The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
NOTES or THE TRADE.
what's Going On in Autom obile Circles.


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what's Going On I'm Aut ON Obile Circles. |
Dwight b. Huss OF Detroit. driver OF Old Scout |
In the transcontlnental rAce to Portland which |
started from New York May 3. arrived at Portland.
Ore, two minutes OF o'clock on Wednesday. |
making him winner OF the race and the 81 900 prize
offered by the Odds Motor Works of Detroit. He
delivered the message which he was carrying from
Melville f.. Stone. manager OF the Associated Press
to President Goode OF the Lewis and Clark centennial
Huss received a great ovation upon entering the
city and was the central figure OF big parade the
same evening. which was arranged by the Auto.
mobile Club Of Portland. through the city and
exposition grounds. Percy Megargel. the only
other ompet,tor and driver of Old Steady, came In
a long way behind. Megargel received a present
Of his machine consolation for his effort. The
race aroused considerable excitement and was a
continual fight against adverse weather and road
conditions. The machines which both drivers
used are horse power Oldsmobiles. The entire
run Is close on 1900 miles, and Huss finished II in
~ days certainly wonderful test OF the runabout
which he drove,
Huss has been Identified with the racing game
for several years. having driven the oldSmobile
recers during two seasons. He also drove the
Ulds car In the English reliability trials of 1903.
Megarge sprang into prominence last year, when
he made his successful round trip from New York
ST. Louis In small touring car OF 10 horse power.
he compiled road book tina, was atterwArd used
by tho American Automobile Association In It's
endurance run last summer
Universal satisfaction was expressed In auto
mobile circles last week over the news from abroad
that the two nfty horse power Pope Toledo racing
cars sent TO represent America In the Bennett
Cup had passed all the tests required and had
been approved by Clarence Gray Dins'nore, the
representative in France Of the Automobile Club
OF America Through . misunderstanding, the
Nifty horse power Pope Toledo OF Col. Albert a.
Pope and = car OF similar type owned by \" T
Muir OF Lexington. KY. were shipped before being
nnaly passed upon b. the Automobile Clubs
representative. although the drivers had been led
70 believe that they had been fully approved by the
statements of s. b. Stevens who visited Toledo
70 try out the cars. Judging from the letters OF
H. H. Lyle and Charles Dngley. who will drive the
carr and the result of the French elimination trias
over the CUP course. by Thery, travel.
ling at an average speed OF IS miles an hour,
II Is believed that cars with flexible motors for
starting and stopping quickly and with speed
OF sixty ssvent miles an hour Will stand the best
chance Of winning.
no, proDape that G p nuy., VIII VII e.,
chance lies Y tn; ps.s6n,y Of some owner Of
WY not, LII sS s s IS the s.s
now that he has some one TO take the burden OIL
s asne &c ne ,, res, 70
he contempstes . tour taking 10 ne Greet Lakes
He says he does not wan, even TO hear the loot Of
. horn while away
The great volume OF business which G. p. Rice
has done In psksr electric vehicles his ,y year Is
would s:sons many sssn,s who handle sss Ddn,
P Hs no Navel. ,eIse % Know wha, they
sy e.: &c sss' SSs
f. Ts si 'sa s a
they are the most useful typeof au,omobie NUN
s ssd BeS ssh Ss
New Workers for service at n cir county, residences
Of electrics
al american made automobile may be considered
9s .assy ssa mi as S
snp" Of nc sas with
regular American equlpm en, i Is i an open car
Paris for use seat home after he had he French
models I car o on 10 o rea a whees
The body Of The vshiee painted black WIN dark
5s9s sph s the sH oas S'" is
BY cable coYpe Of days ago and '9 ne foEnS sS,S
Vehicle Com tompanys factory tof columbia electric
hanson te SHIPPED 70 Paris for n Sarah Ts bo
b b' MADE we S TO seeomm a iOnf
eE wsys kerr 'Tn at and Evdeny she does moi
expect the coin to go into commission very soon
England Of the ps4sS" a au, S S Cone IN.
has decided to enter Se' Mount 90 ms nshn9oe
h Climb. lie is now settled In new garage q,
Forty ninth street snd or M 'ne cSS
o: Peugeot Mr. England Is one OF ,i Inc rev
hsnd for immediate delivery.
pected in the hrs, annual tour for the Glidden
trophy which begins on ,,,,; Sulg ~ II ana VIII
aysSs %S,. ne 5c sn. 'G oSs OF The The
To"do witch win he driven by Albert l.. Rope. |
has sIsG an pops W pc o %sp Of
he ncw Pope T rbunc gasoline touring cars
Although foreign made automobiles are .,ill
coming into this country, SAYS Mfrcd Reeves the
Nsm SH enporaon OF motors cars which, accord
Inv to figures complied BY The ,,cpnr,Wcn' OF Com
T.rs ahu While Tor the Year lao5 to date hr total
igurc is 81, S7e oos, indicating record o. aaou!
with the present month In the bureaus figuring.
era,hed ?, the way INC Th9maS car HIS ranSh,
Fred TITUS had hpsg week In Mr. o HoYnt Is, 9 "S
MsSfS me- ms sSTi @ III "
nS ahou, IN: ThcTaS Is quite ro. ncIs'9s rc
pow M q was ,"S Of
chanics to perfect motor vehicle, his thrc" wheeler
hay
numhcrs hack in 1898. The Auto III. ono OF the /
most poru,nr motor cycles on the market To -da". |
/, his invrntinn md was tn" hrst practical motor |
cyc'- II ;he wor'o.
Major c. J. s. Nil'r srvs hc Is 'uSt g6t'irC |
warned III to tho racing h"Snrs". and has deCid"d
to enter his record breaking lat win Chcvrn. |
ic, nj the wheel In ever, lmrorart 80 nj duri"~ |
The season. He viii drivr ~" machln" hlms' II !
In sonc Of the events against rrorlNcni amateur |
AND is looking around for conrr,l oIS WORTHY oi |
his stool Tho Major is IN II" Nu'omobil" rncng |
game for pas'i-nr orly and his sole Hmh'irn Is |
ic ps".' ~ 500 c'can anC w 10 per,to Ssaad-
al.
r. NJ Owen. salos manager OF the REQ Motor |
Car COMPANY has lust returned from Nying trip !
m ph 4 lclnhIn a"1 other points and saws 4 Is
cr.ai7glv gratifying 10 him 10 md REQ customers
cycryWh"r" over tn" thorough C'Ncl'rcy |
n, mi; latest crrRtior NJ ~. T. OGS hills and
nycr The manner I" which they are exceeding all OK
,.ctations In reliability and low cost OF mamie
n-nc".
Miss Anna n. Andrews. president OF tho REQ |