The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-17
THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
SNOWSTORU PUTS AN END TO
ECONOMY TEST.
Only Two or the Seven Competitors Got
rs Far AZ springfield -knepper Makes
Remarkable Run q This city o
stalled Along the -GOssip
AUTOMOBILES

Heavy snowstorms which were encountered
on Thursday between Albany and Spring
field, Mass, put an untimely end, so Tar as
most of the cars were concerned, 10 the econ
omy test of the New York Motor Club which
had been scheduled to end in this city last
night by running down from Springfield.
The following four tele grams sent to the
New York Motor Club headquarters from
Sprin Rfleld by A. b.. Tucker. secretary OF the
club and superintendent OF the test, fully
explain the situation. .
"Knepper, with Prayer Miller, left at $40
O'Clock for New York. Graham. with COM
pound, leaves at 10 O'Clock. Doris, with Sim
pick. coming along thirty miles out. Premier
and REQ not reported this morning. Both
Waynes shipped TO New York. Work OF
Frayer-Miller and Compound yesterday was
marvellous. Conditions worse than 1908 Pitts-
burg run. Ask Mr.. Irwin to have contest
committee at club tonight TO consider pro-
tests, etc"
Doris and Simplex up against seven foot
drifts. Will not try for Sprin gfield. Premier
will also ship back. REQ still unreported."
Premier coming through; reported at
Chester at noon; car and party in good shape
"Premier left Springfield at $50 o'clock.
IL was reported at the motor club last
night that Kneppcr had arrived at the official
CARA ge ia his city at five minutes after .
O'Clock. after making the run from SPRING.
field over roads covered with mud that was
hub deep in some places.
Many automobiIe drivers who have ac-
quired a certain amount OF proficiency in the
operation of their machines seem to think
that their great skilfulness will not be proper
ly impressed upon the public unless they
assume a lying back, careless position when
driving { Trough city streets. 1t is the pro-
fessional chauTeurs, taking tneir cars back to
tur garage after a trip with the owner, who
are generally he " orst offenders nthisrespect
but there are q Few automoOlle oW ttrs. mostly
young ones, who seem TO think thl5a practlce
to he folio wed. Regarding this attitude
of drivers Major +. Lindsay Lloyd Of the
Automobile Club of Great Britain and lrelai d
recently made the following comments:
pa ssed a car this morning in the park; a lady
and a little girl sitting in a neat brougham.
The driver, in a smart white Ioat' Win ms
II right foot half way up the dashboa'd.
and his whole attitude more that Of slov' nj ?
himself, "a clever driver. With many a
young driver have no doubt that this attitude
d rs Hsi sssTseg. i nHU TTTder ' tS%i % q pSsssrby
may admire and applaud the ease and non
c%halance with which he handles tins terrible
machine. For goodness sake let US have
dom with this slacknes'. Let drivers, and
own'rS. determine 10 advance the Credit OF
autOm )hilis'n. the for er looking the Sa.lrL
men they are. an the latter 10y insisting tha
their d ivers shall not insult them by driving
the car IN a Slovenly manner
Invitations have been p Stended 10 all the
principal French automobile manufacturing
W ~ W NV ~ " ~ ihAN w
participate In the reliabilit v trial for touring
cars which will be run from November %
10 December s. The start will be made from
Paris, and daily runs of 100 miles will he
made TO Nice, in the south Of France. where
a three days exhibition will be held. The
return journey will be made by similar
stages TO Paris IN time for the opening Of the
Salon de f~AutomObile, Each firm competing
has a right to enter three cars Of their Cata-
logue typN with motors Of a maximum bore
OF 100 mNlimstres. An average speed Of
about twenty-five miles an hour will be main
famed and. competitors. viii be pcnali2ed for
late arrival NJ each night stop,
10 -
4 French villa yer who had shot At r va ssing
automobiles was recently sentenced 10 one
years imprisonment He said that his dog
had been run over by an automobile and ne
thereupon determined 10 fire NJ the first car
that sDed paSt him There we're four pas
senGers in the machine ne ~villager shot AZ.
In n steam car ore Of the most common
causes of trouble ~ that the vRpori2ing tubcs
become ChOl cd with 'nrbon deposit from tho
fuel, 30 that only a small quantity Of Tho fuel
Ia served TO tho burncrs If the oil VPDoTiZ-
ING tubes are kept "lcun. tho pump glands
screwed light enough 10 prevent rHkaRP
hut not to CaI-r Any undue frlct ION on tho
plunger. the generator and its ~ rndant
parts viii give M trouble.
%TechnOlos, II",S Heat liar, ari In Gross