The Washington times., 1911-04-16

ACCOT0luk 10 duNlCtS ICSCiNSo W hNS
Automobile Club of Washington, the
date Of the Glidden Reciprocity Tour
has been extended from June " to
June rs.
This will be the eighth running OF
this classic event and incidentally viii
introduce some brand new wrinkles IN
reliability contests. The tour will be
promoted by and under the 1911 relia-
bility rules of the American Automo-
bile Association. There will be three
trophies-the Glidden trophy, which is a
sweepstakes prize this year, and will
be awarded to either the touring car
OF runabout entry making the best COM
bined road, technical and hill climbing
score.
The Washington trophy, new prize
introduced this year. to be awarded TO
the touring car making the best con-
bined road, technical and hill climbing
score. The third prize will be known
as the Ottawa trophy, and VIII De
awarded the runabout making the best
combined scores as outlined above. In
case of a tied score between the tour
ing and runabout classes, the basis OF
award Of the Glidden trophy will be the
number of passengers carried by each
of the tied cars throughout the tour,
the one carrying the greatest number
of passengers winning. The contest will
be a Grade l affair.
Introducing a hill climbing contest as
a portion of the tour is a distinct in
novation. This will take place at Mont
pelier or another Vermont town on the
fifth day of the tour. Details of this
climb, which will be under the sup
Elementary regulations" of the three
AS, will be announced later. 1t is known
that the cars will be obliged to enter
the hill climbing test with full touring
equipment, and with the same gear ratio
and passenger load as during the rest
Of the tour.
Observers will not be military stu-
dents or soldiers, as has been rumoIed,
but instead will be persons named by
the entrants. They will be obliged to
pass an examination as to fitness. Be
cause OF the army maneuVers along the
Mexican border it was impossible to Sc
cure military observers.
Joseph NJ. Stoddard. of the Cook &
Stpddard Company, agents for the Cad
lilac, takes a philosophical view Of the
performance of the Cadillac in the twen-
ty-four- hour-race at Los Angeles early
in the week, when that car made the
greatest mileage ever recorded by an
American car in tWice-aroundthe-
clock event. I'VE would be legs than
human if we did not experience great
deal of satisfaction in this achievement" d"
said Mr. Stoddard. But ours is rather
the calm satisfaction of the man who
sees the correctness of his deep-seated
conviction demonstrated to others, than
. he ,,nS,rn ola tim nf him who arhiaVpS
the unexpected" The Cadillac finished
second to a 5000 foreign car, being 90
miles ahead of its nearest following
competitor, and 3S4 miles ahead of the
worlds record for SO-horsepower cars.
At the end of the race the Cadillac was
in perfect condition.
During the week Miller Brothers de-
llvered Ford touring cars to Mrs. At
gusta Keneipp. r. B. Brock, Fred
Krauss, .. Danzenbaker, and Ford
torpedo runabout to NJ. Z. Ford.
"One of the recent purchasers of n
Chalmers cat in New York Is Reginald
Vanderbilt" said James ]. Flynn, man.
ager of the Zell Motor Car Company.
1911 Chalmers roadster for his personal
use Mr.. Vanderbilt has owned Chal
tners cars since they were first placed
on the market. George w. Vanderbilt
also uses CndlnleTS cars Oh MS ldHlOus
Biltmore estate"
Col. George Clifton, treasurer of the
Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, and
one of the best known men in the auto
mobile industry, Is spending a few days
in Washington and is the guest of J.
NJ. Stoddard, of the Cook & Stoddard
Company.
F. B. Mitchell has taken the agency
for the new Parry car and will carry
a full line of them in the Irving garage.
The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company reports the sale and de-
livery of EMF touring cars to w. p.
Newton, J. L. Lodge, and c. S. Miller.
Arthur Chevrolet and Charles Basle
have been nominated as pilots of the
Model 10D Bucks entered in the 500-mile
International Sweepstakes race to be
run on the Indianapolis speedway Me
r,orial Day.
Manager T. s. johnson, of the Buick
Motor Company, has been advised that
the engineering department of the
Buick Company has three 1872 Buick
models out on the road for their break