The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19
NOTES or THE TRADE.


WHAT'S Going On in Automobile Circles
There IS no question that the Trfault-
Hartford suspension. which Bpreng Into prOmI-
nence when Leon They won the James Gordon
Bennett rac' last year, has found a permanent
UlHCe IN the equipment OF the automobile and this
solely on IT, merit. NJ Ancheun. The well known
Tire Manufacturer, said on that occasion that
the e1cecat condition Of The tlrcs on the Richard.
hrasler was In great measure due 70 tho suspen.
S1'n,. y Is a noted fact that many valuable cans
arr laid up indefinitely because the spring makers
cann), supply the demand for springs to replace
broken ones. spring Is never broken on the
downward OF COMPRISING stroke OF che spring
heeal'" lI' stroke Is limited and the various leaves
are pressed together, thereby reinforcing each
oiher On she rebound, however, the entire strain
comes on ths top Leaf and therc Is nothing 10 ur,,
the pay. This Is where the suspension comes In
II corrccts the violent recOil by absorbing Il and
It Is next TO impossible TO break a spring euulpped
with shock absorber. -Four Suspensions are
applied 10 car. and as they absorb on shocks
which would otherwise be transmitted 70 the occu.
pants OF tue car not TO mention the motor and the
mechanism, their use becomes indispensable
The value Of this invention was well demonstrsted
at the recent meets al Ormond and Cuba nearly
all the winning cars being equipped with IL Tho
manufacturer OF the Mercedes p la. T. Ricb,rd
hfaSler and Rugot are among the prominent for
elgn makers who are equlpplng their entire output
and r. W, Hartford, the president Of the COMPANY
manufacturing the suspension IN America. saws
he
demand OF the trade over here.
An Interesting sign that attracted considerable
attention from psssers BY IN front OF symphony
hAl IN Boston one evening last week was a KnoI
runaoout covered with Ice Zach wheel was a
disc OF Ice; sush and mud, frozen hard, covered
the body lcicles hung from the tenders and the
guards were a solid mass. About O'Clock In the
afternoon OF the same day Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Raw.
mond started from the Knox factory In SpTinV Neid
In
between Springfield and Worcester often the
mud and slush rose to the hubs, and the hnls mad
nasty climbing. The runabout, however, bsbaved
e1celenlly' and they arrived in Boston IN little
over SIX hours
The % horse power F.. l. A. 7. raoerof Wuusnvv.i
lace the'Boston sportsman and amateur autornohu
lsi' with which he achieved many successes since
las' summer was one OF the star attractions Al the
importers salon In Boston. This car and the i2D
horse power reconstructed Mercedes OF H. L Ro,g
den came In for extensive admiration. Apronos
OF henew 100 horse power p l. AT. racer which n
wallace has ordered from HollAnder q TapFennn
for the Vanderbilt cup race, two other renilsrnsn
wei known in racing circles have ordered Two
FL A. T. racing cars 10 be delivered In July and pro
pose 10 enter them In the Vanderbilt CUP race NJ
Wallace viii enter his % horse power car IN The
Commonwealth Hin climb and Lakewood races.
Major c. ]. s. Miller, member OF the New y,-,,
Athletic Club and the Automobile Club Of AmerIc,
IA the latest well known man to purchase A Rovsi
Major Miller has ordered two cars from c A. puerr.
one limousine, the other regular touring Rn,,i
tourist. Inc limousine Is 10 be painted "a
upholstered In royal blue; the touring car Ia 10 he
in red, 1''o'''e'eo
THE line o. distinction between the ,...r -,
ne road automobile" says Harry S. Iioupt. tbe
New YORK agent for the Thomas Flyer, "a eseh
speed Is reached, tncn racer viii no more be sbIe
70 speed over ordinary American mad v'itSont
lhhlc'lng injury than race horse.-
The Locomobile Company reported a Vsry graft.
iying week az the Mechanics halk A. sales Wsre
to prominent residents o. Boston and and v iSry cars
one OF the distinctive features Of the model
Pour springs 40 inch. iull elastic an used iHc
advantages OF this style Of sprng suspens sion canno
Under the scGi,cllptlca spring saspenslon Al
horizontal shocks are al once communicated from
whatever. With ellptioAl Syringe these shocks a.
well as NC vertical shocks are taken up b. the
which would be SET up otherwise.
Two DcCauvne racing cars Of 100 boy,. .ro,,,,
Will represent tne STANDARD Automobile Com p6ny
" an Ihs coming meets ms season. p s liirSsali
Vie construction q the racers close attention and
W. suIh ou' n,on sa IasI WI stand up beneath
necessary The Societe DeCavvile viii cooperate
be as great credit 10 them as ne 90 ~ hor ws
power racer has always been. This u horss powfr
u IN as good condition 70 day a. WHEN arst turned
out Of the factory and has Invariably captured
records IN It's claSs.
Dr Harold p. Thomas OF Chicago has ordered
t045 horse POWER locomOhile touring car painted
pure white With black stripes and black Victoria
top. This Is IN addition 70 the tis 600 racing CAV
now being built AZ the factory and which Mr. Thomas
has entered In the Gordon bennett race
OF an the recent converts 70 autOmobilinF per.
haps lts mosi enthusiastic Is The Hon. Timothy l..
Woodruff. lie purchased a VEN hnndsOtne y I. a
=. machine from HonAnder a TbnFemann al the
Importers salon and since hat time he has been
using The machine nght along. ina car ID ntted
with two Be Aea. one enclosed Tor eatrs and shop