The Washington herald., 1915-02-28
SPEED kings TO
RACE ON SCREEN
Autoists and Motorcycles
Looking Forward to
Motor Show"
FILMS PRIVATE PROPERTY
Entertainment Under Auspices of Ma
tional Capital Motorcycle Club
at Columbia 1heater.
FILMS PRIVATE PROPERTY

The Motor Show a gigantic auto
and motorcycle movie play to be given
at the Columbia Theater on March Il,
under auspices of the National Capital
Motorcycle Club, will be an event unique
in the city's motor history in a great
many ways. Planned originally as an
entertainment feature, it has developed
into what will probably be means of
inparting considerable knowledge to the
Washington motorists. As now planned,
the show will consist Of four parts. each
distinct and of interest to all motor
lovers
Part one will consist of features Of in
ferest to the notorcyclists. There will
also be shown films depicting the con-
struction of motorcycles from the raw
material TO the finished productN1n con-
junction Herewith, will be shown the
leading sport events IN the motorcycle
field. featuring the most famous riders
in the country.
VIII Show Great Races.
Part two will show the commercial au-
tonobile in all its phases of develop
ment The committee of the club in
charge of the event has been promised
the use of a reel of films showing motor
truck under test for the United States
government During this test the truck
peri rms feats seemingly impossible for
any machine built by the human hand.
Part three will be devoted to the
pleasure and utility automobile. Ma
turally. this will be a large feature of
the show and there are in sight so many
desirable reels Of films to be shown IN
this part of the show that very careful
selection will be necessary in order to
secure only the very best material Ma
turalIy. the club having no trade connec-
ti"nS. will favor no particular manufac-
tIrfr and will consider only the films
vEi"h are of the very highest class.
Part four will be a fitting climax to
~" preceding sections of the show.
u 'vil' consist of a very carefully selected
individual collection of the most famous
ard most interesting automobile and al
ii d motor sports which have taken place
ln the United States and Europe in the
last few years. This collection is the
property of member OF the club and
en- be seen nowhere else. 1t includes
such features as the AUGMENTATION
classic at Tacoma, Wash: the long dis
tance road race held at Anglers, France;
the 3Oo-m:le race held at Elgin, Ill; the
I"0-mile free-for-all at Brighton Beach.
:. y: the 100-mile race at Galesburg.
Ill; the 301-mile road race at Corona,
smashed. and the 1O1-Inile road race at
Springfield, Ill. These races will fea-
ture such drivers as Earl Cooper. Bob
Burman. Ralph milford, Ralph de Palma,
and other famous drivers.
Sale starts March s.
There will also be shown the wonderful
thrilling pictures of the San Diego Cal,
10 Phoenix Ariz.. 40o-mile road race over
the Sierra Mountains and the Great
American Desert won by Barney Oldfield
The club committee has also made ar
rangements to secure films of the Van
derbilt Cup and other contests now be-
ing held in California.
The entire staff of the Columbia The
ater, including the full theater orchestra.
has been engaged for the ccasion. and
patrons will be assured Of courteous at
tention. All seats will be reserved and
will he on sale only at the box office of
the theater The advance sale will COM
mence March S.