The Washington times., 1911-05-04
FIRST PRIVATE CAR
SEVENTEENTHENTRY
IN THE CLOVER RUN
Frank r. White to Drive An
Apperson Throughout
Trip.
LIST WILL CLOSE
ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Plans Nearly Completed, and
Event Will Open Season
! In Capital.
By HARRY WARD.

To Frank Il. White belongs the dis
tinction of being the first private
owner to enter a car in the -Four
Leaf Glover Run Yesterday he pur-
chased an Apperson car from Elmer
son q Orme and Immediately enter
ed the machine with Capt. Ted" S.
NJohnston. who has charge of the run.
Mr.. White announced he would drive
the car throughout the four days
run.
The Apperson entry brings The list
up to seventeen, and as the entries
will close Sunday night it is expect
ed the next three days will find
Captain Johnston busy IN recording
the late entries. Plans for the unique
tour. which will open the motoring
season IN Washington. are nearly
completed. Much interest is being
manifested in the event and entrants
are being bcsieged with requests for
places as passengers in the competing
cars. The route selected is through
O section OF the country rich in his
toric interest and as nearly 80 per
cent OF the roads over which the cars
Will travel are i'll excellent condition,
an enjoyable trip is in prospect for
those who will make up tile big cara
van.
Harry Endurance" Walls, winner
OF the SWEEPSTAKES trophy in the
rled off the honors in the recent So
cia6ility run of the Quaker City Mo-
tor Club. Walls drove the Columbia
car of l.. d. Berger, president OF the
Quaker City Club. The run was from
Philadelphia 10 Atlantic City, a dis
tanCe of seventy-two miles. The Sc
cret time selected by the mayors of
Philadelphia and Atlantic City was 3
hours. At minutes, 16 seconds, and
Walls finished just "a seconds behind
this schedule.
7. S. Johnston, manager of the Buick
Motor Company, received word today
that a Marquette-Buick car had been
entered in the French grand prize to be
run over the Sarthe circuit July 3. The
car will be driven by Louis Chevrolet.
His early training in driving and auto
mobile construction was secured in
France. In 1900 he came to America.
Aside from being great driver, he is
thorough mechanic, and to his complete
knowledge along these lines he at
tributes his success fully as much as to
his masterful driving. During thu last
Vanderbilt Cup race he was well up
with the leaders when an accident put
him out of the running. Possibly bis
greatest victory was the winning of the
Cobe Trophy race in 1909. Driving a
Buick, he covered 1856 miles in the |
remarkable time of hours minutes
and A seconds.
Many friends of the Zell Motor Car
Company called yesterday to inspect the
company new saleSroom and garage,
at 1405 II street northwest. The build
ing is two stories in height, of brick
and concrete construction. The sales
room is a large and well lighted room
and large number of cars can be dis
played to advantage. The offices are
located on the second floor. A. Stanley
Manager James Flynn were busy
throughout the day receiving congrat
ulations on the fine appearance of the
new establishment
''In an effort to keep up with the
demand for trucks, the directors of
the Packard Motor Car Company, have
authorized new construction which will
practically triple the capacity of the |
truck Shops" said s. A. Luttrell, of the |
Luttrell Company, Packard agents here. |
THE increase in facilities will give the |
truck shops a normal capacity of five |
trucks a day. The company has also |
decided to make public service We
hicles a part of its standard output"
'"The Canadian reciprocity agreement |
is of far greater Importance to the au-
tomobile business than most persons !
IN the industry imagine" said ]. D. |
Maxwell, president of the Maxwell-Bris-
coe Motor Company. The reduction Of |
the duty on American automobiles from
25 to 80 per cent makes a wider channel |
for American goods to flow across the
border, but it is more important because
II brings a rich automobile market |
closer to our doors. Canadas great |
field for utility cars is the vast grain
region. If the American grain country
is any comparison, the Canadian North
west will take thousands of utility pas
senger cars adaptable to agricultural
work We have 5000 automobiles own
ed by farmers in the United States and
80 per cent Of them are used by grain
producers. Eleven thousand are Max
well owners. 1t is easy to see. there
fore. that the market for automobiles
in Canada. where grain is the chief
farm product, is a wonderful market"