The Washington times., 1916-01-15
BY MONTE w. SOHN.

-Four hundred thousand people visited
Grand Central Palace during the New
York Automobile Show. according to Ed
die Korbel. its youthful director; an
average for the seven and half days
OF more than $4,000 day.
comparison of the largest paid at
tendance when the shows were held
at Madison Square Garden with Satur-
days figures Is interesting. In the old
days paid attendance OF i5,OOO was
considered unusually good, and wnen
the annual event was first held at the
Palace the Garden had known one great
day when 1000 people paid their way
into the show. Saturday night, arter
the last ticket was sold, the box orTice
records showed that nearly 46,OOO motor
lists and near-motorists had passed wa
the paid route through the Palace
portals.
In consideration OF the fact that gem
eral attendance to the big show has IN
creased a proportionate 800 per cent,
th6 growth of the automobile in popu-
lar interest need have no further argu-
ment here.
They are engaged. so he took her to
the New York show. He wanted her to
see the various cars because he fondly
believes that after they're married nell
be able to buy a car. He knows all
about cars, and he was explaining
everything.
She was admirlng the new Haynes
with its sleek finish and wire wheels
What kind OF a car is that, George"'
she queried
He looked over the car uncertainty
for moment. and then his eyes drop
| ped to the hubs.
oh" he said, casually, that's a
Houck-an English car
The Satevepost is guilty OF the fol-
! lowing blurb in recent issue:
There is no such thing as good
1
has been and probably there never will
be. Perhaps the nearest approach to
II is In Washington; but in Washington
there are really no rush hours
' The author of this earful IA hereby
+, invited to spend a week OF hours in
| Washington on our car tickets, confln-
ing his travels to the Fourteenth street
| or Georgia avenue line. and doing his
! riding between and 2 8. m. and $3.50
and $50 p. IN. All that remains for
the kindly preiudiced gentleman to dis
cuss anent Washington Is our Traffic
| Regulations. PYroba bly, he would find
them food for idealistic thought.
About Traffic Regulations.
Some OF these fine days-nOw that
Pennsylvania avenue has become a pair
of alleys, thanks to the new ordinance
| which permits parking on each side OF
the car tracks-there Is going to be a
serious accident near the Municipal
DulldlHB. All lnTOuBn lne uaS Inefe
are half a dozen cars whose owners
do not find It agreeable to park in
the center of the avenue, so they are
parked against the curb. This permits
ample passage for the average vehicle
but the fire departments trucks with
particular regard for the hook and lad.
der which tears around that corner al
times, are not average vehicles. II Is
sincerely to be hoped that the accident
when it does come, will not be a serious
one to some of our very efficient fire
fighters. At best there will be a strip.
ping OF mudguards. tenders. lamps and
windshields. The worst that can hap.
pen IL that the rear wheels of the truck
smash few cars, and kill or MAIN &
dozen hremen.
| The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
sixth annual motor sweepstakes will b,
held Decoration Day at 80 p. M. Th,
blue ribbon speed scrap limits entrants
to 300 cubic inches piston displacement
maximum weight $500 pounds and onl,
| thlrtY-three may particiDate CasI
prizes viii he as follows: First, $12. 900
second. $4,000; third. 5000; fourth. 81, 900
hfth. N1O0: sixth, 81 400: seventh 81 200
elchth, $1,000: ninth, 5000 tenth $500
The provision made by the ofricisI
, that every car must show a minimum
speed OF eight miles an hour indicate
that new worlds track record will b
esta blished. and ii will be interesting I,
? learn whether Indianapolis or Sheeps
mead Bay Will stage the record-wreck
ing event
Leslie Ronette, employed with a ttr
accessory firm in Sacramento, Cal. es
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