The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30
NOTES or THE TRADES
what's Going On in Automobue q

what's GOinS On IN Automobile Circles
With Characteristic enterprise the olds Motor
Works has spring on the automobile world q
variety OF transoontnental run. On Nay Q two
odsmobnes, standard runAbO1ts, viii be started
nom New York overland 10 the Lewis and Clark
Centennial a. Portland, ore. Volunteer drivers
have been called for and In order 10 add Eest 10
the contest q prize Of $1,000 win be paid 70 the
driver bringing his machine hrst into Portland.
The second driver Il 70 receive his machine.
Pred J. TITUS. sales manager for Harry s. Houpt.
n back from the ThomAs factory a. Buhaio
He went there 70 look amer the racing machine
ordered a. the New YORK show By Mr.. Houpt
With . % horse power motor the car dld a mile
on the brick pavement In - seconds. Is n eG-
pected the car viii be completed IN time 70 par
ucipato IN the Decoration Day races a. Norris
Pam. II the car proves a. fast on the circular
track - Il has on the road Titua will enter
an the principal svsnts IN and around New YORK
n Roberts, who drove a - horsepower Thomas
Flyer a. the Waveriy races last fan and who
won second priro with the same machine IN the
ten mile ormOnd handicap. viii also drive a Thomas
around New Yort this summer.
A prise competition Of Interest 70 artists and
designers, as wen ~ 70 owners and usoru Of motor
cans. has been arranged by the George \. Pierce
Company Of Buffalo, manufacturers Of the Pierce
Great ARROW cans Three sets OF INST and second
prizes are offered: Flut. for the best desiFn OF
a body for an enclosed car; second, for the best
dosign OF a body for q touring car. and, third,
for the best color scheme for any motor car. The
nrst prize for each OF the hst two compositions
Is $50 and the second prize 400. For the last
composition tho hrst prise b 800 and the second
tioo A the mechanism has been perfected. tho
more esthcio ode OF motor car building h At
tfacting ne attention OF the maksr. The object
Of the competitions Is 70 turn the attention Of good
Designers and artists 70 theae particular branches,
% mat they win eventually evolve shapes and
color schemes that VIII make automobiles a. at
tractive IN design and color - coaches are now.
The CONTEST elossa June and prses win be awarded
a. soon - q decision can be reached. Fun In
formation and scale drawing be had BY apply
ing 70 ne George n. Pierce Company, BuiAlo.
The statement that . Boston gentleman was
building . motor beat which would be equipped
with Wlnton engines 4 parity IN error. such
boat "a being Constructed. and n VIII be equipped
win twelve Mlnton motors Of a total horsepower
Of isO but the crlft 4 nos owned IN Boston. In.
stead Il 4 The personal properly Of Ale1ARdor
Wfnton. The hun viii be brought 20 Cleveland
10 have the engines Installed and VII then be tried
out o. Lake Eris. II u meets eIpectstions IN the
the motsf boat raccs down East.
me thirty sifht h6rse power teguiar stook
ROYAL Tourist and ne sixteen horse power Queen
have been entered By Charles a. pueTT IN events
IN their Fespsctlye olasses ioI the Brighton Beach
he machines and . party % friends last THURSDAY
afternoon % w them out. II raned the nrev1out
night and the traoe yas y no oopdlu9n f9r areed-
ever, N speedway W 70 Minden's fQeehgp.e VS.
deserted and Dpofr had tbc raiisiaeiion q srfinr