The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
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Percy Pierce. American motoring NILE
eaohary N the automobile heather 81 Europe.
called for bic field % sndeavor Yesterday on
me Patricia He Goee ~ preach the gospel
Of the reliability and stability OF the Yankee
built automobile and n convert. II possible.
the motoring populace 10 the belief that some
rood automobiles may come OUT Of America
Az ID fitting In such q case Mr. Pierce 10 a
volunteer and will defray oil his own e1-
penses while combating the sceptlcism of
Europeans regarding the virtues Of American
automobiles. He IA No novice AZ bis self.
imposed task, that Of trying for honors In
the great European touring events, as he
won the Glidden tour last year with q score
Of coo points out Of @ possible 600 and has
been in several other tours and endurance
runs. He has made formal entry In the tour
for the Herkomer trophy. which starts from
Frankfort. Germany. on June 9. and the
circui. European. which begins at Paris on
July ~. The Herkomer trophy contest Is OF
the same length as the Glidden tour. 700
miles. but includes tests for endurance. sI eed
and hill climbing, with points scored for
each, At Vienna the cars will be held for
one day for Judging their mechanical points.
conformation and style. The contestant
must be on hand ave days before the start
and every detail OF each car will be critic ally
examined. At each stop the drivers will
have two minutes TO shut down their engines
and get out Of the way The cars will then
be taken in chsrgeby attendants until morn
Ing. when the contestants will each have
forfyShve minute to prepare for the start.
Thtre will be a number Of one day stopovers.
o. which there will be exhibitions and COM
petitions of various sorts and a fete. Arthur
Kompf accompanies Mr.. Pierce and every
thing connected with the undertaking IL
American-men. cars. tires and equipment
and neither Of the men speak anything but
English. Mr.. Pierce is very modest about
his undertaking and contents himself with
saying that he hopes his car and himself
will give a good account OF themselves.
Chairman Sidney s Gorham Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Associations law committee
looks forward to the day when all the
statee in the Onion will have uniform automo-
bile laws and motorists viii only be required
10 register in their home States He lie actually
engaged in making up his committee, upon
which he expects 70 have q lawyer member
OF every club 10 the association, Ia addition
TO Q number of lawyers who are members at
large. Mr. Gorham is now engaged in making
o collection of all the State automobile
Laws now. In effect. from which he and his
coamitteemen will draft a measure embody-
ing the best features of the present statutes.
When thls has been prepared an active cam
palm will be started in every State to have
the law adopted at the next sessions OF the
State Legislatures. Particular efforts will
be made to have the various Legislatures
recognize the registrations Of other States.
doing away, with the vexatlons now expert
enoBd by motorists who desire to tour through
several States. in each OF which a separate
registration lie required.
Times are changing, For several years
European touring has been stea dly ~lncreas-
ingsamong the automoblists OF this country.
but excepting men identified with the in
dustry those taking such trips have been
users Of foreign made cars, and the United
States product has been hardly known abroad
This year a number Of prominent men for
nharly patrons OF French cars have picked
American winners, and already they are Begin
ding to introduce them abroad. c.. Vanderbilt
Barton sailed yesterday for Europe and took
along a Great Arrow car OF 10 horsepower.
with which he intends TO make o tour Of several
Thousand miles. Other prominent men are
preparing TO follow Mr.. Barton's move. and
before fall the people Of Europe will be quite
familiar with the best made American cars,
Georges Dupuy, the French writer, who Is
here now representing Partisan interests,
calls the French chauffeur the Caesar Of the
q 9 dfsnef y sRe q autao 5n SS tHSSe q ft Saest
He translates it into English In this wise. and
ssys it y pretty pear the truth
position tcoachmani, has been the King Of
the Llvsry--t you will allow ne % use such
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Sxternally-the most rigid and elegant dignity.
Phsetop, who In days Of yofre drove, the char
bons. in a more stylish way, I shall not un-
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The. horse has given him ,gallantry, wisdom
and noble attitude, The hoTse made him a
s s.ssSy fllls s R. es ssaf icgesse'''d servant who
Now, what about that recently invented
P%p!sAnSs of ySSIsa he 'SSsgasSJy Mon
able ,inoonstant, animal The5, have in.
proved, perfected the automobile. not the
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s ssSe: : m fs19i ss:ol ssss III OF, s asa e 'l4s. sRsa Sc Sc
lie always knows everything better than
dSn't care o for Il, TO Q take TAX d The road You don't
liz. fo5fY he viii quickly drain ny your SaT1 bank az sG ser
s sssTs,, T I bl Ats repair Ps1ss bulls sn q s STssH Jour , Ss5
the middle Of the river, or sslopetwlth your
wife" ~" y.
A movement has been started In Phila-
delphla to raise a fund Of 500. 900 with, which
laws fair field and no favor The Snew
monthly, Motor Print, has started this II
urges that there. should be some representa-!
tive national body that would do things and
.SrAet, to give. IS 700 toward such q. fund OF
tIt6;oS, il nineteer other sindi-iduals or
~lubs or associations viii give like amount,
Az a rule, automobile refereice books
contain everything except the one thing 1
q man wants 10 know when he gets into
trouble,
Reeidents in districts where dirt roads pre-
vail may take a hint from the action of the
farmers II Scott county, Iowa, where a large
numbeI OF them NLeceqtly organized the
Scott County Kiqg Road DRAG ass ciation, 4
while. al a special meeting in Lincoln, la,
Gus EcSerman vas elected president Of the
George D Mcdowell, secretary. inc
william CiaHsssn trsaspTer The principal
pIoNe the conntYle hiahMaHn by the uaA Of