The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

miles without a mishap. "can drive his
automobile without any assistance. Most
| things that happen to machine to-day
| are trivial. A little common sense will
go lot further than knowledge Of me-
chanical construction.
The demand this year is going to be
for cars that will last more than one
year. says ]. L. Sheldon, who handles
the Rambler in Washington. People
are now buying on the basis of quality,
not on the basis of price, and as a result
| are getting machines which at the end
of one season do not have to be disposed
Of
johnson holds the money-making rec
ord for athletes at the present, but If
any driver lowers Barney Oldfield's ex-
isting record of A-3 for the mile at the
Jacksonville beach races, winning the
speed king crown and the $1,000 prize,
this title will be returned TO the white
race. The man who beats Oldfield's mark
will be forced to complete the mile in y
! seconds fiat, as this is practically as
close as he can shave the mark. IncreaS-
ing a bank account at the rate of 81 900
for q seconds means at the rate of S22 10
a minute, or the enormous amount of
II. L
the record-smasher ahead of Jack John
son in the list of ey-earners by
about $4,000 and as practically the best
purse in prize fighting was put up at
Reno, it is likely that the speed merchant
will hold the record for some time
You can no more judge the stability
of an automobile by its outward appear
ance than the character Of a man by the
! cut and style of his clothing" says The
odore Barnes. local representative of the
Pullman Motor Car Company, in discuss
ing the parts of an automobile which
should be considered by a prospective
purchaser. Not enough buyers go be-
yond the body and general appearances
when selecting a car. II is unnecessary
for me to say that this is a very impor-
tant thing to be considered, but most
vital is that which lies beneath this beau
tiful superstructure. The three cardinal
points in motor car construction are de-
sign. material, and workmanship. While
every one naturally wants a machine of
attractive appearance, its mechanical
construction is of most importance"
Speaking of the Ford output for this
year and where it goes. Claude Miller, of
Miller Brothers Auto and Supply Com
y, q,
said yesterday: Our factory is export
ing more than 100 cars a week. The des-
tination of these machines is varied
They go to Japan. Europe, Australia,
and Africa
Spare castings should always be carried
in casing cover. which should be dark
in color as sunlight has an injurious eff
feet on rubber. Spare tubes should never
be carried loose in the tool box, where
the tools are liable to chafe them or oil
come in contact with them. Oil is
rubber solvent: keep it away from both
casing and tubes.
Plans are under way for the formation
of an automobile race drivers organiza-
ton meeting for that purpose having
been called. The idea of n drivers asso-
citation has been approved by such stars
Of the wheel as Robert Burman, Louis
Disbrow, Ralph de Palma, Harry F..
Grant. David L. Bruce-Brown, Joseph
Matson and others. The drivers intend
10 work in harmony with the contest
board of the American Automobile Asso-
citation, but at the same time to act as
an organization for the betterment of
conditions that they deem unsatisfactory
under the rules.
One of the matters that the drivers
will take up is that of allowing novice
drivers to take part in important con-
tests. They are not opposed to the intro
duction of new drivers, but they feel that
their experience should be gained in
minor events rather than in big races,
where great deal is az stake and in
which every one is inclined to take the
greatest chances m order to win
drivers organization has long been
urged by George Robertson, who has now
retired from racing, owing to an accident
prior to the last Vanderbilt race Messrs
Disbrow and Matson are active in for
mulating the plans for the projected
body