citation were finally ratified. They do not
become rules. however, until adopted by
the contest board OF the American Auto
mobile Association. and when so adopted
will be Incorporated in the regulations
TO govern competition in 1911 and 1912
Among the subjects taken up was the
question whether amateur drivers COM
petlng In track or road races against
professional drivers shall lose their ANA
teur standing
Automobiles will be greatly interested
in the announcement that the Touring
Club of America has arranged TO place
upon the principal thOroughfares in the
vicinity of New York scouts. who will
patrol the roads. warning motorists OF
any dangerous places on the highways.
OF the proper detour where roads are
closed for Improvement, and where par
ticular care should be exercised in driv-
ing. as we'll as the localities in which
the local ordinances are being strictly
enforced.
F. T. Mcbride. of Portland. Greg. for
merly of Butte, Mont. claims :he sta
bility record for long-distance automobile
driving With five people in his six
cylinder, 42-horsepower Franklin motor
car he went from Ithaca, n. Y. 10 Butte.
taking five weeks for the trip and travel
ing. with side tours. about 4.000 miles.
The entire run was made without diff
Guilty.
While the use OF confetti as a road
making material is never likely to become
general, the fact remains that about a
bushel of the paper strips used 10 mark
out the way for the recent reliability
run Of the Automobile Club OF Buffalo
enabled the cars contesting In that event
10 get through several spots which would
otherwise have required considerable
delay
The Buffalo tourists ran into some
very rainy weather. as large. portion
OF the course was over clay roads. con-
ditiOns in some places were extremely
unfavorable. II It's task Of preceding the
tour over its daily course the EMF
''S0' pilot car encountered several bog
holes, into which II sank up to the run
ming boards. Each time. after success
fully bucking the obstacle. Pilot Dali II.
Lewis sent back the distributor to dump
a liberal quantity OF confetti in the hole
The scheme worked well, and il was the
unanimous opinion OF the drivers who
followed that bat for the foresight of the
pilot car many OF the contestants would
have required the help OF a couple Of
horsepower out in front at the end OF a
chain before making the passage.
Mr.. Robert ]. Mawhinney and friends
are touring Pennsylvania and Maryland
in his private motor car.
Until a few weeks ago A. II. Henry,
tWenty-fOur years old. ranchman of
Ola, S. OAK, had never ridden In a
railroad train or In an automobile. He
is a prosperous rancher IN the Indian
reservation country in South Dakota, and
has been so engrossed with his work
that he never travelled more than fifteen
miles away from his home before He is
well TO do, and has good business ability.
His first ride in an automobile was in a
Buick. model F, and he states that his
only reason for buying one was that It
produced the most peculiar sensation he
had ever known.
After boarding the train for Minneapo-
lis Henry remarked that he would like
to buy a train If he had any place to
run il. because he thought il would be