The Washington times., 1913-07-12
NEW MARK LIKELY
IN STRAIGHT AWAY
Many High-Powered Cars and
Expert Drivers to Compete
in Galveston Event.
By HARRY WARD.


With many hish-powered cars enter
Cd ard with speedy pilots to man them
here is not the slightest doubt that
new worlds straightaway records vii
ne hung up at the Galveston peach
races. July $50
Although the sprint records for the
mile and two-mile distances, now held
by wild Bob Burman. probably viii
not be eciipsed, there are some lons,
distance marks which undoubtedly will
fall. Ths four and one-half hour con-
tinuation free-for-all race, the feature
event of the meet which is to be run
three consecutive days and for which a
a number of the fastest long-distance
cars now racing and new world S
records are bound to be hung up.
Although he has not made formal
entry, 1t is said on good authority that
halph Mulford will enter the big
French car with which Jules Goux won
the recent J00-mile race at Indianapolis.
Arthur Ferguson. the young millionaire
racer, will also drive in the big events
at the beach. Other drivers of note
record-breaking events are louis Dis
hrow, who has been smashing records
in all parts cf the country since the
opening of the racing season; Joe Ho-
ian. Jack Locain. Bob Burman. and
some Lesser lights in the racing world.
W. B. Hibbs is the latest purchaser of
a Marrnon touring car. 1t is of the six
cylinder type, and is one of the most
attractive cars turned out of the Mar
mon factory. The sale was made by the
Potomac Motor Car Company, which
has also delivered to Matthew Trimble,
Jr., a Marmon speedster and a Marmon
fou--passenger touring car. The speed
ster is finished in light blue, and is
CQuipped with wire wheeIs.
Emerson & Orme report the sale Of
Detroit electric clear-vision hrougham-
il is finished in blue and is upholstered
IN gray English whipcord. John c. Det-
weller has purchased Detroit electric
victoria from Emerson Orme
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Raphel Semmes, OF the Congressional
Garage Company, will leave Monday
on a trip to Atlantic City
NJ. T. Pollock, agent for the Olds-
mobile and Oakland. is spending
months vacation at BeleviIle, Canada
David Hendrick. the Franklin and
Abbott-Detroit agent, is spending few
Gays at New Bedford. Mass, the former
home of Mrs. Hendrick.
The Henderson & Rowe Auto Com
pany mas been awarded the contract for
furnishing the District Water Depart
nent with a Little - roadster.
W. L. Taylor, of the Gibney Tire Com
pany, was in Washington visiting
friends in the automobile trade.
Miller Brothers this week sold and
delivered Ford cars to the following:
Touring cars-J Ernest Nichols,
Walton Wood. David Swab. }. c: Clark
& Son. S. c. Neale. Joseph Phillips.
Charles Lashacrn. DR.. A. r. ShanIs,
II T. Kinmel, r. r. GillinSham Grit
lin Halstead. Torpedoes-Richard Gasch,
DR.. S. s. Moore, Fussells Ice Cream
Company, Warrenton Carriage WORKS.
Clarence Barnard. of the Barnard
Motor Car Company, agent for the REQ.
is spending the month of July n the
s-ummer home of his father, Judge
Job Barnard, at Center Lowell. Me.
Miss H. r. Portner has placed an or
& Ger with Emerson & Orme for De
Troit Electric victoria 1t will be
equipped with Motz tires.
Robert Martin, manager of the Buick
Motor Company. will leave tomorrow
for Flint, Mich, where he will attend
The annual meeting Of Buick branch
managers. July 15-l7. The new Buick
models will be shown at this meeting.
II. s. Firestone, president of the Fire
Stone Tire ard Rubber Company. of
Akron, Ohio, sailed on the Olympic
I,!ly 8. with his family, for Europe.
-hey will motor through France. ltaiy.
and perhaps Switzerland and Gerrlany
Mr.. Firestone is expected back IN --h
ron about September l.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand and forty-nInc
model T Fords were built and so.d
uring June by the Ford Motor Com
Tany, shattering all recoros for the
, uTnber OF cars built and sold by one
. onpany for any one month. The pre-
= ious record was established in april
! y the same company, when 21.0i0
: Ords were built and passed on TO
new owners.
Miss Izetta Jewell. Of the Poll Play |
ers. will leave this aftc rnoon on an eN-
ensive automobile trip in he- new |
: ,udebaker ''35'' touring car, which was /
Z s.:vered to her yesterday by the Com |
III ercial Automobile and Supply Com |
any. She will be accompanied ny her |
, other and Miss Hazel May. The party |
:. n tour Long Island, and will then !
7 roceed to Newport. 49,
Stude baker ''6' cars were sold this |
y eek by the commercial Automobile
and Supply Company 10 w. H. Richie |
nd J. NJ BeaIl. while a Studeoaker
b. was sold TO William =. tTdFidhu'
p nd a Studebaker % touring car was
7 Irchased by r. II. Williamson.
John Coy Monihan, who has joined |
the Cole Motor Car Company. OF In !
r annapolis, as associate director OF !
+ 4les and advertising. Is one of the .
est known men in the automobile IN |
custry. Aggressive. but conservative,
IS views have done much towards the
rogression that has marked the ad- .
ance Of success in the automobile in
lustrv AS father of the idea for the |
8 mateur driver ocean-to-ocean tour
40 years ago, he gained international !
-oZninence.
Although only with the Cole orcani-
, 4 ton for one week his assistance on
ne standardized car propaganda. which |
-.iIl be announced to the public in A