The Washington times., 1911-03-10
MOTOR|ST STRANG
TO Be REINSTATED
American Automobile Asso-
citation Commutes the
Suspension. /:
FINED FOR FAILING
MARDI GRAS RACES
Case Company Also Will Be Re-
leased From Ban of Only
Thirty Days.
By HARRY WARD.

The suspension OF Lewis StrangI nead
of the Case racing team, will be lifted
March 26, the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association hav-
ing commuted the indefinite suspension
TO thirty days. The Case Company will
also be reinstated at the same time.
Strang was disqualified on February
"A for failure to appear at the Mardi
Gras races in New Orleans. He put
up the plea that his failure was due 20
illness, and the inability of the Case
Company to prepare the cars in time.
Neither Strang nor the company offer
ed any excuse why they should not
have notified the New Orleans Automo-
bile Club in reasonable and sufficient
time for the club to have published the
fact of the non-appearance of the cars
and drivers, thus making good with the
public.
A number of other matters of i'm
poStance were taken up by the contest
board at its meeting in New York yes
terday. E. j. Allen, of Richmond, the
Coburn Motor Company, and its driver,
Bryant. of Norfolk, and W. Gray, of
Los Angeles, who were disqualified on
December y last were, upon proper ap-
bIlSdllOH anu representation To- the
board, restored to good standing. Bar
ney Oldfeld, Ben Kerscher, and several
other drivers have drawn another SuS-
pension for competing at an unsanc-
toned meet at San Antonia in Feb
ruary. They were previously suspended
two years, and a further suspension
Of three months has been imposed by
the contest board.
S, E. Lyon, general manager of the
National Motor Delivery Company,
agent for the Franklin, has collected
some interesting figures regarding the
comparative cost of package delivery by
horse-drawn vehicles and automobiles,
and they will prove interesting to many
Washington merchants. "One Of the
leading commercial bodies In Chicago
said Mr.. Lyon. made compilation OF
the relative cost of package delivery
In that city, and 1t was found that while
the average cost per package by horse
drawn vehicles was 16 cents, by auto
mobile 1t was only cents. In Wash
ington, where the weTl-paved streets
and absence of hills makes the condi-
tions nearly ideal, the cost for this
service has been found TO be II cents
by horse and wagon, and 5 cents by
motor. These figures demonstrate in
a striking manner the cheapness of au-
OGHNCTy service. DTeQlCt
that within the next two years there
will hardly be a business house in this
city without an automobile delivery
service"
Wine & Benson have secured the
Premier rsagency. The deal was consum-
mated yesterday. when ]. c. Monihan,
travelling representative of the Premier
Motor Car Company, came over from
Philadelphia and contracted with the
firm to handle Premier cars in this
territory. Mr.. Monihan is one Of, the
best known men in the automobile trade
He says all the indications point to a
big demand for cars this year. par
ticularly the high-priced machines.
The automobile as an institution. al
though designed for the pleasure and
utility of men. as well as women. is Of
greatest benefit to the woman and the
child" says ], L. Sheldon, general man.
pany, of Washington. Only a few au-
tomobile manufacturers have conceived
of this advantage" he continued "A
woman's need of saving time and ef-
fort is imperative, because Of the i'm
portance of her work. The automobile
places the city woman in direct touch
with her friends in city and country
and brings the woman OF the farm
close to town. A woman looks upon
the automobile from an individual
car, runs out into the country at high
speed, stops and eats something at a
hotel and hurries back A woman sees
things along the road, and is not afraid
picnic to the children. Woman drivers
are becoming more numerous with
every succeeding week"
The fact that Harry Grant, twice win
ner OF the Vanderbilt cup race has en-
tered his AlCo car In the 500-mile Inter-
national altsweepstakes race, to be run on
the Indianapolis speedway Memorial
Day. has aroused new interest in this
big event. He will drive "Old No. 49,"
the same black car he piloted to two
victories in the blue ribbon event of the
American automobile world. Grant is
the great American driver. His methods
are different from those which distin-
guish some OF the more spectacular
drivers. He seldom shows any desire
early in the race to forge to the front
or set the pace, His method is more
conservative Grant plans out the de-
gree of speed necessary to win, and
then drives according to that schedule.
He will be a big factor in the Indian
0polis race.
George P. Parker, Eastern representa-
tive of the Ohio Motor Car Company,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Parker
has been identified with the automobile
business for a number of years. He pre-
diets that 1911 will be one of the best
years in the history of the industry.
nm my travels" said Parker, Il find |
renewed interest in the automobile. The
alitonobile shows have been big help
10 the manufacturers and dealers, and
the opening of the touring season will
find many of them flooded with orders
The Pope Automobile Company, agent
for the Everitt, has been advised of the
appointment Of Harry l.. Bill, WELL
known automobile manufacturing ex-
pert, to the position of assistant general
manager of the Metzger Motor Car
Company. makers of the Everftt 80"
AR. Bill has for several years been in
charge Of the Chalmers output. as su-
Oerintendent Of production. The ap-
nointment Of Mr.. Bill is the latest de-
YeIopment of the Metzger Company
,,Slicy, to place at the head of its various
departments the best talent available IN
the industry. .
The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company reports the sale OF an
F-M-F roadster to w. d. Doremus and
an EMF demi-tonneau to DIR. 7. ".
Hammond.
w L. Radcliffe is the latest owner Of
n Thomas touring car. 1t is stX-cylin-
der, 4e-horsepower machine, and was de-
iiveTed to him yesterday by David Hen
drick. the Thomas agent
d. G. McCord. sales manager of the
Marion Sales Company, accompanied
nv a. 8 Brown, Milwaukee agent for
the Marion, b is in Washington visiting
J.LH, Ebersoles the Marion represen-
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