Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

event will be the national tour Of the
american Automobile Association, and
the tentative route Is from Washington,
d. c., to Quebec and Ottawa Canada,
and return to the states to some point to
be definitely decided What will become
of the Glidden trophy has not been made
Known as Yet. but that il Is hard to dis
pense with that historical prize is ac-
knowledged by those closely connected
with automobile sport Quite All innova-
ton proposed for the 1911 tour is divf-
sion for individuals in which private own
ers will participate.
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| If all the works thus far placed under
contract were completed the total amount
| of macadamized roads constructed by the
state aid Within the state of New York
! would comprise approximately $50 miles.
OF which l.1SI were built during the ten
| years preceding Januar. /. 1909. and the
| balance during 100? and 1910 While the
| mileage of highways already macada-
1l1zcd Is. OF course, small compared
with the enormous total OF $1,000 miles
proVement has already been completed to
form continuous improved roads between
many OF the principal points Of the state,
! while by the close Of 1911 it is probable
that there will he completed a stone high
way connecting the two largest cities OF
the state and extending for $50 miles
through the central portion.
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Several changes will he made in the
! Connecticut automobile law If the legis-
! which has been introduced by the Con-
| necticut Automobile Association The
proposed law provides for state taxation,
! and prohibits municipal taxation, al
! though as matters stand now the motoriSt
| is called upon to pay taxes to both state
| ana municfpality Another change in the
| present law is a provision to reduce the
regular-resident clause from three
| that an automobilist will be considered
a resident OF Connecticut under the
| motor law. providing he lives in that
state two months Of the year. 1t is also
proposed to make it Il Jail offense for a
! chauffeur to make an untruthful state
ment in applying for a license
To. be on the safe side in case the
matter of holding another series Of races
at Lowell. Mass, is decided upon this fall.
senator Joseph hubbard of Lowell has
presented bill to the Massachusetts
| legislature, asking the authority of closing
the highways in Lowell between the dates
OF September l and October /, this year.
The bill asks that the roads be closed on
any three days during the month, SO that
the Lowell Automobile Club may be able
to decide upon some races. AS there are
two holidays there-Labor day and CO.
iumbus day, October 1a-the bill may be
amended to include the latter date in case
any decision is reached for a later race
than september. There seems to be
some sentiment in favor Of a race Labor
| day. hut one in the middle of the month
Will probably meet with opposition. as it
did a year ago when the race question
| was brought up.
While 1t is the purpose to extend the
grand circuit from coast to coast. owing
TO the near approach or the beginning
of the 1911 racing season time will not
permit of carving "a f,illy 4
| circuit. with its special train move
ment to the Pacific coast this season
Grand circuit dates. however. begin
ming at Los Angeles and including
Cheyenne, VIII be made.
Seven entries have been made in the
5OO-mile international sweepstake race,
to be held on the Indianapolis. Ind, mo-
tor Speedway, next Memorial day. The
cash prize of $4,000 which has been
hung up for this one race is proving to
be a magnet for the greatest drivers in
the automobile racing sport. Almost
without exception the men who have
been successful in motor racing during
the past three or four years will start
in the big race.
The Prince Henry cup tour is described
officially as a friendly and social
match, between teams of fifty cars of
the Kaiserlicher Automobile Club of
Germany and the Royal Automobile Club
of Great Britain. These 100 carriages
are TO tour for three days in Germany
and for ten days in England and Scot
land, and the team which loses the
fewer marks for involuntary stoppages
or delays is to win Prince Henry's cup
There are to be no races or hill climbs,
and no car is to be overtaken and passed
on the road by another unless it signi-
mes, by displaying a white flag, it's will
ingness to be Inundated. Every Ger
man car is to carry an officer of the
r. 10
Server, and every British car German
officer. and everybody is to be put
strictly on his honor to play fair.
The average Chinese street is too mar
row to allow wheeled vehicles to pass
or. In fact. to be used. But the great OBJ
stacle to an enormous trade in motor
cars in China is the absence of roads A
Chinese road is simply a cart track, wind
ing across the country. 1t is always very
narrow. The only vehicle used outside
the cities is a heavy wooden two-wheeled
cart. drawn by horses or donkeys In
the rainy season the roads are quagmires
In the hil1y regions the roads become
water courses in the rainy season and the
action OF the water converts them into
cuttings or bitches far below the average
level or the country. On one stretch of
road near Picking the trackway is twelve
to fifteen feet below the general level
Chauffeurs of London taXicabs receive
% per cent of the gross receipts of the
cabs as registered by the taXineters
but they pay for the petrol used. Petrol
is English for gasoline. A daily settle
ment is made with them. All public
motors are fitted with taximeters. The
fares are as follows: Not exceeding a
mile or for period of time or d journey
not exceeding ten minutes. 16 cents; ex-
ceedtng mile or ten minutes, for each
quarter of mile or period of time or
journey not exceeding two and one-half
minutes. an additional cents, and the
same charge for any less period or dis
lance exceeding one mile or ten minutes
The motor cab is rapidly displaci the
horse vehicle in London. The number of
horse cabs licensed on December 81, 1910,
was 4.1O1. while the number Of motor cabs
licensed on the same date was $685.
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, second son
or King Gustave. ". is one of the en-
trants in the race from Gothenburg to
Stockholm. little more than 80 miles
The Englishman really knows what it
Is to pay for the privilege of having an
automobile. There are about 10000 cars
In England. 1t Is understood which aver
age tax of $S. These cars average
petrol tax, figured on this basis, amounts
to about another $1,OOOOOO. So that for
the car and fuel taxes the Briton pays
81 600. 900 annually.
In an effort to be proclaimed king of
the Mardi Gras motor car parade during
the annual show in Indianapolis, Ind,
which will be held early next month. a
number OF candidates are making a spir-
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