Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

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cars were delivered last week as fol-
lows: Lieut.. p. P. Blackburn. United
DIR. George B. Heinecke and c. p. Tim
herman.
Delivery was made Friday Of 1917
Detroit electric Colonial brougham to
Senator Atlee Pomerene Of Ohio
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A model T Ford commercial roadster was
| delivered last week to the Capital Trac-
| ton Company a delivery wagon to Mrs.
/ E McCafferty. and a touring car to John
E. Garrett, former mayor of Glen Echo.
| Md.
J. r. Chaplin. formerly connected with
the Hudson Motor Car Company at De-
| troit is now q member Of the sales staff
Of the Overland-Washngton Company.
| A Studebaker electric was delivered
yesterday to Representative John w Da-
Wis. Flanders 900 fore-door roadster
| witt" Special to Ferd T. Schneider.
/ Flanders ''23' touring car to W. Clyde
Green, and a Flanders .'20' roadster to
! C. H Hammond
| Robert ]. Smunk, sales manager OF the
Peerless Motor Car Company. was the
guest of James ]. Flynn. manager OF the
Zell Motor Car Company, during his visit
In the National Capital. L. u. Schell OF
/ the Peerless truck department is at pres
| ent the guest of Mr.. Flynn.
| Leslie s. McPherran of the Columbia
Lubricants Company paid brief visit
\ hi 1<-s iv,f Qnfnnn0itA
trade last week.
What Is proposed to be the greatest
this section of the country is scheduled
| to take place during the month Of June
| under the auspices of the Automonlie
| Club of Washington. The run, If carried
| from this city June G. and Is expected to
| rival the famous Glidden tour, from a
motoring standpoint. The proposition is
| somewhat unique, being joint endur-
| ance run between the cities of Washing
| ton, Baltimore, Richmond and Norfolk.
The automobile clubs are each to pro-
mote their own endurance run with their
own sweepstakes and class prizes. In ad-
| dition to these, there will be large
costly trophy to be known as the Chesa-
peake trophy, which will be held for one
year by the automobile club Of this city
| whose entries make the best average
score. The first year the start and finish
are to be in Washington. on account Of
| the idea having originated in this city,
after which the run will start and finish
| in the city which at that time is in pos
| session of the trophy. There is to be
only one corps of officials, washington
| Baltimore. Richmond and Norfolk to fur
nish one of the following: Starter, chief
| observer, chief checker and pilot, these
| four to select the referee. and the five
| to compose the technical committee Each
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take at least four men to check the
large number Of cars in and out of con-
trolls. It has been suggested that the
referee hail from a neutral city.
The route as outlined Is about 100 miles
| long and completely circumscribes Chesa-
peake bay-hence the name by which the
run is to be known-the Chesapeake en-
durance run.
The first days run will be from Wash
ington to Wilmington, with Baltimore as
the noon control-distance 10 miles. The
second day, Wilmington to Salisbury,
with Dover. the capital of Delaware, the
midday stop-distance los miles. The
third day will take the tourists from
Salisbury to Norfolk, 1O4 miles, with
gasoline station at Keller, Va. An early
morning start will be made from Sails
| bury. as the last car will have to check
in at Cape Charles City by 3 o'clock in
the afternoon to enable 1t to be ferried
to Norfolk in time for dinner Sunday,
the fourth day out, will be spent In Nor
folk. Monday the contestants will jour-
ney from Norfolk to Richmond, 121 miles.
The sixth day the cars will run from
Richmond to Staunton, 122 miles. Louisa
win probably be selected as the noon con-
run will be from Staunton to Washing
ton via the Shenandoah valley, Win
chester. Harpers Ferry and Frederick.
Summing up the conditions Of the roads
3N1 vrYfn fpr frny hi inc
been obtained from the United States Of
fee of public roads, and from interviews
with motorists who have driven over
them, the result is as follows: Very good
road. III miles; poor road. 1O5 miles, and
very bad road. 65 miles. The worst
stretches which will be encountered will
be the sections between Perryville and
Elkton and parts Of the eastern shore OF
Virginia. The last days run is practical
ly all macadam, and speed is only limited
by the horsepower of the car and the
number of constables en- route. 1t is GER
tain that each OF the four cities could
muster twenty entries, and these. with
the largest grade / endurance run ever
held in the history Of motoring.
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Charles Y. knight, inventor OF the
Silent knight type sleeve valve motor,
last week paid a visit to the F. B.
purchased one Of the companys Stearns-
knight chassis to take to Europe with
him.
So far as is known, this is the first
time that an American-made car has
been taken to Europe for examination
by foreign designers. Heretofore 1t has
been the reverse, and those who are ex-
perienced in the automobile trade believe
that the expectation Of the Stearns-
knight chassis is but the beginning OF
an era in which the American motor car
principle will be extensively studied
abroad
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Where in former years the list price of
car represented the price that the
buyer was obliged to pay for the precise
items enumerated and described in the
catalogues and price lists of the selling
concerns. today in a majority of cases
IT includes varied assortment Of equip
ment ranging in value from 500 to $50
per car.
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There are Ave elements of time used in
truck operation, as follows: Time OF
loading, time Of running loaded. time of
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