The Washington times., 1911-12-07
AUTOMOBILE RACE
SPORT IN DANGEROF
BEING ABANDONED
q - :
Manufacturers Appear to Be
Withdrawing From It
Gradually.
BY HARRY WARD.

Reports from New York are to thu
ensct the atmosphere 10 filled with
automobile racing gossip and rumors.
ana the situation 10 eaid to be anythinr
Dug encouraging to the racing fans.
Ihere 10 good reason to believe that
sutomocaIe racing 70 in danger Ut being
abandoned. for the general interest on
the part Of the manufacturers has han
on the wane for several years, ana tia
withdrawal Of Q maker or promoter
only adds fuel TO the flame. The ,ntsst
withdrawal from racing Is the Benz
Company. Just previous to the Grand
Prize race at Savanrali. Jesse Froelicb.
manager Of the company harding tho
car In this country. announced the com.
pany would withdraw from all racin,
Froelich says he realizes that racing n
AmsI,ca has assisted materially. in
also done great deal for the welfare
OF the industry In general, but he
thinks the tirne Is ripe to retire. I'VE
propGss to sell our racing. cars" said
will be permitted to race on his own &c.
count Tor the sport. but we Will have
no control over them In any way" II
~ also reported Tie Lozier makers viii
event es psas f RaiSh M " sa,;
raaing as free lance driver.
liza few mere makers quit facing.
sue. efs on the enterprise nj private
owners who may go into that form Of
sport. close follower of racing has
this to say In this connection.
generation Of autonoh;le racing. IL
makers did not enter cars and owners
did and drove them themselves, the
sport would be put on a true sporting
years wnnld probably be what II ought
always to have been, something for the
amateur. and not for the professional
II this consummation is to be achieved
racing hereafter will be something
worth while"
The forty wealthy New York ana
pniais s motorists who recentiy
San Francisco In their machines, have
enlisted In the campaign of the Ldncon
Memorial Road Association to build a
SS,i between Washington and
standing 81 these tourists, their aid was
urgently solicited. They had only TO be
acquainted with the project to give their
most enthusiastic aid. The tourists
their particular hobby being transcon-
tinental highway suitable Tor motorists
who like to drive their own cars. They
are s, Of the opinion that the LINCOLN me-
would rapidly develop into a trans
continental highway and become the
nucleus Of great national syetm OF
public roads, binding together ali sec
lions of the nation.
Following the 1912 Overland announce
ment In foreign countries, = wonderful
impetus has been given the WHY'S
Overland company.s export business:
to practically every civilized country in
the world. Northern Norway 10 ths
nearest approach Overlands have made
to the north pole, and southern Africa
Is the nearest to the south pole. Thriv-
ing Overland dealers are at each place.
Bruce Emerson, Of Emerson q orme.
returned yesterday from q trip to Ko-
komo, Ind, and Detroit, Mich, ~rers
he inspected the Apperson, and Detroit
electric, factories. He secured an add
tional allotment Of cars and was ara
bled to hurry forward several shipments
Of both snakes. Both factories are
running overtime" said Mr.. Emerson.
"and every one I met Is confident 1919
will be the banner year OF the automo-
bile industry" r.-