The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-17
THE AUTOMODILlSTS.
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Coutes, tut Uvrs Nst Prshsis't wans'
f~ae,urers tiakin9 Individual fn'rses
Trade A~sssrtatigH wants leeruits,

~faetuVera Naktng Individual FhtFtPs
-rrade ~Asssriatisn wants neeruits,
NJ q vote NJ ~ board NJ directors the
Automobile club NJ France has formally
declined 10 select tho members Of VI" team
20 represent France In the igOd Vanderbilt
race, which IL 20 he run next October over a
course yet 10 be urletccd This action vas
taken on May ?, the news being received
In this city Yesterday In n privats letter 70
0eor gea Dupuy. American correspondent
Of a French automobile paper. The stand
Of the French club regarding the Vanderbilt
race was part NJ an official communications
printed in ~ fo. giving tho proceedings OF
the meeting Of the board 81 directors The
part Of the communication having To do with
the Vanderbilt race says that the board OF
directors confirmed a past decision not TO
select q team TO represent France In this
years contest for the Vanderbilt cup. and
a letter was written to the cut
Of America regarding this decision.
The club, however. eaves every liberty
10 all French manufacturers TO enter their
own cars individually, The club wishes IL
understood that the cars thus entered could
not constitute q team to httinRly represent
the French industry. as IL holds that France
Ii entitled 10 a larger representation num-
erically than any other nation. Further
more. theAutomobile Club of France. does
not assume any responsibility concerning the
organization and conduct of the race. Chew
alier Rene De Rnyn. who Is n member OF the
Sports Committee OF the A. G. F.. has been
placed on the 1905 Vanderbilt cup commits
sion az the French clubs representative,
but IL Is likely that he will decline tc serve
in view of the refusal OF his club 10 have any
thing to do with the contest.
The suggestion was made by Dupuy yester-
day that J. Howard Johnston. chairman of
the committee on foreign relations of the
Automobile Club OF America, and William 3.
Hogan, a member of the committee. be dele
gated by the Vanderbilt cup commission to
select the Ave ca r. 10 make up the French
team, as both OF these gentlemen live in Paris.
Dupuy said French ma nufacturers could
make their entries with Mr.. Johnston, who
In his turn could send the formal entry blanks
and fees to Chairman Thompson of the cup
commission. In case more than fve cars
were entered the ones to make up the team
could be selected in the order they finished
in the first days racing Of the Grande PriS.
which is to be run over the Sarthe circuit in
France on june "a and 81.
TIP to last night the letter announcing the
stand of the Automobile Club of France had
not been received at the Automobile Club of
America. which acts as foreign correspond
ent for the Vanderbilt cup commission. and
on Tuesday the A. C. d. wrote to the French
club to ascertain its position regarding this
years Vanderbilt race. Chairman Jefferson
De Mont Thompson of the cup commission
being out of the city yesterday, no informa-
ton could be obtained from him.
President Percy Owen of the New York
Automobile Trade Association believes that
every automobile agent and accessory dealer
in the city should belong TO the association,
and has instituted a vigorous recruiting cam
paign. Substa initial evidence Of this work
was shown at the last meeting of the gov
ernors of the association. when the following
Arms were elected to membership: YAK
well -Briscoe Motor Company, Matheson Com
pany Of New York. Lozier Motor Company,
Hartford Suspension Company, Wayne Auto
Motor Car Company and Covell 4 Crosby
Motor Company.
New York automobilists who wish to visit
Philadelphia must carry both a Pennsylvania
State and a mupicipal iicense tag a on their doMn cars hy
sse ,R State tesu sup %. ae COURT Of npnq Penn ayTH
Monday last. The Automobile Club of Phila-
delphia recently brought Injunction proceed
State Automobile law prohibited carrying
any license, tag except the State one on cars
| Court of Common Pleas had decided against
the club. which appealed to- the ser state stat ds sH-
The route committee Of the American
Ase1 mob rece asICG reeHrdin Ra the H Giiidds seV toSr
for this year. Tentative plans we're. made
by the Glidden cup commission to begin this
for starting may be moved forward a week.
to Jrly ~, I The rRRute , Hom ann HSg is made eo up
Club Of buffalo. 1t is not likely that any posi-
tive announcement concerning the date Tor
Paul H. Deming of the, touring committee Of
the American Automobile Association calls
aopna time this month n Tlrkar sppra-
tary Of the New York Motor Club and former
secretary, OF the National Association of
pointed superintendent of this years Glidden
tour. He was joint manager of last years
s eSSno NTH ,e Mi Of d; t ReT Isw; % Yoaf %ot the c lsG5
and was a member Of the executive stan OF
the Pittsburg endurance test.
One In search Of valuable information con-
corning the merits OF American cars can do
f foreign made cars one who o, does Tot'hse erndHles
a domestic line, to talk on the subject. These
men really know about cars, and generally
the American brands. They will first say,
of course, that none OF the American product
compares With the imported but this Is bust
ness a man will be frank. provided he has no
interest in any American make. Among these
corning which are the best madeAmerican cars
The men who are posted agree on a certain,
small group OF the most worthy and will
name one or two that are considered to be
the best. These, they will say, are the only
ones to be compared to the foreign ma chimes.
They will not admit that any OF them is as
good as the foreign made. or ia better for
American roads and usages. II is a fact still
more interesting that the dealers in domestic
cars, also. are pretty we'll agreed on this sub
jyot when they are talking at ease among
themselves. Ne matter what. line they are
selling, they will admit that this, that and the
other cars are the best. and such a one In par
%ticuiar. When competitors who are good
Judges admit rival machines to be the best
American cars made one is fairly safe TO be
guided by i. and Il would be a fine thing for
intending buyers II they could learn which
cars have the trades entire nous reputation
All the bright metal parts Of automobiles
are susceptible to rust unless a preventive
il employed. One who has tried II says the
of ,paraflne. and melt IL in a tin; pour the
melted wax into. a pint bottle of g~asolene and.