The Washington times., 1912-07-13
$4,000 IN GOLD
OFFERED DRIVERS
IN MOTOR RACE
Largest Sum Ever Put Up Is
Award in American Grand
i Prize Event.
BY HARRY WARD.

addition to the trophy. This Is said to
be the largest sum ever put up for driv-
ers in a single road race. .....
The big event will be run Tuesday.
September II. This is a new departure.
for last year at Savannah, the Wander
bilt cup race was run first and then
the Grand Prize event. ....
The blanks show that the interna-
tional race for the Automobile Club of
Americas gold cup is to be 41o-mile
affair, covering AZ laps over the 81
miles course.
Rules Are Simple.
The international rules are simple.
There is no restriction regarding the
power or weight of the car. All ma
chimes must have a reverse gear driven
by the motor, an exhaust which Is not
direct to the ground, and the overall
width of the car must not exceed six
feet, two inches.
The $4,000 in gold to be split UP among
the first Ave competitors to finish will
be divided as follows: To the winner,
in addition TO the Grand Prize Cup.
5000; the second best win get $500;
third, 81, ,2jo; fourth, $3.50, and NTH, $50.
American and foreign cars are eligt-
BILE to compete, and entries must be
made through the recognized automo-
bile club in the country In which the
car is manufactured. In this country all
entries are to be made through the
Automobile Club of America. In France.
the Automobile Club de France; Great
Britain, the Royal Automobile Club Of
Great Britain and Ireland; Italy the
Automobile Club of Italy; Germany, the
Kaiserlich Automobile Club, etc. The
racing rules of the Automobile Club Of
America will govern.
Californian After Cup.
Teddy Tetzlaff, who won the GOO
inch class and free-for-all races at Ia
coma, and who is the two-time winner
of Santa Monica road race, has long
ing eyes on the Vanderbilt Cup and
Grand Prize. He says he expects to get
away with one of these races just to
top off q good season. ~
TetZlaH is California pilot, and
all of his big wins have been on the
Pacific coast. Teddy. however, wants to
cover little more territory, and prom
ises to put up fast race in the MIL
waukee events.
The Locomobile pathfinding car sent
out by Los Angeles newspaper to
awaken interest in the Ocean-to-ocean
and Philadelphia. The machine is
equipped with Firestone tires. and the
one on the right front wheel has the
same same air III. , that was pumped INT into TT It
on tho left front wheel came clear
across the continent and was not
changed until the machine was well
within sight of Washington. Both rear
with the splendid service given us by
Firestone tires" said the driver of the
car.
The Diamond Rubber Company is now
a part of the B. F. Goodrich Company,
of Akron. the latter having acquired by
purchase the properties Of the former
company. The officials of the enlarged
company are as follows: B.. G. Work.
president; H. E. Raymond. second vice
president and sales manager; w. A.
Means. treasurer; F.. A; Hardy: chair
vice president and general manager
1t Is understood that both the Dia-
mond and Goodrich tire branches in this
city will be continued.
H. P. Childs, of the Philadelphia
branch OF the International Motors
Company, makers of Saurer. Mack, and
Hewitt trucks, is spending several days
in Washington visiting John Larcombe,
jr., manager Of the international Com
pany's branch.
The Buick Motor Company reports
the sale of Buick cars to Stephenson q
Bro, the Auto Auting Company, of Bal.
timore; the Hydraulic Pressed Brick
Company, and A. Keith.
Claude Miller, Of Miller Brothers
Ford agents here, is in Detroit visiting
the Ford factory.
George Weaver, Of the Cook & stod.
dard Company, left today for Colonia
Beach, where he maintains summei
home.
DR.. Cornelius Deweese has purchased
Stevens-Duryea six-cylinder tourine
car from T. Lamar Jackson, the Ste
vens-Duryea agent, and is planning ar
automobile trip to Atlantic City. Ht
will leave next week and will be accom-
panied by number of friends.
According to advices received by the
Cook and Stoddard Company. the
Baker Motor Vehicle Company. OF
Cleveland, has brought out new
model extension brougham of the AL
passengers facing forward" type. The
new model will have the same general
lines and equally as luxurious ap-
pointments as the i've passenger. fac.
ing forward model extension
brougham brought out last year.
Two more illustrious names have
been added to the group of experts
who have assembled under the Flap.
dens of the Mos9s
Company, and one of the most i'm.
portant factors in the recent success
full reorganization of that concern
with the Flanders Manufacturing
Company.
The other is also a former Genera
Motors officer, and one who dates
back ;yeveral years before the merg
ing of the various individual con
Germs into that corporation-namely
Ford Halves, for ten years chief en-
gineer of the Cadillac Motor Com
pany. Mr.. Halves was the father o.
all Cadillac models since 1909. anC
has long been recognized as one o.
the big men of the engineering fielt
as well as one of the safest" de
, signers of whom the industry coulC
boast. Mr.. Hawes' hobby-if he hai
any-has been attention to details
Not only mechanical details, but lit
tie and seemingly unimportant mat
ters of finish and equipment that ar,
so dear to the hearts of fastidioui
buyers, which in the ensemble ado
so much to the general appearance
and attractiveness of the car.
Washington motorists and motor
cyclists passing through Hakomt
Park, Nd. will do we'll to keep with
In the speed limit and to refraih from
using their muffier cut-out. An ord
lnance to correct these two evils 1
soon to be presented to the tow
council and it's enactment will be urg
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