The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-09
AMONG TIE AUHOMODILISTS.
DIRECT EVOLUTION IRON THE
DANDY HORSE TO AIRSHIP.

DNtNa hNbNe W
SHOW Ut Empire City--Further Trial Of
From the old dandy horse" and dralsene,
through the v~el0cipede and bicycle. TO the
automobile and the alrship. IL Ia generally
recognized Ia have been q matter Of direct
evolution from the most primitive to the
most modern. feet and highly specialized
style OF vehicle, Yet as the latter forms have
become more highly developed the resem-
blance has been disappearing 90 rapidly that
the high grade American car OF to-day has
hardly anything In common with the bicycle.
beyond the pneumatic tires. Only a few
years ago, when the first "horseless carriage"
types began to appear, they had frames Of
steel tubing, wheels with tangent spokee and
many other features common to bicycles.
In fact. the earliest forms OF practical motor
vehicles were bicycles and tricycles. A
somewhat similar course OF evolution seeme
TO be laid out for the flying machine which
10 to soar without q gas bag. In their skele-
tons, their motors and other parts the cousin
ship between the automobile and flying
machine 10 now az plain ss formerly was
that between the bicycle and motor car,
Tho relationship Of these two modern
vehicles 10 peculiarly emphasized In one OF
the latest oontrivances launched In France.
IL 10 that Of Sergius Vuite, the Russian, who
has devised q hybrid. in which the auto
mobile and aeroplane ideas are consplcuously
combined. Vuite has built an aeroplane
with a motor and a basket body and mounted
It all on wheels. The four wheels are held In
a framework Of the highest possible con-
struction and the basket OF the flying machine
10 also the body OF the automobile. The
object of this combination Is TO permit OF
the aeroplane being forced up into the air
by running 1t along the ground. as a super
structure to the automobile until II catches
the air and begins to soar. This Is an ap-
parent improvement on the method of launch
ing ueed by Prof. Langley. who used a tilted
railway. or that OF the Wright brothers,
who made a running leap down hill. 1t is
said that the automobile skeleton is not too
heavy for the aeroplane and that it has the
additional advantage Of helping to absorb
the jar when the bird man alights and also
enabling him to run the flying thing to it's
house without having a cart come for it.
This is q true flying automobile. as the ear
Hest practical motor vehicle OF the road
were true motorcycles. but doubtless 1t will
not be long before all these traces OF kinship
will be lost. II the flying machine becomes
perfected.
There was an appendix two gallon efficiency
test yesterday afternoon. when the contest
sent the Franklin and Prayer Miller cars out
again to see how far they could travel. The
Franklin was the four cylinder, IL. horse
elled eighty-seven miles on Saturday, driven
by A, Holmes. giving II a score Of 200. 100,
and the other car was the four cylinder, "a
entered by DR., Butler, For their trips yes
terday, undertaken for the satisfaction Of the
were emptied and the contents OF OFFICIALLY
measured cans Of two gallons OF e~asolene
f Es5s PP laIS e in v 1hs t sSeIq full The co SsTs nsTs
Of passengers, and started out over the same
route they followed on Saturday, Different
S %ess Ss.sg than to the each Sbe cav T sod as sa o{ ssiaTd lay
was sent along to represent the contest COM
mittee. two other cars also accompan lying
out to do. their stunt over again both cars
were subjected 70 a close examination by
Messrs, chamberli1 and Wheeler Of the con.
Morris. both Of the machines, having been
in a Broadway garage In custody Of the com
did not s seHss G the cars to be weighed in,
but the others did. the cars being weighed on
the brewery scales at Sutton place and East
The Franklin was driven by, A, Holmes.
i rRG F Fasy iss R1lHis On bs sSasu neR a;r 9Hs Pr n P Bu {
Mosckovis, who had driven a six cylinder
car Of the same make on SATURDAY. Mosckoyis
early afternoon that he had been arrested
for for y ,Sa q bs x shs speed s%oni limit at sif gbe B Gid4t:
Messrs Morris and Wheeler were passen-
s gers il the he j ssqyeT E tbs c,u there pes. Vas great aad
f fSe chairm no ie Of the he e oont ssao cd Prsslae%s R Snf
been in the car. when Mosckovis was ar.
rested. 1t was learned later, that they had
left il during its journey up Fifth avenue.
The contest committee expects to make it's
official report Of the results of Saturdays
test either to-day. or tomorrow. The OBJ
server on DR.. Buffers car called the Auto
mobile Club up by telephone about . O'Clock
Miller had travelled SOS miles before it's two
gallons of g~asolene were used up. He said
that Mosckovis had lost an hour and twenty
Bridge. As the contest weight of the Prayer
Miller vas loo pounds. i made a new score
DAY 81 2' &ss ~ Ss ass, d%Siic ERh msy II bs sO sdeo on sd'4 for
by the absence OF rain yesterday and a more
skilfgl driver. On the basis Of scoring used
almost loe miles for the Franklin. which
travelled 81 miles on Saturday.
Fr aais Ias aa aiSs' that t Tss F FgsslEHd f esT b ths
travelled ninety-hvs miles yesterday on its
two gallons Of gas9lene, Holmes had driven
engine, stopped. This was seventeen miles
beyond New Haven.
offered before and. which promise to be very
instructive, have been arranged in connec-
Y'or VIZ Hut tom obbfili OPT Trade de- SI Rssoe Ga ion Ns at
Empire Track May "a, Is, 20. One Of the
events is a test of f1exibility. in which the
competitors Will be required 10 run first one
mile at high speed on a time trial, and then a
quarter of a mile at slowest speed for d time
trial. Another test, to show power. will
require the cars to see which can travel fur
prepared for each performer. Another in
teresting affair. from observing which a man
might be able TO pick out an expert chauffeur,
will be a test for chauffeurs at taking of and
putting on tires. tll the tires of the COM
petine ones must be blown up fully before the
start. The cars will make one circuit of the