The Washington herald., 1911-02-08
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An army OF decorators VIII Stdfl WI n
tomorrow morning preparing Convention
Hall for tthe automobile show, which is
20 open there next Monday night and run
all week. Fred r. w. Reh, jr-. who has
the contract for decorating the hall. hopes
to have his work completed by Saturday
noon, at which time the exhibitors will
begin installing their machines.
This years show will surpasS the one
of a year ago." said w. c. Long. chair
man of the show committee. yesterday.
"All Of the spaces have been spoken for,
and l understand the majority of the ex-
hib;ts are already here"
Allen Drew. manager of the Stiles Com
rany. which has taken the agency for
the Mcintyre car. has just returned from
visit to the factory at Auburn. Ind.
Speaking of the plans of his company, he
said: I'VE not only intend to handle
pleasure cars. but commercial vehicles as
well. The Mcintyre Company manufac-
lures both light delivery wagons and
trucks up to two-ton capacity"
Ted Johnston, manager of the Buick
Motor Company. was yesterday informed
that his company has decided to build the
model - Buick with fore doors, if the
purchaser so wishes, at slight addition
al cost.
We will have a number of new acces-
sories to display at the show" said Frank
Fickling. of the Frank C. Fickling Com
pany. yesterday. ''The automobile owner
IS becoming more fastidicus in his taste
day by day. and among 1.-THE things We
will have on display will be some acces-
sories which will meet the requirements
of the most eXactinS.'
The Wilson Company yesterday unload
ed a Cole go speedster.
Automobiles have proved so sucucessful
in the New York fire department service
that Chief Croker has let it be known
that in the future all fire-fighting ap-
paratus will be of the automobile type.
The annual almanacS and reviews in
naming the champions of the year in
different lines of sport seem to disagree
as to the automobile champion Of the
year, milford, Grant, and Bruce Brown
being variously given the championship.
This is due to the fact that the big road
and track events of the year have been
held under such widely varying condi-
tions. For instance, the Grand Prize
race at Savannah had no car restrictions
beyond the requirement that the car
must have reverse gear and be pro-
PEELED by a gasoline motor. The race at
Fairmount Park was run under the same
conditions, but cars were divided into
five classes. The Vanderbilt race was
free-for-all. but limited to cars under
60 inches piston displacement The two
races at Santa Monica were divided into
one for strictly stock chassis cars and a
race for cars of any size or horsepower.
as in the Grand Prize at Savannah. The
Elgin race was limited to cars Of 900
inches piston displacement. but conform
ed strictly to stock car rules. The Ma
tional Stock Chassis Road Championship
title was officially awarded to the winner
of this race, and it was the only event
which. strictly speaking, carried with it
championship honors.
The Vanderbilt race, through its past
history and importance, has been looked
upon as one Of the greatest road races
of the year. but close followers of the
sport know that its importance as a cham
pionship event has declined.
Every road race Of the year. except the
two at Santa Monica, provided a different
winner, so that, aside from the Official
accorded to the winner of
the Elgin race, it Is impossible to say
which event really conferred any degree
Of championship honors.
In any line Of sport, II must be con-
ceded, however, that no champion can be-
come such without defeating q recognized
champion. Ralph Mulford. the winner Of
the Elgin National Stock Chassis Road
Championship. can with greater consist
epcy lay claim to championship honors
than any other driver. II Grant. through
his winning in sehe Alec, can claim the
Mulford can claim greater
honors, for the reason that he defeated
Gran. twice during the season-once In
the Elgin race and once in the Grand
Prize at Savannah. Bruce Brown, who
has been given the championship through
his single win in the Grand Prize at
Savannah, was defeated by Mulford In
the Vanderbilt race. and Tetzlaff. the
Losier pilot in California, won two races
IN one day. each In better time than Bruce
Browns time at Savannah. the free-for-
all event being run under exactly the
some conditions ~ those Of the Grand
Prize at Savannah. Zenele IL the only
driver Of the year whom Mulford has not
defeated. and Zengle only ran one race
(the FAirmount Park. defeating Mulfor1
by less than six seconds. Furthermore.
Zengla was running In a class above that
Of the LoGier-tn reality. Aulford not
competiug in the clasD IN which Zsneia
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