New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS.
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Florida Road Race Promises to Fur
nish n SeUere Test.

| In the year OF 1907 many strenuous motor
competitions were held. and for the coming year
several hazardous contests being planned. As
n feature OF the 1908 Florida racing circuit
it is proposed tn promote road from jack
sonvle t. Miami For the greater part of the four
hundred miles the contestants will have TO fight
/ their way through an almost trackIess waste The
promoters Of the famous PeiIug- Paris race are
to ask the cars of all nations TO participate in
tour from New York to Paris across the wilds
of Canada. the glaciers. rocks and hills of Alaska
and the barren wastes Of Siberia and Manchurta-
/ The members Of the Long Island Automobile
| Club de a wise move when they elected Russell
! A Fields secretary Of the club at their annual
meeting last week Mr. Fields has been for some
wears connected with THE Brooklyn Eagle and
| IS at present its automobile editor. He is of
| the most popular uel in automobile circles. He is
| n faithful worker and well known for his accu-
racy There things about automobiles
that Mr.. Fields is not familiar with. and no doubt
he will prove most capable man for the place.
| 4 hard tire-hard IN it's materials that is-docs
not wear so well and is susceptible
puncture than a softer one strange il may seem.
Bv soft tires is meant those that are so by reason
! OF containing pure rubber. How ii is that
| expensive tire containing more than the average
amount OF pure rubber is more durable than others
is neatly explained by an expert on superior grades
of tIres. E IL Broadwel of the Fisk Rubber Com
pany. He SAYS: Take a rubber band. fresh and
of good quality. and stretch il and try TO push q
pin through IL You will encounter lot Of resist
anCe. The pin Will not go through easily, for the
rubber VIII yield away @ from ,he point until you
! a poorer grade-that is with less pure rubber In
itand you VIII be able to push pin through
quite readily This is why the more expensive
I tires not only better but puncture less and
are really cheaper in the end
4 bit OF inquiry and repartee that occurred eft
the Chicago show opened with man asking Wal
Shaw the representative of the Berliet cars in
higher prices as being above the competition OF
both domestic and foreign cars?" Mr.. Shaw an
swered: II might say. because II Is both. but the
shortest and best answer is because IL is the
American Locomotive Motor car II you know what
that it viii be sufficient If you do not know
ask any of those who have had one and are
again paying the price for another
| In order TO devote all his time and attention TO
furtherins the OF good roads Asa Goddard
has resigned the secretaryship of the Cleveland
| Automobile Club X. p. Hooper. chairman of the
American Automobile Association good roads board.
has appointed MIR. Goddard the Ohio representa-
tive OF the board and he has already begun the
work of this Office. The good roads movement is
only part OF the splendid work the American Auto
mobile Association is doing TO help motorists all
over the country. Every automobilist should help
support the national organization that has fought
movement and beQehted motorists In various ways
INQUIRIES concerning membership should be ad-
dressed to F. I'll. Elliott. No. 437 Fifth avenue.
Various expedients have been tried in the effort
keep the oil tight. but the 1905 designs
have yielded nothing simply effective as the plan
adopted in the 45-5O-horsepower Rainier.
which consists of locating the counter shaft below
the driving shaft. instead OF above it, This per-
mits of the OF sealed bearings and appears to
be a true solution OF the problem This is one OF
the several features Of j. g. Heaslett's Rainier
designing that has commanded the attention of the
, engineers in the several manufacturers organiza-
tons.
The pride OF the f. r. Thomas Buffalo factory
made its formal debut In New York on last
Wednesday. This Is tho ''4-sO flyer known modes
| F. and succeeds the Thomas so of last year
, which holds many records The Harry 3. Houpt
Company has booked an unusual number of demon
strations for this period of the year. All of the
great features which did much to establish
Thomas safety, reliability and consistency per-
fcrmance have been retained in the
His majesty the King of Belgium lett Brussels in
his 50-horsepOwer Panhard car for Paris where
ne used IL to about town. The kings of Italy
England. Belgium and Spain and the President of
1 the French Republic ride in Panhard