The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-25

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word from Paris that ihreo Iio'chkiss racers
would hr nominated for tho French team
IN N" Vanderbilt Gun contest These are
oh% 's5IG ar IN n9,t S Ihs ! Grabid DO s sTin
over the Sar'he Circuit H. France on June 20
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Tor that country's team Of nve IIotchklss peo.
pie hope To haycat least one racer on the team
which would he driven by Mr. shepard.
NJ the game goes on women are figuring
more prominently among automobile BUYERS
and here IL u piece ~ news to chreL, some Of
them the more penurious ones. There II n
Connecticut Yankee who viii make over an
automobile of last year. Il Of several years
ago. the same as tho economical housewife
makes over her dress to bring II M 10, the
current style, SO thoroughly IL. this done
that a 1904 tonnean car, with n moderate wheel
base. and n rear entrance, was made over INTO
n side ent rance car, with a longer wheel basc
and pretty much all the 1909 CHARACTERISTICS
The cost was s27O. hut a. the original price Of
the car wns s3.ioo and the engine and running
gear wer. in good running order 1t was well
worth while.
w%uKRsBARRr. Pa, May ?I-Arrange-
automobile hill climbing contest at Wilkes
barre Mountain, which took ,place,on MAY 10
manager. received word to-day that the Auto
mobile Association of America has agreed to
IL and sanctioned June {, 1907. as the date Tor
the next event. Harvey says that he expects
fully 200 cars will be entered. owing to the
great interest taken in the recent event.
A church ls being built in Cincinnati which
will have a fiat for the pastor, a bowling alley
and a garage
A simple and economical method Of main
tanning roads which have a. perfect surface
and are dustless is exploited by a correspond
enc Of the Automobi!e club Journal OF London.
tional organization. The best feature about
the idea is that i Is in operation, Says the
correspondent. Why ali THESE experiments
TO prevent dust? The thing has been done
for years by the Corporation OF Scarborough,
owing to their excellent system Of road max,
ing. Some ten years ago | lived there. and
was much struck by the superior ronSs and
the small amount OF repair they appeared to
require. They we're d~ustless. smooth and
always dry. Even after a heavy shower there
vas no mud and no wet place. This result 1T
worth while to interview the road surveyor
az to his methods and the cost Of upkeep;
II seemed to me that the roads were coated
with tar ind sand about twice per annuIn, and
needed no more attention. Except that they
are black, | have seen no roads to equal them
in the world. Two men with brooms and a
man with a shovel and a horse and cart have
an easy Job removing the bits OF paper and
fruit skins that are to he found here and there,
beyond spreading a disinfectant thinly over
the p%erfcct surface, There is no expensive
patent material used Just common tar and
sand-and tho effect IL perfect.