New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Increase for Demand of Space at the
Grand Central Palace Shoe.

That the automobile show which will be in Grand
Central Palace October "A To 81 under the auspices
OF the Automobile Club of America, with the sup.
port of the American Motor Car Manufacturers
Association will be more comprehensive than ever
is demonstrated by the increased amount Of space
which is being applied for by members OF the
A NJ c. NJ A COMPARED to previous shows. AL
ready than 1900 square feet have been ap-
piled for with date for closing almost TWO weeks
away
According to the plan formulated all apTlica-
tions for space for the show must be in me asso-
ciations office by august Is The drawing viii
be August So in the headquarters OF the asso-
citation. No . West 42d street
Jesse B. Perlman. the ffteen-year-old son OF L.
H. Perlman. president of the Wech Motor Car
Company had narrow escape the other evening
while driving the 70-horsepower Welch car with
which his father cup at OrmOnde Beach last
January. The machine in question was the same
that made the record breaking midwinter trip 10
Boston last February. and young Perlman. with
party. was hcmeward bound from Larchmont
after visit to John H. Duffy. the genial and
popular vice president of the WEIGH Motor Car
Company.
The hour being late and the roads clear. young
Perlman, who Is an expert driver. let the car 90
a forty miles an hour He had clear sailing untli
he reached 162d street and Melrose avenue. where
the trolley tracks cross the road. Suddenly
speeding trolley lOCmed up out OF the blacRneSS
and young Perlman instantly realized that. TO
avoid disastrous collision, there was but one thing
TO do and that had to be done quickly.
The boy made quick turn OF the machine that
sent 1t running parallel TO the flying trolley and
thus. by quick judgment and action. in the twink
a
tainly have been disastrous to the occupants Of
both car and trolley
I'm about two weeks" says Charles 3. Shanks.
general sales manager of the Winton Company.
we shall announce line for 1905 and story
will be well worth reading. Mr.. WintOn has been
at work for nearly four years single model
intended TO establish a standard for motor
car design and construction. and IL is due TO the
fact that he has been thus concentrating his
thought and effort that the Wintou Company has
kept out Of and contests requiring specially
constructed cars.
"A few autOmobilists of wide reputation have
seen and tried out this newest WintOn creation
and If we may judge from their decision. our 1903
car is destined 10 be the exclusively best of the
year
Much is said from 70 time of the mileage
capacity Of batteries, and many astounding claims
are made by some makers for their product. The
uninitated are not that many of these tests
have been made under favorable conditions. as
good roads and light tire equipment. 1t has been
the policy OF the Electric Vehicle Company to~rate
the mileage capacity OF the Mark LXIX electric
victoria phaetOn at forty miles for each charge.
Actual service would tend prove these figures
as most conservative, inasmuch many private
owners get upward OF fifty miles one charge
OF the battery. Much depends who for
the battery and just how we'll he does IT, The
company contends that it is preferable to under
rate rather than Overestmate the capacity Of a
battery.
performance that has elected much favorable
comment is the work of the 2i-horsepower Column
hia driven by p F. Fellow in the Algonquin hill
climb. in which he not only his class event.
made better time than the thirty-four other
trants- The contest was conducted under the rules