New-York tribune., 1906-05-13


Tan Company, was in town last week and ex-
pressed himself greatly pleased with his Fiat
agency He reports that there are twenty four
Fiat cars in Boston This he claims. is more than
all the other foreign combined in that city
This record which covers only six months is GER
and aa1iF Fat S0oa showing fOr the two FSFoSdi'k
To convince prospective purchasers of the hill
climbing ability of the model 24-horsepower
Columbia shaft driven car, Hiram Percy Maxim
chief engineer of the Electric Vehicle Company
frequently drives the machine up Church street
hill the steepest grade in around Hartford. The
the, roadbed is full of depressions and covered
with loose stones. which render the ascent espe-
ciaIly difficult.
Mr.. Scott. of Richmond Va, last week sent his
representative to New York to purchase a large
touring car and one of the Lozier 40-horsepower
machines selected, and has been shipped. Two
been recently made-one to Ciifford NJ Dolph Of
St Louis and the other TO Samuel A. Esswein.
bozieF 4o7h9rsePower cars are those of Joseph F:
York Yacht Club, and James B. Regan.
The New Amsterdam Motor Company. local
agents for the Crawford are having remarkable
success due only to the merit Of the itself
but also ability to make immediate deliveries.
Its garage. in West 18th street. is among the
busiest in the city, and appointments for demonstra-
recent purchasers of Crawford cars are the follow
ing: Colonel F. S. Mallory. Alfred G. brotherhood,
Orange, n. j. The Crawford viii be exhibited in
a prominent space at the Open Air Auto Show. TO
and 26.
Out Of the sixty participants in the two-gallon
efficiency contest held by the Automobile Club OF
America the 10-horsepower single cylinder $3.50
passengers 10 do do more @ than nifty miles making
record far above all other cars costing less than
general all-around reliability and economy OF this
moderate m priced {o+ ar 6 Haf gaes n o {6e
Cadillac. which last month headed the list OF regis
tTations at Albany, leading its nearest competitor
by more than 20 per cent
The R. & P. traction tread tires. with the R. P.
duplex emergency inner tube are made to fit any
standard make Of rim, and in all sizes The
regular inner tube be employed, but for ef-
fectual insurance against interruptions in touring
connection with the traction tread tires. The sales
rooms for r. & P. traction tread tires are at No
ready to back his claim of having the best tire by
actual test
The 5O-horsepower Matheson in the two-gallon
test had as passengers members Of the American
Cycle Association and the press and went as far
as the buckboards. The great power Of the Ma
theson was shown by the fact that average
speed of thirty miles an hour was maintained on
1f SSoIorsdo Springs; E L. Young Of Jersey City
and r. z Woods. Of Baltimore. have purchased
tonded trips through the United States this sum-
The engine Of one Of the Frayer-Mier racers
specially designed and built for the Vanderbilt Cup
race is now complete. the entrance prelinlnaTles
have been arranged and the Zee paid After MI
Frrsvera pronounced success in building an air
cooled engine which keeps cool under any clrcuIn-
Tecords automobiiists in general are waiting with
considerable expectancy for the result OF hs & aTese
q winning Prayer Miller is to pilot the hyer IN Ihe
Vanderbilt Cup race.
A 4O-horsepower stearns car that had been IN
constant use for year was recently tested at the
factory and developed IS actual brake horsepower
The 1905 Stearns is practically the same with
the exception of a general refinement and an equip
fnent with imported materials in the bearings and
some of the steel In the car.
The Ariel Motor Car Company has its fac
tory in Bridgeport, in perfect working order and
through its New York agents. the Covell Crosby
1Fotor COMPANY No 1871 Broadway, is ready to I'LL
ali orders for this light and strong American car.
Among those 10 whom Wayne automobiles were
sold and deliveries made last week were Clarence
Hafner, B. A. Boland. A T. Leighton, C. E. Goss
d s5 BHsey yndeq sRq T kG n0a n6s
alone on merit but on the additional nducement OF
delivery when the sale is made
La BIon saleron and Elliott F. Shepard going
70 drive three l2Ohorsepower Hotchkiss cars In the
Grand Prix IN France Each car is TO 80 ga kilo-
metres with neutral points or outside assStenes
for tires Sr sSPp,ss & ,norfers @ of fhe f1otchss carr
fas entered the same three for the Vanderbilt Cup
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~ Mont TThompson chairman OF the Vanderbilt
racing board purchased a HOtchkiss car last week.
The George J. Scott Motor Company, New York
agent for Glide automobiles. at No. S0S West
18th street. VIII on May 20 occupy the building at
Nos. i72O ana l72 Broadway. near 54th street.
The success OF the New York agency for WEIGH
cars has been such that plans have been prepared
20 double the capacity OF the Welch motor car fac
tory. BurgOyne Hamilton, the manager, hasn't a
car on his floor. and no more cars arc due before
May 2.
Powerful. elegant and reliable Queen cars in sew
eTal models are exhibited and on sale for prompt
delivery by the New YQziS agents, the Majestic
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