The Washington times., 1911-01-21
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
TO CURB SPEEDERS
Capital Motorists Interested
in Movement to Stop
Reckless Driving.
By HARRY WARD.

Members of the Automobile Club of
Washington are greatly interested
in the plan of the Automobile Club of
Maryland to curb speed maniacs
throughout Maryland.
The secretary of the Maryland or
ganization has sent out a little card.
with proper spaces allotted for report
ing any case of speeding, recIlesSness
in turning curves, and other dangerous
tactics that might endanger life ard
limb of pedestrians by automobile
drivers. Any club member witnessing
any such violation of the automobile
law has been requested to turn in the
card with the information desired.
In attempting to break up the viola
lions of the law. the club has deter
mined upon the following courses: On
the first offense the owner of the car
will be notified; on the second offense
the matter will be turned over TO the
proper authorities for prosecution.
Should there be a third offense the
proper authorities will make application
to the commissioner of motor vehicles
to have the registration of the machiI.e
cancelled. When the annual meeting Of
the Automobile Club of Washington is
held Tuesday night, it is expected the
Maryland plan will be discussed.
Walter Christie, who became an inter
national character in automobile rae
ing circles some years ago by plotting
his frent-drive racer over the Ormond
Daytona course at dizzy speed. is among
the tentative entrants in the Jackson
Vile beach races to be run in March.
Christie is making preparations to in
troduCe another speed creation when, In
addition to having his car driven by
a four-cylinder motor with the power
applied to the front wheels, he will
equip 1t with second motor that will
also turn the rear wheels. In other
words, his racer will be double-ender,
something entirely new in automobile
racing. Christie is said to have develop
ed this idea to the point of practical
bility, and he Is confident that the speed
which he has made in preliminary try
outs will not compare with the paCe-i
rill set when the car is opened up on
the long, smooth straightaway beach
course Christie will not drive the car
himself, but has arranged to have Caleb
Bragg. the millionaire amateur pilot,
handle his entry in the Florida tourna-
ment.
The Motor Sales Company has been
ised that the G. ]. G. Motor Car
Junior" a four-cylinder runabout list
ing at $1,000. Manager BarCombe will
have one of them on exhibition at the
national automobile show next month.
The Kinds Automobile Company,
which was recently formed TO handle
the Lion and Sckacht cars, has leased
the building at the northeast corner of
Fourteenth and streets. A complete
line Of both cars will be carried.
Harry D. Benner, manager of the Cen
tury Tire Companysr Washington
branch, left yesterday for New York to
witness the windup of the automobile
show in Madison Square Garden tonight.
Claude Miller, of Miller Brothers, re-
turned yesterday from New York. COM
menting on the automobile situation f1r
that city, Mr.. Miller said: There is a
feeling of confidence among the auto
mobile men in the metropolis. talked
with a number of the leading dealers
and they are a unit in predicting nu
merous sales when the season opens"
Mr.. Miller stated the new Ford torpedo
roadster, which made its appearance in
New York last week, was hailed as
Henry Ford's masterpiece.