The Washington times., 1911-09-21
new ROAD RECORD Y
EXPECTED IN THE
FA|RhONT RACE
None But The Most Skilled
Drivers To Take
Part.
By HARRY WARD.

That q new American road record
will be hung up October z, when the
Fairmont Park road race IL run, is the
belief Of close followers Of automobile
racing. No more than thirty cars Will
be allowed to compete, and none but
the most competent and skilled drivers
will be allowed to handle the racing
monsters.
II weather conditions are favorable,
II 10 expected $4,000 persons will line the
seven-mile course in the park. and
elaborate plans are being made 10 pre-
vent accidents.
The Fairmont Park race has always
been well managed. and, while It draws
the biggest crowds Of any Eporting
event in the country, no accidents of
any consequence have happened during
the three times the race has been run.
The park circuit is carefully guarded by
big detail Of police. and spectators
are not permitted to crowd on the
course. as they did in the Vanderbilt
Cup races. Part of the proceeds Of the
race VIII be given 10 several charitable
institutions in Philadelphia
Two live wires from New Haven.
! Conn, are row Identified with the auto
mobile business Of this city They are
T. c. Bull and Lawrence Schenk, the
former having been appointed manager
Of the Pope Automobile Company, one
OF the oldest motor car firms in Wash
ington. while the latter Is in charge Of
sales. Both have had wide experience
In the automobile business. and their
entry into Washington Is a step for
ward in. the plans of the men behind
the Pope Automobile Company to make
II one Of the best known motor marts
here.
THE news that c. H Johnson, of A.
lanta, Ga, and Crawford Wheatley, of
Americus, Ga, have entered their Ste
vens-Duryea skies for the owners Gid
den, brings to mind the extraordinary
success Of Stevens-Duryea owners in
this seasons Southern tours" said T.
Lamar jackson, the Stevens-Duryea
agent here.
Just the other day. when they fig
ured out the final score IN the Plea
yune good roads tour from New Or
leans, Miss, to Memphis, Tenn, 1t was
found that the Stevens-Duryea six, en-
tered and driven by George L. Coving-
ton, of Hazelhurst, Miss, had made the
best score OF the twenty-one contest
ants, regardless Of class or division, and
accordingly was awarded the Picayune
trophy, the coveted prize for which the
twenty-one cars had contended in the
good roads contest Of seven days. Incl
dentally, Mr.. Covington's Steyens-Dur-
yea six also won its class prize, the
trophy OF the Magnolia (Miss) Automo-
bile Club"
Washington motorists are discussing
with interest the recent trial In London
of a chauffeur who had taken out his
employers car for the purpose of in
dulging in a 10y ride At the, end
of the day in question the employer
discovered that the chauffeur had used
up an amount of gasolene sufficient to
run the car 100 miles. Determined that
he would make an example of his
driver. the employer caused him to
be arrested on charge of larceny OF
the gasolene. When the case came up
in the police court the chauffeur was
given the choice Of being dealt with
summarily or going for trial at the
sessions. The chauffeur took advantage
of the latter prerogative. Without
hearing any statement Of the impor-
tant points involved or listening to
hearing by the court, the grand jury
threw out the bill and the chauffeur
went free. But this was not all. The
presiding Judge, in indorsing the ac-
ton of the grand jury, compared the
chauffeur's act Of appropriating the
gasolene with that of a groom feeding
his employers horse with his employ
er's oats, thereby exonerating the
chauffeur.