The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-04
NOTES or THE TRADE.
What's Going On in Automobile Circles
Horse and Carriage Dealers.

Horse and Carriage Dealers.
The Bates odenbrett Automobile Company of
| Milwaukee, Wis. has Just sold to Gov. La Toilette
Wlnton touring car, which will DO used by the
Governor In bis campaign this fall. Gov. La Fol-
lette intends covering the State thoroughly. so
that the Wlnton which he has purchased will
be subjected to tho most exhaustive tests.
The Royal Tourist car which recently made such
splendid showing Al the Long Branch races was
an ordinary stock with the mufder removed
notwithstanding the fact that II not specially
built racer this the mlle In LII So remark
ably good time In view OF the unsatisfactory con
dluon OF the track The Royal won every race In
which It was entered with the exception of the
100 mile and the lve mile handicap. In the former
race the car forced to drop Out at the thirty
sixth mile owing TO broken water connecuan.
In this race Its time for the thirty ak miles was
better than the previous existing record for thai
distance. This was the FIRST appearance Of the
Royal Tourist In the racing Geld and the deruan-
straton of Its ability to defeat cara selling at q
much higher figure added to the recent showing
OF two cylinder Royal on the ST. Louis tour has
aroused a great deal of Interest The New York
agents for the Royal Tourist report that several
sales made recently can be traced directly 10 tbs
recent performances Of the car the track and
on the road
The Carage Of the Worthin zion Automobis Csm-
pany, at 10 East Fifty hrst street Is ermfui sf tn-
terest Just now--the Leon BoIlee- ears hAvs ar
rived. No French Easolene car has attracted NE
attention thai the Boll6e car haa On account If In
workmanship. design and general advancemmt
In the detail Of automobile construction Its qust
running has been 4 revelation 10 all who have seen
1t In operation. The B016e factory at lie AauA
France. Ia the oldsN works In the world devoted TO
the construction OF automobiles. the nrst machine
having been built there In 1873 Icon Bollee. the
inventor of the present car was at that time asso
dated with his father. Amedee Bollee. who has
Frame 1f he
mobile" The Bollee Is OF the four cylinder
type and Is admittedly perfect machine Tho
Worthngton company have acquired the exclusive
license for America for the manufacture and sale
of Leon Bolee cars pending the completion OF
works for manufacture these cars were imported.
OF the two jus. received one has been sold to
r. A. c. Smith and was especially built for him from
designs BY the Worthlngton company. The other,
a chassis, will be used at present for demonstration
purposes ana may be the racetracls at
Providence, Poughkeepse and Empire CITY A.
special design Of body, the main object of which
to get away from the motor vehicle OF the present
type To one representing the horseiess carriage,
lends distinguish air TO the Bollee cars and 10
well eIem pined In the one imported for Mr.. Smith.
Reclining In the commodlous body with the glass
curtain down ln front one would never know he
nsaf The II an oIs were not for the
81 Ss wS seeas s a1oSe
,SS 4E O. ss way II: nSi stood sa e "
mtshap was the bursting Of ONE Of the tires, Some
Sos and When i did
Mr.. BrnksrhoH says. must have been Al least 3
sop Of the IN mountain on the way to ssoekSndas
the rise was 1850 feet In 6,1 miles
The Samson leather tire which i being festursa
Repair Company, Broadway. corner Fifty fourth
strest, has much 10 recommend Il to automoblis.s.
ire n nj
Europe; a few French automobile manu- fAoturers
ns% ss Sss BsSs
Mors Ninot. Rochet Schneider DC considerable
motor cars ~ Which accompanied the Paris Vienna
and Paris Madrid races. They rave complete
the famous trials for resistance and endurance OF
tires which took place In April, isos; from Paris 70
through the worst roads OF France. the tr:t three
cars 70 complete the run were 1t,ed With samson
sss,r S tres d, during II. NV
Judge Z. N. LAoornbe Of the Circuit Court ef
the Southern District Of New York has decided for
the plaintiff the case of the Electric Vehicle Company
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Lawrence Dune OF Hartford, who with BerS
Ioicomb held the Chicago New York record Of ~
,ourx previous 70 Ellis and Schmlts ~ hour run
/ few days aso. informs THE SUH that he AID Hell
'omb are confident Of their ability 70 lower the time
@ 90 hours and that In all probability they win
make the attempt some time during the next rev
weeks With 80 horse power Columbia car. They
irst class operator Dune calls attention 70 the fast
hal while hs and Hpssems on r., h,i. pr c,IS S
md Sohnit travelled al Of rs miles less. Helcomss
md Dune became lost In a dcnse fog on thf last
lrht Of their run and reached New York frvm
Kingston Via Paterson. N. j. having gone
many miles out Of their course. Furthermore
heir elapsed time was taken from Chieagc 10 the
Vest thirty ninth street store Of the Electric Vehicle
company while Ellis and Schmits time was taken
nIy 10 the Wcehawken ferryhouse In jersey City.
However Dune Ia not disposed to make any com
liant and checrfuly acknowledges the credit
ue to the nov record holders
Horse and Carria 60 Trade.
How rarely now q foreign name piste
"a a carriage In New York. How often few years
90. There Ia question but that Studebsker
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