New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-07

vehicles the track In the afternoon, when
many a of machines were darting about
the oval at the time. During the regular
tests the track is turned to the experts in
active competition, and they have nobody to bother
them. In the afternoon II Is different and really
more dangerous. laundering omnibuses. heavy
trucks handsome victorias, carriages of every de-
scription. we'll motor bicycles. tricycles.
abouts and quadrCyces, spinning around the
narrow track anything from five miles to twenty
miles hour. 1t is at this time that the operators
must keep their wits clear and sharp and the record
they have made to date shows conclusvely that the
science OF operating the machines has kept pace
with the ingenuity of manufacture. Those in charge
of the exhibition say that. far they know,
no: accident has happened in this whirling
throng, and, further that they do not believe
much inch Of enamel has been scraped of
any of the machines. In that throng OF operators.
both amateur and expert. on the track there at
times several women who handle their various
automobiles with skill and precision born only
of thorough and positive knowledge. The specta-
tors visiting the show the first time hang over
the balcony and watch the maneuvres with positive
wonder.
THE HILL CLIMBING
Another remarkable exhibition is the hill climb
ing test. to be the roof of the Garden az
ternoors and evenings. That wooden incline is
wide enough for only the automobile wheels 1t
runs from the part of the roof used in the summer
months a roof garden extending upward In
angles ranging from 20 30 per cent with two
distinct curves, up 10 the tower, at least fifty feet
from the roof The machines were operated yester-
day by two young men, who made trips up and
down the incline every few minutes. After the last
turn the incline 10 the tower is particularly steep
but the automobile makes the ascent without A
falter There is not enough room at the tower in
which TO turn the machine around and conse-
quently the return to the first bend in the track
must be made backward. Then. on a little pIat-
form not much larger than the machine itself
the operator turns the vehicle around and comes
back to the roof OF the Garden in fety varying
the speed of the machine he sees At until
the level roof of the Garden is reached The
brake acts with remarkable positiveness II It
should not do So somebody would be hurt John
Jacob Aston A. G Bostwick and other enthusiasts
~atched the trials yesterday with undsgused In
While the manufacturers say that they do not
ness, record has been made Of any Of the makers
einsnS to dispose OF automobiles to those ready
sources with which 10 consummate the baTqain
II is SAID or one of the small makers that he has
when the time arrived for the opening Of the e%
and with only four machines completed He con-
told him that the machn straits st to n friend and
imnedately The vehicles Were attractive. weIl
said yesterday that all of The vehicles had beas
disposed of at the makers own price on the OPEL
ing ing night OF the show. and that a dozen more OF
the same sort could have been sold had they been
NOT ONE THING Is DIRTY.
n AaC' winch ne snow has demonstrated Is tbot
the American automobile Is not dirtv alth,.
'hlns. as some OF the foreign makers have as
serted. The track in the building is made NJ rIat
pine boards and 1t has been used constantly nv ~
"hrhng machines since the opening of the show -,
stntur4ay might There is occasional snot ~
o.! ana grease of course. but the track s no. 81
IouIcd as some persons expected TO see n TT ~
khttiIs TO prove that the American mannfacti,rn~~
mas given particular attention TO cleanllnaes' T.,
putting ms mechanical ideas together in The forr a.
ton OF the complete automobile " Wv iolihh-
w me the VictoriAs and heavy machines o.,u.
, que, notice it has already been demonstrates
1lli the. lightweight runaboutS are the Tnachioeau
winch are attracting most attention These N mes
t ..i are propelled by steam Easolene ana oIo
FFlty. ana all run noiseleSsly .va,'i., elec,
smoothly that those VINO ride around ~. , ana
thetn TWO or three times become attocbo ack IN
iiacnihe. ana begin to talk price and oiicp il'
ilVery Immediately. Two OF these nun lii'h de-
naNe received the unqualified approval Of H. ma
perts are machines manufactured by concero me eN
H III, less well known In the bicycle world Hnih ore
Ight' superb and graceful in outline ana ". IN are
i'm i'm 'aet si'ae around the track with almost a
crossing lake. "ouiu make lii
>. A point OF interest always popular with H. -,
iIors 10 the Garden is the restaurant wha me VS.
members or the Automobile Club hoI6 So the
where most Of their auto treasures ars a. and
n!nltloh. everything can be found thare on 1 ex-
automobie construction line from he 'e IN the