The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-07


left PittsOurg there were twelve gallons
Of gasoline In the tank, some OF which
was stin there when Cleveland was
reached.
The return trip was begun at 1880 next
morning, and Pittsburg was reached at
S:25 that afternoon, after hours and "a
minutes actual running time, there being
one stop OF exactly 81 minutes. The
average for the run back to Pittsburg
was only a trlne less than that made TO
Cleveland, 10 miles an hour.
Mr. T. p. Spence. chairman OF the hFll
climbing committee of the Washington Au-
tomobile Club, announces the following
officials for the hill climbing test on Au-
gust 30: Referee, r. b. Caveriy. Contest
committee-J. X. Heyl. William Jose,
John Larcombe jr.. John r. Thomas,
and Joseph Falconer. Timers-W. s.
Shelly. David Dunnigan, f. Kopp. and
Charles Bender.
Mr. Samuel Luttrell. accompanied by
his wife. who has been through the
Northern states. is at present in Maine
Mr.. John R. Thomas. local representa-
tive for the Maxwell. sold Model AA Max
wells to NJ. J. Corbett and Charles J.
Stein.
All records have been broken this year,
according to the officials of the Touring
Club OF America, for long distance in
dividual touring. For instance. T. Ed.
Bryan. president OF the Tampa Automo-
bile Club. Florida. recently shipped his
car 70 indianapolis and then motored 10
st. Louis Kansas City. st. Joseph, Cedar
Rapids. and Chicago. then back to In
dianapolis. and thence East by way OF
Bunalo and Albany 70 New York City.
Frank II. whelden. president OF the
Automobile Club Of Detroit, made a long
Eastern tour from his city 20 New York
by way OF Buffalo, Syracuse. Rochester.
and Albany; then going up the Hudson
TO Saratoga. Lake George. Ausable
Chasm, crossing Lake Champlain 10 Bur
lington; thence through the Green Noun
tain country TO Brattleboro. Vt, finishing
his tour In the Berkshires.
Other prominent officials who have been
supplied with routes for long tours are:
James Madden. secretary OF the North
Jersey Automobile Club. a route from
New York to Detroit and home by way
OF Canada; c. A. Clark. president OF the
Jacksonville Automobile Club. Florida. a
tour through the New England States
and Canada; Clay W. Holmes. president
Of the Elmira Automobile Club. route
from New York City 20 Winterhaven
Fla; T. c. Campbell, president OF the
New Orleans Automobile Club, route from
New Orleans 10 New York via Cncin-
I natl and Chicago; c. II. Raine. president
OF the Mercantile Bank. Memphis. Tenn.
route from Memphis TO New York City
by way OF Cincinnati. Cleveland. Buffalo.
and Albany. thence through the New
| England States. c. o. hanson. a Chicago
/ md banker. long Eastern tour
through the New England resorts; Con-
gresham w. H. Wiley, OF East Orange,
a tour through the East, followed by the
recent shipment OF his car to Europe for
a long continental tour.
Mr.. Terrell Pattison has purchased a
Studebaker electric.
Brig. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe. in his
Moon roadster. will tour from Kingston.
n. Y. throughout the state OF New York
The car was shipped from this city to
Kingston.
Mr.. Stanley Horner. local agent for the
Cole car, has been informed that two
cars. one a touring car and the other a
roadster. were shipped TO Assiout, Egypt,
by the New York agency.
Mr. Harry Rose, in a Model Ford
touring car. left during the week for a
ten-day tour Mr.. Rose will stop at New
York City and then tour the state.
Mr. Cliff Long. local agent, last week
delivered an EMF touring car 10 Al
bert Fletcher. jr.. CT warrenton, va.
A washington car has Just been deliv-
cred to Mr. D. p Mccartney The car
is finished in olive green striped in gold.
The statement is made that the interest
In the Vanderbilt cup race and ~ the
grand prize race, 20 be held October Is,
I Is greater than ever before. The reserva-
ton Of boxes. seats. and parking space
IS far ahead Of any previous advance
sales.
Mr. II. J. Mattern has purchased a
studebaker 40" touring car.
Almost every State that enacts a new
/ law for the guidance OF motor car users
these days devotes a special paragraph to
rules for lamps The general require
ment is that the year number shall be
/ Illuminated sufficiently 20 be visible for
la distance Of fifty feet at night With
the lamp equipment Of some cars the in
genuity Of the owner is rather thoroughly
tested TO find a way to make the rays
of the rear lamp shine on the number
plate.
In order to allow owners Of fits cars
10 comply strictly with both the letter
and spirit Of the law as exemplified by
the Callan bill in New York, the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company has added
to the regular equipment OF its cars a
sixth lamp for the sole purpose of num-
/ Der plate illumination. This lamp is OF
peculiar construction. 1t is like a tube
cut in half-about six inches long and
/ an NTH anu hdll III uidulclci. IL y
electrically lighted and can be turned on
or off by the switch that operates the
side and rear lights. When II is on. its
rays cover the entire number in a way
that would insure any owner against ar
rest for a violation Of this particular
section OF the law.
Mr.. Hugh F. Harvey is a recent pur-
chaser of a Washington touring car,
fully equipped.
Barnes & Hendrick. local agents for
the Pullman. have sold s5-horsepower