Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

break, prior to the running of the Van
derbilt cup race on Monday, November p.
is meeting with approval on all sides. 1t
will be recalled that all of the best Van
derbilt cup races on Long Island had
daybreak starts, and this feature in itself
was novelty that added greatly to the
| spectacular side of the contest. The
bivouac before the battle in the glare and
| glamour of acetylene lights, the cars pull
of dawn are chasing away the inky black
ness. is a sight at which tens Of thou
| sands have marveled.
Race officials representing both the
American A. A. and the Automobile Club
of America arrived In Savannah from
New York last Thursday evening, and
proceeded to go into details OF the race
with the Savannah Automobile Club off,
| Gals at once. In the party from New
York were Of7cfal Starter Fred ]. wag-
ner. Robert Lee Morrell, chairman of the
A. c.. A. contest committee and referee;
s. B. Stevens E. r. Hollander. also mem
bers of the A. A. A. and A. c. A. techni-
| cal committees.
| Strother Davis, well known in local
motoring, is the guest of James j. Flynn,
manager of the Zell Motor Car Company.
Mr.. Davis is connected with the Johns
town Chalmers Company.
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| Ford cars were delivered last week to
the following: DR.. John w. Mitchell.
George ]. Bradley. Rockville, Md. and
DIR. r. T. J. Barber. touring cars; Much
ell Taxicab Company town car; Mrs.
Flora c. Dyer, coupe; DR.. George H. Ma
gee and Father Dolan, torpedo runabouts,
and w. l. di Zerega, roadster
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E. II. Sherwood Of the sales staff Of the
Mercer Auto Company was a guest dur
| ing the past week of local motoring
Prionds M Sherwood is nrominenf
auto pilot, having participated in many
Of the speed contests on The Indianapolis
motor speedway.
| Clarence L. Brown of the Stevens-Dur-
yea Motor Car Company arrived in Wash
ington yesterday from Savannah, Ga,
and is the guest of T. Lamar Jackson,
the local representative.
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An EMF "3O'' fore-door touring car
was delivered yesterday to H. w. Scovill
of this city.
| During the past week several Of the
firms received show chassis. which have
been placed on exhibition. The machines
are all equipped except the bodies and
have attracted considerable attention.
| ~ y
James Heaslett, designer Of the F1and-
ers 90" and w. B. Brady of the sales
|
rived in town yesterday and will be the
1 guests of W. C.. Long, local representa-
tive of the Studebakef Company. Yester-
day afternoon they witnessed the George
| town-Virginia foot ball game.
Lew M. Thayer Robert N. Harper and
c. +. Crump. local motorists. have been
appointed delegates to represent the
| Chamber of Commerce at the first Amer
lean road congress. which opens at Rich
mond, Va, tomorrow.
w. Elkins Reed returned from New
York Yesterday where he completed ar
raneements for the shipment of his stock
for the motor supply shop, a new con-
Germ in this city.
| Practically all Of the teams are now in
| stalled in their racing camps. The more
recent arrivals include Disbrow. with his
Pope Hummer; de Palma ana Wisnart
with their Mercedes terrors; Hughes and
Knipper, with the MERGERS; the Marmon
squad, with Dawson Patschke. Nikrent;
| the Abbott team, composed or ROBERTS,
Hartman. Mitchell and Limberg, and sew
| eral others. Knipper, who won the T1ede-
man trophy last year, was chosen to take
Hanshues place on one of the MERGERS,
when the western driver was injured at
not Burman will drive in the grand prize
| has not been settled at this writing 1t
has been settled. however. that the
speed king will not be seen at the
wheel of a Benz in the International
event. Prior to this decision Burman
Cancelled his engagement to drive Mar
mon In the Vanderbilt.
| Harry Cobe will be seen at the wheel
Of the second Marquette-Buick as Charles
Basle's teammate. These cars are prac-
| tically the same type as the ones with
which Burman scored third in the grand
prize last year. CODE will also drive in the
Vanderbilt on Jackson mount,
| An interesting piece of news has just
been received relative to de Palma's entry.
He will not drive the Mercedes car origt-
nally intended for him, but instead will
have a new ninety-horsepower mercedes,
which arrived in New York from I'm
terturckhem, Germany, last Wednesday.
/ It is said that the car is surprisingly fast
In case of accident to this car. however,
he will use the one winch ne mas aireaoy
| tried out around New York.
| Tuesday, November %. the day after
the Vanderbilt cup is won the Motor
meeting at Hotel De Soto. 1t probably
| will be the largest meeting the association
has ever had. as practically every rae
not. will be at Savannah. The meeting
has been called by Secretary Colwell for
/ $40 pm. This will give all opportunity
who desire to see the aviation meet in the
ments as we'll.
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"The development Of motor cars from
now on is going to be in the direction
| Of greater mechanical simplicity and
more economical use Of power" says
| Charles B. Hayward, former secretary
/ of the Society of Automobile Engineers
1.-THE fundamental requirements OF al
| good motor car have been DEFINITELY de-
termined. The only change that car. affect
them Is some new discovery, or rovOI0-