The Washington times., 1912-03-07
OLD ORCHARD RACES
CHIEF MOTOR CARD
IN EAST This YEAR
Meet Scheduled for July.
Racing Beach Is De-
clared Ideal.
By HARRY WARD.

The Elue ribbon event OF automobils
racing in the East this summer will
be the tnree-day speed carnival on the
Leach at Old Orchard. Me. Tie meet
Is scheduled for July 4, ) end G., and
TllI TnurT De under the direction Of Franl;
motor racing world. Tho American
the races and Fred J. Wagner, ths
the pilots the flag.
Old Orchard has three miles of ideal
fiaG.ng rae e peach Zach so6 s9id L2wry At low
rock While the distances of the dif-
Ierent events have net beer. definitely
decided upon, the program will be made
HI,,p up OF sprints, middle distance and long
Automobile Associa,iom will give SGWN
in prize money, in addition TO many
cups. rhe LEACH viii lie guarded by
Maine militia and all races will be
tined bY electrical Instruments, SO that
all records made will bu official "
During the meet Louis Dinbrow, OF
New York. Will attempt to lower all
worlds records with his new raclng
car, which is said to develop z96 horse
power.
Approximately 800, 90 represents the
value oc the automobile industry in
New England today.
women. contrary to the general i'm
PIeSsloh ledrh the operation or motor
car much more readily than men," says
Prof. ]. o. Hoffman, instructor in the
technical school maintained by one of
the big automobile companies. Prof.
Hon man has been instructing prospec-
i've drivers of motor cars for somewhat
over seven years, and says: II have
found that women are more susceptible
10 suggestions from the instructor than
are men, and that their minds are more
capable of receiving and retaining in
strucuons.
Some one has truthfully said that
women will admit without argument
that they know nothing of the mechani-
cal details of the car. They take the
subject up free from prejudice. 1t is
often the case with men that they pre-
tend that their knowledge covers the
whole subject, and it Is hard to bring
them down to first principles.
In this advanced day of the automo-
bile industry practically every family
has one or more members who are pro-
ficient automobile drivers and it is not
considered at all difficult to acquire this
accomplishment. 1t is, however, as
necessary as ever for the driver who
would operate his car properly and with
the greatest success from the viewpoint
of safety, comfort, and economy, to
know something about the fundamental
principles of his car; that is, in gen.
eral way, how the power is generated
and how 1t Is delivered to the transmits
sion and through the transmission to
the rear axle.
Many green drivers nave thelr great
est difficulty in judging distance, time.
and speed, and perfection in this line
can come only through practice. If the
driver understands his car thoroughly
and is able to apply his mind entirely
to the exercise of his judgment he will
soon become an adept operator
The newly formed Automobile Trade
Association of Washington, should be
of considerable usefulness.
AS a free-ltnce driver, Smiling
Ralph" Milford expects 10 have the
best season in his career.
New York solcns are irving to legis-
late automobile racing ont of existence
in that State.
Motor-driven roller skate are the
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