New-York tribune., 1907-08-25

as the latter. and vet il is the work on the road
under touring conditions that is the most fnpor-
tant Mr.. Poth's present trip is an exceptionally
good Illustration Of what Thomas reliability on the
road means, for both types of Thomas cars. name
". the Thomas Flyer touring car and the Thomas
Speedway Flyer. are being put through their PAGES
Mr. POth is one of the most ardent autOn1obilfsts
of the Quaker City Automobile Club and has the
reputation OF pushing his machine 70 the limit His
terse telegraph dispatch 10 the Harry s. Houpt
COMPANY from Buffalo therefore speaks volumes for
the behavior Of the which are conveying nirn-
self and friends on the long tour north ArriVea-
Not a repair necessary on the trip Wnen tns
machines arrived in New York from Phiiadephla
last week several hundred autornobil1Sts VINO had
assembled TO greet the tourist were amazed az tne
o-sat rrar+ftv of baggage carried in the cars and
expressed doubt of the wisdom OF loading up so
heavily for such r long and arduous trlp- VIZ
of the extra baggage contains those good tnlnes
which go to make the journey JOY forever, ana ,
as his companions kindred spirits. they are an
willing put up with the little inconvenience Oo-
casoned by the extra baggage
Aaron Cbeabroueh of Toledo. Ohio. is one of the
first purchasers Of the new Columbia gasolene car
with electric transmission Mr. Chesorougn mas q q
,vboIa stable of Columbias. from a light eiectrlc
r11uabout to full fedged touring and limousine
cars IT seems that Mr. ChesbrOugh was naNins
a demonstration in the model Colt1rnoia IN
which II was struck by trolley car. and. strange
10 saw. the trolley car emerged second best Ins
touring car had a broken lamp and a cracked panel
otherwise II was unchanged Mr. Chesbrough con-
sidered this a fitting demonstration OF Columbia
worth and accordingly made the purchaSe
The 1905 Columbia will without doubt have ths
most ingenious auxiliary seat ever instaHed IN an
automobile II is Of the Pullman type OF arm
chair which can be folded back out Of the way. yet
making a complete armchair when fitted for use-
This seat will make of the most efficient aux
iiarfes ever ussd. and is bound TO be appreciated
BY the addition OF the Pennsylvania Auto-Alotor
Cor1panv of Bryn Mawr. Penn. makers OF the
Pennsylvania car the membership OF the American
Motor Car Manufacturers Association IS increased
70 fortvsIx which makes IL by far the largest au-
tor,obe trade organization of it's kind in the world
Its membership is even larger that tnat or
what Is known as the National association. which
has a membership OF something like fOrty-two ac-
tive makers
These forty-six members will participate in the
drawing the New York headquarters next Satur-
dav when the allotment of space Will be nlade N
connection with the Grand Central Palace show 70
be held in New York October % to 81 The Ar1eri-
can association members this year will have about
tvventy-sx thousand square feet wnich IS 90 per
cent Increase over its last years space
L. L. Benedict of New York. who has Just re-
turned from a European trip. IS one of the most
strenuous OF amateur tourists According TO o. j.
Ievers his chauffeur. Mr.. Benedict has record or
travelling nearly hfteen thousand miles IN 1our
months in his BerIiet this summer, five thousand
miles being done in England often the party were
on the road from a I'LL midnight and TWO
thousand miles were made in eleven days Al
though the car was "A year and half old. being
one of the first turned out by the American LOcn-
motive Automobile Company. Beyers says that be-
vond cleaning the carburetter once and putting IN
three ignition springs nothing Whatever was vas
done 20 Il during the entire trip except 70 MI the
rasolene and oil tanks. and that In spite OF It's
length the tour was free Of cares
Mr. Peabody. Of the firm OF Cluett Peabody & Co..
collar manufacturers. has Just ordered new six
cylinder 75-hOrsepower Welch Limousine This -
10 be constructed according TO specifications ana
will possess a number of unique features Speclally
desired by the purchaser The cost OF the macnine
will be use AS this is the fifth Welch car that
Mr. Peabody has bought. il may be taken as con-
elusive evidence he is satisfied with this pOpu-
lar American car.
Amateur racing Is coming again Men who drive
cars for Measure have the speed mania well de-
veIoped and amateur races will again be an attrae-
tton Among the prominent drivers or To-Day
q. 70 a. Kelsey of New York He has been prom
nentIy In the eyes OF the public for long time
owing 70 many record drives he has made MI.
Kelsey takes part in all events open 70 him. ana
us,,alIv finishes with a clean record Recently he
decided To select another than the which he
has been driving and after lot OF search settled