New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-20
AUTO" NEWS OF BOTH SHOWS.
Hints to Buyers Who Have Not Made
Final Decision.

IN. nroaress made this year in the building of
steam automobiles is such as to warrant a predic-
ton that this power may be coming back as It's
advocates for several years have predicted All of
the steamers now made are represented at the
Armory although they are fortune favored to the
extent of belonging neither to the licensed nor the
unlicensed" branches of the industry Foremost.
Of course, is the White, which for some years has
seemed the solitary in field Of failures.
With It's new down-draught arrangement permit
ting side entrance BODY d scores a, mt
newcomer IN Tue Soe iInnSa I,,1n,S;na Ter
ceedingly substantial lines, and evidently wen de-
acting engine longitudinaly placed under the hood
with poppet valves like those OF a gasoene engine
automobile engineering. The condenser is on the
roof.
Prominent among the novelties is the Compound
car. which has made steady progress since its in
PRODUCTION three years ago. and is becoming fac
tor to be reckoned with In the future. The pc
is the only existing example OF compound gaso-
lene engine
The Swiss Martini are shown in one OF the
rooms in the end of the armory A 1906 chassis
and fashionable phaeton have space nearly In the
centre of the hall Palmer and Christie have sold
nine Martins and have also sold Major c. J. S.
Afller's S0-horsepower to c. W Barron, of
| Boston. Major Miller. who has retired from rae
ing. will take his 24-horsepower Martini abroad.
The major has also purchased a 4Ohorsepower Mar
horsepower iandauette. and Robert DAVIS %
horsepower, King of Belgium body
To show how strong IS the demand for motor
without a crank. rather, that starts
without cranking, it is worth knowing that more
| than one thousand OF the Ever Ready automobile
| starters have been sold this week at the show in
ton of springs that is attached front of the
It starts the motor and after a certain speed
Of the engine is reached, 1t automatically rewnds
Any who has driven In a tonneau of motor
car knows how difficult II is keep seated COM
4 fortably when riding rough places. At the
| Garden almost all the are now fitted with a
special foot rest, support of some kind on the
/ floor OF the tonneau that enables the to
retain a comfortable position under all conditions
Peugeot automobiles manufactured at Lille
/ and Audencourt. France. They are among the
best known of the French machines having been
on the market for fifteen years. so that they have
behind them large fund of practical experience.
/ Their factories just now being enlarged for
/ the sixth time meet the growing demands de-
/ nand fostercd and stimulated by the fact that
| Peugeot cars have given unusual service and sat
| sfaction, The company has never built racing
cars. but their regular touring models have won a
number OF races. including the French economy
/ and in 1905 the Rochet- Schneider Cup termed the
] Gordon Bennett cup of touring fixtures.
J The II to ~ horsepower Matheson car shown In
the restaurant at the Garden show has created a
more favorable impression persons who know
than any other American car This is the on p