Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19

recharge and discharge, while other. bat
teries yielded on an average only 70 to 125
cycles. Mr.. Winters claims for his new
battery that the plates are absolutely
non- sulphating. with non-corrosive ter
mfnals, and that there Is no internal dis
charge or ruinous chemical action when
the batteries are not in actual service.
Another claim made by the inventor that
compels the attention of every student OF
batteries is that the product maintains
, uniform rated voltage until completely
discharged. Short circuits will not cause
the plates to buckle. Another point is
the claim that the active material used
in the construction of the batteries will
increase So per cent in efficiency, main
tanning this high state for a period of
three years.
Akron, Ohio, is listed as one of the
eight cities in the United States where
the prospects of business look best
New Jersey having modified its auto
mobile regulations. Delawareans are MAX
Ing preparations for motoring to Atlantic
city and other seashore resorts in larger
numbers this year than ever before. and
IN order to enable them to do so without
the necessity of going to Philadelphia,
the New Jersey and Wilmington Ferry
Company is now arranging to improve
the landing facilities at Penns Grove,
n. ].
This is the season when all kinds of
little contrivances for motor travelling be-
gin to make their appearance. The new
things for touring are legion. Medicine
Kits OF leather contain all the little nee
essaries which might be needed en- route.
Ihere are rolls of linen, absorbent cotton,
dozen or two bottles, jars OF various
sizes and a few simple Implements in
GLIDING surgical scissors.
Arthur c. Moses. one of Washington's
leading motorists has placed an order
Tor the first Columbia Silent knight
ven-passenger touring car. J. E. Falk
OF this city has also placed an order for
Mark 4S Columbia dve-passenger tour
ing car for early delivery.
Maxwell cars were delivered during the
past week to Edward NJ Fellows a Spe-
cial Dr. Archie Randolph. Mercury;
n Il. Jester, model LID runabout, ana
Jesse Johnson, Mascotte touring car
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A 1912 model IA Stevens Duryea road
stef, finished in batteship gray, with
Primrose yellow running gear, was de-
livered last week to H. B. Wilson, a
pioneer motorist of the National Capital
David Bruce-Brown has selected to
drive the third National car in the 500
mile race on the Indianapolis motor
speedway May 30. Brown came direct to
the factory at Indianapolis from the
SANTA MONICA ROAD race, where on Nav
he won third in a Benz car.
This is the first year of this young New
York amateurs five years of race expe-
rience that he has driven anything but a
foreign car. his other mounts having been
either Benz or Fiat. Brown has as
spectacular a career as any of the in
trepid pilots who risk so much in speed
contests for the sake of the exhilaration
of the dangerous sport.
He was born in New York in 1887 and
In
owned by his mother. Last year he fin
ished third with Fiat in the 5OO-mile
race on the Indianapolis motor speed
way, it being his first race on that track
Il have watched the Nationals win
races for years. and have often been. jeal-
Gus of the National pilots" said Brown
This year l decided that this 5OO-mile
race will be the hardest of the season
and l was keen to be in the fray. l love
to race. not for the prize, but for the
sport So l FASTENED from the west in
order to have one of these cars under me
in this long grind
In 1911 Brown won the New Haven hill,
climb with a Fiat. He also won the
grand prize race at Savannah last wear
driving 2OO-horsepower Fiat car, his
average being 74.45 miles per hour. He
won the grand prize at Savannah In 1910
also. These victories were all that were
needed to raise this young, unmarried
hero of many battles of cylinders to the
highest admiration of the entire motoring
once.
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AS curtain raiser for the worlds
greatest automobile race, the 5OO-mile In
ternational Sweepstakes race, to be run
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next
Memorial day. May 80. Packy Mcfarland
OF Chicago and Ray Bronson of Indiana
polls will fight ten rounds in a specially
built arena at the Indianapolis American
Association base ball park the night of
May % The fight is to be held under
the auspices of the Indianapolis Athletic
Club.
The articles of agreement state that the
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