The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-22

seems to me with a little exploiting such territories
dssirss There ~ hounsinii nrosner,iy IN ali ths
sub tropical countries; the climate conditions are
car seems TO be most generally In demand ratneI
than the runabOut."
The chemical IRE engine which tho L.OcOmO
bile Company recently delivered 70 the Bridgeport
spoAd sp % svsfy alarm ls Soln fhi sO machine sfTS'f IS s SnS , led
with a nifty gallon BabcOck & Wilcox tank. with
chemical engine. Also hand e1tingulshers. hei,
NETS, axes. crowbars and the like. The car will
MY miles an hour on the speedomsier. OF course.
In q vehicle like this the principal thing ls 20 get
STIsseS readily Il prompt q s action Is tsssn' Every
second counts in getting to a nre; and further than
this. wherever chemicals can be used and water
avoided the loss Is Just that much less.
Under the guiding hand Of r. !. Titus Of the
Harry s. HOupt Company the 1908 Thomas has
Just completed a most strenuous twenty four hour
d dSR ~,'a the snG recent eSnHe S. SSSIeS Storm Tne T TS% s start mac" Sas
made from the Newark once OF the HOupt com
thence back 70 the New Jersey hssdausrtsrs. The
route IVES the sane used : yssT ssc by the New
day endurance run. Five passengers were car
RED and the car was fully equipped with top, extra
sense OF he word. for the car was sent thronrS
roads deep In slush. frozen on the surface. which
made the Thomas engine show what IL was really
made Of
Tnat the importers mean 10 enter the held and
give the American makers a run for glory In the
competition now seems certain. and
added lnleres has been created In the contests
Of the coming year. The Flat Automobile Company
has declared Its Intention through =. Rand Hoi-
lander of entering every open race. The Flat com
lender and Il has no intention OF retiring from me
neld OF competition. In the past Mr.. HolIAnder
has always taken an active interest In auto racing.
The Flat company has spent fortunes zach year IN
the leaders In the neld. The great success Of the
Plat In Europe during the past year, when Il won
every great event OF the season with NazEarO AZ
she wheel. naturally places IL In a prominent POSI-
ton In the public mind.
DIR. william Todd Helmuth. the noted New York
surgeon, one OF the prominent physicians who
attended President McKinley during his Iast M
ness. has recently taken delivery or a 90 hOrSe-
power Stearns car.
One or more GArfOrd cars will be entered In the
Lana tour OF the American Automobile Association.
The entrants and drivers will be Ben Rlchert ana
n. A. Van Tine. both OF whom drove In the tour OF
1909. Van Tine was also In the 1903 tour. RIchert
ana Van Tine are very enthusiastic about tho Gar
FORD and It's touring qualities and are likely en-
trants In other events OF the 1903 season.
Since the Department OF Parks barred tire chains
rom All rOadWAys under Its control there has been
. rush OF motor car owners for no. skid tires.
Inc Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company AZ ia
srosawsy seiesroom Is making a speciality OF It's
with this tire In the last few days.
The s2.Sc0 contest for drivers Of the WI ton slu.
Teen Sa VIII soon be on In earnest. The awards
show the smallest repair expenses on 5000 or more
miles will divide the money. FIRST DTixe IA Al I'M.
second. $500; third. e,tO; fourth. elsO: nfth 70 tcnth.
sivO esch-