The Washington times., 1911-11-11
AUTOMOBILE ROAD
RACE TERMED THE
MEET OF CENTURY
Speed Carnival to Be Held
in Savannah This
Month.
BY HARRY WARD.

ny hANNA W hND.
The automobile road race meet of tho
century is the term applied to the big
speed carnival 20 be held at Savannah
November q and 30. with thousands
of racing fans from all parts Of the
country watching them reel Off lap al
ter lap in less than a mile a minute,
the speed merchants to the number
of nearly 100. are expected to furnish
any number Of thrills during the run
ming of the four races caded for the
two days meet.
wild Bob Burman and Victor Hem
cry. the Benz pilots, are due to arrive
from Europe tomorrow, and will i'm
rnediately proceed to Savannah. Eddie
Hearne, the other member of this team.
Is now tuning up Betsy" the car
which David Bruce-Brown drove to VIC
tory in the grand prize race, last yeer.
Mulford and Grant are preparing their
Loziers to give the foreign stars a
battle.
wen make that French Italian-Ger-
man outfit burn their gasolene this
time," Mulford says
incidentally. just imagine what fight
Harry Grant, the two-time winner of
the Vanderbilt Cup race. will put up TO
get his hooks On 1t for the third con-
secutive time.
AS yet, official practice has not oe-
gun, but the drivers who have taken
q flyer or two around the 17.l4 mile cir
cult are amazed at its speed possibiii-
ties.
Il thought the course was some class
last year." Bruce-Brown remarked af-
ter his trial spin. but this season the
road surface and turns are wonderfully
improved. 1t Is, undoubtedly. several
miles an hour faster"
The latest entry is a Marquette Buick,
which Charley Basle will pilot, and 1t
/. can be looked upon as a dangerous fac
tor. In last years International event,
this car with Burman in the drivers
seat, was the first American car across
the line, running third after eighteen
lire changes. Basle has an International
reputation as a daring pilot, and is ex-
pected to give good account of him
self.
Connecticut avenue is to have another
automobile salesroom, and that thor
oughfare Is giving Fourteenth street
hard fight for the title OF Automobile
ticut avenue salesrooms is that Of T.
Lamar Jackson, who handles the
Steyens-Duryea. He has leased the
will take possession about December
l. A feature OF the new establishment
Will be supply department under the
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Ed Ruelbach, one of the Cubs star
pitchers. has broken into the automo-
bile game. He has Joined the United
Motor Motor Chicago Company; and will sell
thorough study Of the silent knight en-
CINE, with which these cars are equip
ped.
While on his recent Western trip Vice
President Sherman visited the factory
OF the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company
at Newcastle. Ind: Il have been
this one is as fine as any l ever in
spected."
What is the life of an automobile?
STATISTICS compiled by the secretary Of
| law, show that of 76S Maxwell cars reg
istered in the State in 1905, 102, or 81 per
! cent, of these are again registered this
| entirely accurate. They are not COM
plete. 1t is known from records kept by
the United States Motor Company that
GS' for by % the e State orieiais @ uoeea have beea
sold and are in service now in neighbor-
An expert from the United States
Motor Company. after inspecting num-
ber OF the earliest cars, found that with
out exception they are good for years
more Of service Taking 1000 miles as as
| ali estimate Oh tne mlledBe, sdCu
of the Maxwells has travelled 10000
miles. The total distance covered is
&c, 900, 900 miles.
Entry blanks for the second interna-
tionai 5oO-mile sweepstakes race, to be
run on the Indianapolis speedway May
80 next, have been received In Washing
| ton. The blanks stipulate that cars
| for one full lap of two and one-half
miles in order to qualify. The entrance
fee for each car is 5000. Three cars of
each make may be entered. but IN the
| car teams may be reduced to two cars.
Only thirty cars will be allowed to start.