The Washington times., 1911-10-27
AMATEUR DRIVERS
/.
OF MOTOR CARS To-
Be GIVEN CHANCE
May Compete In Ten-Mile
i Race At Laurel Next
Tuesday.
By HARRY WARD.

Warrington automobile racing fans"
VII have an opportunity to see some
OF the best-known amateur drivers In
this city compete ir a ten-mile race at
Laurel. Tuesday next. Manager Curly
Brown has offered a purse Of $500, and
he's stipnlated that the event be
free-foi-alL
The entrants are Cole, to be driven
by Joe Trimble; Oldsmobile, william
Ksselef; Marquette Buick, Harry Mey-
esb; washington, Napoleon Hill; War;
rensDetroit. l., G.. B1rber; and REQ,
Ffapk Stewart.
The automobile race will be an added
attraction to the card Of seven horse
races. and a. there IL keen rivalry be-
tween the drivers, exciting sport is In
prospect. Tho track is being carefully
prerared, and II che weather continues
good II will be fast A big crowd of
llotorists will be on hand to cheer their
'fAvorites.
Three Maxwell cars, composing the
Tarrytown. ". Y, team, won the Gid
deh tour, which ended in Jacksonville,
Fla, last night. defeating seventeen
other teams Of three cars each in the
most strenuous Glidden tour ever con-
Quoted
Driving like mad over a mere trail
through the Florida pine forests and
under . speed schedule which was
supposed to be impossible, the larry
town trio. headed by Harry Walls,
made = whirlwind finish and arrived in
time to retsin the only perfect score
Su tho contest. This they maintained
pefsjstently since leaving New York
on October "a.
"A team OF Stevens -Duryea cars, en-
tered and driven by Individual motor
Ats OF prominence in the South, finish
cd IN second place in the Glidden
trophy division, and team Of three
CAdillacs was in third position. Only
seven OF the eighteen teams survived
the awful roads which made UP the So
called National Highway. the eleven
eliminated having penalties ranging
from 1000 to 1900 points.
In the division competing for the
trophy offered by the city of Ander-
son. g.. c., for the best individual score
made by any car regardless of class,
there were several tied scores among
whom were Miss Birdie Marks, of
Athens, Ca, the only woman driver
In the tour, and the Maxwell car en-
tered by Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia
At the finish OF the tour a meeting Of
the tied contestants was held and at
the drawing for the trophy Gov Hoke
Smith was successful Thus both tie
trophies Of this years tour were won
BY MAXWELL cars. The governors car
town, and Governor Smith rode al
most the, entire distance. inviting gov
efnofs OF other States to be his guests.
Harry Walls, who headed the Win
In
Washington and his many friends here
afe today singing hts praises Walls
won the Munsey Historic Tour las
yer: e1ptgthing the hi, handsome sweep.
ptiso IN his division.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, is
loyal to his States industries. He has in
dlcated this by, purchasing a seven-pas-
chr from the Mitchell-Lewis Motor Com
e. Of VIII 5. Used W. by sasator is p a
let:a In campaign work.
n. G: Smith. president of the Over
Charles r.. Feiter. returned yesterday
ford factories In Toledo. Ohio. "The
: Overland company has now reached q
day and when the new addition Is
epYpeted this number viii be consider
ably increased" said Mr.. Smith. Il
msnt Of Overland cars considerably in
creased." he continued.
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Al Ringing. the circus magnate, de-
clares that the days of the circus horse
have about passed. The millionaire show
man has made arrangements to have
Al the cage, oalliope and band wagons
and lighter vehicles made over into
Of the next circus season all of the
wagons used In the parades, with the
exception, Of the floats. will be propelled
heavy trucks used for hauling. equip
mept will be made over into trucks with
tires wide enough to prevent miring in
the, muck Of the middle and Southern
The horses carried will be reduced to
eoent pne-fourth Of the present number
and Will include only the performing
equines and those used in the parade.
\. H. Elliott, secretary of the Tour
Ing Club OF America, was in WASH
ington "Wednesday for a brief time. He
rsnsements for the big GOOD roads con-
ber 2c-2A Monday Mr.. Elliott aud
party Of good roads officials and news
out a route between that city and
Secretary Elliott says interest in auto
mobile touring is increasing all the
time During the past several weeks"
said he, 'our organization has fur
nished road directions to a large num-
Der OF tourists. During that time there
has been an average of one party
day starting from New York. with Los
Angeles and San Francisco the OBJ
jective points. The transcontinental
touring season has not yet ended, and
Will not close until after the Eastern
roads become impassa ble."