Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-13
CARS ALL IN PLACE
Everything in Readiness for
the Automobile Show.
FIFTY MAKES OF MACHINES
Numerous Side Attractions-Inter-
esting Display of Trophies-Band
Concerts to Be Given.

! Convention Hall. with Its large floor
! area parked off with view to the best
display of exhibits and the comfort of the
| visitors in spaces allotted to the various
exhibitors, is in readiness for the open
| ing at O'Clock this evening Of the second
annual national automobile show given
under the auspices of the Automobile
Dealers Association of this city.
| All the 16O automobiles of the new 1911
| models. ranging from the five-hundred-
dollar runabout to the ten-thousand-dol-
| lar limousine, were in place this after
noon.
| AS was set forth in the special automo
bile section of The Sunday Star, this show
is expected to outrank in number variety,
value of exhibits, number of exhibitors
and display of accessories any similar
show ever held in this city.
Washington Third in Rank.
1t also will serve to put Washington
third in the list of frst-class show cities,
Chicago now ranking first, having dis
placed New York from premier position
by exhibition lasting two weeks, oc-
cupying several buildings and taking in
both pleasure and commercial vehicles.
| Conservative1y estimated. fully 100000
play which will be open to public view
| tonight, Manager Cliff Long said today
| that fully twenty-five more exhibits could
! have been had, but the space even OF the
vast hall would not permit of 1t. There
will be no commercial vehicles displayed.
Roadsters, runabouts. baby tonneaus,
speedsters, fore-door touring, suburban,
coupes, electric coupes, taxicabs electric
victorias, torpedo touring. broughams.
limousines of the latest model are to be
N q with a rOmDiote.
ness OF mechanism that would have been
impossible two years ago. and regarded
| as the dream of a visionary, when the
forerunner of this display of automo-
Infantry Armory about six years ago.
Fifty Different Makes Of Cars.
Fully fifty different makes of cars ham
died by the local dealers or branches of
| manufactures are represented. Then as
side attractions are the Overland wing
Wagon" with airship mechanism, capa-
BILE of being driven seventy-five miles an
hour by propeller also the Woodworking
Locomobile, in which Mrs. Clarke-Fisher
! Of Trenton, n. j.. made her spin around
the world, together with the tents and
equipments she used on the journey. All
| in all. score of historic automobiles will
! serve to keep the sightseers busy.
Display Of Trophies.
| Prominent among the many other fea-
| lures is a trophy display, the collection
comprising some of the most famous
prizes won in recent years Heading the
list is the Glidden trophy, won this year
by the Chalmers. and the Chicago trophy.
| won this year by the Moline in the road
ster division In the last Glidden tour.
| Among the other cups on view Is the
Massapequa trophy, which was captured
last year by the Cole "3O'' in the Wander
bit cup race. The Munsey run and
Washington Post 1910 trophies won by
| local Maxwell and Buick cars, as well as
hill-climbs and other tests will be shown.
The show formally opens at 8 o'clock
tonight, Tomorrow morning the doors
will be opened at ~ O'Clock. as on every
day OF the week. They will remain open
until IL O'Clock at night
Thursday will be society day. proba-
bly,.
Haley's Band will give concerts this
evening and every afternoon and evening
thereafter during the week.
Special arrangements have been made
for the comfort and convenience OF Ia
dies.
The show committee, consisting Of W.
G. Long, chairman; j. NJ. Stoddard, treas
urer; John r. Thomas. secretary; T. b.
Spence. T. S. Johnston, Claude Miller,
William Jose, S. A. Luttrell and A. Gary
give information to visitors. Scores of
expert demonstrators from all the leading
factories, together with we'll informed
sales agents, filled with up-to-date auto
IDEAS" are on hand for-the edification Of
motorists.