The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
Motoring Notes.
Good Roads News
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and Trade Matters

automobile circles by the Richmond
races, to be held November cath and
30th at the State fair track. may be
gathered from the following letters
One is from Fred j. Wagner. the Of
fictal starter, who acts at every rae
ing meet OF prominence. The other
In from James A. Kline, general man
ager Of the Kline Motor Car corpora
ton, of Richmond. Va. and each tells
it's own story. Says Mr.. Wagner:
The entry blanks sent me were
dsspoaed al In ease minutes after i
had opened my mail. to prospective
entrants and ma there are at least At
teen or twenty more. which | usually
mail out you had better send me that
number OF blanks"
The letter from Mr.. Kline says:
We are In receipt of entry blanks
for your meet in Richmond. We
would kindly ask you to send ten
more 50 we can fli them out and en-
ter two cars in each rae that we are
eligible
Already the FIRST edition OF the en-
try blanks has been exhausted and
from present indications the meet
will be the biggest ever held in the
South.
The number of nominations assures
the success Of the meet from a rae
ing point OF view. 1t now remains To
make II financial success and to this
end the committee Is now devoting Its
energies,
The prizes offered for the races are
the best ever put up for track meet
The biggest cars and the best drivers
in America viii compete. And not
only witt these racing cars be seen In
action. but the members of the Rich
mond Automobile club and Virginia
owners of machines will have a
chance I, show the speed and staying
powers Of their touring cars and run
ahouts. equipped for ordinary read
work
Applications for entry blanks can
he made to Secretary Jay Lewis, Post
Office Box 32s. Richmond. or at the
headquarters OF the Richmond Auto
mobile club in the Jefferson hotel.
Five Mortoring Maharaiahs.
Blooded East Indian sovereign
princes, despite the many automobiles
which are made in England. are flock
in to the American car.
They are fast abandoning their
gorgeous formal eauipages OF state for
the motor car made in the United
States, and the last news Ia that Ave
mahara ia hs--heads of Indian provinces
---h; We become owners OF Hudson
cars.
Coleman cutchins.. the Hudson deal
err told today who the motoring ma
haratahs are. They are the Mahara-
tahs OF Tikari. Chota Nagpur. Tuthwa,
Eowagar and the nawah OF Rogra.
Their actions in purchasing Hud-
sons instead OF English cars when
they became motorists may be re-
fiection OF the attitude of East In
dams toward the British regime.
One thing which appealed TO all. the
East Indians In connection with
American cars. and especially with the
Hudson. was the utter simplicity. In
addition. the silence Of the latter car
when in operation impressed them. for
it has become known In India AZ The
silent Hudson
Mr. Cutchins told today how the
gorgeous Indian equipages OF state
were becoming thing Of the past,
and that the upper classes were fast
taking to automobiles because Of the
savin~ OF time thus effected.
..The fame OF Howard r. Conn. as
Americas leading engineer he said.
is not confined solely to this country,
nor Is the knowledge OF his board Of
Iengtneern. II H. said that men IN
choosing cars abroad are often known
| to ask whether cofisn has approved
| this or that type Of motor car de-
sign for many OF the best known
methods Of engineering practice origi-
mated with Mr.. Coffin. The addition
OF the industry's largest board Of mo-
| TO. car engineers to the brains behind
the Hudson has given the car even
more fame. In Calcutta there are now
approximately 100 Hudsons ON the
streeta. some OF the most notable oi
British ofliciais also owning them.
i s'But IN india the princes and re-
naming families OF blue blood OF the
| old days stiil set the pace and the
spopuiarity OF the Hudson with them
assures It Arm foothold in that coun-
try"
Horse Show Building Leased.
4 The committee on exhibitions Of
the Automobile Dealers Show assoc
| citation. incorporated. have signed 4
lease for the horse show building FOL
| the week OF February 1898. 1918
Colsnel J. H. Livingston. who hai
charge OF the building. quoted term
TO tho committee which proved alto
gether satisfactory.
II want the show to be o success.
said Colonel Livingston, last night
after turning over the signed copy o.
! the lease 10 Manager 7. b. Hutchinson
/. Of the association. This auton1obil'
| show should be great thing fol
Richmpnd. M am only too glad Is
4 lend my coroperatton. and Will d
my best to nuke II : success.
Ine nAemhers " the commitfe0 os