The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Automobile lNotes
By HARRY WARD.

With entries for the -Four Leaf Clover
Run closing at midnight. interest in
this unique event. which is being given
by the Automobile Club of Washing
ton. is still increasing.
Another private owner entered the
lists Yesterday, bringing the number of
entries up to eighteen. 1t Is expected
this will be the number CT starters, as
ii is not likely any more cars will be
| entered today. The latest entrant is L.
A. Clarke. who has nominated an un-
derslung Regal ROADSTER.
The complete list of entries is as fol-
| lows White, Imperial Motor Company:
two Bucks, Buick Motor Company:
Ford, Miller Brothers: Velie, Miller
| Brothers; Krit. Wilson Company: Max
well and Columbia. United Motor Wash
ington Company: two Reos. REQ Auto
| mobile Company; Marion, J. II. Eber-
sole; Hudson. Ii. B. Leary. jr.: Regal.
| r. 4. Clarke: Warren-DetroIt, n. S.
| Bowles; Apperson, Frank r. White;
STANDARDIZATION, Barnard Motor Car
| Company; two Washingtons, Carter
| Motor Car Corporation.
The drivers and observers will receive
/ their final instructions from Referee W.
| d. West on Thursday night. They will
| hold meeting at the country home of
the Automobile Club of Washington
and Referee West will explain the rules
| in detail.
For the 1912 season the Packard Motor
| Car Company will manufacture three
models-the Packard "1S' and 80" as
built this year, and to these have been
added a siX-Cylinder model, which will
! be officially known as the Packard
Six" This marks the entry of this
concern into the siX-cylinder held. 1t is
said the four-Cylinder cars will be con-
tinued as the leaders. with the six
| produced in about equal quantities with
the present go model. In the four
cylinder models but few changes in the
| chassis have been made. The new six
cylinder model is a Packard design in
| practically every respect, but introduces
| not few features new in the Packard
field. The Packard line Of bodies is
| particularly comprehensive for next sea-
son, embracing a complete line of open
| and closed bodies for the three models.
The body menu includes the open tour
| ing type. the runabout, the close-cou-
| pied, he phaeton, the Limousine, i'm
perial Limousine, landaulet brougham
| and coupe. The LuttreH Company.
| Washington agents for the Packard, will
shortly receive its first shipment of the
| 1872 models.
Chamber of Commerce, of which Gran
Vile NJ Hunt is chairman, has granted
| an appropriation of $3.50 for the enter
tainment of the motorists who will be
| in Washington for the start of the Gid
den tour. Joseph NJ. Stoddard is chair
man of the entertainment committee OF
the Automobile Club of Washington,
and the Chamber of Commerce appro
priation will be turned over to him. Mr..
Stoddard is planning some interesting
things for the Glidderites.
Now that the work of laying out the
route for the Glidden reciprocity touI
has been completed, automobile manu-
facturers all over the country are ask
ing for entry blanks. The prospects are
that the number of starters in this
/, years tour will be larger than in any
endurance contest ever held in this
country.
The latest production of the Overland
factory is known as Model 5S, and the
Overland Washington Motor Company
was sold yesterday to Capt. F. +
Fletcher, Z. s. A. The new model. q
five-passenger. fore-door touring car
has a wheel base of liz inches, with
S4x4-inch wheels. 1t is listed at s,6el
and is equipped with every device to add
to the comfort OF the owner.
c. r, Chandler. of the Cadillac Moto:
| Company, is in the city for a few days
and is the guest of J. NJ. Stoddard. Mr.
Chandler has just returned from an ex
tensive trip through the South, and i.
enthusiastic over conditions in. that sec
| tion of the country. People in the
South are buying many cars" he said.
Manager Touey, of the washington
Auto Supply Company, is pointing will
pride TO the fact that the Glidden tou
pathfinding car, sfX-cylinder stevens
| Duryea, was equipped with FISK tires
According to Luther Young. who drove
the car on the trip from tlis ~ Il
throughout the entire journey.