Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-10
MOTORING

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he stopped in Chicago the first of the
week for conference on Glidden tour
He further announced that the night
controls will be Louisville, Nashville,
Florence, Ala. Memphis. Little Rock,
Ark; Dallas. Tex; oklahoma CITY
Joseph. Mo-; Des Moines, Iowa; Daven-
port and Chicago Sundays will be
spent in Memphis and St Joseph.
This years Glidden will contain the
longest single-day run in the history of
the event. from TeXarkana to Dallas
distance OF 80 miles. The longest
Kan. to Kansas City, distance of IL
miles This years tour also will be
longer than that of 1909. wAich estab-
lished d record for Glidden tours Last
year the GliddeniteS covered approx
imately 1900 miles between Chicago
and Kansas City, by way of minneapolis
and Denver. This years route will be
more than $500 miles.
1t is now certain that Harry F. Grant
winner of the last Vanderbilt cup race,
will be in the lists again this year as
q competitor Grant has sent in his
application for registration 10 the con-
test board OF the American Automobile
Association, and announces that he will
urIve IN AGO STOCK car Ill Load races
but not on the track.
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The General Motors Company will
be represented in the speed and en-
durance contests of the ensuing sea-
son By a team consisting of Louis
Chevrolet and Robert Burrnan The
fact that Chevrolet and Burman, whose
sensational performances OF last year
are inseparably identified with the
Buick car, are announced this year as
champions of the General Motors COM
pany will inject into the 1910 contests
an clement of extraordinary interest.
w n Vanderbilt, jr., as president OF
tire Motor Cups Holding Company, has
made the following announcement: The
Automobile Club OF America has given
fits sanction to the Motor Cups Holding
Company for running the international
road race for the grand prlze of the
Automobile Club OF america. the gold
challenge cup OF the value OF 5000, to
be run October Ii. 1910, on the park
way of the company and adjoining roads.
This circuit is enc OF the Best IN America
Ter sustained high speed. The highways
Ere broad, even, well oiled and without
any hills. The four turns en- the course
are well banked and easily taken az
high speed. There viii be cash prizes for
the drivers as follows: First prize OF
$3.50, second prize OF 5000 and third
pilze of s1,JtJ. The distance Of the race
VII be approximately 27S.0S miles, coy
ern5 The course OF 12.6i miles twenty
two times.
NJ Ii. Herman and family in their
Washington touTabout recently made a
trip 10 Chaptico, Md. The route via
Benedict, Nd.
Donald Woodward is en- route TO Yer
mont in his new Stearns touring car. The
is a 15-3o, equipped with TOY ton
neau.
An order for an Oakland 10 touring
car has been placed by Lieut.. Brilliant,
L. :. ", for early delivery.
j. c. Meyers is the latest purchaser OF
Washington car. 1t is fully equipped
and finished III wine color. striped with
gold.
Clarence Barnard, john ". ,IacCaskey
and the writer made q flying trip to
York. Pa. Thursday, returning the fol-
lowing day The start was made from
che National Capital at go O'Clock, with
q light shower prevailing. The route