Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

inc approVai OF the thousands OF motoT
! tourists during the season may be judged
from the fact that In the past many in
auiries have been made for just the sort
of information that the Touring Club
nor the leading garages in the principal
| stopping places have been able to give
| the detailed information in the past TO
/ tourists making long trips. The man
| ayers Of these branches are men who TN
derstand the local conditions thoroughly.
| The following facts In reference to the
proposed national circuit are published
for the inforina ton of all concerned
The original intention OF the proposed
of automobile contests Following each
other in logical sequence, both as to date
and geographical location, and to enable
q maximum number OF participants I'm
each contest at minimum cost for trans
portation
Discussion with the racing team man
ayers at Indianapolis May 80 of the
tentative list OF contest dates, hereto
fore published by the contest board az
proposed national circuit dates. has serv-
ed to demonstrate that such dates are
too many In number. and. beginning May
30 and extending to November ], cover
too long period 10 secure consecutive
and continued support OF sufficient con-
testants to justify their designation as
national events.
No further attempt. therefore. will be
made to carry out the national circuit
proposition during the 1911 season
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| An anti-tollgate league has been formed
in Baltimore to urge the abolition Of the
tollgate on the Reistertown road near
Druid Hill Park. This tollgate Is the
last one left within the city limits. and
trolls the only thoroushfare for hauling
| in that section. The league demands
that this tollgate be abolished by the
state acquiring all the rights to the
| road. making the highway free and open
to the public, or that the right be given
| to use the west road of the park to
connect with Auchentoroiy terrace Tor
greater traffic purposes. Heavy tramc
is forbidden in Druid Hill Park. and at
present this toll road is the only available
one for many streets around.
The most usual cause for knocking In
an engine 10 loose bearings or an I'M
fabricated piston, but there are times
when the cause Of this annoying trouble
| crankshaft Is one Of the usual causes or
knock Another Is q deposit of carbon
on the piston top and walls or the COM
preston chamber. Clean this all of. and
| appear. In the case Of such unaccount-
able development 1t is easier to begin by
clearing off the deposit IL the heads are
separate from the cylinder.
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| Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Evans. Mr. and
left Friday morning for Harpers Ferry,
/, w Va, to be gone several days. They
are making the trip in a MARYLAND car,
selecting the short route to Frederick.
and thence over the mountains to Har-
pers Ferry.
| Charles w Bender. for a number of
years local manager Of the Standard OH
Company, will assume charge OF the Nor
folk, Va, branch on his return from New
here is Myron Marsh. who arrived during
| the past week. Mr.. Bender is a member
| of the Automobile Club Of Washington.
| and always took an active interest IN
motoring affairs in this section, and ms
| departure will be deeply regretted by his
| host of friends
1t is likely Chicago will have board
| track by fall, the owners of Hawthorne
having announced that if the meet which
| is scheduled for this week is the success
anticipated they will at once convert the
old horse track into motor speedway
made OF board. 1t is hoped to have 1t
done by fall and to open it with a twen-
| 500, OOO will be hung up. Homer George
| has been engaged as manager of the
| track In case the deal goes through.
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| Hyman Brown of Bladensburg. Md. has
| placed an order for a even-passeneer
fully equipped in every respect and fin
/ ished in blue with gold stripping.
| The orphans Of the District were the
guests of tho Automobile Club OF Wash
! ington Thursday and spent the after
noon at Glen Echo Park. at the invita-
| ton of Manager L. b. Schloss. who CO.
operated with the club officials in max
| ing the affair a success. Capt. Tied
:. Johnson lined up his forces and. with
his racing car. led the way up the Con-
duit road to the resort. The children
| were then turned loose on the grounds
and thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
| Those who donated cars for the occasion
| included the Buick Motor Company. a
| Buick driven by Capt. T. S. Johnston and
| ty-three children and was driven by
/ Bob Martin: two taxfcabs donated by
| the Terminal Taxicab Company, Charles
e Tribbey. a Packard; Auto Livery Com
pany. a Studebaker: Daniel Levy. Wash
| ington touring car: Zell Motor Car Com
pany, Chalmers. driven by F. c. Sibbald |;
| w S. Macdonald. Ford: Frank G..
| Stewart. REQ Automobile Company. REQ:
| Eugene Taggert. REQ; Maxwell Gilmore.
| REQ: Charles w. Bender. Premier; Frank
v. killian. Apperson; James w. Orme.
| Apperson: Pope Automobile Company.
| Pope Hartford: Clarence Barnard. Bar
nard Motor Car Company, a Stoddaru-
| Dayton, and Julien p. Dodge. Chalmers.
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| At a meeting held In Indianapolis q
| few nights ago the management OF the
| indianapolis motor speedway decided to
| stage only one race meet a year here
after, and to have this July 4. This
date has been selected because old
soldiers object to having the 500-mile
race on Memorial day. Plans are being
! made to build subways under the track
| for the convenience of automobiles and
| pedestrians.
| To determine whether the radiator is
| clogged disconnect the lower pipe-the
one running to the pump-and see II the
water flows freely. II not, the radiator
is clogged. To remedy this attach a hose
and resort to slight pressure to remove
| the obstruction. II water pressure will
not suffice, about twenty-five pounds OF
air or steam, the former preferred, will
in all probab ability do the work.
| President Taft Is now an honorary
| member Of the Touring Club Of Amer
| lea. He accepted the invitation to be-
! come a member extended by Frederick
| H. Elliott. secretary OF the club. who
came to Washington Thursday from the
Headquarters in New York. Mr.. Elliott
and lie Roy Mark. manager Of the Tour
ing Club branch in this city, were es-
corted to the. White House by Vice
President Sherman,-a also an enthusiastic
motorist, who made the introduction. Mr..
set Of the official automobile blue books.
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