The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-21
The AUYOMODILISTS.
REARING HORSE POINTS A MORAL
TO PEDESTRIANS,

Not Under as Good Control rs q Motor Car
In Case OF sudde Stop-The Travelling
Repair shop Has Arrived-MakiDs Over
Old Autos-Other News and Notes.
An impressible automobile enthusiast drew a
moral In favor Of the motor car as against the
horse from the way a man had his trousers
torn and his shin barked while crossing tL,n
avenue at Forty-second street yesterday
morning. 1t was a pretty fair comment oil
comparison, even II it was not consolins to the
injured one. The damage was done by u
light wagon which had started to cross Forty
second street. The pedestrian was crossing
Fifth avenue behind IL and WAS very near one
OF it's rear wheels when the driver pulled up
suddenly to avoid some vehicle In front OF
him and the horse, rearing. backed his wagon
two or three feet with a violent jump, the TIRE
grinding against the pedestrians leg. The
automobiles onlooker addressed himself TO
the policeman and a couple of other specta-
tors. saving: That illustrates the uncer-
tainty of a horses action and the danger
from vehicles drawn by him. No one ever
can tell what a horse Is going to do when you
Jerk on the reins. Now II that had been an
automobile going forward 1t would nave
come back with a steady movement after a
second OF hesitation while the chauff eur was
changing his gears. One could have noticed
its change of movement In time TO sldestep'
but a horse leaps backward the same as a
man, without any premonitory sign ne
wagon fairly bounced on that man ana an
utomobile would have merely pushed him..
and not even that, II he had been watchiul'
LIGHT colored leather upholstering In tour
ing cars Is becoming more common, IN spite
of its frequently getting stained. TO make
n mixture to remove stains and greatly I'M
prove the appearance OF the leather take
- - n. .,I hail IL lnt II nnnl and add
one drachm OF hydrochloric acid and one
drachm of sulphurio acid. Shake well aud
add half a drachm of oil OF lavender. one
pint OF vinegar and the white OF one egg.
beaten to a froth. Keep In a tightly corked
hottie. This should be rubbed on with a
cloth.
MANY patches OF bicycling history are being
renented by the automobile developments OF
the present. In the time when century runs
had hundreds OF entries and accidents were
numerous Bicycle Oliver, pushed along
with the crowd, carrying In a repair kit,
weighing about forty pounds. enough parts
almost to build an entire bicycle. lie was
: he peripatetio irepairman. Now the travel
linr automobile shop has arrived. 1t will
not wander about 10 oking for trouble. but
viii have a central station and be ready to
respond to calls for relief at any time. For
The purpose, an old touring car has been re-
s medsliIefq form rns Of ef' Body eeuipped' With tools
and spare parts OF every deTsSo a Pmonh,n even IL
70 q d dr, le;sd Xiss sn FOR ior rSn at ali ali t Hass." With
an an v%eficient repair man on hand to go to the
aid Of the disabled motorlst on an instept,s
n nTdSr in the brIefest possible time, or, In the
event Of It's total disa lement, towing 1t back
70 the hS%e sh9 4 Pnrln rwG th sn', sam H1 me mo sns no
80 that there shall be no time, Of the day or
night when a man may not eau oy telephone
for help to come to him.
Serious injury to- the. horse and carriage
business IN asod nnoh ~ Is t Sef En S dHhs p ny sne aG TSc
Daiiu Mail says there are an unprecedented
number OF stables to &. rent ana the coach
of their stocks.
The old argument on the comparative joys
of Expectation and realization has no .rele-
vancy 20 a puncture., In this regard the
expectation Is preferred by all.
A striking illustration Of the way In which
the manufacturers Of the day. are caring
n rGs by the few aggressive members Of
the fraternLty Sh n,s keep i tSHP1f cSrs constantly 9pn ys
about Sss tar l5eR o piaffs from M their heir shops ana in st ser-
vice, Thus the maker himself constantly is
e su iS,e and dia sncse It's needs to advantage.
For obvious reasons, 1t would be unkind
IN mention the name OF the car; nor IL u
neocssa nv to tell the mai me OF. the man. The
chr was not one of those with a reputation,
but Que built by one OF tie new concerns that
spring UP from time to time and soop sub
side. The man was O Bostonian whose name
is known ali over the country. The car was
standing stalled q few miles from Brocktop,
Ma S., with the owner sitting stolidly In the
front seat and his wife sitting behind, when
along ca me +. A. Nickerson, a well known
automobile travelling man WIG tells the story,
Mir. Niokcrso1 Was in n sliclt running tour
powerful ease that may have been aggraNat-
Ing. At any rate. the owner OF the helpless
oar sat sla ring ahead with his face set stoniiy,