The sun., 1910-02-18
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISHS
DATES SELECTED FOR FLORIDA
SPEED CARNIVAL.

Secretary Fitzgerald of East Coast Auto
mobile Association Saws DaytOna
Reach Races VIII he nun on March
N. m and 7A-Butler for Referee.
T. Y. Fitzgerald, secretary OF tho Flor
ida East Coast Automobile Association. has
announced that March ~. % and "a have
been selected as the dates for this winter 8
speed carnival on the Florida beach at
Daytona, Until the argument over the
respective speed abilities OF the big Fiat
owned by Edward W. e. Arnold and the
Hemery Benz arose a few weeks ago II
looked as II there would not be any races
on the Florida beach this winter. The
agreement OF Mr.. Arnold to match his car
against the latest Benz racing car and the
securing OF Ralph De Palma to drive the
big record holding Fiat. in Florida assure
at least one big match race around which
the Daytona men are building their pro-
gramme of events.
The officials of the DaytonA organization
will ask the contest board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association to Issue a sane
tion for the beach races. There will be
four or nve events for different classes
naEent and a great many entries OF stock
cars cars are are exPeSted from FloSids: Georgis
Butler OF the A. A. A. contest board act as
referee.
A good cylinder cleaning mixture to
packet of soStsoap to 3, gallon Of soft boil
ing water. Pour a little Of this from, an
oil can into the auxiliary air valve. a small
stream but not sufficient to stop the engine.
This will clean the cylinders OF carbon
and save taking them apart. Experiences
shows that u an alkaline solution: pref
soap, IL brought into contact with carbon
deposit at high temperatures the deposit
will disintegrate. -.
). &. Crichton. city. Health Commissioner
OF Seattle. Wash; declares rs that AZ sStom06lles
Of the world that any other thing or insti-
tuition. In driving the horse and attendant
ciSres that sutcmo6iies are Tiddins the
country OF fully 9S per cent OF the typhold
Secrea%se esxg % %oorrsspoudineIy % @ in sddition % to
the assistance autom obiles are giving in
the fight against typhoid fever he says
oulOsis.
tween lakewood S5 dPi ana POINT Peasant PEE a were ere
made by the Ocean county BOARD OF Free
holders Of Toms River. y. J.. this week;
and .Burrsville will have a stone surface
and and the york will be done by J9hn l. =, lie s
was the lowest. The stretch between
Burrsville and Point Pleasant. on the east
ern end 81 the road. will be resurfaced with
gravel. The cost OF resurfacing this road |
will be borne by the State aud the money |
will be taken from the road repair fund |
secured from the fees paid for registering |
motor vehicles.
The membership Of the Minnesota State
utomobile Association increased from |
eight clubs to twenty-six clubs during |
the last year. and five more clubs have APP |
State body. according to reports made at !
the annual meeting IN 81. Paul recently;
The The active membership Of the attiiiated
ported = balance Of ssis So and Il was de-
Of sign posts. the money TO be expended
in conjunction with clubs that will agree
to spend an M smSmnt % saESi TO 10 thst ss, sPprdS PpdS
for their sections.
The Club representatives at the meeting
adopted resolution favoring jail sen-
tences for drivers convicted OF reckless |
the local speed sH TeSSasio1r S.ee 50 tSae ali of
them would conform to the limits set by
the state motor vehicle laws The officers /
lows: President. Rueben warner first
vice-president. Or. J. a. Gates, Kenyon:
Minneapolis; secretary and treasurer. l.. A. |
Wood, st. Paul. The new head OF the State
association was president Of the ST Paul !
club for three terms.
Edward J. Bedell. County Superintendent
received authority from the County Board |
ofsupervisors to buy an automobils to be /
used In inspecting the several hundred miles |
Of roads under his Jurisdiction.
The advisabilMy of getting a country
clu ubhouse for the use of members of the /
organization was discussed at a recent |
meeting OF the Automobile Club OF Buffalo,
and preliminary Arrangements for one
were made. IAurens Enos, president OF |
the club. was of the opinion that a home In
the country on some road used by motor
lists could be resdy for use by club MEM
bers by the first OF next July.
To- this end a committee was appointed,
with Harry Thorp Vars, vice president OF the
club as cha irma q. q nd the ollowin ng members
Charles Clifton. .Dei II. Lewis, T. r. Thomas,
George c. Diehl II. A. Meldrum, Harry NJ
krrft, ki7 N NJ Wal! " 9. Ruthsrford, 2: 6.
3. Hover, Gus. Poppenberg, George P.
urben. John Marvin, Donald Mackay,
Alexander, Gus Knoll. 8. p. White, NJ u.
Tabor. G. r. Eldrdge and Henry r. Ford.
II is reported that some New York men
are negotiating for the old Monmouth Park !
racetrack in New Jersey and will turn IL |
into a motofdrome II they can secure pos |
A.