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392 35 c., i month, 6 frs. 30 c. Cleaning, 3frs. 15 c. for a car, and 2 frs. 25 c. for a voiturette.

.—The Automobile Club Bordelais was founded in May 1897, and its headquarters are at 2 Place de la Comedie, Bordeaux. Its chief officers are as follows:—President, M. D. Creuzan; vice-president, M. Lanneluc; treasurer, M. Igusquiza; secretary-general, M. L. Lestonnat; secretary, M. Puisarnand; librarian, Mr. J. S. Walton. There are about 250 members. The club conducts races for automobiles and balloons, and fortnightly tours. The annual subscription is 50 frs., with a like amount as entrance fee.

.—Of provincial clubs the Automobile Club de Nice is undoubtedly the most active and important. It was founded in 1897 as the Auto-Velo Club, but changed its name in 1900. From its foundation the Club has annually held races, competitions, and tours of an international character, with a view to popularising the new means of locomotion and improving the vehicles themselves. The Club was also the originator of the battles of flowers, concours d'élégance, &c., which have been widely imitated. Most of the races are held in the spring, and the 'Nice Week' has become one of the classic events of the automobile year. The president of the Club is M. Jacques Goudoin; the vice-presidents are MM. Ernest Sardou and Paul Chauchard; the treasurer is M. Ferdinand Crossa, and the secretary, M. Pierre Clerissy. At 5 Boulevard Gambetta the Club has a villa standing in its own garden, a pavilion restaurant, and a spacious garage, the background of which is formed by a panorama of the Bois de Boulogne. There are 308 members of the club, the subscription to which is 50 frs., and the entrance fee 20 frs. A weekly gazette, the 'Automobile Revue du Littoral,' is issued under the direction of the Club.

.—The Dordogne Automobile Club, the full title of which is Le Veloce Club Perigourdin et Automobile