The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

river near seotts trading station in
Utah. and leads to the monument. In
the early sos the first monument Of
Navajo Indians"
Two Flanders 20 motor cars have
been entered in the Santa Monica road
race, to be competed at the famous Call
fornIa course May T. The cars have
been named in the event by the Stude-
baker Corporations Los Angeles branch.
They will be driven by Bob Evans and
Jack Tower The pilots are now at
Los Angeles engaged In tuning their cars
for the event.
known pilots of light cars, and are both
well represented in the table of worlds
records compiled by the American Auto
mobile Association.
TT has always been a matter Of spe-
cial interest to land-lubbers as to how
distance is judged in an aeropiane race"
says II. c. Lower. OF the aeronautic sup
piles department, Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Company, Akron. Ohio. commenting
upon the recent race at st. Louis, be-
tween Antony Janus and James Ward.
"PyIons are fixed at turns on the avi
alton field" explained Mr.. Lower. and
an official known as an observer is sta
toned at each pylon. As the machine
passes overhead, the observer tries to
get his line of sight in a straight verti-
cal line. 1t might be surmised that the
aviator could easily crib a yard or two,
but as a matter OF fact. in rounding
corners, he rarely fiys high because of
the time lost in reaching an altitude. II
is comparatively easy, therefore, for the
observer to See whether or not the avf-
ator travels on the wrong or right side
OF the, pyIon."
Ward. who steered a curtiss machine
equipped with Goodyear tires, and fab
ric In the race with Janus, covered the
hfteen-mile course in 0:1 IL. The distance
will be officially surveyed by the Aero
Club OF st. Louis.
Harry L. Grant. Of Apperson fame, is
selling Apperson cars in Boston.
Enthusiasm over the automobile on the
part Of his highness. the Maharajah Of
Huthwa, india, has caused traditions Of
perhaps hundreds OF years to be set
aside in the displacement OF the Princes
state equipage by a new self-starting
-" of which he has just become the
owner.
News was received to-day that the Ma
harajah OF Huthws is one of the first OF
the native Indian princes TO take to the
American automobile. He maintains a
city palace at Calcutta, as well as his
official palace at Huthwa. some 800 miles
distance, and between these two regal
residences his car is to-day his convey
ance.
India has considerable wealth, and its
roads IN many sections are excellent, for
they have been built for hundreds Of
years. The worth Of the motor car TO
the wealthy classes OF India can scarce
ly be estimated, for the climate is dead
ly to horses.
The Maharajah is keenly enthusiastic
about his car and believes It the pos
session from which he extracts the most
enjoyment.
F. ]. Manning, sales manager for the
National Motor Vehicle Company. of
Indianapolis, was a visitor in the city
last week.
The races of the past year, both in
the South, and on the Pacific Coast.
where the miles per hour have exceeded
the best times made abroad. have ably
demonstrated the fact that Americas
products are the best in the world"
said Charles F. Splitdorf In a recent
interview. II one will but glance at the
table OF American speed records. which
by the way, are worlds records. they
will notice that those times ccnclusively
prove the marked superiority and stabil-
ity OF American cars equipped with
strictly American-made products and
accessories, and It is also interesting
to note that at the present time all our
prominent American manufacturers are
invading Europe, in all branches Of the
and literally carrying Coal
to Newcastle"
The magnetic was first introduced to
the world in 1886 in Germany. The first
of the ignition systems were of low
tension type, and suitable for station
airy engines" said Charles F. Splitdorf,