The Washington herald., 1910-09-25
AUTOMOBILE NEWS.
Continued from Page six.

legal complications which have followed
It, The latest of these is the decision by
a justice OF the New York Supreme Court
relative TO the restraining injunction 10
prevent the delivery OF the trophy. which
leaves the matter 10 be decided by the
courts upon its merits.
The injunction was secured by Harold
o. Smith. of Indianapolis, 10 prevent the
delivery OF the trophy in accordance with
an alleged illegal award by the contest
board of the A. A. A. The fght WIN evil
IDENTIFY be continued until the matter is
finally decided.
Il was particularly amused a short
time ago when calling upon one of our
large dealers said Stewart Macdonald
vice president OF the Moon Company, to
a group OF Automobiles few days ago
There had been an obstinate customer
who apparently WAS charmed with one
OF our large cars. so much so that he
could not resist dropping fl every day
or two into the salesroom. adm.ging the
car, but as steadfastly refusing 10 sign
the order. At tho time OF my visit the
agent seemed particularly happy In the
fact that he had Just landed him. His
customer explained TO him that he had
long admired the car. but had held off
because you see, he said my mother
in-law died about six years ago and We
have been kind OF thinking we would
buy her a nice monument. but since
have seen this car and taken rides in
automobiles, We have come 10 the con-
clusion that we would rather spend the
money this way and maybe she would
be Just as we'll on
Rev. George w. Atkinson purchased a
Babeock electric while at Wiiiiamsport,
Pa. and shipped it down yesterday.
Mr.. Bender and family left yesterday
for a run TO Benedict, stopping there
overnight and returning this evening
When wooden propeller was placed
In the rear Of an Overland test car and
pushed II by its own creative force a
mile a minute in a race with Brookins
in Wright Bros. aeropiane. many per-
sons wondered.
Greater cause for wonder is yet in
store. Will II Brown. vice president
Of the company, proved himself a man
of ideas and secretly took the wind
wagon 70 a secluded country spot along
the White River al Indianapolis. recent
ly. He then placed II upon a small float
and fastened it securely. BY means OF
wires attached 70 steering wheel and
then 10 the rudder he was enabled 20
q q - r.
surprise he could not turn her on" full
force. A striking feature Is that when
the propeller gets 10 revolving about so
times a minute and the float glides UP
stream with ease. the wooden barge sinks
under the waters surface. and 10 per-
sons on the bank the car gives the ap-
pearance OF running on the top Of the
river. II has beaten every launch on the
river
The drive shaft OF the car Is not con-
neeted with the differential. The wood
en- propeller is the same as used on an
aeroplane and Is about eight feet long.
The car weighs 1850 pounds.
Jack Hartman, OF the zen Motor Car
Company. left last night early for a
Sundays stay at Baltimore.
]. GULL and George W. Harris re-
turned Saturday from TRIP 70 Alton,
Va. and report the Valley road IN fine
condition.
The preliminary announcement has
been made OF the Indianapolis motor
speedway 5c0-mile international sweep
stakes, which Will take place Saturday,
May q. 1911. The cash prizes viii agere-
gate $4,000. Cars must show seventy
FIVE miles per hour in order 70 qualify.
Two electric cars left New York last
week on a long-distance tour OF 1000
miles through New England for the pur-
pose OF showing that the electric We
hicle is as fully capable OF traversing
the average country roads and climbing
the hills in the White and Green Noun
tain districts as the higher-powered gas
ollne machines. This is the first time
/ in the history OF the electric vehicle in
dustry that a tour Of such magnitude,
| and embodying such varying road condi-
lions, has ever been attempted. and its
results will be watched with keen inter-
est by all motorists.
The route selected IS the ideal tour, as
laid out by A. L. Westgard, OF the Tour
ing Club OF America. The reason for
| choosing this route was because II will
present the most convincing object les
son 10 compare the ability OF the cleo
trio machine to travel successfully over
the same roads as gasoline cars. While
there are many miles Of macadam on the
route, long stretches OF ordinary dirt
road are encountered occasionally with
rough and sandy stretches. while the
hills in the mountain district are as Sc
we're as the average tourist viii meet
with The cars will climb the Crawford
and FrancOnia NOtches. in the White
Mountains. and cross the difficult Peru
Mountain in the Green Mountain range
OF Vermont
The Imperial Motor Company delivered
a White touring car. fully equipped. last
week 10 r. Rapley.
The Automobile Club Of Washington
held a meeting Friday 10 consider a
proposition relative to the moving of the
clubhouse 10 Randle Heights. made by
Col. Randle. The board OF governors will
meet at II a. m. to-day and go out and
look over the property II is proposed 70
establish golf links. tennis courts, base
ball field. &C, IN addition TO auto sheds,
and Col. Randle will maintain a pack
of hounds il his proposition is accepted.
II. B. Leary, agent for the Bailey cleo
trio. left yesterday for a trip to Brad
dock Heights. returning Monday night.
Gen. Buchanan and party were ex-
pected back last night from Virginia Hot
Springs. The general returned a week
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