Evening star., 1911-08-20

for the big Elgin event to give the finished
course minute inspection.
Grant thinks the winner this year Will
average between sixty-five ana Sixty-siA
miles an hour. "The homeStretch is one
of the best pieces Of roadway in the Unit
ed States" said Grant. For about three
miles 1t is just as smooth as biiiiaro
table A mile of this, including the part
in front Of the grandstand. is hfty-four
feet wide. The rest is from twenty to
thirty feet wide. 1t is a road with
hard foundation and driver need not
be afraid to travel his fastest on It,. Here
the speed will reach 80 to 100 miles an
hour. The cars may run three or -FOUR
abreast, and / predict that there Will be
some thrilling brushes on this part OF the
course, right where the spectators can
enjoy them. There was hill on the
homestretch last year. but 1t has been
cut way. thus increasing the speed pos
Grant disappointed some OF hts followers
when he told them he would not do any
practice speeding until "a week before
the races when the official practice. viii
start under military supervision. Il am
against anything that Is dangerous In
connection with racing" said Grant, "and
for that reason will abide by the rules
of the course which prohibit speeding.
I shall content myself with getting ac-
quainted with the turns and the new fea-
lures of the road. When the Official
practice does start. l shall take only
few fast laps. ] know what speed there
Is in my car. I found that out In two
Vanderbilt races and don't need to learn
1t over again
In England tarring is used in prefer
ence to oiling. Each spring the road sur
faces are thoroughly cleaned OF loose
dust, and IL the road surface Is in good
condition an application OF hot tar is
used. This tar soaks into the road sur
face and forms o good binder. A road
treated this way in the spring is proof
against dust for the remainder OF the
summer, particularly In a country like
England. with its damp climate. Over
there one-half Of the road surface is coat
ed and given time to dry before the other
half is treated. which prevents the ruin
ing Of car bodies and the tempers Of peo-
pie living on the highway.
Old Virginia is alive on the road ques-
tion, and the biggest road convention
ever held in the world will assemble at
Richmond November 20-23
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There Is considerable Importance at
taehed to the grade of lubricating oil that
is used by motorists, for while one grade
may produce excellent results In q par
ticular make OF car. the same oil in car
OF another make would injure rather than
benefit the motor. In number Of mo-
tors. although the compression Is good.
the size OF the cylinders, and there ap
pears TO be a decided tendency to over
heat I'm the erg.ne. This is often due to
using fabrication oil that Is not suitable
for the type Of engine. An oil may ap-
pear thick. and yet under the heat and
working conditions may thin out TO such
an extent s altogether to lose. its lubri-
catirg quality. II this is experienced with
water-cooled motors. a good brand Of oil
usually employed for air-cooled motors
should be tried. The result will be found
to give satisfaction in most cases.
No farming section which has once had
good roads would ever go back to bad
roads.
Tie big personally conducted" and
other tourist companies are no longer
combining themselves exclusively to the
railroad ard steamship lines as methods
OF transportation. They are taking tour
lists to the mountain and other resorts In
automobiles. laying out an itinerary which
calls for daily runs of about 100 miles.
The plan should become very popular. as
the charges are not exorbitant and tour
ing by automobile is vastly preferable to
travel by railroad trains.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. X Tingie and q party
OF friends are enjoying e four-week trip
In Pullman touring car through the
New England states. having left last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis callisher Harry G.
Fried,ander and w. ID. Arrison enjoyed an
outing las. Sunday in Mr.. Callisher's
Washington car. Leaving here early in
the morning they motored leisurely to
Frederick. stopping for dinner at Brad
dock Heights, returning I'm the evening
via Ridgevil.e, Catonsville. Baltimore and
the boulevard.
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Mass meetings are being held every
where TO arouse the people to road build
ing.
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John Philip Smith and a party motored
to Leonardtown. Md, last Sunday re-
turning in the evening. the trip being
made in Mr.. Smiths new model x Pull
man.
Federal assistance In building roads is
only question of time. 1t Is destined
to come. and at no very distant day.
James Orme OF the firm of Emerson &
Orme has returned from ten-day stay
at Atlantic City.
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A contract was signed last week by
Wine a Benson to handle the Abbott