The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-06
DIFFICULT TEST FOR AUTOS.
Run TO PTTTSBURG RY WAY OF
CLEVELAND TO BE HELD
s25 Miles with Climbing and Hard Goins
classification Is 10 BE by pric.
Touring ConditiOns-Derlonstra
DESIGNED for BUYERS Benefit

Automobiles are TO be tested In a seven
days run o! So miles. hiCh will star, from
this city on Oct : and end az I.''stNs
Buffalo and Cleveland will be included IN
the route which will b. over a trying colru
under rules aiming TO reproduce as far a,
possible touring conditions This decision
Was reached yesterday at meeting Of th4
executive committee of the National Asso.
citation of Automobile Manufactur-rs ths
promoter Of the run,
The action Vas based on the report and
recommendation Of the technical corlmittes
following a survey OF the proposed route
far as Cleveland by Harry Mervln. secN
tary OF the association. and Charles Mar.
tin. during tour Of thirteen days II.
factors to he considered in making the o-fdL
awards will be; The condition Of each con-
pering car at the finish of the test the co.
OF repairs on each car and the time req-.
TO make them: the efficiency of brakes.
blll-CiimbinR capacity OF the cars Sp0s
ton, and it is promised that every precta
ton will be taken 10 eliminate this feature.
Only machines Of standard pattera a.
regularly. catalogued and offered for sI'
will be eligible. \ board OF examiners, made
10 OF disiuterested experts. whose Chairman
vii! be some scientific school professor, wi,
examine the contesting cars. both before
and after the journey, TO SEQ that they comply
on their condition at the finish. Each CON
testant will name one official observer, who
will not he allowed TO ride on a car owned or
controlled by his noninator.. These, OBJ
servers will be- changed daily. II Is probsbi.
that factory superintendents designers and
attach will he named 20 thar each car VII
be in the enemys hands at all times.
The classification will be according 10
retail price. There will be six or seven classes,
ranging from 81, 900 and under 70 50 'oo and
over. Though the final rules win not be
promulgated until next week. tho executive
committee gives out that the non-sr OF feature
point penalty will be imposed for each minute
OF stop. Time consumed by stoppase FOR
tire repairs will not be free from penalty
No repairs will be allowed except N fh'
presence Of the official observer. i WI! %
The aim OF the entire test TO reduce facts from
actual trial under touring conditions 81 value
TO buyers in selecting he machines OF various
prices they have in mind to purchase,
The cars that succeed in making the run
said Charles II Martin one of the surveyors
yesterday, will prove without dispute tbeir
reliability for they will have traverscd
far tougher stretch of road on the Whole
than any automobiles have ever vet been
asked to negotiate in a fair trial test. For
three-quarters OF the way 10 Cleveland there
will be hard going over narrow roads. ne
route though. is through far more pl''
uresque country than were the Boston anu
Buffalo runs.
Tnadilla, Corning. Buffalo and Erie ne
start will be on Wednesday. The tourist,
will remain over Sunday az Buffalo. Iherr
will be no stop az Cleveland except o W,
will wind up with straightaway mile tFiais
track runs and hill-climbing contests Iha
ISL miles Of road from Cleveland 70 Bu7ao
is vet 10 he surveyed by the associations
the run to Kingston will follow the east OF
the west bank Of the Hudson River.