The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-23
THE AUTOMOBILES.
NUMBER or MOTOR CARS FOR
HIRE on THE INCREASE.

Nearly a. Numerous as Cabs In LOngacre
Souare-NOyel OGer TO London Pur.
chasers-Lishtwei eight Touring Cars Not
Likely 10 BE Barred From hidden Tour
So slowly. although steadily, is the autemo-
bllA encroachins upon the realm of the horse
that IL Is not borne upon observers in any
sensational or emphatic way, but here ana
there In spots the encroachment ~ very
noticeable. One such spot is Longacre
Square. Last year there was a cab stand In
che SQUARE and no show of serious compete
ton by the motor car, but only an entering
wedge in the form of one lone automobile
having on II a big placard stating that Il Yves
-for hire" Now this cab stand 10 an open
shop. The first move of the intruders was
the establishment Of a night stand on seventh
avenue at the lower end OF the square, as
has been described In THB SCN. Tit night
trade nust have been profitable, for now tho
motor car has invaded the space,in th@open
square and Sc seeking daylight business.
Yesterday afternoon there were nine cabs
and hacks at the stand and six motor touring
cars, In addition to two "rubberneck wagons.
Besides these there were five more motor cars
waiting for business at the night stand, along
the curb OF Seventh avenue between Forty
second and Forty bird streets.
1t Is 0 hard choice bet ween TWO roadside
bitches when one is shallow but hard and the
other deep but soft. The former will damage
the car less. but the latter is a better landing
place for the driver,
The complaints OF some Automobiles Of the
excessive cost Of keeping a car in London has
led one or two automobile firms TO offer
special terms to those buying cars from them.
Ono firm offers to undertake to provide an
expert driver. whom II will board and lodge
while in London. and to keep the car cleaned.
repaired. tired. petrolled. housed. and 10 pay
insurance, including third party claims, for
R2S monthly. Another firm Offers the same
advantages to the owners Of Pougeo cars
bought anywhere for a yearly fee of E2io.
A majority Of the makers are not yet pre-
pared to emulate these offers.
Owners OF lightweight touring cars may
not be shut out of the Glidden tour this year.
after all. for II now appears that the rules
published In Chica go are TO be radically
amended. One Of the tour officials in this
city telegraphed Chairma n Paul d. Deming
OF the American Automobile Association
touring committee on Monday, telling him
Of the storm OF protest against limiting the
competition 10 cars weighing at least 1000
pounds and having touring bodies. Mr..
DeminR replied yesterday that the published
rules were not Anal and would be changed
materia lily before they were officially adopted.
Nj. Deming's telegram vas very short and
rave no particular s as 10 what changes would
Win be Issued untll the early part Of June,
after the contest com y of the National
Associa ton Of Automobile Manuf cturers has
il was lea rned yesterday that Augustus Post
Of this city. a mem6er Of the b-conmitte
on n slelithing trip TO spy out the best roads
from Alba ny, up into the Dominion, Of Canada
and back down 70 the White Mountains.
AT buffalo. but the roads between that city
and Albany. ara 20 well known that no pre-.
Ilmlpsry trin wiz be necessary. Mr.. Post
leaving Albany yesterday,,
In entertaining merit the automobile con
tests of this country do not compare with the
g%ymkhanas OF, England, where ,%varnps
novel features have been introduced. The
there contains twenty-seyen events. One Of
them IL termed a nightingale competition, q"
and IN t this c6 the co stss sbs en mgss 60 GO, hal hsn
run fifty yards to a certain lady wearing a
badge and whistle a tune As soon as the
lady gueSses the name of the tune, the COM
petitor is at liberty to run BACK to his car
start the engine and complete the course. 1t
is not stated whether .h@ lazy is a good 2 gnesser
make a man smile when he L. about to begin
whistling. but amusing complications can be
under some circumstances. Even Competi-
tors with n hare lip are not barred, In, an
other event, the competitors nave 70 draw
on a blackboard an animal named to them at
the start and wait until n lady gllesses whut
The drawing represents, Pig sticking. duck
Ing for apples, cherry biting and fitting at a
ring are other features OF the competition
Sometimes II will be found after the car
has been in use for a long period that one
Of the Cylinders is missing and the fault will
be traced 70 tho trembler This may be
carefully adJus ed 10 give a most iuspirtting
buzz. and il may he found when the plug Is
taken out that 1t sparks beautifully, and yet
the engine viii refuse 70 run on this cylinder
whea the other tTen hlers are held own
II ID Is fourd impossible by the ordinary adj
/ iustmelt OF the SCREW 10 pCrsuade he cylinder
TO FIRE. the little spiral spring holding nc free
blade OF the Irchlbler should be examined
The tren'hler should be moved up and down
very carefully TO zee whether the spring Is
as strong as the springs OF the other oviinders