The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09
NOTES OF THE TRADE.
,n,rs Going On in Automobile Circles.

what's Going On In Automobile Circles
The core car. since It's advent only recently. has
TAUGHT on very well indeed. From tho inquiries
and demands for demonstration one would think
mat ,acrc were slew Of persons waiting for an
imported car ~ S. jOO-fOT the Core Il product
O.. France and built By the celebrated Frcnchman
whose name e bears Nor does II come on here as
A. experiment. II has won It's laurels IN hard fought
contests extending over many years. Only March
II last IN the endurance race-Pars, Blarritz,
Genoa, Taris-'hc y horse power Corrt defeated
oil rs competitors, these being a DE Dietrich y
horse power, Regina 10 horse power and Rocket
q schneider 1920 horse power. In this race, from
. Paris 10 Bordeaux the De Dietrich led the Core,
,he other two close up. Al BiArntE there was
, scarcely any change. and the machines still held
ne same relative positions at Tarbes. AZ Toulouse
,rs core began to close, and at Marsellles passed
into the lead. never aiterward being headed. In
l10l t received second prize IN the HIN race at
chateau Therr in 1908 IN the Circuit OF Ardennes Il
won gold medal, also a gold medal In the Paris.
Madrid tourists race OF 1908, and again In 1902
f,slnv first prize a. the Circuit OF Ardennes. The
core Is not unlike the Renault IN appearance,
Wrd Archer Of the Automobile Depot Qncl, who
are handling the CORE are immensely pleased with
the way Il has been received. and have already
booked many Orders. The model which they have
and ar booking orders for Is 20 horse power has
die entrance body OF handsome design. II has
a wheel base OF iOi Inches. mechanically operated
valves and direct drive on the high speed. one
rarcamc yesterday I'VE will be here be fore the nrs
oi neat moa,h and ten chassis viii be delivered in
Nay.
The great demand for Baker eleCtrics and requests
~ storage room has been keeping C. d. Rice
thinking how he could meet this demand and stay
On Broadway. Luckily he has been able TO secure
the entire buildings 1873 and l79O Broadway and VIII
~ once make alterations therein and install every
possible equipment for the convenience OF his
patrons. The new Baker hume Will. when altera-
tons arc completed, have a frontage on Broadway
Of my feet and Pity eighth street Of 100 feet.
, a portion Of the main floor showing on Broadway
viii b, rallied OF with brass ratings and furnished
in tasty style. one vehicle only will be exhibited
here The main salesrooms which Mr. Rice will
n up In excellent taste VIII be on the hoor above.
This will be reached through an arch leading 10
broad staircase and will he for the Of c'lsto
mers only. on the main floor away In the rear
viii be the repair shop and electric charging plant
machinery. On the Fifty eighth street side Is
The employees entrance and entrance for vehicles.
Just alongside this the new electric elevator for
the conveyance OF machines 10 the upper floors
Will be Installed. Mr. Rice only handles Bakers.
He already has fhy boarders aand when every
thing Is complete he will have ample room for 100
machines. Charles NJ. Higgins the well known
Ink manufacturer Of Brooklyn has Just taken
delivery OF bis Baker stanhope specially designed.
II was up az Rice's ShowroOms during the week
and came In for a great deal OF admiration. This
vehicle has de luxe features throughout and is
az perfect and artistic specimen Of the light electric
ever turned out Talking about Baker Electric
Stanhopes: 10 Cleveland seventy ave electrcs
have been sold TO date, but the remarkable thing
Is that sixty seven Of these were stahhopes,
the highest price electric for two people on the
market. ami the Cleveland agents are offering a
bonus OF SIS 10 other dealers, for the delivery
Of thelr orders TO them an occurrence unheard
Of In the electric business heretofore Rice re
csved eight last "Wednesday and is getting a
regular shipment daily.