The Washington times., 1912-01-14
OLDF|E[D DENIED.
REINSTATEMENT BY
AUTOMOBILE BOARD
Daring DRYER Disqualified
for Racing With Jack John
son, the Prize Fighter.
By HARRY WARD.

By HAIRY WARD.
Barney Oidnsid has lost out in hia
attempt to get back into the good
i graces of the American Automobile A.
sociation. the governing body Of auto
mobile sports. The formal application
for reinstatement to good standing by
Oidneld, who is now under disqualih-
4 cation and suspension until July L
1912. for promoting and participating In
unsanctioned events, was considered a,
the last meeting of the contest board
and 1t was Voted unanimously not to
restore him to good standing.
Oldneld has lost many good dollars
In the last year or two because the con-
test board refuses to allow him to race.
and he has been moving heaven and
earth In his efforts to convince the
Three AS he will be good In the
future. Barneys greatest offense was
the hippodrome he pulled on with Jack
johnson. the prize fighter. He was
| warned that II he raced against John
son the Three AS would suspend him
indefinitely, but he elected to take the
| risk. ana since then has repeatedly de-
II is doubtful X oidfeid viii ever W be S
allowed to drive In sanctioned race
Echo OF Gltdden Tour.
An echo Of the 1910 Glidden tour was
, heard In New York yesterday, when
the contest board restored to good
standing II. o. Smith. the Indianapolis
manufacturer, and the company Of
which he 10 tho head. Smith and his
company were, on July n, 1910, dis
qualified and suspended for an indefi-
mite period for denying the jurisdiction
of the contest board and appealing to
The matter hinged on the winning OF
the Glidden tour that year. Tho Pre-
| mier car won. but was subsequently
TsQ Tg1ssQusnned az not being e stock car.
than q year, and was finally withdrawn
consisnment order ever placed for
automobiles Of any make will leave
! the Buick factory at Flint, Mich, on
January p to be delivered at San Fran
train of fifty cars. double decsed. The
order calls for two hundred and twent1
Buick models. This is 9 cash order
BY the Howsrd Xutomobile Company,
Buick agents in San Francisco. Train
load orders are not new In the history
OF the Buick organization. but In this
Its own record Of forty-two carloads.
The heavy snowfall Of this week has
emphasized the utility Of the CONNER
manager Of the Congressional Garage
Company, agent for Wilcox trucks. has
been active in the last few days demon
stratng these trucks to Washington
owins MS., anS the fo,
truck to John Mitchell, Jr., incorpor-
ated. and a model to the Chesapeake
Supply Company: both OF which already
use model raSad wcSx OK ErsnH srgSks HIM. model
corporated. This concern inquired about
WILCOX trucks on Wednesday, and az
ter q brief demonstration purchased o
mase as Tss Has Is ss 70
one Of the quickest truck sales ever
consummated in Washington.
mobile show, in New York. tire was
shown which involves a new principle
for the prevention of skidding. This Is
the Diamond safety tread tire. exhibited
by Its manufacturers. the Diamond Rub
THE result of our work in solving
the skidding problem in relation to au--
tomobiie tires. says J. A. Braden. OF
have an anti-skid tire quite different
from any other. The principle we ap-
piled In the Diamond safety tread tire
has never before been used in the conf
actly the same manner as the squeegee
window cleaner. There are cross bars
extending the entire width of the tread
Of the tire. These are 80 placed that
after the brakes are applied, the first
bar cuts through the mud and water to
the pavement. wiping 1t clean and dry.
Succeeding bars find the dry surface and
"a ax ~ hn
ately. Thus forward slip II stopped
almost before 1t has begun. In q similar
way the bars running lengthwise Of the
tread stop the side skidding."
David 8. Hendrick reports the sale of
four-cylinder Franklin touring car to
Gilbert Perkins, and sfx-cylinder
Franklin to s.. Hazen Bond.
g. Fred Repetti has placed an order
with Miller Brothers for q Ford torpedo
car.
Undaunted by the heavy snow, L. v.
Shaw and c. b. Partridge. Of Augusta,
Me-, are making a trip from their home
to Los Angeles. They arrived in WASH
| ington yesterday In an Oakland car
roads between Baltimore and this city.
After resting for two or three days,
they will resume their trip. The tour
lists left Augusta January. 1, passing
tnrough Boston, New York, Ph1ladel-
phia, and Baltimore. They did not en-
counter bad weather until they reached
New York, but since then they have
had to battle with the snow all the
way into Washington. They are max
ing the trip by what Is known as the
Southern route, the distance being
about $500 miles.
In recognition of his successful
leadership OF the automobile board of
trade, during the past year, the man
ufacturers In that organization, at
their annual meeting yesterday, re-
elected Charles clifton of the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company to the
presidency. All the other officials
that served during the past year
were unanimously returned to office
Reports. Of the various committees
supplied evidence OF the excellent
work that had been done for the
motor car industry and the motor
car user. and made apparent the need
for a broadening out of the work OF
the automobile board OF trade, plans
for which are now under way
A full list of the officers elected, be-
sides Charles Clifton, the president is
as follows: c. G. Hanch. vice presi-
dent; Benjamin Briscoe, secretary;
George Pope treasurer. Directors