The Washington times., 1912-03-17
MOTORCYCL|STS TO
STAGE BIG CONTEST
ON MEMORIAL DAY
Capital DevoteeS of Sport
Plan to Offer Valuable
Prizes for Races.
By HARRY WARD.

Indications point to a big year in
| motorcycling. With two clubs work
ing to build up interest in the sport,
devotees Of the little brother of the
automobile are sure to see some in
teresting contests during the season.
The National Capital Motorcycle Club
, Will start the ball rolling Memorial
Day, when big race meet will be held
at the BCnning track. The program
Will be made up of five motorcycle
races and two automobile races, and as
! the club has made a generous appro-
priation for prizes, riders of note from
| other sections will likely come to Wash
ingtOn to do battle with the local
talent.
The club will be Incorporated within
the next few weeks, and an issue of
stock will be made to finance the meet
The committee in charge of the meet
consists of President F. D. Vowel, Vice
President f. NJ. Dodson, T. o. Vans
leben, Charles H. Gross, J. s. Berry
man, Samuel Mcpherson, W. f. Ander-
son, John Guntow, s. B. Eaton. H. B.
Cohen, George w. Beail, Harry Foulds.
A. G. Schmidt, T. n. Mudd, jr., and
Paul A. Draper.
There is much rejoicing among the
members of the Washington Motor
cycle Club over the action of the Fed
admitting the club to its ranks. The
rules of the big organization will gov
ern all the clubs competitive events. 1t
Is likely the club will have a racing
team of three riders during the coming
season to uphold the honor Of the
organization
What is claimed to be a new automo-
bile sales record for this city was made
during the week by Miller Brothers,
agents for the Ford, who sold and de-
livered twenty-seven Ford cars The
sales were made to the following {:
Franklin Weems, torpedo; II. G. Ma
chen, touring; w. A. Thomas. touring;
Mrs. Guy w. Latimer. torpedo: F. G.
Purner, touring: Berkeley Garage, Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, two touring and one
torpedo: Dr. Harry Kaufman, touring
DR.. r. Franklin Dunmire. torpedo: c.
V. Sparrow. touring; F. Baker Weaver
touring: J. F. Kelschner. Rockville. Md.
touring; DR.. %. l.. Linthicum. Rockville.
Md, roadster; Maurice Elseman. touring
George T. Keene. Inc. delivery wagon;
LeVerne Beales, touring: S. Herrick,
touring: NJ. c. Judd, torpedo; DR.. H.
HURT, torpedo; W. c. Gearing, touring;
D. D. Ransdell. touring; John Cockerll,
two touring; William Lake. torpedo:
r. c. Mcdowell touring; Washington
Railway and Electric Company, tor
pedo.
T. Lamar Jackson. the Stevens Dur
y ea agent, has removed to new quarters,
at the corner of Fourteenth and r
stcets, formerly occupied by a tire conf
pany. Mr.. Jackson has made extensive
improvements in the new salesrCom, and
will carry a complete line of Stevens
Duryea models.
Rev. Roland cotton Smith. rector of
ST. Johns Church, has ioihed the ranks
of the mDtorists. He has EurCha sed a
| Hudson touring car from the storm
! Motor Car Company, and is one of the
many WashingtonianS WHO own Hudson
cars.
T'ho first Of the 1912 fvc-passengcr
! Regal touring cars was received yester-
! CIv by the Storm Motor CaH Company,
and Is attracting much attention. II is
| the latest production of the Regal fac
tory, and. with its undressing frame
and racV lines, is destined to be one Of
the most popular cars brought to Wash
ingtOn.
Jim McAleer is the latest baseball
magnate to become the owner OF an
automobile. According to advices re-
ceived by James J. Flynn, manager of
the Zell Motor Car Company, McAleer
purchased Chalmers 49, touring car.
John Thomas. manager of the United
Motor Washington Company. returned
yesterday from the Norfolk automobile
show.