Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18

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contrast to that of year ago. I'm
doubleday the reason for the freedom
from accidents was largely due to the
drivers having become familiar with the
track as we'll as to the fact that the
present arrangements are so Terfect a.
to make fatal accidents wellnigh inn
possio.e. The two leading merits o. the
speedway are Its brick sur ace and It !,
safe wall around the turns. The safety
wall is cement structure around the
outside OF the course at the turns. AMI
against which cars have frequently run
when a steering knuckle or other part
has broken. This wall has proven e I
accidents during the season just closed
The brick surface. VIII CHI was condem1e
so genera ly at first. because Of its beng
designated the graveyard o. tres. ha
rattle established q mos favoro ole re -
utation for itself. 1t having record -
200 miles at over seventy miles an hour
without a single change o. tires.
The second annual fall meet at the At.
lanta Ga.) autoUob lie speedway has
been announced for November 8. 4 and s.
Nineteen events in all have been arranged
for the three days. The feature event
will be a 2JO-m lie free-for-all, which Will
be called the Atlanta speedway grand
prize. II is planned by the A .lanta track
management to put this event on every
year that the grand prize Of the Auto
mobile Club of America Is contested for.
in all. about $12 90 will be offered In
prizes, $500 of which is the prize in the
Atlanta speedway grand prize race. The
other zig races will be the second revival
Of the Coco-Cola trophy race and the City
Of Atlanta cup con lest.
There is no event No. Is In the list OF
the contests for the three days.
II the radiator Is cold and the water
jackets extremely hot, the water Is not
circulating. owing to a pump stoppage or
an a.rlock. Overheating often causes
sreignition.
A Massachusetts, judge made a remark
a few days ago in discharging two mo-
toris:s which might be recalled by other
judges when they have motorists tefore
them for technicalit.es Of the law. The
two motorists were Up on the charge Of
driving over a prominent boulevard in
that section without being le2i.tsrei.
The Judge said: 1T would take man
who " as not only good chauffeur. bat
also hrst-ciass lawyer 10 run An auto
mobile and comply With all OF the regu-
lationS now in force"
A meeting of the rules committee Of the
Manutactui ers Contest Association was
held in New York during the past week.
when many important matters were dis
cLssed and acted upon. Many recommen-
dati0ps in he
of tie American Automobile Associate n
were finally ratified. some matters were
consider ed of great enough impo. tRnce to
De la,er referred to t. 9 entire membe r
ship OF the association Dy a mail vote.
TINS vote will have to be lecoraed before
Anel lean Automobile Association contest
board.
Ill phases OF contest rules were con-
sidered, most OF item having been sug-
ges.ed by experiences in the adminis:ra-
ton Of the reg llations governing IN this
country at the p. resent time. Great en-
thLsiasm and keen interest were shown
at Inc meeting. Discussion was general.
The recommendations finally rat.ied do
not become rules until adopted by the
contest be ard OF the American Automo-
bile Association. and Wen so adopted
will be incorporated In the legu' atoms
10 govern competition in 1911 and Ael<.
See that all bearings are properly adj
justed. One loose bearing has a ten
.ency to Loosen others. causing KNOCKS
loss OF power and equalization OF the
metal more harm can be done to
motor by running 1t Oh loose bearing,
for few, Gays than would result f.om u
Years ordina.y use.
a new state automobile law became ef-
fective In Georgia September l. but the
number plates wee not ready for ois-
ur.bution. in order to get around this
the Sec. etary of State ruled that when a
"a owner h.ed mis- Application papers anu
Leposlleu Tue NECESSARY zee ne nd CON-
pileu with the law. AL the owner then
..al to GO Was TO sit lack AMI wait Tor
tie STATE to Iulnish the numD-r piat.s.