The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

But after section things will be diff
fernt. Tone up your autos, throw on
your high speed. and let 'er zip. Sheriff
iViett "ain't no mo-
covered more than one-third Of its jour-
ney. The frozen country of Alaska,
hitherto unknown to automobiles, is the
next place to be conquered by this car
and its crew.
During the next two weeks there will
be a great influx of motorists into Wash
ington. They will consist mainly OF the
local contingent who have been away
touring for the summer. In addition to
this crowd, there will also be a number
of visitors, for this city Is becoming a
popular rendezvous for Northern tourists
who make fall trips.
1t is due to Gov. Hoke Smith, of Geor-
gia, that the good roads movement has
taken such a hold In that State. He was
instrumental in having the convicts work
on the roads instead of in the mines, as
they formerly did. To-day that State
has more miles OF good highway than
has any OF its sister States.
The nomination Of Bob Burman and
Billy Knipper, with Victor Hemery, as
| drivers Of the Benz cars in the grand
prize to be run in Savannah November
30 is further indication that a large
portion of the foreign cars will be
! manned by American drivers. Caleb
Bragg and David Bruce-Brown will be
seen behind the wheel of Fiat cars. Many
| American manufacturers are building
special cars for this race instead of en-
tering the stock models against the spe-
| cially built racing machines of the for
| eigners.
From the American Automobile Asso-
citation national headquarters in New
York. at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, two
Flanders 20-horsepower cars started on
the nearly 400 mile pathfnding trip for
the 1911 Glidden tour over the national
highway, New York to Atlanta to Jack
sonville
These two little cars reached New York
Friday afternoon. having been driven
over the road from Buffalo. and a gath
ering was present to speed Pathfinder
| Westgard, OF the American Automobile
! Association touring information bureau,
and his party on their long journey.
The approximate schedule Of the path
| finders will be:
September g. Philadelphia, Hotel Wal
! ton; 9, Gettysburg. Eagle Hotel 10,
Staunton. Va. Hotel Beverly; II, Roam
oke. Hotel Roanoke: II. Winston-Salem
Hotel Zlnzendorf; 13, Charlotte, N c..
Hotel Selwin: IA. Anderson, s. c., Hotel
Chiquoya; 15 Atlanta. Ca, Hotel Pied
! mont; 16, Atlanta, Hotel Piedmont; IT.
Macon, Ga; 49, Valdosta, Ga; 19, Jack
sonville.
| w. c. Long. manager of the CONNER
cial Auto and Supply Company left yes
terday on a visit to Atlantic City. He ex-
poets to be gone about two weeks.
Miller Brothers Auto and Supply Com
pany has sold Model Ford touring cars
to G. A. Kershner and the Washington
Playground Association, and Ford torpedo
roadsters to DR.. V. B. Jackson and Dr.
| c. Z. Ferguson.
| William Jose, manager of the automo-
bile supply department of the National
Electrical Supply Company, has been the
recipient of many congratulations during
the last few days for the manner in which
| he has decorated his show window with
Nobby tread tires. AS one admirer put
| 1t, "a nobby window with Nobby treads."
w. w. Adamson, jr.. has purchased a
1912 EMF demi-tonneau from the Com
mercial Auto and Supply Company.
| ago. a number of Cadillac dealers in
various parts of the country have been
driving their 1912 demonstrating car over
the road from the factory to their homo
territories; and several Of them have
made fast runs in spite Of the adverse
| road conditions encountered.
Perhaps the most conspicuous of these
| trips was that Of George E. Blakeslee,
the Cadillac dealer at Jersey City, n. J.
Driving through from Detroit to Jersey
City practically without pause, Blakes-
lees Cadillac covered the SH miles in
elapsed time OF % hours % minutes. The
actual running time was Is hours . min
utes-which was better by 8 hours IL
minutes, than Blakeslee's former record,
/ made a year ago.
h-any bad roads and much mud were
| encountered through Canada and New
York, but the motor was not stopped
| once, Mr.. Blakeslee advises the Cadillac
Company. He says TIE behavior Of the
car was splendid. More than 400 cars
were in waiting for the Cadillac when II
| reached Jersey City, and escorted 1t
through the streets to the local sales
rooms.
Larry tNygaard drove a 1912 Cadillac
from Detroit to Omaha, with the idea of
two cities; but rain and the sticky Iowa
gumbo defeated his purpose. From De-
troit to Chicago the run was made in
exactly thirteen hours, and another sew
enteen hours saw the car in Des Moines.
Until within a few hours Of Des MoInes,
Nygaard was several hours ahead of the
record; but lost time when he struck
the Iowa mud, which frequently buried
the wheel hubs. This condition contin-
ued until Omaha was reached, but in
spite of 1t the running time was thirty
eight hours.
The advantage of the Cadillac electric
self-starting system, was shown when
necessary TO stop the car for the pas
sage Of teams. pedestrians, &C. Each
time the motor was stopped, saving gas
oline, and starting again without crank
ing. No water was. placed in the radia-
tor of the car between Detroit and
Omaha, although considerable low speed
work was necessary In the adhesive soil
OF the Iowa and Nebraska roads
A motorist may find that an inner
tube has been injured and perhaps ruined
from no apparent cause. Upon examina-
ton small holes will be found in its
surface. the only logical reason for their
presence being apparently poor tube ma
terial. This, however. Is seldom the
cause, says the MichelIn tire man. The
real trouble lies with the motorist He
has carelosSly fitted the tube, allowing