The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
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secure sunds with which to tight the
present exorbitant wheel tax. states thai
nufnbef OF contributions Of generous
pruportiDn. have been received. but not
enougIffo warrant going ahead with the
fight Mr.. Mark believes that those who
have not responded have simply neglect
ed the matter, as It Is 70 the mutual In
terest Of all auto owners 10 contribute,
Mr.. Mark expresses himself strongly IN
the belief that by working from diner
emit basis the present situation can be
whipped. but II win require the assist
ence Of every automobile owner In the
District He states that those taking
an active part in the fight will extend q
few more days OF grace TO the delinquent
ones, then II no contributions are forth
coming, the matter will be dropped, and
three years tax win have to be paid.
Today the National. CAPITAL Motor
cycle Club win hold it's postponed
run to Great Falls The run viii be In
two divisions. the nrst. for single-cylin-
der machines. being led by the captain.
George w. Beall. and starting from the
clubhouse, ss Pennsylvania Avenue
Northwest, at a. m. The second divi-
sion, for twin-cyIinder machines. start
ing at $50 a. IN. from the same point,
viii be conducted by First Lieut.. Samuel
Mcpherson and Second Lieut.. Harry
Foulds; both divisions being scheduled to
reach the falls about 1890 g. m, when
a Hight lunch viii be served. The riders
will then separate, some going TO Rock
Vile. Frederick. and Baltimore, and others
going to various points in Virginia.
Before starting a large group photo
graph win be taken In front Of the Gar
field Monument at the Capitol, at a m.
and over 100 members viii be present At
the last regular meeting OF the club on
Wednesday night the final programme of
events to be run at Benning Memorial
Day was decided on. and entry blanks
ordered printed. Copies can be secured
by addressing the treasurer. H. B. Cohen,
1919 Ninth Street Northwest.
The events finally decided on are as
chimes, $3.50 Gu in; i've miles. for stock
machines, $3.50 Gu. in. open only to menu
bers Of the National Capital Motorcycle
Club; ten miles, open. $3.50 Gu. in; 1--WE
miles open; ten miles, for stock ma
chimes, 600 Gu. IN, and ten miles. open.
Entry fee VIII be 81 for one race or all
six. Invitations have been extended TO
all the prominent amateur riders Of the
country to participate.
President H II. whiteside, Of the Stew
ens-Duryea Company, was in the city
last week. the guest OF T. Lamar Jack
SON.
George Robertson, who VIII be favor
ably remembered as a racing driver, is
in Washington as the guest Of William
p. Bsrnhsrt
While the leisure class around the up
town clubs is trying 70 dope the candl-
dates on the two big national tickets, a
better bunch OF good sports ID trying it's
"darndest" TO figure out who is going
to romp away with the long green at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Decora-
ton Day.
Last year the race was won by the
Marmon, with Harroun up. Harroun
drove a consistent race, and had q beau,
tifully balanced car. He rode alone,
which added greatly to the life Of his
tires in particular and that Of his car in
general. This year the Marmon Is out
Of the race because the. rules require that
every driver carry a mechanician, and
the Wasp, which Is the Marmon's special
prize, is not built TO accommodate more
than a single passenger. Anyhow. the
Marmon is content to rest on fits laurels
for awhile, and the bugs seem to think
II is entitled to its completeness.
The National, which holds enviable rec
ords, will be q factor. No one questions
its speed and construction. Rumor has
1t that the National has new DOPE up its
sleeve calculated to meet the conditions
turn will depend on the usual luck which
chaTacterizes all long grinds.
That leaves the question open: what
car looks the most capable of putting up
the most consistent racer"
While II Is foolhardy TO even express
an opinion on the outcome of the event.
one can scarcely forbear going back over
last years dope and at least having the
fun OF posting quiet little mind bet.
Five weeks before Starter Fred Wagner
cracked the pistol last year Harry Stutz
an Indianapolis designer, decided to build
a car and 20 after the purse, with GIL
Anderson at the wheel Most builders
take year for the thing Stutz proposed
doing IN i've weeks; but what did Stutz
care? He knew what It would take and
where to get the stun. Result: When
the starters lined up there was Harry
Stutz's first car nosed up to the tape and
eager TO mix It with the old celebrities.
A few who did not know Stutz smiled,
but along about 4 o'clock IN the after
noon they began asking about the low,
sturdy car that kept plugging along sol
The car didn't win the tro-
ply, but IT won far more in way-it
the entire 500 miles without a
single mechanical adjustment or mIshap,
and went down In history as the car
that made good in day.
After the race the Stutz car became a
commercial fact, and in this years race
two of these cars will face the starter.
Len Zengel. Paramount winner In 1910
and the winner Of the Elgin IN 1911, will
pilot one of the Stutz cars, and Gil An
derson. the man who did last years 500
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with
out relief, will take charge of the other.
Many wise heads dope one OF these
cars to win, or at least to finish inside
fifth place. At any rate, they win bear
One Of the speedy Marquette-B Buick |
100 cars, which were made famous by |
wild Bob Burman and Louis Chew
rolet. during the season OF 1910, viii be |
seen in actiVp in the second annual 600
mile International sweepstakes race at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next
Memorial Day, May 30 The car was
entered by William Thomson. OF Battle
Creek, Mich, wealthy newspaper pub
Usher and sportsman, and will be driven
by Billy Liesaw OF the same city.
When the Marquette-Buicks first came
into notice In the motor car racing snort
they were the fastest American-madeI
cars and were eampaigned by Burman
and Chevrolet with much success, Bur-
man ending the 1910 season by finishing
third IN the grand prize race at savan-
nah, being the hrst American car ever
10 get In the money Of that classic event.
This new racing car Is an improve
ment on the older type OF Marquette
Buick. carrying all Of the. speed virtues
0f the older car. but has been rernodelesi