The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-24
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILES.
CHRISTTE'S DETACHABLE RIMS
IN CUP RACE.
inventor. However, Not wrnrns to Ansv
Ticxr Use on Other Cars in E1lmina.
stan Triab|Pers0mel OF the High.
ways Committee Of The A. A. A.

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Walter Christie said yesterday that While
he was willing to allow his patent detachable
rims 10 be used by oil Of the American ean
In the Vanderbilt cup race he was not willing
to allow their use on any car but his own In
the elimination trials to select the American
team for the cup conte ct. Whether or not be
succeeds In qualifying for the American team
he vii allow his rims to be used for all OF the
ave cars that will represent this country
against France. Italy and Germany In the
800 mile international struggle on October Z
For the race on September ~. however. when
the five cars that are to make UP the American
team are to be selected from the fifteen that
have been entered In an elm ina on contest,
run at the same distance and under the a
rules that will govern the cup contest. Christie
ID Of the opinion that he would not be justified
In allowing any OF his fourteen competitors to
use his invention. He thinks that bis ITO
horsepower front wheel drive racer is the
fastest car In this country but considers his
patent detachable rim as q regular part Of the
equipment of his car, TO the use OF which be
only Is entltled.
Tho rims are mounted on specially built
wheels, having twelve hollow brass spoke
for both front and rear wheels. The rims are
attached to lugs on the rims by bolts through
the ends Of each spoke, and Christie can take
OF q rim and put on another In less than q
minute. which Is much less time than is re.
qulred to make changes with the patent rkas
that were of such material aid to Szisz in win.
ming the Grand Prix Of France last Jure.
Not the least remarkable feature about ths
Christie rims is their lightness, in spite OF the
fact that they are provided with ball beariDp.
A front wheel, which IL q driving wheel on the
Christie car. weighs Just ss pounds with ~
With the brake drum attached. and a 5? byIY
nuts removed from the bolts. the nuts adding
about two pounds more when in place,
Robert p. Hooper Of the Automobile Clubd
Germantown chairman Of the highways COW
tion. ANNOUNCES the makeup Of his comnittss
IS follows; Everitt z. garIss, Rockford 1nl
Agtomobile Club; Roy F. Britton. Auso%0,
Il,ork Motor Club; "; q: Chase. Wschg..t.,
t lsnd x Az Ys Gl1Si 4 ot q p + + b,M Tss:r,
RFloominSsSa On! 4utomq6I!s Cub: ShSk:
Cub q B.! Il II T. n Xxi Etiim Aato %osmo o'So] t Of s"s%IiG;
S Siie cti nso Of ct neE ' bsn'el ? FIJI RAY HU csts:
ssus gss. e1sS1isI M H1,pnao aatSP e1Ss Of alo BG iseH
Club; Albert +. shattuck. 4qtomobil. CHI.
Strong, Rochester Automobile Club: 3, ,
Tasgsrt, ,wstertown lN, - Automobile cIuhs;
Ga laae :, wi TIisislSF +. k %Slss, Ser en2 co a@tsn Sase.
mobile Club. Trenton: Vt. R. B. Whittier, Auto
mobile Club Of Maryland: r.. A. whitney,
Peoria Automobile Club. and J. H. Wood,
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Clun
Newark.
Though Chairman Thompson OF the 4. 4:
A.. ractng board refuses either to affirm q
deny the story. the hesitancy Of the North
Hempstead highway commissioners to gTW
permission for the use Of the Roslyn roso
through North Hampstead brought out one
funny incident. It CONCERNS a New ioIkH
dates constructed BY q Westem. firm. Whs
II became known that the North Hempste@
authorities had refused to give pemissi@
for the use Of the road this would be emtlsta
Of George Heath and Victor Hemery Is ssn
70 have called up Mr.. Thompson on the tsS
phone and told him excitedly that the guy
courss must not be. chan ged, on EEL nat
asked why. the race driver said he had pun
his car for. the old course-thst used ~
that he did not want to race ou