The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-22
AMONG The AUTOMOBMISTS.
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR ONE car IN
THE ECONONT TEST.
Calf Dealers Have Grievance Against
RailrOad-GsOOd Run Made ny Pittsburg
Physician president wood Discusses
IegIsIatiOn-Car for OrnlOnd Beach

The results Of last weeks economy test
Of the New York Motor Club were considered
Yesterday by the contest committee in the
club headquarters. a. Eighth avenue and
FIT y-eighth street. " was decided 10 rec
ommend TO IN" board Of directors that a.
no car completed the test within the CON
ditions Of the rules a special prize be awarded
10 the Frayer-Miller entry, driven by VI. II.
Knepper, for co~mmendabl" work in COM
pleting the tour within the three days specified
under exceedingly adverse weather CoIdi-
tons. The committee also
that a special certificate be given to tho Prayer
Miller for its performance and that u certif-
cate also he given 10 the Premier car for
having completes the test over tho assigned
route. A recommendation will h" made 70
the soard for a vote Of thanks and comnenda-
tion 10 be given TO the official car. 'he Com
pound. which ID. r. Graham drove for good
work in connection with the conduct Of the
test during the blizzard in the berkshire
Hills.
The protest Of John T. Lang. driver Of the
Simplex car. against the fine Of So imposed
near Albany was not ALLOW ed, the
holding that although-it appears that the Hnc
was uniustly imposed and the simplex was not
exceeding the speed limits, the rules do nor
allow any consideration in this regard. this
act Of hning being deemed = hazard OF driving
according 70 the rules of the contest. The
committed also recommends tne pupllcAtlOn
of such figures as could he compiled for the
first DAYS run and such other figures as are
available regarding tn" three day. running
by the Fraycr-Miller,
Herbert u. Lyttle is TO be a contender in
all OF the races OF the Ormond Beach tourna-
ment for which his big To horse power
Pope- Toledo racer is eligible. according to
gossip along Automobile Row vest erda The
car was built for the Vanderbilt cup race this
year. but Lyttle was prevented by misfortune
from being a competitor in the struggle. "
was said that the ear is to he thoroughly
overhauled and fitted Tor strsiEhtswsy racing
before it will be shipped to Florida. u will
be Eeared higher than II was for the Nassau
county course. with its many winding turns
and corners. aud the experiment v III DO tried
of fitting II with wire spoked wheels and a
V shaped radiator. such as Wagnprs Wander
bill. cup car had last month.
Several members OF the Importers Auto
mobile Salon met the show committee of the
Association of Licensed Automobile Manu-
fscturers Yesterday to discuss matters CON
nected with the automobile show TO be given
in Madison Square Garden January IL 10 ia.
The representatives Of the foreign machiner
Jaw the color plates Of the decorations that
have been planned for the Garden and were
much pleased with them. After tho business
meeting. Col. George Pope, chairman of tho
show committee. was nOHt AT a luncheon in
IN. Hotel knickerbockar. The others present
we're: 4. VI. Archer. Walter G. ion. b.. :
Partridge, r. n. Hollandsr. =. p Bow man
and G. Y, Wyckof Of the Importers salon.
Marcus I. Brock. g.. X. Msbley and VI H.
Downs of the show committed: and J. Cox
7. r. Moore. II. Y. Clinton and 4. \. Jervis.
With their best selling season approaching
California automobile dealers are being
bothered seriously by q freight blockade on
the railroad that reaches that section Of the
country. Many cases have hesn reported
of carload shipments NJ machines that have
been delayed for several weeks in reaching
their destinations and "A dsaler in Los Angeles
has had the aggrHvAtiug experience IF know
ng thar a shipment of much desired RIM
aboutS was in the local freight ward AZ Thai
Mlca for a we'k without hin being able TO
locate II.
One Of the American visitors at h. Olympia
motor show. which i now runnInC I'm london.
IA Walter e. White. driver Of the White steam
racer Inv tho 1905 Vanderbilt cup contest, .
j. the Youngest Of the three white brother nt
cleveland. who have developed fnn White
steam car. He H. in charge of the foreign
affairs of the White. and after the Dilemma
show closes on November ,, will make a
flying visit, IN the Continent. He will 60 10
Paris for the automobile salon, which opens
In that CITY on December z. and expects 10
return 10 this country about the first Of the
year