The Washington times., 1911-03-18
TH|RTYENTEREDFOR
MEMORIAL DAY RACE
Pick of American Automo-
bile Drivers to Contest at
Indianapolis.
BY HARRY WARD.

Advices from Indianapolis are to the
erfeCt that thirty nominations have been
received for the 500-mile race to be run
on the speedway Memorial Day.
This represents the pick of the Amer
lean flock OF racing drivers with the for
eign contingent yet to he heard from.
The foreigners will report between now
and May l. when the entries will close.
Negotiations are under way TO obtain
such foreign stars as Hemery, LanCia,
Nazzaro, Wagner, Roillot, ZuccaI ELI.
Goux and Rigal. The naSement of
the speedway has representatives in Eu-
rope trying to induce these drivers to
enter the race.
Harry II. White, Eastern sales man
ager of the Peerless Motor Car Com
pany, is in Washington for a few days.
Manager James !. Flynn. of the Zell
Motor Car Company, says the company
will take possession of its new building
at 1905 Fl street during Easter week
I'm one of the most strenuous tests
ever engaged in by automobiles
Pullman car defeated twelve other
makes and has been selected by the
United States Government for recla-
nation service in Nevada" said Theo-
dOre Barnes. jr- the Pullman agent
here. The Pullman car will be used
in opening what is known as the
Truckee-Carson project in western
Nevada. AS the work necessitates
driving over country Where there
are few roads and a district where
driving an automobile has been con-
sidered an imposSibility, Chief Cole.
Of the Reclamation Service. decided
that he would select car only after
the most severe test. Thirteen cars
of different makes entered q run
which embodied in its $50 miles
everything that might make an auto
demonstration every car except the
Pullman failed to meet the require
ments. and the York made automobile
was selected by the Government only
after a still more severe technical
examination. The Government took
immediate delivery of the car"
William Jose, manager of the auto
mobile supply department of the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company. is
of motoring friends on the fine appear
ance of his new department, which has
just been opened at 1928 New York ave-
nue.. The three-story building at this
be devoted entirely to the company $
accessory department. The company is
now arranging to install free of charge
all the equipment II sells, such as wind
Shlelos, hofnS, SpeedometerS, etc. There
will be a special workroom in the rear
of the store for this purpose, entrance
to which will be through a wide. paved
alley.
There has been q glamour about the
automobile game which Is now disap-
pearing with the esta blishment of the
automobile industry said J. E. Shell
don, manager of the Rambler Auto
mobile Company, 1920 New York
working with the motor car will
oe no more person to be envied
than the man selling beans or shoes.
II Is true that millions have been made
in the automobile business by a few
persons who started with almost moth
ing. On the other hand, millions have
been lost by persons who started with
large sums
THE average automobile owner is fast
becoming tire expert" said F. w.
Powers, manager of the Washington
branch of the Goodyear Tire Company.
He declared that last year absence Of
knowledge on tires was in sharp con-
trast to conditions this year. Much OF
this tire knowledge. il is generally con-
ceded, is attributable to the campaign
of education inaugurated by the various
tire companies, in which the Goodyear
Company has taken leading part