The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
RUN FROM PHILADELPHIA 70
START NEW YEARS DAY.
To GO 10 Harrisburg for a $500 challenge
Trophy Rule for vehicles on COnNerg-
ing Llnps-Asa Geddard Failed I'm his
Mission FOrd's In California.

Philadelphia Automobiles are taking a
great deal of interest in the endurance run
which is TO be conducted by the Quaker City
Automobile Club on New Years Day and
the day after. II will be from Philadelphia
to Harrisburg. where the night will he spent,
and back to the starting point the following
day. Controls will be established and a time
schedule arranged by which the greatest
speed allowed will be twenty miles an hour.
1t Is to be run under rules very similar to
those used for the Glidden tour last summer,
"A contestant being penaliZed one point for
every minute he is behind time and two min
utes for every minute he is ahead Of time
at the controls. The racing committee has
appointed two of its members. I. b. Dreamer,
club secretary. and C.. A. Woolson, a. officials
for the contest. and they will start and time
the contestants. The contest Is open only TO
members Of the promoting organization.
and the first prize Is to be A $500 challenge
trophy, az the contest is desi gned TO be an
annual affair.
A well known Bostonian calls attention 10
the great nee essity of a better nderstan ding
between operators of automobiles and drivers
of other vehicles when meeting on different
lines of direction. In many instances the
drivers seem 10 have little regard for the
rights of their fellow men, and the fellow
who can squeeze by in safety feels that he
has won a victory or turned a trick on a more
careful, level headed driver. This sort of
thing happens frequently on cross roads.
and the Bostonian offers a very good rule
which if IL were universally adopted and
practised. would greatly eliminate the liabil-
ity of accident when cars are approaching
on converging roads. The rule. which will
appeal 10 all lovers of fair play. is as follows:
When vehicles are about to meet on con-
rerging lines. the one having the other on the
left shall be considered as in possession of
the right of way"
Under this rule a driver need only watch
the roads coming in on his right hand, and in
many ways an observance of this suggestion
would save much bad feeling and actual
damage.
Secretary Asa Goddard OF the Cleveland
Automobile Club. who spent most of the
last week here at the Automobile Cub of
America show in the Grand Central Palace.
left for home last night not quite satisfied
with his visit. MIR, Goddard liked the show
and derived a great deal of pleasure from
inspecting the various models shown and even
managed to find time to run up to Worcester
to see some friends. he having been secretary
of the Worcester Automobile Club "A few
years ago. He II very enthusiastic over the
project TO build "A special highway for motor
cars on Long Island. and Is Of the opinion that
the task before the promoters can be accom-
plishcd before next fall. As a former direc-
tor of the American Aut OlnobIle Association,
MIR. Goddard was much int crested in the
act ton taken by the A. A. 4. directors last
week in reducing the dues which clubs are to
pay to the national or organization and Is firmly
convinced that the policy of making the
State associations stronger will work out very
well. One OF the objects OF his visit to this
city, he explained. had been to find, If possi-
BILE. the man who spread the report that "A big
party of members Cf the Cleveland Automo-
bile Club had come here to witness the Van
derbilt cup race, but had become 50 engrossed
in "A poker game that they forgot all about
the great International struggle Oh October u
! until long after Wagner had won the race.
The usually afable Mr.. Goddard grew stern
a. he recounted his mission and he expressed
J regret at its failure. but he added that he
hoped to be- here again for the Madison Square
Garden show in January. when he would con-
tinue his search.
Henry Ford's famous old racing car 800,
which. made fame and money for Barney
Oldfeld and has a Straightaway one mile
perfOrma nee of 30 seconds to its credit. was
generally supposed TO have gone TO the scrap
heap, but is out in Pasadena, Cal. II has
been rebuilt by two mechanics. who have
rechristened IL b. a $" the initials Of their
attain a speed of i2O miles an hour with the
machine on one Of the California beaches.
Many motorists are much astonished when
they are informed that the motor car has
attained great popularity in India. One
cause Of this popularity Is the number and
extent Of good roads, some. of them hundreds
from Bombay to Delhi. ninety miles. over
which the reliability trials were run in 1901.
| from fpN1d NllT, lUTIneT nOTtn, al the IRON
tier OF Afghsnlstan. a fine road extends all.
the way to Calcutta, a distance of 500 miles.
These and similar roads are known as grand
trunks" and were built and maintained as
military highways before the advent Of rail
ways. They are kept in a perfect state of
repair. Other highways equally good are
spread throughout the country, and in some
Of the States ruled by native Princes par
t'cular care is given 70. the roads One enter
prising Prince, the Maharalah Of Gwalior.
| has caused a motorists road guide of his
State TO he published. with. maps. lists of
high class and high price cars which in any
country must be considered aS Injuries have
found their best customers among he native
the rich Parsee merchants and fuanciers of
BOMBAY, and in a modest degree ny some of
the officials Of the Indian Government. Euro
pean chaufeurs were At first necessarily
employed. and this is still done by the owners
OF the finest machines, but il is now possible
TO obtain competent native Chaufeurs at very
] moderate wages.
II a certain. young theatrical star who is
! now touring the country as the heroine of a
motoring drama really owns all the auto
mobiles which she has been reported n = hi wing
il must take most Of her admittedly large
eating oil. At one time or another and i'm
different cities she has been credited with
purchasing for her own private use a latest
model Of nearly every we'll known car. hut
for some unknown reason these machines
owing 10 her modesty.
Having takenu M the question of the method
Of procedure necessary for automobile tour
lists from the Dominion Of Canada TO enter
the United States. the Automobile Club Of
canada has received from the Collector Of
Customs at Plattsburg. y. Y, an oniriai
circular specifically setting forth the I nitpd
states Treasury Department regulations
covering the matter. The circular S,ats.
tina, al automobile entered fui tnuri,v i,T
poses hy a unu-r"Sident may De- pnrmitt,I
10 pH-~ - aud fro between Canada 1uI Tho
| nlied states provided that a ocrtifrat.
show l1g IN" entry 81 the g., In.
issued by the Collector of Customs nj rio.
port of entry he presented to tho pTpt,r
customs officer at the frontier upon the or.
caS!on Of each entry and departure Tor in
dorsemeni by such customs officer of zach
entry and deDar tura tharanu and r., - 4