The sun., 1900-11-07
STUDYING THE MOTORS.
ATTENDANCE AT THE AUTOMOBTLE
sHOV rs INCREASING.


Fashions Bidding Seem, to BE That the
Horseiess Carriage Must he UnderNoou
Contests BrinE Out Appiau's--Constant
Action on the Track Other Features.
Election night brought out the biggest crowd
that has yot attended the automobile show In
Madison Square Garden. The ais!es were
crowded. and during the tests OF gasoicne
machines at stopping and passing obstacles
between . and 10 O'Clock the boxes and chairs
on the Twenty-sixth street aide we're almost
Allied with a company Of spectators In which
there were scores OF faces that are familiar at
tho horse shows Fashion ranges from
frocks To philosophy no doubt II was
fashion that made 1t essential TO know some
thing about the fine points OF horse. and now
feshion seems TO he leading toward scientific
course and making IL a condition that to be
smart" one must know something about en-
gines. a. applied to road carriages or at least,
have u snattering sufficient to enable one TO
talk on the subject The horseless show has
not yet become a sociable though the occasion
for IL Is offered a. fully IA in the horse show:
at present the automobile exhibit Is only class
room, which some visit out Of sense Of social
duty and others because they really want TO
know
What saves the motor vehicle show ts the
constant action that Is to be found on the track.
Afternoon and evening there Is an unceaSng
buzz Of carriages over the plonked oval and
tho abrupt starts and stops, the sudden Increases
Of speed and slowing down by vehicles of every
class aud dle are much more remarkable and
Interesting than are the scheduled tests for
which prizes are offered The contests, how
ever are quality that has much 10 do with
the success OF the show They create favor
itism aud give the spectators something to
appaud the same as the awards at tho horse
show
Many Of the same faces ara to be se.n every
night. Mr.. and Mrs. john Jacob Astor were
on hand again Yesterday and last night. In
the afternoon Mr.. Astor spent sone time In
watching the hiI-climbing exhibition on the
roof Joseph Nidener ~ Philadelphia was
one Of the visitors In the evening. as were also
Charles Crawford Sheldon and 7. Cumerford
Martin
The obstacle contest for sasolene vehicles
was won By + W Walsh. whose best time
in two trials wu 80 s-5 seconds. Walsh won
the braking contest. also covering $50 fect
In SIS seconds. and coming to fun stop in
10 feet o inche. from the place where the word
The one word Of criticism on the show heard
In tho balcony s that there Is tno much com
OF tho machines 30 about the track with signs
giving their names on them and some OF the
visitors AJAX II would b. letter II the commit
tee prOhibited the practice.
one fac, impressed upon the casual observer
at the show Is that the advent of the automobile
i. destined 70 Introduce new nomenclature
not quito the same carriage after Its general
,dea and lines have been made 10 CONFORM to
the nocessi. les oi taking IN steam h,ilcr and
on siue or motor Of any other kind OF power
In consequence there Is a great amount Of
confusion betwepn the exhibitors and -pacta-
toi'7 and great deal Of argument concerning
the proper names q vehicle. There are anus
Ing phase. 10 this circumstance which appear
often Visitors after pricing machine. in
quirc. What do you cal II: Almost every
tlne the reply is al announcement Of the ilrln's
name and the copyrighted name OF the machine
but nothing that d' critics the sty!e OF con-
Go.A- Bit" or something u that sort, and The
inquirer has to come back with this query
Bat what kind of carriage IS II! lsually
the man questioned summons help and after
stanhupe or runsbout. These are the three
most popular names with the men In charge
TheIe has been. however. one great improve
mcnt In supeT-tTlCtures, as the oaIriaHe part
rro, or is terInet b, in9Aers ehd 'his Is In NE
reds and 'autouobl.e yelows, which were
much harped upon year ago, have vanished
Mnst OF ne ma hines present solid hue OF lack
with ncl.e led parts Offering the only relief
TIE tendenc 10 cut down the latter is apparent
on every hand and the IL commrnied bl we
practical chaifeurs. who aprca that the loss
ncF ri there IL TO keei shiny Ia II machine mace
to be exposed IL AL we eltner the better
M ni ni Eeis Eirvce tres have
The inside traCA, but there are several VINO nave
en,e Ell the field since autos began 20 increase
Tho demand one OF tho bo~t looking novel .as
ia tire that is pneumatic and vet partly solid by
rea.,,n vi q triangle of rubber inside that pro-
jects upward from the thread and nus INTO a cor
Te5IoI. iing depression " groove in a piece OF
sold rubber that extends downward from the
inner siie The air Ills two apertures at ia"
sides. and in case Of punoture t3ese inner .1-
come together and AFFORD what is practically a
.cushlor tire" on which 10 ride home
a novelty in wheels IS ore one having what atsl Is
mos, rin j. a solid rubber tire The, next rim
inward is c9nnecled with IA. one BY Gq, ,Ha
innermost rim and the intermediate nm, Tho
argument offered In favor II This device Is that
the e!terqoting Arrangement o. ue & spokSs ,s,'
the concussion ard vibration 40 that not any Of
Il is received at the hub or transmitted to the
body 81 the 'shS as and ntd}e sicyces S wheei L
, Air-cooling devices for sasolene motors are.
according . an reports heard sn}das the
at present. The water Jacket, at hrst used for
keeping motors from getting ovsrhcited. l!
still IN uss but II Is regarded as primitive and
Confidently declared to be something bound
One Of the lates, Of foreign motors has cor
riea,ed 'enges OF COPPER eitendins otsrcily 70 NY
American r,alrrs that use IL TO bc vastly supe-
rio. TO the iron and steel tances, because copper
is n batter conductor q heat than the other
meals The whole IDEA ~ such arrange
msI It's is 20 conduct the heat caused 10y the
explosion, away from, The cylinder proper, and
nj, tie hsrgos 81 al kh ds do. They prac-
,icaiy give the CYLINDER greater area OF e1-
posITe 10 the alr An American maker has,
however. gone all these devices ono better,
j. .ouceru,d He mas constructed motor
from tho surface Of which there sticks out a
brush work of i'o' plus and The surface ~ the
THESE pins bristle out in all directions from
the cylinder and the explosion, chamber. and
mechanical sharps say that Y ls the oest COOL nR
car made motors seems 10 be that tie castings
have sand Iolr. ard TIE Joints do not 1T
mixture Of gasolore and n.r to escape when com
pressed by tho return stroke Of tho piston.