Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

ago. Add to this the high price OF hay
and oats and the business man begins to
make inquiries ABOUT motor-driven
wagons
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The Atlanta Automobile Association has
voted $4,000 in prizes for the fall meet,
which is scheduled TO be held on the At
lanta speedway November 4. ) and g.
One of the features OF the meet will be
special match race for drivers and cars
that participate in the Vanderbilt cup
race October l. A large money prize, I'm
addition TO the valuable plate. will be
hung up for this event and the drivers
Will be encouraged 10 establish a new
worlds record on the Atlanta track In
addition to the event for the Vanderbilt
participants there will be sman races
repetitions of the same big races that
were run last fall. Ten-thousand-d dollar
year and these will be competed for
again.
1t frequently happens that a bolt or nut
is dropped into some inaccessible place
whereby much time and temper is lost in
it's recovery. II the car is fitted with
magnetic, simple bar magnet can be i'm
provised by rubbing a screwdriver against
lhC poiCo VI the uldSH6lS. ibis Will De
found very useful in recovering small
steel objects, such as nuts or split pins,
which have fallen into the gear box or
under-screen. Ii is important that the
screwdriver be rubbed against the mag
nets In one direction only, say from heel
to point.
Attention is called to rule rs Of the 1910
contest rules Of the American Automobile
Association in regard to records" which
provides that the contest board shall pass
upon all records and may decline to ac-
cept any claim which, In its opinion,
would not promote the interests of the
sport; that no claim for q record OF one
mile or under and up to five miles will be
considered by the contest board unless
the same is taken by an automatic cleo
trical or mechanical timing device ap-
proved by the board; that no record will
be recognized unless claim for same is
made within ten days of its accomplish
ment, unless the contest board considers
that the circumstances warrant a delay,
and that no claim for record will be con-
sidered unless the sworn statements of
the referee. chief timer and surveyor of
the track or course are presented to the
contest board.
1t should be clearly understood that no
performances of one mile under and
up TO five miles which are timed by stop
test board or recognized breaking ex
listing records for such distances. Ii is a
well recognized fact that in the timing
Of cars at high speeds the personal equa-
ton of the individual watch holder is too
variable a one to permit OF the results so
obtained being made the basis OF award
OF speed supremacy when the dividing
line between existing and new records is
narrowed down to a few fifths Of sec
ond. The considerable publicity which
has recently been given certain track
speed performances timed by stop
watches In the hands of individual timers
is wholly without official recognition or
acceptance.
Miller Brothers Auto and Supply Com
pany has taken on a new line i'm addi-
ton to the Ford. The new car is the
velie. and the demonstrating car. which
was received q few days ago, is attract
ing much attention. The Velie is claimed
by its makers TO have more power than
any four-cylfnder car costing under |
81. 800. The motor has a bore of four and
one-half inches and stroke OF Ave and
one-half inches, developing forty-horse- |
power. Two independent systems OF ig- |
milton are used on the Velie. being a |
combination of Atwater-kcnt ignition 4