The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-01

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The following brief notice announcing the
post ponement of its business vehicle contest
was sent out last night by the
Club OF America:
Although a number Of entries for the
motor wagon contest of the Club
of America had been received. a general
canvass of the makers of commercial vehicles
developed the fact that the proximity Of the
two New York shows. followed by those OF
Chicag go and Boston, rendered it difficult Tor
them to prepare for the contest scheduled to
be held November 7 to 10 inclusive.
The governors of the club, therefore, at
their meeting to-day. Wednesday. decided to
postpone the contest until spring.
Consul General Richard Guenther Of Frank
reports that the manufacture and exportation
of Italian automobiles Is increasing rapidly.
Numerous factories have been established Of
late in northern Italy. especially in Turin and
Milan. Two were recently erected In the
province Of Liguria. but are not yet in opera
ton. The imports. Of automobiles at Genoa
in 1905 were III. of which n~inety-eight came
from the United States, fourteen from France,
two from England and three from Germany.
In the same year eighty-three automobiles
were exported from Genoa; OF these hfty-fOur
went to the United States and eleven TO Argen-
Genoa Consul. until the Italian motor indus
tries will be manufacturing automobiles for
freight and general transportation service.
Bert Holcomb. who formerly held the record
between Chicago and New York, IL OF the opin-
minutes, established BY 0.s, c%rls and others
with a six cylinder Franklin. can be readily
IS% sre TIA. s 81 So sGln sn % s Se % an sass EedH ssIar to
HolComb. Il feel confident We will have no
difficulty, whatever in beating so hours: |
have said for the last two or three years that
1t il possible to get as low a. 40 hours. but you
have got to have the conditions just right
il tho latter part OF June, when the DAYS ara
longest; IL is far easier to drive fastest at
night. though, especially II you have good gas
in the daytime, and the road is practically de-
serted. This may seem to contradict what 1
t that time daylight sRes Starts ntts1 at J o Gi2SlRe ssn DGt tS q.
tTafic on the roads does not begin until sew
eral hours later.S
IL is known to sutOmobilists who take
the trouble to understand their machines
rear wheels should be applied with as nearly
the same retardlng effect as possible, says
a aw Writer r. in ,b the I IEtsh MG,Sr HsTs 3@ths1wifs,
car round on the road-a most dangerous
Of this sort the compromising braE 1mechsniSl.
has been devised. Generally IL consists u
the wire cable; which pulls up the Two brakes.
transverse shaft to which the hand lever
is attached. Sometimes IL consists of a draw
it's centre and coupled to the brake rods &C
its ends one at each end. Such an arrange
satinr action than the flexible wire Which
often has TO run round sharp. stif corners.
and thus cannot properly compensate unless
brakes is great enough TO overcome the
friction Of the cable being pulled through
the tube and around the bends Of the levers.
ceSSnEditloH Of the brake drums and shoes I
the rear wheels ia approximately the same.
Thus, if one is oily and greasy and the
other dry. II Ia obvious that the dry break
WILL give NS DIV 4 much nDa w Greater ,Ss . Tetsrd LINZ s stfes. f..
mechanism, and, while our compensAtinR
mechanism insures an equal pull. It. will be
Of brake shoes and drums that are in a differ
ent condition TO each other.
think. therefore. that II is necessary to
point out that motorists should not place
too much reliance upon the fact that they
have compensated brakes. They should in
and both free from oil or any other substance.
such ~ would cause one to get a better grip
! RS15! the eS StG SonS Tiio 'e Of SS S"ss P brakes II .S StnfT
be such that they will act with somewhere
near the same retarding effect with a given
may then he relied upon TO perform It's proper
function; that H., to equalize the treasures
so that one wheel may not tend 70 accelerate
the other through the medium Of the differ
entail gear.
Back lash or l%ooseness should never be per-
mitted TO remain in the steering gear. This
is something which Is not properly attended
to by many autOnOblllSts, particularly men
who drive their own cars, though IL Ia an over
sight that courts danger. The immediate re-
Spouse If the front wheels 10 the slightest
turn Of the steering wheel is absolutely neces-
saTy II the driver IL 10 have complete control
over his machine. 4 few seconds time in a
tight place IS too precious to be wasted by n
Needless disregard OF precaution In this re-
speCt.
So CIIFF. oct. II Harold Doman won
the frat leg in the three round contest
Tor a silver cup presented by Grifith Jenkins
80 be raced for bv the Sen tlin Amateur AutO
iNIb. Tho course was n third OF n
milo down Prospect Hili, and the winners
time was ~ seooUt-. Charles Ransom was
second In rs Seconds. DOMAIN won special
pri/es for time. Rehbein. an auto horn for
best arriving. and Soher, an. air rifle for best
hest appearing machine. Twenty-four homs
made ears pnt cred There were two smash
UPS. but no one was injured.