Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-17

I
 miles. Time, 5 minutes 3-5 seconds Stock Cars, , Miles-Cars listed al over S3,0OO-Won by Charles Soules
 30 horsepower Pope-Toledo; E. C.
 Bald, 35-4O horsepower Columbia, sec | ond. Time, minutes 14 seconds. A critical examination of the reports | of the race meets run thus far, shows
 a much greater proportion of we'll con.
 tested races and close finishes than heretofore. This affords ground for 1 the hope that automobile racing may
 become real sport.
 Automobiles have been introduced by | the United States government in the
 department of submarine mines. This l does not mean that a submarine motor | carr has been built. An electric truck chassis. of five ton hauling capacity, | has been bought and shipped to Fort Totten, N. Y. There it is to be equip ped with a big gasolene engine that
 will run an electric light generator. The
 new engine and dynamo will have
 nothing to do with the driving of the
 car. but will be portable plant for
 IurIllSulUg lIkHt to thc hSh h's
 mines in the harbors.
 A proposition through which much
 good may be done on the highways, IS
 being made to clubs by the American
 Motor league. Too all clubs that join
 the national body. the first years dues
 will be remitted in full, provided the money is spent in erecting league sign
 boards where they are needed in the territory adjacent to the home of the club.
 It is a promising sign that the me chanical sharps of the big factories are getting together to cooperate toward the production of better and more eco nomical automobiles. In the discus sion of "carburetters, at the June meeting of the mechanical branch or the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, it was revealed that m the development of the motor car the work of the builders has been 10 an astounding extent. empirical. These chief engineers of the thirty odd H. censed concerns. are now arranging to determine scientific principles through laboratory demonstration and apply them to their work. This sort or or canization in the industry. means not only cars for less money. but cars that will cost less to keep in commission:
 Both amateur and professional chouffeurs will find it a good plan to make A practice of testing their brakes frequently, else they may not be able to apply them properly when an emergency arises.
 A crowd of several hundred persons stood. a few days ago. looking at fire which had just broken out on upper Broadway. x. r.. and about which the uoIice lines had not yet been formed Suddenly there was the elang of big gong and the snortIng sound of an un- muffied gasolene engine. The crowd turned 10 look at big automobile, which was painted A giaring red all over. The tonneau had been removed and a man stood up behind the drivers seat. manipulating the gong. The machine stopped and the driver stepped ned out. One arm was In sling. but he had on a pair of firemen's service boots. IL was Fire Chief Croker. and he had driven his 40 h. ?. Columbia car to the scene with one hand The fire spectacle was forgotten by the crowd and 1t paused to cheer the plucky head of the fire department whom nothing seems to daunt-
 President Roosevelt has now taken two voluntary rides in hired automo- bues. A New England manufactures that he is too good a sport to resist the fascination of motoring and will be ready to place his order Sao1- The same prophet O7ines that he viii want something worth while. and professes to be at work on tour Ing car of 30 h. ?. with which to tempt he high priest of the strenuous fife
 In 1925 constable in automobile to man over head in sirshiP1-Hey. there. vour'p exceeding the speed limit
 AirShip driver-All right. don't shoot. I'll come down.
 One learned in the ways of design i .rs sud builders has ssid that the i'm ! proveuents of one year gre the mis- takes of the previous year rectihesi-