McFarland Six gains Seattle representation via Horton Motor Co
The McFarland Six, made by McFarland Motor Car Co of Conniving? Ind, will be represented in Seattle by the Horton Motor Car Co Inc, which has taken over vacant Mets showrooms. New dispatches note East trips by W L Eaton and J P Searece amid other agency moves and local race preparations.
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McFarland
McFarland Motor Car Co
Conniaville
Ind
Seattle
Horton Motor Car Co, Inc
Mets
United States
Horton Motor Agency
W. L. Eaton
Olympic Motor Car Co
East
Mr. Eaton
Chalmers
Detroit
Mich
W. D. Plough
Wenatchee
Eldridge
Buick Automobile Co
Plough
Plough Hardware Co
Hulck Cara
Chelan County
Northwest
Miller Auto Co
D. W. Larson
Spokane
Wash
M. W. Baker
Palouse
Tetzlaff In Practice At Tacoma With Fiat 120 HP
Teddy Tetzlaff tested his famed Fiat 120 horsepower car at Tacoma after track improvements. He completed seven laps at an average speed around 74 miles per hour despite rough surface conditions, drawing a large crowd and signaling ongoing racing activity through early July.
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Teddy Tetzlaff
FIAT
Tacoma
Tetzlaff
Hall
Speed-Wagon Challenge Aims Historic Race in Los Angeles
E L Symonds of the Symonds Motor Car Co proposes a race matching a 1904 air cooled Marion against any car built in Los Angeles up to that era. The nine year old condition and open distance of up to 100 miles could attract several antique vehicles as bidders inspect the challenger at the Symonds showroom.
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Los Angeles
Indianapolis
E. L. Symonds
Symonds Metor Car Co
Kinness
Marion
Los Annelee
Symonds
Lung
Symonds Company
Y M C A Plans Motor Truck Driver Training for Boys
The Y M C A proposes motor schools in its branches to teach construction care and operation of motor cars including both pleasure and commercial varieties. The program aims to supply competent reliable drivers to merchant manufacturers who own motor trucks, solving a growing staffing problem.
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Y M.C. A
American Scout Wins Sacramento to Tallac Endurance Run
The American Scout underslung car won the endurance race from Sacramento to Tallac, setting a record time of 25 hours 26 minutes. The local newspaper trophy accompanied the victory, with motorists noting the record may stand for some time.
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Sacramento
Marion Drivers for Coast Tour
Two renowned drivers chosen by the Marion Motor Car Co to pilot Marion cars in the Indiana to Pacific coast tour in July. E. G. Gager of Pittsburg and Clarence B. Smith of Los Angeles bring wide experience in long distance events and extensive driving miles in their regions.
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Marion Motor Car Co
Marion
Indiana
Pacific Coast
E. G. Gager
Pittsburg
Pullman Auto Co
Clarence B. Smith
Los Angeles
Marion Company
Hoosier Capital
Mitchell cars in stage line set mileage record in Montana
In Montana the Mitchell company notes that the 1909 model L seven passenger has logged 161,796 miles on stage line duty with frequent 50 percent overloads. A model K five passenger has exceeded 90,000 miles, and both are praised for durability. A model 24 Hulck roadster earned a cross-country four day tour from Beatle to Aberdeen to Portland and back to Seattle.
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Columbus
Mont
Montana
H. T. Calhoun
Calhoun & Adams
Big Stone
Mitchell- Lewis Motor Company
Calhoun
Henry Sanders
Beatle
Aberdeen
Portland
Seattle
$10 000 Trophy to Stay in America
The Wheeler Schebler trophy valued at $10,000 and won on Memorial Day in Indianapolis by Jules Goux in the Peugeot will remain in the United States for the coming year. The trophy is in possession of A. G. Kauffman of the Peugeot Auto Import Co New York, who entered the car in the 600 mile race.
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Indianapolis
Jules Goux
Peugeot
United States
A. G. Kauffman
Peugeot Auto Import Co
New York
Barkman Named Western Sales Manager for Hupp Motor Car Co
Albert B. Barkman, longtime Maxwell and Spalding executive, resigns as Maxwell Commercial Manager of Detroit to become Western sales manager for the Hupp Motor Car Co with San Francisco headquarters. Barkman has 27 years in the bicycle and motor car industries, including Bridgeport Motor Co and Spalding divisions, beginning in 1886.
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Albert B. Barkman
Maxwell Motor Co
Hupp Motor Car Co
San Francisco
Mr. Barkman
Spalding Bicycles
Bridgeport Motors
Maxwell
Detroit
A. B. Barkman
Barkman
Bridgeport Motor Co
Bridgeport
Motorcyclist On Long Trip From Tampa To San Francisco
Legon W. Whitehurst of Plant City Florida has logged 2100 miles of an 18000 mile journey from Tampa to San Francisco via Portland Maine He travels with camping gear cooks roadside meals and sleeps in a tent nightly The five month trek aims to loop the country by wheel.
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Legon
W. Whitehurst
Plant City
Fla
Tampa
San Francisco
Portland
Maine
Fast drivers enter Galveston beach races
Prominent drivers from the Indianapolis 6500 mile race announce plans to enter the Galveston beach meet July 28 to 30 as part of the Cotton Carnival. A $5000 prize in the 200 mile race draws teams, while the Galveston Automobile Club and Texas State Automobile Association promote the event. Captain J W Munn leads the racing committee and hopes to top the current beach record held by Louis Disbrow in the Simplex Zip.
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Galveneton Beach
Indianapolis
Galveston
Galveston Automobile Club
Texas State Automobile Association
J. W. Munn
Louis Disbrow
South
Girls Skillful Motorcyclists Defy Stereotypes in Milwaukees Tour
The three day Goodfellow tour by the Milwaukee Motorcycle Club saw 121 starters with 79 finishing with perfect scores. Among the top riders were three women Miss Lillian Hauerwas Miss Margaret Lawler and Mrs James Heaps who faced no accidents and consistently reported first at checks while navigating rough roads with solid judgment.
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Milwaukee Motorcycle Club
Lillian Hauerwas
Margaret Lawler
James Heaps
Paige 36 Touring Car Impresses On Rough Washington Roads
A Tacoma man bought a Paige 36 touring car. After two hours of instruction he drove 287 miles through Olympic foothills on poor roads. The new car performed without trouble and returned home in excellent condition. Gasoline use averaged 15 miles per gallon.
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A. J. Fitz-Henry
Tacoma
Wash
Roob and Simp Banter on Wives
A humorous exchange questions whom each would choose as a wife. Roob asks why Simp will not marry, and Simp counters with a playful remark about whose wife Roob would take.
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Roob
Superstitions Rule Ball Players at No-Hit Moments
Ballplayers widely say they deny superstition yet act on it. A no-hit game prompts silence from teammates and intense focus from the pitcher. The piece recalls Addie Joss and Arthur Fromme, noting how even legends like Wagner saw danger in stepping up to bat during a no-hit bid.
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Addie Joss
Cleveland
Addie
Arthur Fromme
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Wagner
Honus
Hupmobile Plunge Down Alberta Embankment
M H T Henderson and G E Elliot survived a 75 foot landslide plunge in a Hupmobile on Belly River hill. The car rolled twice and landed upside down yet escaped with only minor injuries while most components remained undamaged.
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M. H. T. Henderson
G. E. Elliot
Alberta
Henry Person
They Do in Port
Sailors recall rough voyage and scarce drink aboard a ship at sea. The speaker jokes about running out of port during a gale and contrasts expectations with the idea that sailors drank rum.
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Port
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Pike and Delmon
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Washington
van Brunt Motor Car Co
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British Columbia
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Stutz Motor Car CO
Cov BK
Pike ST
Northwest Distributors
The
Sears Motor Car Co
Oakland
Arthur Bunker
Elliott
Apperson
Jack Rabbit
Marion Dorris
East Pike
M. A. Miller
Phone East
W. Dansie
METZ
Metz Car Distributors
W.H. Barnes & Son
Motor Tech
Seneca St
Washington Cartercar CO
Imperial
Imperial Automobile Agency
Messrs. Waller & Stratton Distributors
Hudson - Paige Federal Trucks
Pacific Car Co
Robert Atkinson
Mgr
Studebaker
Garford
Lippard-Stewart
Havers
Be.aah
C Gray
Wasshington
Oregon
Auio
Mercury Motor Car Co
Ces Bo Ind
News OF the Auto World
J. P. Searece
Rowan, Mont
Flat Head
Rh. H. and
H. C. Gray
Havers Motor Cars
Chandler,Motor Car Co
Harry Lewis
Buick
Bellingham
Lewis
L. N. Shomar
Port Angeles
Clallam County
Shomar
A. 8. Eldridge
E. 8. Clark
Sumas
Clark
Kelso
Columbia
Ed French
Southwest
Archer
Archie Taft
Seattice
W. S. McKean
French
Hoquiam
Mitchell
Hupmobile
Robert Temple
Temple Engineering Works
Denver
Europe
Temple
Ballou & Wright Automobile Supplies
Hugh A. Baird Motor Supply CO
Nassau
Union St
Miller
Miller Tire Company
Auto Painters
H. Poynter & Son
Washington Auto Supply Company
Pike
Ballou & Wright Northwest Distributors
Indian and Emblem Motorcycles
Pike Street
Bneaig
Bian
Fy Rainier Cycle CO
Paige
Bonehead Twins
Rainier Cycle Works
Fort Fraser
Canada
Samuel Lewis Lemmon
Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation, Ltd
American Bank
Nechaco Valley
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