Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-30
MOTOR GOSSIP


Leon T. Shelter received the follow
ing telegram from his factory Thurs
day regarding the disputed results of
a recent Kansas City race:
National contest committee today
reversed ruling of local referee in Kan
sas City Star trophy contest and
awarded trophy to REQ on ground
that REQ finished best score. REQ de-
feated every car in the contest includ-
ing Stoddard, Franklin, Stevens, Max
we'll, Speedwell, Jackson, Kissel, Velie,
Mitchell, Regal and Others"
j. F. Burkhard of the Burkhard-
Crippen Motor Car company coast
agents for the Lexington cars, is in
Seattle, having established agencies in
San Francisco, Oakland and Portland:
He writes that 1t Is the wrong time of
year to sell cars in the north, but in
spite of this the people are taking to
the Lexington in good shape. An or
der for twenty-five cars, secured in
Portland, made him feel strong for the
invasion of Washington. Mr. Burk-
hard will establish agencies in Tacoma
and Spokane before returning home.
The sales force of the Burkhard-
Crippen Motor Car company was en-
tertained at a dinner at the Hayward
grill Wednesday evening by A. w.
Crippen, as the result of a wager be-
tween him and Mr.. Bennett, sales
manager of the Lexington cars. Grip
pen, who did not believe that the sales
men would close four or more sales
the week preceding, was compelled to
"set 'em up" Five cars were sold
Lexington 40" roadsters to w. H.
Sutch and A. H. Woollacott, "40'
torpedo to A. Spring, and orders were
secured from L. c. Walker and E. H.
Crippen for the new "4O' foredoor,
Model F touring cars.
B. w Kittredge and D. D. Phillips
have taken the agency for the Haynes
cars in Santa Barbara and Ventura
counties. and salesrooms will be
opened in each county seat. Both men
are well acquainted with the automo-
bile business and state that the de-
mand for cars in their territory will
be large this season.
Drip sight-feed lubricators should be
cleaned out periodically. A good meth
cd is to fill up the oil tank with kero-
sene instead Of oil, and rotate the en-
CINE by hand so as to circulate the
kerosene through all the pipes. to clear
them. The kerosene, having afterWard
been driven out, a proper lubricant
should be substituted. Always adjust
sight-feeds Of lubricators to feed more
oil when the engine is new-say, for
the first 500 miles-after which les
ser quantity will be sufficient.
Richard H HOllingsworth of Pasa-
dena, who drove with Al Livingstone
in the National when he won the Elgin
trophy in June. says that the local
boy has madean enViable record in the
hi mr. Il
the California "dirt eater" as he never
hesitates to close up with the nearest
car, though dust may be so thick that
it is hard to distinguish a car at a
short distance.
Purchasers of American motor cars
for export are becoming increasingly
numerous in Detroit, but take a lot
of convincing. E. e Tolksdorff,
Nueva Corona, in the Isle of Pines,
spent a month in the various factories
before picking a line. He then drove
an EMF go" 5000 miles in Canada
and the United States before formally
ratifying an order for a shipload Of
the EMF company product.
Most encouraging news Of trade conditions
throughout the southwest are reported almost
daily. The latest indication OF a healthy con-
dtion Of trade Is the statement from Morrow
LOOMS & Co. that they are so encouraged by
prospects and actual business since the open
ing Of their salcsroom August 1, and that
they have taken the state Of Arizona for the
sale Of Interstate cars. and Will establish
selling agents at Phoenix and Tucson. Nor
row will attend the finish of the Phoenix race
and complete selling arrangements at that
time
r, s. Howard Of New York. maker Of the
Howard piano and player piano. is visiting
the J. B. Brown Music company this week.
Howard is also interested I'm the Howard