The Washington times., 1912-04-28
THREE AUTOMOBILE
RACES ON PROGRAM
FOR COMING MEET
National Capital Motorcycle
Club Adds to Carnival
at Benning.
BY HARRY WARD.

Three automobile races will form a
part OF the speed carnival at Benning
track under the auspices Of the National
Capital Motorcycle Club May go
The club has received sanctions for
the meet from the American Federation
OF Motorcyclists and the American Au-
tomobile Association, the two govern
ing bodies in the motorcycle and auto
mobile sport world, and the Indications
are the meet will be the most success
full Of the kind ever held in Washington.
Captain Rudolph Jose and Lieut..
Gardner Orme, of the Automobile Club
or Washington, are taking a lively in
terest in the coming meet and are work.
Ing with the motorcycle club officials to
make 1t success. Among the automo-
biel entries are National, Buick, Re-
gal, Warren-Detroit, Ford. and Mercer.
On May l there will be opened at
1138-40 Connecticut avenue what is
said TO be one of the finest automo-
bile salesrooms in this section of the
country. 1t will be the new home Of
the Cook and Stoddard Company.
agents for the Pierce e-Arrow, Cadillac
and Baker electric. The building has
been under construction for the last
two months and no expense has been
spared in the fittings and equipment.
ne. ne saiesroom vii be located in the
the rear. On the Eighteenth street
sac or The building there will be a
service department, together with a
fully equipped repair shop. ]. NJ.
men in the autom obile industry and a
host OF friends in the business world
are showering him with congratula-
tlons on the beauty of his new estab-
lishment.
An important change took place yes
terday in the automobile accessory
trade when the name of the Frank G.
changed to the j.. X. B. Company. The
new company will continue In the sup"
street. Frederick X. Barbour, one OF
the best known motorists here, is presi-
dent OF the new company. which takes
its name from his initials. Other Off
GERS are A. r. Haller. secretary: ". w
CIIiswell, treasurer. and John O'Reagan.
sales manager. The company handles
many automobile specialties.
The Hupmobile agency has been Sc
cured by w. Elkins Reed, who conducts
Reeds Motor Supply Shop, on Connecti-
cut avenue The transfer of this COW
eted agency to Mr.. Reed was made yes
ager Of the Hupp Motor Car Company.
The 1912 Hupmobile line consists of a
touring car and a roadster, both models
. have many exclusive features
SO many owners of Maxwell cars
have reported mileaSes in excess OF
10000 miles that It has been decided to
Club for the purpose of eticoura ging
long distance touring and to properly
reward Maxwell owners who qualify on
- manager of the United Motor Washing
ton Company. I'm addition to gold
medals for Maxwell owners who have
covered $1,000 miles, there will also be
reached the 25,OOO-mile point in Max
we'll cars The mileage obtained by
some OF those who are driving motor
cars is hardly appreciated. yet there
are cases where. with a single Maxwell.
10000 to 10000 miles have been negotiated
with the car still in good running shape.
The new club will have number of
Washington members"
The Chapman-Lov Auto Company.
recently formed to handle the King
car. has leased the building at 1872 Four
teenth street.
Maxwell Kerr Gilmour has been ap-
pointed Washington agent for the
Herreshoff car, and has established
quarters at 14l2 G street.
The Commercial Automobile and
= Supply Company reports the sale OF a
Studebaker EMF $50" to Franklin
P. Wilson, a Stude baker electric coupe
to DR.. Fl. D. Fry, and a Studebaker
electric victoria to DR.. Charles l..
Waters.
The Buick Motor Company deliver
ed Buick cars during the past week
TO the following: !. II. Shultz, Stan
ton, Va, model % demi- -tOnneau. mod
el 20 touring: T. q. White, Barnes
Vile, Md, model 2S roadster; DR.. Al
len 8. Wolfe, model 10 touring car;
Nd, ave model 20 touring cars, three
model 2S roadsters: Auto Sales Com
pany, Lynchburg. Va, model 43 tour
ing car, model IS roadster; Suburban