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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
11
Despite a brutal spring forecast crowds filled Mechanics and Horticultural halls for the Boston auto and power boat show. Dealers reported strong demand with many factories sold out for next year while features included six cylinder cars and a tiny Baby Reo ride for hospital children.
Herbert Jaques Jr of Brookline captains the Volkmann School relay team and trains by sleeping outside on the front veranda through cold winter nights it rained and snowed. He bathes each morning after a brisk walk and reports improved wind and appetite.
R G Kelsey and Frank Lescault, who crossed New York to Chicago in mid winter, start today from New York in a 1906 Matheson runabout toward Boston to break recent car speed records. Lescault will drive with Kelsey as far as Springfield, with Ralph Mangini taking over from there due to unfamiliarity with the route.
A large auto show lineup on Massachusetts Avenue features thirty runabouts from the Pawtucket plant, rushed in after a demand spike starting at the show’s opening. Managers from Boston firms J. Tyler and A. W. Matty are among drivers, with praise for Stearns Locomobile and Ford expansion plans in Detroit. Postmaster Hibbard visits, joking about supplying postage stamps to dealers at regular prices.
Nine Japanese girls were admitted to Redding Primary School in San Francisco after an English language exam conducted this afternoon. The event follows their application earlier today and marks a milestone in local school integration.
A two page illustrated circular titled Europe in 1907 from Raymond Whitcomb Company details 16 plus European tours under their direction. Tours cover England Scotland Ireland Wales Scandinavia including North Cape voyage, Russia, and major Central European resorts. Contact Raymond Whitcomb for descriptive circular.
A Brookline Country Club member is noted for skating the popular Canadian sport during the season and for his golf skills. He also hosts a visitor at Clyde Park in the early spring months, showcasing leisure time pursuits.
Dr Charles Whelan returns as coach of the Volkmann School baseball team with high hopes for a stronger nine. Captain Pushee leads a confident cast including Shrigley Fitzpatrick Miller Estabrook Thomson Follett and a host of new candidates practicing on the Allston field as weather allows.
The gray pacer Whitelock, sold to W. E. Evans of Lexington Kentucky for $4400, jogs daily and aims for the large pacing stakes. Dan Fenlon of Ripton Wisconsin repurchased Brown Sam to best old Aunt Effie Powers after a Saugus meeting. Nellie Bishop, sister to The Bishop, will race this year in Frank Erwin's stable.
A Mechanics building exhibit opens March 30 showing fish kept alive without water in oxygen jars. Mrs. F M Johnson and Cal J McCarthy led experiments using goldfish in perforated moistened felt inside glass jars with an oxygen supply. After two hours the fish appeared normal upon reintroduction to water.
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