The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

iorsty consider themselves under no
obligation, legal or moral, toward the
drivers of vehicies and that u they
move aside the act y dictated oy CON
siderations of prudence alone" III
In this country too efforts are pc
,ng made to the end that there may
be some greater regulation OF peoes
TRANS Chicago and Kansas Guy are
irving out plans whereby the main
Who walks in as much under the con-
tro, of the trafic policeman as are
the vehicles that move In the stree,;
n NAV be that New York also Win
come 70 this and that provision
governing the movements OF pedes-
| TRANS will be added to the ordinances
says the New York sun
Automobile Racing.
| TIL &c who follow automobile racins
cav that II In swinging back into L,S
I conditions that obtained IN tne es1y I
Avs. That IN. private owners now AT
doing tho bulk Of the enterlnh - -
machines IN the various races anu "a
Idividuais arc those who have sa .hst
The xpcrt." II 10 pointed OUT ma
,bs !, Ioryy OF the sntrtea ut Santa
Monics. Indianapolis and IacohS
w,re made by private owners. anu ,,
I,ha, nrobably the like condition VIII
h. true OF Milwaukee. The IDEA seems
H. be that racing 10 getting back more
TO sporting bas1. -,
incidentally good deal mas nay
n.nad 20 discourage American max
{nrs in that private owners VINO nave
: bought hirh-powered European cars
ara have raced them have got ehoi-
} nous auo units OF free aoVeIIishs .o'
these foreign machines with no eA
i pense to the n.saers. IL - Poin.su
gu. that for Instance, at lhdlahapo
lis ona company spen< SG0,000 on TWO
rars which between them covered
! only 1870 laps. Yet the Aercedes COM
, lpany, wnich did not put up cent
inasmuch as Tie Palma drove O ma
chino entered by q I.lhate owner. got
Thousands OF columns o. free notlce
devoted To the story Of the ltanan .
. hard luck and his reeord-preaAins
: fests
/. is not to be forgotten, however
I that some of these gentlemen drivers
iwho enter their eMn cars are experts
e at driving more than autdmopiles.
: lOce asionally they drive a very naro
e bargain with the promoter. and his
g side of this sporting proposition IDEA
a might make Interesting reading.
W Racing Drivers Pass Judgment.
II Famous racing drivers are visiting
W | motor car centers inspecting 1873
h | models
= Local motorists confidence in the
l. handlwork Of Howard K. CONN, re-
" puted Americas foremost motor car
y designer, and his stan OF forty ignt
engineers was multiplied today with
.. the receipt of the news by Coleman
~ Cutchins. the Hudson dealer that two
y famous racing drivers-Bert Dinghy
:. and George Salzman--had driven the
:, big new six-cylinder Hudson o.
e critically inspected 1t and each pro-
u ncunced IT the smoothest six ever
"a drove"
le George salzman has the reputation
Of being the first racing driver 10 res
ularly adopt the six-cyclinoer car ~
IN q. speea machine as he has won ths
re Grand prix race and was Wander
m hilt contestant After driving the new
e. ear for a considerable distance. az
"a said: This Is the smoothest SIX
Of have ever driven Frankly ] do no
lie see how it can be built at the hgafs
III II is to sell at 500,
r. acting champion. winner Of the Santa
Monica Road race at Los Angeles ant
tbe Portland Oregon Rose festifa
race stated that eft Is a great car am
is viii, be a. big seller to the man ~n
a ,s ,ntent upon dependability and oil
re- value" ,...s ~ civ
of Both men are authoritles VI,
he cylinder cars and their inspectioh =
ne the creation of Mr.. CONN anu ms 81, e..
,rt pineers took place In Detrolt tn u,
,le Saek 1t followed the 20.ooo-m
RI .est ~ the six In the hands or an
ng ct,,er we'll known racing driver
which the car was given as se' q,
in usage as it would encounter IN TN
an hands of the average owner fii'
ses fcur wears of actual running i.
Iryl The speed merchants SCENES -
to consider the car one OF the most
he ,,oarkah,e of the new 1913 mouel
-dst WHICH they inspected during tne
1e- ,',st, N Detroit and were amazed
he a.. ..get a way for 1t acnleVeo
sDeed of sixty miles an hour Aioi"
ere Standing start In 81 seconos'
be- Automobile Statistics.
I'VE Illuminating statistics on the sso ,s :.
oseI of the motor car IN the uasult
re- rave been compiled as the resu' ,
ave az exhaustive investigation mace
the w. wr,,er OF an article in the Au.s
inc ,oh,,N These figures show tnat u
ose total registration or autoIhooiiee
ON ~ United states from January
ind Iuly of this year was soS'eoo. ms
1e.8 per cent increase over ~. -
pc tween Juty I, 1911, ana July y. ~
,ci- year. the American Hahuhne.
the nroauced 252,569 cars OF all sor'
he An estimate based on the i'ios, -
ub- ssryative and accurate figures Obtain
re- able indicates that there are at pre-
lat ent in use in the Unlteo o.atoe ooo'e
un- automobiles allowing 1858 as reEl
the tered in duplicate. DufiHs tne 20
the sin months there have been register
the in all of the States Sl,2Ia coInraoi "
gasoline. vehicles and. Sz,eoo electi
hat vehicles, at total registrA.ioh
re- Of s4.769,s7S.
on The average percentage Of increa
'ers In the registration or cars IN q
ng- United States for the past six mont
ma. Twas 24.s per cent. al compared wi