Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
MOTORING
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rated at sixty horsepower 1t is finished
in dark blue. with natural wood wheels.
which is feature of this make.
L. n. Dustin, assistant sales manager
of the Palmer-Singer Manufacturing Com
pany, was the guest of c. H. Warrington
of the Warrington Motor Car COMPANY
during his visit here last week. During
the past week branch house for the
Palmer-Singer line was opened in Phila-
delphia.
Premier Signs Up.
The Matheson Motor Car Company has
signed up to handle the Premier line for
1913 This make will be handled in con-
nection with the Henderson motor car
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Sales Managers Convention.
More than forty sales managers and
other officials of companies in the Auto
mobile Board of Trade attended the first
days session of the sales managers con-
vention at the association rooms last
week. and discussed papers that aimed to
better conditions to the ultimate benefit
of the motor car owner.
Freight and Shipping by J. S. Mar
vim, traffic manager, National Association
of Automobile Manufacturers, Inc; Sell
ing and Advertising" by j. G. Mcmillan of
the Premier Motor Manufacturing Com
pany, and Motor Car Equipment" by
George E. Daniels of the Oakland Motor
Car Company. and c. S. Jameson of the
Willys-Overland Company, were among
the principal papers read.
Maxwell Wins Reliability Run.
The third annual reliability contest Of
the Automobile Club of Buffalo, which in
Importance ranks second only to the Gid
den tour, was won by a Maxwell car. en-
tered by Charles F. Monroe. The contest
was conducted over a route of $50 miles,
and lasted four days.
This victory gives the Maxwell car its
second leg on the beautiful Lauren Enos
trophy, which must be won three times
before permanent possession is given.
Mr.. Monroe was an easy winner of the
first contest in 1910. but in the 1911 COM
petition he was put out of the running by
an amateur racer. who crashed into him
on the first day of the tour.
This year. however, Mr.. Monroe's entry
finished with the only perfect score. his
nearest competitor having been penaEzed
at the end of the contest, when protest
was made.
property of a private owner, who loaned
it to Mr.. Monroe to use in the contest.
gives the victory added interest. 1t was
won by narrow margin, inasmuch as a
three-year-old Maxwell car. driven by G.
Morton Wolfe. finished the run with only
four points penalty caused by loose
wire, which had to be frightened. Mr..
Wolfe won the Vars trophy.
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How to Color Brackets.
Lamp and windshield brackets, which
are desired to go in some dark color cor
responding to that of the car body, should
in the absence of baking oven be rough
ened with emery cloth and then given a
lead printing coat. Then in due course
they should be brought up with color,
then one coat varnish color, rubbed and
finished with coat of hard drying var
nish.
Return From New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Sholes and fam
lily, after a pleasant day at Old Orchard,
Me-, returned in their Ford car several
days ago, covering 1872 miles over good
roads the first day out via the numerous
beaches along the rough coast of Maine,
Worcester, Mass, which was the night
stop. The next day the run was through
a beautiful rolling country, over excel
lent roads more than thirty miles in
length, many small but productive farms.
quaint villages and prosperous cities be-
ing passed en- route. including Spring
field. Hartford, Waterbury and Danbury.
reaching Mount Kisko at sunset. with 1872
miles to their credit. The third day
found them passing many fine estates
near Tarrytown. N. Y, at which point
they crossed the Hudson river (where
there are now two ferries and the ferry
charges are slightly reduced), and mo-
tored along the banks of the river to
Englewood, thence through Hackensack,
Newark and Perth Amboy. Here they
crossed Raritan bay and continued their
journey over excellent roads to Asbury
Park ninety-nine miles from the start
ing point. The latter part of the trip was
along Ocean drive, via Atlantic High
lands, passing through Long Branch. Ell
boron, Deal Beach, Allenhurst and Loeb
Arbour
On the fourth day they took the Free
hold Trenton route to Philadelphia mo-
toring on the Pennsylvania side of the
river all the way. AS it rained continual