The herald., 1896-06-21

Cycle Sxpo0itiOn and contest which VIII
be held ct Providence: r. l.. under the
| Fair association. Prizes amounting to
| $4,000 are offered and the conditions will
be made public In a few days. Assur-
ance Is made that many new motorcycles
will be completed in time to take part
in this event, and several of the foreign
manufacturers will be on hand with the
latest improvements from abroad. 1t 10
| to be hoped that American inventors
will make good showing, but those in
a position to judge predict that the
highest awards Will go to the foreign
machines.
There Is wonderful activity at present
in the motorcycle industry in France.
Germany and England. The great race
between Paris and Marseilles will take
place in a few weeks and is a leading
topic Of discussion in the fashionable
circles of the French capital. 1t is ex-
pected that all records for speed and
efficiency will be shattered, and police
arrangements are being made on the ex-
pectation that 100000 people will wit
ness the great race. Thus far no Amer
lean motorcycles have entered the con-
test, and it is only fair to assume that
they have good reason not to appear as
competitors. On this side of the water
we have as yet produced no vehicle
capable of sustaining a speed of six
teen miles an nOur LOT any Instance, anu
the winner of the coming Paris Mar
seilles contest will have to average at
least twenty miles an hour, unless the
best judges are at fault.
In spite of the fact that England has
restrictive laws. passed generations ago,
governing the use of motor carriages,
that country is Just now the center OF
motorcycle enthusiasm. The next par
lament is certain to repeal the foolish
law which limits the speed of self-pro-
PEELED vehicles to four miles an hour.
and in anticipation of such repeal
English capitalists are investing mil
lions of dollars in the more promising
inventions pertaining to motorcycles An
international exhibition of horseless car
riages Is now in progress at the Impe-
rial Institute, and the Prince of Wales
is among the enthusiastic promoters OF
the exposition, which was formally
opened the 9th of May with reception
to the house of lords and splendid
banquet. The Kate-Pennington moto-
cycle of Chicago, Is the only American
invention exhibited, and is entered by
the British Motor Syndicate company,
which has purchased from Mr.. Pen
nington the British rights to his inven-
tions. There are not less than 100 We
hicles on exhibition. and large ma
jority are of the oil or gasoline type of
motor. While the electrical motor has
some advocates abroad, the prevailing
impression is that oil or some of It's
products is the coming motive power of
these vehicles.
Among the carriages and cycles on
exhibition are those of the Daimler COM
pany, the Compte de Deon of Paris: an
electric carriage of the Universal Elec-
trio company of London, an Oil motor
bicycle by Messre. Newmayne of Pal
ace chambers. Westminster; an electric
I., Ar1 @< fa..
read q LutZman oil motor carriage, the
property of j. A. Coosen Of Southsea,
an oil motor carriage of Mr.. Arnold, 20
Mark lane, London; two motor carriages
by Messrs. Peugoet of Paris. two by
Penhard & Levassor of Paris one motor
quadricycle of Messrs. Loyal of Paris;
Hildebrand &Wolff- Mueller oil motor
bicycle, two Serpolett steam carriages,
and many others. The Amadee Bollee
automobile cycle Of Paris attracts much
attention. This machine ran down from
Coventry to London. and the Autocar.
the English motor journal, states that
the locomotive act was completely for
gotten in the enthusiasm which the trim
little vehicle evoked. The venerable
mayor of the city and other officers Of
the law took delight in riding through
the act" at a speed which would have
Mortified the authors of that obsolete
measure.
III oCtODeT VI tIilS year Tie
an English scientific and technical jour-
| nal, will conduct HOO guinea race. pro-
| vided parliament repeals the obnoxious
| law. Sir Frederick Bramwell is one of
| the Judges. The conditions of the race
| and the points to be considered in max
| ing awards follow closely those laid
! down in the Times-Herald contest.
| The Motor Car club Of London an
| nounces that 1t has 5000 INQUIRIES for
motorcycles on it's books. and the COM
mand of unlimited capital to purchase
| good inventions, and that it has already
negotiated the purchase of American,
French and German inventions involv-
! ing upward of s1,250000. This club
makes no charge of space to American
exhibitors. and If necessary will assist
in paying freight charges.
There Is a fortune for the American
who first produces practical motocy-
cle.-F. L. Adams in Chicago Times
! Herald.