The Washington times., 1911-03-29
OLDF|ELD OUT OF
THE RACING GAME
A u to m o bile Association
Rules Him Off for
Two Years.
EXPERTS THINK NONE
CAN TAKE HIS PLACE
His Makeup Contained All the
Qualities Of Ideal Speed
Merchant.
By HARRY WARD.

1t is not likely that Barney OIdfeld
VIII ever again drive racing automobiles.
The American Automobile Association,
the governing body Of automobile sports,
mas put ban on him for two years for
competing in unsanctioned events, and
this prompted Oldfield to sell his fieet
Of racing cars.
That automobile racing has not pro-
duced a driver to succeed oIdfield is
the opinion of many weII-informed fol-
lowers Of racing. One of his admirers
has this to say Of Ol6deld:
There are many good, game fellows in
the automobile racing game. but there
is net one who combines in his make
up tho qualities that made Barney Old
field the sensation OF the sport. His
nerve, ability, and alertness enabled him
to establish record after record, his
greatest achievement being the mile
record he made on the Florida beach
of N:33 seconds
The Cook and stoddard Company re-
ports the sale of "4S' Pierce-Arrow
touring car to Mrs. F. B. Moran.
The latest mail reports from the
Hupmobile world-tourists tell OF a
weeks visit in Sydney and a tour
through New Zealand" said James j.
Flynn, manager of the Zell Motor Car
Company. Hupmobile agents here.
Sydney is much interested In American
cars" continued Manager Flynn, "and
there are more than a hundred Hupmo-
biles already in that city. The tourists
report that there are many hills around
Sydney, so they were able to give a good
demonstration Of the climbing qualities
Of the car
Provisions in the automobile laws OF
several States, particularly those which
require the driver to be eighteen years
old and to pass an examination as to
fitness to operate a car, have given
many people the impression that IL takes
an expert to drive an automobile.
The average owner" says Lee Cuson,
who drove the Regal Plugger through
sorts of weather and road conditions,
covering fifteen thousand miles without
a breakdown, can drive his car with
out any assistance. Most Of the things
that happen to the automobile today are
trivial; little common sense will go a
lot further than little knowledge Of
mechanical construction.
II man knows enough to feed Raso-
lene and oil, how and when to shift his
gears and apply his brakes he can Asrivs
the car anywhere in the city and coun-
try with little necessity Of raising the
bonnet"
''All records for shipments in the his
tory of the Locomobile Company Of
America were broken in the week Of
March Sill" said J. E. Mcdonald, man
aser or the Washington branch Of the
LocomObile Company. The value Of
the shipments for that period was
greater than in any other week in the
twelve years the concern has been
manufacturing automobiles. The in
crease in business Is attributed to the
general success of the new six-cylinder
car
When, less than two years ago, John
n. Willys, president of the Willys-Over-
land Company, Indianapolis, Ind, pur-
chased the Toledo Motor Company, oc-
cupying the Lozier-Pope International
Motor Car Company's factory in Toledo,
it was predicted by those who know
Overland business would be concen-
trated at the Toledo factory. At that
time the Toledo factory was one Of the
show factories of the country, both In
its size and its equipment. The popu-
larity Of Overland soon outgrew the
factory and additions were planned and
from time to time built, until the To-
dependent automobile factories in the
world.
The corporation name was at that
time changed from the Toledo Motor
Company to the Willys-Overland Com
pany, and the capital increased TO
Sc, 900, 900. The time has now arrived
for the transfer Of the Indianapolis
purpose to make this transfer during
the coming summer, so that from the
of the 1912 season all
Overlands will be built at Toledo.