New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Touring Cars to Race from Los
angeles to San Francisco.

pressing unusual interest in the race between the
Pope-Hartford and The Oldsmobile from Los An
geles TO San Francisco on March IA FeFhahoO
Nelson holds the record Of eighteen hours De
these two cities. a cup is to be awarded IN
event Of the present cars breaking this record inc
challenge Of Mr. BrineEar on behalf OF tne Giq b
H. D. Ryus, the Los Angeles representative OF tne
rSpeilartfoEd put ne TaiseS 5ee -
r. H Owen. local distributor of the REQ and
Premier motor cars has just returned from BUSH
ness trip in the West. Mr.. owen says that prog
ress and development seem TO be the WatchwoEcs
on every hand at both the REQ and Premier rae
in better shane 10 meet the growing demand for
REQ and Premier and TO make gooo oeil"erieS'
L H. PerlInan. president of the Welch Motor Car
Company has sent a letter 10 the AutomooHe NlUO
Of America asking club 20 indorse the challehge
he has issued 10 all American and foreign four
cylinder stock touring cars to make run from
this city to Boston. In his letter he says
II would he within the clubs province to en-
eogT9se ISs in day thus enabling busy bust
to partabe of them Wltn3uI g "a t5
absence and CONSEQUENT loss OF TIME aG fo at He
cessful test of endurance, strength and speed
Iobn Inrje proprietor Of the Auto Supply Com
many at No 1888 to 1877 Broadway. announces the
rocein+ Of a new Importation Of goggles. These
Gods contain all the latest styles of the French,
German and English makers, ana among theI are
some unique elxfeneye clothing department
two hundred different styles OF goggles lot men
and women motorists.
Arthur NJ Robbins. manager Of the AerocaF
con,napv. has returned from successful agency
80 ~ connecticut where he experienced much
difficulty in negotiating snow covered highways. IN
many places drifts made II almost impossible out
onns - s,ae made according to schedule. and the
5i4ferenf cries listed visited and agencles
rasGfd la foT Ine New YORK last thursday after
pletinE a memorable endurance test ioi ak N
ears
Tn IN New Britain. Conn. where the Corbin fac
+or,. - located Sales Manager Brandt makes daily
sa Of his Special rupabout in going to and from
! his home .rhich is about seven miles out IN the
country This emphasizes the ability OF the ana
o-iai enrin. 10 withstand the zero weather anu
I ,5-co,oa ,be snow drifts which now so iash,,
loIabte n M, 5.1a1,,. M No l779 Broadway has
a couple of duplicates Of his car: snsnuE use0 io'
show purposes, 10 offer at ATTRACTIVE PRICES
In these DAYS when challenges are flying around
! so abundantly, Frank flaming OF me ma -.
tomobile Company, calls attention to the fact that
mes, of these machines are telling what they may
do He says he is willing 10 let the haynes reoot0
for speed regularity and reliability rest upon me
The fact that q sIoCn ib he HAYNES sid against
wonderful eTh6ioa % cb r Of double its horse
| power, he thinks. speaks for itself
In the automobile race AZ Atlanta on Washing
tons Birthday the stearns car won the hill climb.
Last week a man strobe into the establishment Of
| c A Duerr & Co, agents for the Royal Tourist
and asked if they were willing TO give him DEM
| onstration Riverdale Learning that there was
no objection 70 such a proceeding, he volunteered
| the information that ne had failed 70 get demon
stralion from q concern which handles an imported
machine. c. a DueTr & Co. sent him 10 Rverdale.
/ negotiated the hill in that section on high speed
althoegh it was deep IN STOW ana had me ,1 SaS
machines 70 American made cars
In spite 81 the Indictment weather and bad road
| IN Cif
sold last week two l4-lS-horsepower American Mors
touring cars-one 10 NJ Wineburgh formerly in
/ terested in the Mercedes Import Company, and one
! 70 ". G Parsons. Rye y. \.
The George J. Scott Company. local agents for
! Glide cars. have received two foUr-cylinder 40
horsepower and one sx-cyiinder 60 horsepower 1901
| cars. which n0YrOn exhibition at the COM
! pany's Broadway salesrooms.
Though the roads outside the city are stn in
! execrabe condition. signs Of the spring rush
| already appearing ii the automobile trade The
recent storm made the roads unfit for demonstrat-
| ing purposes Cor nearly two weeks. Even during
| the worst weather, however the a. G. Southworth
| Company Inc. New York and Brooklyn agents
for all the Pope autos received requests for DEM
IN the last few days. with the advent of better
| tons with the result that the company's lemon
| strating cars both in New York and Brooklyn
| have been steadily on the go As ? result Of Mr..
ledo and Hartford. cars for delivery are coming in
at the rate OF several carloads week. and already
the 2-SO-horsepower Model L Pope-Hartford are
streets.
There IS also an Increasing demand for Pope.
Victoria Phieton. which is making decided hit
as a woman's park carriage.
| c. Arthur Benjamin, who IS known from coast to
coast and from Quebec 20 New Orleans in autorno-
bile circles has again entered the field Of the gaso-
iene manufacturers. He was elected director and