The Washington times., 1910-02-25
KEEP THEIR NERVE
AFTER ACCIDENTS
Watson Says Mishaps Ale
Only Real Tests for
Racing Chauffeur.
By HARRY WARD.

Joe Matson, the famous little Chal-
mers driver. who piloted press car
through the MUnsey tour, was talkinS
the other day about auto racing mems
nerves.
Accidents instead OF taking the nerve
Of racing drivers, are rather the test
fires W hich prove their true metal said
he The really great drivers Of to
day" he continued. ARE the men who
have been through the worst kind Of ac-
cidents. This is not merely a theory Of
mine, for ! can back il up by actual in
stances, and ir my personal experience
counts, / can back argument with that,
too
Take Joe Tracy for instance. Hes
always good for a speed record of some
kind, and he has been battered in
scores Of accidents Then there is Her
bert Iytue, who is just as nervy as he
ever was. and that after haviH- his
skull almost crushed. Lee LOrimer he's
been IN -ome OF the worst miN-ups
imacjnable, and he Is one OF the gamest
boys who ever puoted a racing car
Ralph DePalma has had some terrible
smashes and Chevrolet has been through
the mill Hemery, BWman, Robertson,
Fournier and Grant are a few others
who have firted with death and stu
have the nerve which makes great rae
inC drivers. The real driver of racing
cars accepts accident as part of the
game. They are risks which every man
must take. Being a leading character
IN a few accidents doesn't take a man s
nerve, bJ,t orly adds TO his knowledge
Of his profession. The fellows who
lose their nerve after q serious acci-
dent DO not last long al the game. Sue
cess leaves them and they soon get into
some other line"
Much interest attaches To the an
nouaceme.t Of the Association OF Ii
Censed Automobile Manufacturers that
il viii promote a two weeks automobile
show i'm Madison Square Garden, New
York in 1911. The dates selected are
January TO "a for pleasure vehicles,
reopeniuE January l., and closing on
the 54th for commercial vehicles. To
care for the exhibitors properly, ar
rangemeUts nave been made by the
show committee 20 rebuild the interior
or the garden, thereby securing 300op
square feet more floor space than has
Been available at previous shows. II
is believed that the double show of next
year VIII exceed in all respects any
previous exhibition OF motor driven We
hlcles-
One Of the he.exhibits at the Baltimore
auto show THAT is attracting much at
tention is the. elaborate display OF cars
and trophies shown by the Shaab Auto
Company. More than $4,000 worth or
cars are embraced in the exhibit, which
is located in the gymnasium Of the
Fifth Regiment armory- Sixteen cars
I'm all are on display, consisting or diff
ferent models Of the Reuault, Rainier
Standardization. Marmon, Courier, and
Billy. These makes won many import
ant automobile events last season and
the trophies form very interesting
feature Of tise Shaab exhibit.
The MASSIVE Atlanta trophy. which
cost $4,000 and which was won by the
Rainier. is shown in connection with
the Nuusey trophy, won h- Mr.. Shaab
with a ReuaUlt. Mr.. Shaab reports a
rumber Of sales since the show opened.
The National Electric Supply Com
pany is using "A Maxwell delivery car iu
order 10 insure quick delivery on hurry
orders.
William d. West. former president Of
the Automobile Club OF Washington.
has returned from pleasant trip 70
TryOn, y. g., where his family IS
! spending the winter.
DR.. George Tulley Vaughn has pur-
chased a Rauch & Lang electric road
ster from the Motor Sales Company
The Pope Automobile Company Of
Washington reports the sale Of an in
sIde-drive Waverley electric brougham
I TO Rear Admiral Van Reypen.
William Jose, manager of the auto
supply department OF the National
/ Electrical supply Company, left this
: for 1Efrfrr1nHn hnr-n 10 mil
attend the automobile show.