The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-12
AMONG THE ~AUTOMOBLTTS.
LONG RACE TO BE ADDED TO
FLORIDA MEET.
Sweepstakes OF 500 Open 10 the world
for q FOG Mile COntest-Schedule Of
Events TO BE soon Issued Henry Ford
on the value Of Racing Gossip.

Tho promoters Of the annual Florida race
meeting on tho Ormond- Da ytona beach have
decided TO add n 200 mile race to the list OF
events already sent ont. The event will be
open TO the world. with an entry fee OF 500
for each ma chine, all Of the money received
for entry fees to be- used in buying a trophs
for the winner. For the next race meet a
schedule will be issued telling Just what races
are to be run every day of the tournament
and also whether the ra cling oars will start
from the Ormond or the DaytOna end of the
beach course.
1t is curious" says a salesman for a well
known gasOlene machine, that many auto
nobilists consent TO remain In ignorance OF
the careand maintenance Of their cars. despite
tho efforts Of the manufacturer 10 supply them
with complete information. For instance,
very complete oiling instructions are sent
out with each Of orr cars, which In an easy
one to care for, A few days ago I encountered
an owner who seemed to be Of vera We intelli-
gence concerning almost everything about
his car. Yet no had filed his ira nsmission
case with varnish instead Of oil. and then
wondered why everything was really con-
gealed."
Owing to a recent fatal accident the police
OF Kansas City, Mo, are enforcing strictly
the speed limit of twelve miles an hour and
several arrests have been made. The nrst
conviction since the present activity OF the
police began was that OF Mrs. Mary DickeT-
son. VINO was fined $3.50. though the amount
was later reduced TO 500. The Kansas City
Automobile club has put itself on record as
opposing reckless driving in the following
resolution: The Kansas City Automobile
Clue, fully approaching the danger. not only
10 the public but TO its own members. by fast
and reckl 50 driving of motor cars through
the public streets and boulevards OF our city.
Will cheerfully cooperate with the city author
tiles in the suppression OF the same. We
believe that the practice of employing young,
inexperienced and irresponsible drivers should
be discouraged.
A. recent novelty in the accessory line is
to be found In a pilot light attachment for a
new type of acet lene headlight which has
been brought out by an English. firm, BY
its use II Is possible to cut on the light az
any time and yet have the burner and gem
orator ready for instant use BY simply turn
ing on the shut-Oh cock. The continuous
utilization of the small quantity OF gas con-
sumed by the pilot provides against any un-
due rise In pressure in the generator when
the light il not in Use and generally insures
the proper working OF the main light at the
very instant when II Is required,
In many Of the present day cars the three
point suspers sion principle is employed TO
considerable advantage, The user should
intent OF any such Arrangement is to provide
leeway for a certain amount OF relative motion
account IL Is essential that nothing shall
hinder such motion II il he called for. Conse.
Inclith not SIMPLY ElDiIO inc tdIuau lOllts
nf transmission -haft- he hept clean, and well
luhTiCated. but also the suspension links and
supporting menberS OF the engine aud trans
mission should he looked to occasionally to
sec that they are not binding.
4 am frank to say that have found racing
most valuable aud the, says Henry
Ford OF Detroit. Who built the famous old
100, ." with which he made Il straightaway
surface of Lake ~. clair. near his home. In
making mp the American Automobile As
jefferson De Mont Thompson. picked MIR.
Ford rs one Of the technical advisers to the
board i have been too busy. this season
To take a hand In II, but have by no means
renounced the game have not yet learned
to dcspisr tho bridge that brought me over,
nor forgotten that there may be OF her streams
Yet to cro-s. make the assertion that the
designer who can build a car worthy of a
place in the Vanderbilt cup contest can build
"isl vehicle, while the designer who lacks
the experience TO be gained only by par
tlcipation in such contests hicks equipment
course il is expensive-all experience is,
And once on The high road to success some
of us forget The benefits We once derived
from it-like all other advertising, re are
apt to consider attcrward that perhaps the
money might Ave been saved and the re-
arrive mt thni mt We are likely to purchase
another bunch of experience and pay more
S Ihrsr'g En nSr T r"e" When "a Hmerican ma Hn
lecturers have demonstrated their ability TO
design and build AUTOMOBILES. from motor 10
tires, capable of bringing hons and retaining
the Vanderbilt cup. We shall see the tide of ALL
tomoblle impOrtation turn. and u Will be no
longer the fad 10 pay twice the price for a for
elm ear hat an American car of equal ability
can he bought for. Is il necessary for us to
use higher grade materials, more careful
what not? Let MS get about Il and see that
we can demonstrate what. we claim that
NmericSm methods are capabls Of eGnailinr Il
not surprising those of any other nation in the
world. Mean ime. lets give tn" foreign vic
tor all the credit that II his-all we should have
clatmed had an American car won the cup.
One or two drops Of thin lubricating oil.
or. If this il NOT handy, q similar quantity or
water, will Olten remedy what appears to be
y persistent leak in n tire valve. Al times
the most minute Instructions will prevent
the check valve from seating perfectly, and
the sane thing Is true of n lack OF lubricant
on its moving parts: while, after long use.
the rubber washer or head. "a, the case may
he. becomes dry and warped. refusing 10
close properly. Tho small quantity Of oil
or water mentioned, when blown through
forcibly by the pump will seldom fail to right
things Naturally the oil is to be preferred.
the Automobile Association has been main
tanning at the entrances 10 autotrsps on the
highways Of England, the police have recently
inaugurated a new strategic move. This Ia
nothing more nor less than the stationing Of
10 gus spies 1T the entrances to new traps.
who, wea ring he insignia of the real employees
Of the association. announce to the unsuspect-
ing motorist that the way IL all clear" and
that no fear of arrest need be entertained.
Needless 70 say, the immediate result in al
rIost every case ~ that he motorisi so warned
puts on full speed, and PUSHES through the
measured stretch ~ a pace sufficiently great
81 warrant his arrest and punishment by the
enterprising miniOnS Of The law.
Fletcher u, Proctor. the new Governor OF
Vermont, in his inaugural address delivered
At Montpelier before the General Assembly
discussed the automobile question as follows:
Automobiles have come TO stay and they
have their proper and rtRhtful use in the
pleasure and business of many people. They
are likely to MI, gradually. a greater rather
than q lesser place. For those who can sf-
lord them thew are the most advanced method
Of highway travel. Besides their Use by our
own people, they probably help to bring
summer residents and visitors into the State.
Wlfsre they have been used longer, and are
most used, IN and about cities, they are prac-
tiCally CeasinR to be a menace to horses. In
any action with. reference TO automobiles
these facts should be taken into account. AZ
the same time. during This transition period
many Of the men. women and children who
nIe living up and down our valleys are prac-
iically banished from The use Of our high
ways, both for the purposes Of business and
pleasure. BISineSs In many Of our
ties II being seriously inieTfe red with because
the people are kept OF our highways by the
Tear OF meeting automobiles. In time our
horses will PROBABLY become 10 familiar with
these machines that much Of the present dit