The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-18
NOTES.

s. Partridge, vice president OF the Dccauville
Automobile Company, returned on f,lday from
the Boston show and gave ont the following lnfor
nation OF the run to be made on the Gl!dcen tour;
Mr.. Spear. president Of the Bay state Automobile
Club. Informed me that It was Mr.. Gliddens desire
that the run this year II not started from Boston
should at least touch that point some where on the
route. Many others OF the same organization ex.
pressed their unwillIngn ness 10 enter the event " II
were concluded TO enter any point Of Canada, as
several had had considerable dificulty with the
custom house regulations OF that country Se"'
eral approved OF and were anxious to see the run OF
last year repeated, and the argument advanced by
all convinced me. on the whole. they were right
The roads OF Massachusetts,. Connecticut, New
Hampshire and Vermont are sufficiently dlfncult
10 make the test for the competitors one OF interest
not only 70 the sportsman, but to the commercial
world" While in Boston Mr.. Partridge suggested a
route which met with the approval OF those present
at Woodland Park Hotel, the home OF the Bay state
Automobile Club, 1T Is no doubt that the notion
OF going into Canada was TO make the trophy OF
international interest. and | therefore suggest That
We start from New York, run to Boston, from Bos-
ion TO Concord, NH: from Concord 10 Rutland
VT: from Rutland TO Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke TO
Montreal, Montreal to Mechanicsville. Mechanics.
VILE TO Albany, Albany TO Poughkeeps'e, PouSh'
kcepsle 10 New York"
fabrication is one OF the most pregnant words
In the vocabulary of automobiling. Without proper
olllng no car will do Its work and many a novice has
Scared his cylinders. ground out MS bearings,
badly damaged his transmission or otherwise
abused his car through not realizing the importance
Of this fact. The Electric Vehicle company has
adopted a plan which is rather novel and is work
ing successfully. a printed sheet with complete
instructions for olling Is pasted onithe under SIDE OF
the forward seat and shellscked. Under this plan
there Is no possibility of the Instructions getting
lost or even temporarily mishld. They are always
at hand and ready for reference and this practically
assures their use. More complete instructions are
! Issued in pamphlet form OF course
The first carload OF the four cylinder Oldsmobile
Palace touring cars ito be finished In Brewster
green. came through 20 the Oldsmoblle Company
OF New York during the week. The new color with
It's thin rcd stripping lends considerable tone TO the
cars and gives them a more massive appearance,
At the Boston show this new nnish was much In
evidence at the Odds booth. for all the models shown
barring the exhibition chassis were finished In II.
J., K. MINIS OF the New York company. who was In
attendance there. says that It was approved on all
! sides. The popularity OF the OldSmobile was more
J pronounced than ever at the Boston show and the
sales nlrect to customers were very gratifying no
ess than fourteen orders were taken for the Palace
touring car alone. The new straight dash runA-
bout, however, had a record Of twenty direct sale
during the week.
Automobiles are already beginning to talk about
the Vanderbilt cup race. One OF the principal
subjects which have come up for discussion 10 the
advisablllty Of cutting out freak machines. AS a
rule, they are only a menace 10 the regular cars and
drivers. This fact was illustrated In the accident
last year which cost Iancid and his Flat the race.
lie was leading by about twenty eight miles, when
the Christie freak. which was out OF the race az the
time,s,ruck him from behind and completely dashed
all hope Of victory that was practically won. Lnncih
was prevented from making tne greatest road race
record that tle world had ever seen.
Royal tourist cars are getting fairly into their
stride. Even the recent bad weather has had no
apparent effect on the sales, c. A. Duerr disposed
OF six las, week. The majority OF the purchasers
did the round OF all the prominent concerns, taking
demonstrations &c, and rnally landed on the
Tourist. The Duerr company. is pretty well sold
up on It's allotment. but as tho company placed
lVOa that they received all last year intending
purchasers have a chance yet before the curtain
drops.
The GoSr6n Brittle can being imported by
the Hautotd Suspension Company are comlnG Ia
nr their Share Of attention nom automoo1tste.
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