The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-27
AMONG The AUTOMOBLTTS
MANY REGRET CALLING orr or
VANDERBILT CUP Event.


There was widespread dismay YESTERDAY
over the news that IL had been decided 70 call
of the Vanderbilt cup race for this yer
Owners and tradesmen alike expressed Yrtsf
regret that there would be no big internatiora
road race In this country this yeay aud do
plored the latcness OF The ann ouncement tina,
no contest would he run. Alfred Reeve.
general manager OF the American Motor Cav
Manufacturers Association. declared that u,
calling OF Of the race would prove q seriou.
setback to the automobile pastime and trad,
He said hat the holding OF the race was no,
for The crowds Of people that go there from
New York. but for what II teaches tho manu-.
facturers OF automobiles.
He In OF the opinion that IT. would have been
possible to secure a course in some one If thu
Eastern states IL IL had not been general,
understood that the race was to be held eith,,
on Long Island or in New Jersey. He thinks.
however. that while California lie a consider
able distance from New York. H. would be
far better to have the race run on thu Pacifo
Coast than not to have any 1907 contest at al
A. r. Psrdin gton. pro TEN. chairman Of the
racing board Of the American Automobile
Association. said yesterday that he could not
say definitely and finally that all hope Of run.
ming the race this year had been abandoned.
Several OF his associates asked him to defer
making a positive announcement rpgardins
the race until after they had made one more
effort to secure permission for soldiers N
guard a course on Long Island for the race
Mr.. Pardin gton said that he would make Z
formal statement to-day as to whether or NOT
the race would be run and he seemed to tbinL
that it would not.
The use of oil on the streets and highgav,
Of California, Kentucky and other Sis'es
has met with great success. The Cshfornn
road men had a number Of failures whom they
first began TO use oil. but by diut of extended
experiments with differing qualities Of oil
they hit upon the proper kinds for the various
sorts OF soil. and now the state has seyera
hundred miles Of oiled streets and public
roads. A quality of oil that suits clay soil
is not adapted TO q sandy surface. and unless
the mixture In of the proper consisteuc,
1t cracks and is ground into a diss greeable
dust. This was notably the case in ana
around Los Angeles, where the soil IL Hight
and sandy. but after repeated experiment
the right combination was found. and nov
the streets and roads in the city and suburbs
are in fDe condition. dustless. firm and spring,
In Tacoma, Seattle and other towns IN The
North west successful results have been Oh
tanned and a material saving in repair and
There is room for considerable srgumerr
should be left nndisturbeS a. ' To ,ts NOR rgc
tickfish parts. such as the c8rbureter, isniters
and lubricating devices, or whether u should
be more OF less completely diseected period
ically and inspected. with the risk of alter
ing adjustments or introducing general
new elements OF a disturbing nature, Man
good drivers counsel the absolute ignorrE
OF all parts which are in good order. except
for the operations Of cleaning and lubrication
which are directly incidental TO upkeep
thoroughly about once in so often.
Generally speaking, so delicstely relsted are
the various parts Of the machine that theI'
good performance IT, sufficient proof Of Their
good condition, so that ordin arily il will DR.
to let well enough alone. at least where gas
volyed; This principle ought never TO he
applied where parts reQuiring fabrication ar
involved. on the other hand. and particularly
u they, are In any way subject TO the influence
from the road. The motor and other mechsn-
ism OF the car are always In need Of attention
to q certain extent, but seldom ~ the SORT
which requires complete overhauling. This
ts work which should he required not more
than once or twice a year.
The cyclindsr volume method Of clssshcs.
ton ie to- be used for the annual Semmerng
hill climbing contests which the Austrian
Automobile Club will conduct on SundaV.
september %. There are TO be six events for
STOCK touring cars, two events for racing
machines ana two events for motorcycles.
Carbureter float chambers and the setthug
caps which are located beneath them or m
connection with the jets require TO 10
cleaned out periodacally-how frequently
depends upon the quality OF fuel employed
and the care with which H. il strained before
the. accumulations which come from tho
fuel itself and from impurities which il con.
rams are liable to cause unpleasant and
equally unnecessary stoppages on the ROAD.