The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-06


the weighing 10 begin. burSy rolled his
Lorraine Dietrich on to the scales ~ iOtS,
-4rS mMHrherFtvn-toA3 evee the-rfte'rsS
tion Of the Judges OF weighing. va mao
removed his magnetic, but the car tipped the
scales at 2,2I7 pounds, or u pounds more
than tho limit OF 2 ,2of pounde. The car Wa
fitted will brackets for carrying extra rims,
the tires Of which could not be removed
because they were permanently affixed ana
not affixed mechanically. He took the car
of 70 reduce the weight, at the sane time
asserting that hhs. machine did not weigh
as much as the scales registered. In SIP.
port Of this he produced n certificate OF
the weighing in al the ArdeRnos circuit IN
Belgium.
Jenatzy was the next driver to roll hiS
car on at 1890, but Robert OTavess ~
red painted Mercedes weighed 1880 ROUNDS
with ita magnetic on. Mr. raves had on
plicate magnetic in black leather case which
he asked the Judges to weigh. 40 That DC
natzy might be saved the trouble o. remov-
ing the one on the racer. The judges re,
fused "a agree TO this and Jenatzy removed
the one on the racer. Heath rolled hs ran"
hard on TO the scale platform az lo:S with
the magnetos and extra tire bracRets on.
His car scaled 2,21S pounds, or n pound
under weight with its magnetic allowance.
Louis WagneFA light blue Darracq went
on the scales at l0;l5 and the car weighed
2,220 pounds with the magnetic and tire
DTHCketS OH, hL"IVs0f b1t CdI war hkhih PuN
on the scales and weighed 200 pounds,
Wagner having removed a big steel toolbox.
Jenatzy rolled his Mercedes on again at
II pS with the Magnetic of, but the car
weighed 2,2lS, or fourteen pounds over,
He reduced the weight seven pounds by
removing a floor board and then pushed
his car off the scales again.
The Haynes racer, in charge OF j.. w,
Haynes, was put on at l1:l3 and weighed
2,2Ol pounds without its magnetic. Then
- - NaAA ~ Nc @aa
weighed 2,2l5 pounds. After the weight
of his tire brackets had been estimated at
l2% pounds his car was passed as half
a pound under tn, limit. Jenatzy rolled
his Mercedes on again at lbs, il weighing
Just ? ,204 pounds, one of its brackets having
been removed, Lancia put his Fiat on the
scales at 1888 n it weighed 1900 pounds
the first time, the magnetic having been
removed. Luttgen pushed George Mckee-
son Browns Mercedes on at liza and 1t
weighed 2,2l5 pounds without the mag
neto The mud apron under the engine
was removed, a. was a floor board, which
brought the weight dow to 1,202 pounds.
Elliott +. Shepard rolled his Hotchktss on
! at HAS with its magnetic en!and the car
scaled 2,2S9 pounds. Hetook on 1ve pounds
by removing his floor boards and then took
the car Off TO further reduce weight. At IL
| O'Clock Cagno placed his italia IN the plat
form and his car weighed 2,27 pounds
without its magnetic, SO he took Il on again.
At 1905 DIR. WeillschottT rolled his Fiat on TO
the scales without its magnetic and the car
was two pounds overweight. His car was
passed a few minutes later witha rain allow
ance of two pounds. CaRno came on
again at 1907, but his car was still six pounds
too heavy. He came back again, in seven
minutes and made 2,204 pounds by remov-
ing his floor boards. Tracy's bocomoble
weighed 2,204 pounds without magnetic at
1915.
Lawwell pushed his Frayer-Miler on al
1917 in the first part Of the rAinstorm
and his car weighed 2,206 pounds, which
passed the machine with the two pounds
rain allowance. At 1920 Fabry came or
with his italia without the floor boards, and
the car weighed 2,204 pounds. Mr.. Sheparc
rolled his Hotchkiss on at 1928 without IT,
magnetic. but it weighed 2,2l2 pounds, sc
he ook II of the scales again. Nazzarc
had his Fiat weighed at 1898 without its
magnetic and il was Just under the limit o.
2,2O4 pounds. :
Mr.. shepard rolled his Hotchkiss on agar
at 1855, after taking some grease out O
the gear box, and his car scaled 2,2O0 pounds
which with a five pound rain allowances
made it three pounds under the limit 3ftel
lunch Walter Christie had his Christie
weighed at 2;tO, and 1t weighed 1,s23 pounds
with all supplies on beard, Christie driving
the'car on and off the scales by its owl power
At PAS Albert Clement pushed his Clement
Bayard on with its magnetic, though TIN
floor boards were removed. II weighed
2,l91 pounds.
lie Blon appeared with his Thomas a
ESQ and his car weighed 2,2lS pounds will
its magnetic on. one pound under the limit
Some time after Montague Roberts brough
another Of the Thomas racers over and i
scaled 1900 pounds at $40, having beer
weighed by The courtesy OF the judges o
weighing. Foxhall Keene did not appea,
to ave his Mercedes weighed, so it is evi
dent that the brazing Of the cracked cylinde
was not successful.