New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23
Aufon,Obfle
Contest. Steam Flyer
TO be dS0orded
By Obe 6ribune.
One of the HOrseIeSS Vehicles
Capable of Travelling 80
Miles an Hour.


those who would value the possession OF
an automobile an arrangement has been
made between The Mobile Company Of
America at TarrytOwn, y. Y, and The
Tribune, whereby the latter IS authorized
to offer one machine, a MOBILE, free OF
expense to the particular reader Of The
Tribune who, after a friendly and innO-
cent contest, shall have received the most
votes from other Tribune readers and
buvers for the purpose. Due notice Of
where. and when, the machine VIII be
placed on exhibition viii be given in
these columns.
The Tribune will conduct the contest,
receive the votes, announce the results
from time TO time, and award the prize.
Any man or woman in the States OF N=w-York
Connecticut Massac husetts or New-Jerseg be-
ing at the time OF the contest reader ~ The
Tribune is eligible to be voted for and 70 re-
ceive this machine if winner in the voting con-
test.
The MOBILE is a runabout carriage with
square body low dashboard and bicycle Wheels
| bearing Hartford tires, the seat ana PACK Up
hoIstered in cloth OF leather The weight is BE-
tween 700 and 500 pounds. when ready for run
ming. The MOBILE is propelled oy steam
gasOlene or naphtha being used f1r Ile-
The boiler is OF copper, containing $40 copper
fire tubes; IS wrapped with 100 feet on piano
wire put on by machinery; has been tested up
| to /, 800 lbs pressure 10 the square lLcd- ana
/ will Withstand 5000 lbs pressure A forward
| copper cylinder holds the Easolene, and has
| ;ncb NJ boiIar ~ The MOBILE mas ever ex-
poded and the makers believe an explosion a
/ practical inpossibility. because the requisite
/ pressure could not be reached with the ma
teriaI at hand An automatic shuloou extin-
gushes the fire when pressure Or Ioo -2s- Has
/ been attained This automatic device IS sa-@-
guarded against accident by sa-1sy a76 81 -,
which opens the boiler at a pressure o. - los
/ 10 the square inch. Other safety aPpl-dlc1s
/ have been added 70 the equipment
The engines double slide, win Cylinders
/ 21s by 81 inches the crank making ltoe revo-
! lutions a minute \ full reversing scar anl
| strong brake are supplied There have been
/ twenty Improvements made over th1 9I-s'-44
Sny sneei desired I'D TO Sc miles an hour can
/ be enjoyed; and capacity IS given tLor water
/ and gasolene) for 100 miles OF aspAa.. sIT7J-S
or 80 miles of country roads The cosl o. ins
| in Tarrytown-
TERMS OF CONTEST
| ENTRIES will be received up TO o p m No
/ VOTINC4 viii end az e D m. Monday, Noven-
| Der 10 The winner VIII nave ln- ------- "
| time to enjoy a Thanksgiving Day rlde; -.
| VOTES viii consist Of headings OF t n9 -.
page OF The Daily or Sunday Irloune, oSSIllt It
/ with the date September ., 1900 one head-ns
/ will count as vote; ten headings as IN
/ votes, and so on
The mobile will be exhibition at the
/ Automobile show 10 be held at Madison
square Garden from November . 70 40 II
elusive.
| THE VOTING TO DATE. SEPT, p
/ Richard sheldon, Neyv-YOrk Athletic tIuoIUs
/ Miss Caroline NIaben, Carnegie Hall 'o's
| E L. Purdy. clerk. Union Club. City =. Ito
/ MrsN.P.Leach. The LodSe.IInes F"lls-N.A-.sS
/ The Rev c. L. NeVvbOII. Manhasset' l. LIS
/ VIM, : Mclaughlin. B.P. order EllNS No. 1IOI
| J. Herbert Ferris. Il BrOad-st. city 'Lse
/ j. y. 4. Schroeder, COntinentaI Ieoaeeo - -
| l. H DaVey. SI1 boulevard Jersey SitS'L-l
/ Col IT. Holland. salvation Army, CITY -IVl
| George b. Reid. so Chauncey-st, BkIS n y
/ m CHARLES A. Kinch. 273 ". 7Oth-St.. City 81
| II W bailey. F92 5th-ave-. Newark y - .
/ Ia ROv see, Mao. and Berkeley school e
/ F. H. Blake, $50 " B'wRy, NOnkeFs- $1,000 81
| william Thomas, summit. v j.. ..-'' %
| Charles A RuckOld 49, 4th-aNe-, Oi'S'' .. ..
/ Dr Elmer Lee. ~ w 5Sth st. city o.
/ Dr. PerIey Mason. Peekshill y. ". Of
| Edvv,d e.. Ward. Supt. schools B'l<lyn, NJ. %
/ Coroner A. Il. Banning. VT. Vernon y. l. o.
| Charles Wecker. Van WinkIe-st., J'y city. 90
! orviIe b. Acl1erIy. II5 B'way. Ctty-..--' D
Rre ~ ert GlnGk SPEECH r. isSst. ciiy
/ Lloyd II. ROckhiII. Trenton, n 49, ..
| Thomas c. Kennard, 81 f. 2Ist-sJ, City - -
| MariOry Leete. SIS GeOrEse-st, NeNf-t"Ne A =,
/ = Cnrman Harriet, NeVv-YOrk CITY 3
| Miss Alice Higgins. 4OI MacOn-st-. BkiYn-' 90
| Joseph HerzberE, "a East 1I6th-st. $500 =
/ Geo. VI. Gillespie. BROOKLYN. ~ N-..-..'' =
| Charles +. AgOr, shrub Oak. y. N-.....a' y
DOrmnn Il. Comet, Pennington, y - -
| r. VI EIaIsey, I25 ". Csrnnd-St.. Eliza heta =
| Louis 4. AriOn. 56 E.IdridSe-St-. city. - =
I q. VI. CarOIan. 81 50. 2d-St-, B'tSISn y Il :,
Miss II. 4. Vincent, Cru=erS-On-Hu Hudson :.
| Junius Browne, 49, " 55th-sJ-. city :.
| Henry &. Ward, - W ail-st., City --...''' -
| George T.. Briggs, PeelSLill. y N..-.---''- =
John Henry Hull. lawyer. Fl Park Row. =
/ Albert L. Waters. 3,322 B'sVsIy. City--.'' y
VI. II. = Ameck. " oOdVv urth-SJ., N'k'rs i
DIR. William II. Ross, brentwood. l. l''-' =
| Hugo NOn HuEeu. Lake w acca hue, y u =
[ Frank George. PeekSLi1. y N....-.-.-.. 10
[ j. Gould Fitzpatrick. Bedford Park. NJ 10
/ l.. KeeVer. ,manu=erl. No. =56 Broadva 10
Rev " ul. \. Gay, N. u, Ferry ilte. ton"'' l.,
ChnS. q. W ALLEY. SPruce-St-. tit9 10000 !.
q. l.. CsrHth, NOnkcr>. y. I....------ 80 !.
/ Horace HOIme. NOnLers, y N...-...-''.' =
/ y. Il. Mooney. ~ JaQueS-St.. Railway. y . =
Rev. John RiPpere. P'tchOEue. = i.---'- ~
| j. II. Light, Jersey CitN High school. 1900 -
Chns. u. Neen =T6 - est 2:id-~t.. Guy t.
/ AdOIph Licnhardt. Stapsct0n, - i---.-..-- L
/ ". =. BUHum, DObhS Ferry. y. N.-.----.'' =
John WILCOX, Milford, y. N-.------..- 1900 :
/ Aug. I. eisSe. Yorktown UrISbt~, y ". II
Rev. y. Fred'A Van i!orScn. Carmel y u "
/ Mrs. Il. Z. ~ cczcy. Ell OuNrnt-iNr- CIV
/ Edward A. Robinson. Mount Vernon
Dr. }. =. VIRSOE, =O PcuUiu=tOn-ss. Ne" -
John n. nIand. NSbury Park. y J.......'-
| Father lacey. tt5 ". tGth-~t-. City..-.-.
| Fred kRhiitA, S5s " t9th-St-. tttS-- $1,000
George &. COrVsiu, FhtiiipSburs, y j..
I. n. smith. tiO5 Wu~hinEtou-st.. rerkSktlL
EWRtO JhCObert, 6,l WaI-~t-. cay -----'.'
Vim. a.. HHSIett. 81 West Eutl-aNc....-'-
=. =. ALLEN. jr., stamford. Conn -------''
Guy Murray, summit. n J...---.-.--
Il. !. SturEiS, NeVV-NiifOrd, conn. ....---''
q a.. Sloane NOodYncrc. l. i.--..---.-.-'
=. q. Ftedter. 5i6 Lrwt~-ss., JUton ntii..''
Claude SilVe-braHd. Company 4. I'D Rect
=. tonoe or, tO- " Stutc-St-. TrVut"u. y j.
Nm. b Granger, IO= FranhHH-Nt.
- T.. HunSerfo~d. N~vs-Nuford. Conn -'''
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hist { 81.