The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
THE
ENDURANCE
CONTEST
Event Chief Topic Of Dis
cuSSiOn Among Local Au=
tOiSts--NeWS Notes.

hers of the New Jersey Automobile anC
Motor Gu upon rules and conditions
which are to govern the twenty-four-houl
contest of the club TO be held November
15-16. Chief among the changes proposed
laEt week was the taking from the hands
OF the entrants the whole question OF oh.
servers. Several officials of the club have
favored a plan by which the observers as
signed to all cars will be selected by the
club and not nominated by the men max
ing entries.
In speaking of this plan. Horace 4. Bon
nell. secretary of the New Jersey organiHa-
tion. said yesterday that he considered IN
order to avoid any charges Of unfairness
or any friction between the entrants, the
hest course would be for the club 10 assume
entire responsibility.
It is now definitely known that the con
t~estants competing in the twenty-four-hour
contest who finish with perfect scores, or
those who tie for first piRce. will be
awarded cups individually. as well rs certt-
fcates attesting TO the performance q their
respective machines This decision wss
reached by the race committee OF the local
club after a conference witt the trustees
Of the club this week. BY this arranse
mont there VIII be avoided any chance ~
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three-day contest held In the spring
The race committee in considering the
rules for the contest has decided urou
some of the minor conditions. The club
house at Broad and Chestnut streets VIII
be temporarily converted into = hotel. Cots
and lounges will be placed in the second
and third stories. and observers Who oo1As
In too tired from one or two rounds a.
continue will have a chance to rest for an
nfHAT Naf1nd a- 80 G1Eg-- -.
VIII be served TO the drivers and observers
during the race. Drivers will also be SC
corded the privileges of turning In accorded
to observers.
Al the clubhouse the committee will have
stationed throughout the race a tank
wagon ready to supply oil ia any quanti-
ties and gasoline in fve-gallon tins. so that
the cars may have their tanks hlled as ex-
peditiously as possible and will be com
PEELED to lose practically no time whatever.
The Is also considering controls,
so-called, where at any time during the
twerty-four hours of the race the cars
may be sure of obtaining supplies.
Twentv-four new members were elected
to the ranks of the New Jersey Automo-
bile and Motor Club at a meeting of the
trustees of that organization last week.
Tit local motor club is considering hold
ing a special meeting of the whole club
some time in December 10 draft resolu-
tons looking tor new legisla-
ton. Especial stress will be Laid upon the
matter of having lights upon all vehicles
using the highways at night. The house
committee is busy with preparations and
for a smoker and ladies' night, to
be held in the near future.
]. b. r. Smith. New Jerseys commits
sioner of motor vehicles, will be asked to
be present at a par of the endurance con-
test on November 1b-16. Mr.. Smith would
accompanied the tourists at least
one day on the three-day contest had it
not been for press Of business.
A. N. Drummer. OF the New Jersey Auto
mobile Company, local agents for the
Moline. leaves Newark today for the Mo-
line factory. whence ne will bring on a
9e-horsepower four-oylinder car of that
make to be exhibited at the Grand Cen
trail Palace show. The Moline exhibit will
be one of the finest in the A. NJ c. M. A.
show.
The Matheson Company of New Jersey
has sold the noted pugilist, Joe Cans, a
Ines model 50-horsepower Matheson, which
he SAYS he will use to convey the guests
of MS new hotel, recently erected by him
in Baltimore. or trips around the eoun-
try.
The Linkroum-Smelse Automobile Com
pany has been reorganized and will here
after be known as the Linkroum Automo-
bile Company. and will continue as agents
for the Lozier. William Linkroum and
$. H. Stern will comprise the new firm,
and will retain the salesroom formerly oc-
eupied by the Lozier people. Mr.. Stern
was formerly manager for the Lamber-
jack company. the New York agents for
the Michelin tire, and is well and favor
ably known In general automobile circles.
The new firm is considering adding one or
two medium price cars to their line.
James B.. Ryall, the Matheson agent in
this city, will make a try for the mile
record at Morris Park Friday.
Mrs. W. IL. Hickey. of the hickey Ma
chine Company. agents for the Marmon
for New Jersey. has just returned from a
three weeks trip to Butte, Montana. her
former home. On her way back to New
ark, Mrs. Hickey stopped over at Indian
apolis. where she visited the Marmon fac
tory ana saw the full line Of 1908 models
of this popular car, including the new
water-cooled mode which has been added
10 their line of air-cooled cars.
Thayer McLaren, of the Brush-McLareu
Company, agents for the II. N. Motor
cycle, left Newark Sunday for the Berk-
shires on a business trip. Exactly six and
one-quarter hours later he arrived at
Sharon. Conn. a distance of 125 miles;
considering the route taken, viz, via
Poughkeepsie, n. ", thence over the
mountains Of Duchess County in the very
heart of the Berkshires. this is a re-
markable record for this little machine.
The return trip was made over another
road TO Newburg, thence to Suffern, Pater-
son and Newark.
Two very handsome specimens Of the
handiwork of the George N. Pierce Com
pany, manufacturers of the Pierce Ar
row have just been received by the
Ellis Motor Car Company New Jersey
agents. One of these cars has a full
limousine body, the other being of the
semi-enclosed type, Four Of these type of
Pierce Arrows of the 1908 model have al
ready beer sold and several prominent
business people of Newark and it's vicinity
are contemplating adding a Pierce Arrow
to their stable" and inquiries from many
adjacent suburban sections are being re-
ceived every day.
John B~irkenhauer and Leslie G.. Dey,
each with a party Of friends. started from
the North End Club Friday morning for
an extended tour In their e-Hartford
cars.
The Pope Auto Company has sold 1908
Pope-Hartford cars during the past few