The sun., 1907-10-22
AMONG The AUTOnOBILISTS
DENONsTRSTSNG CARS COMING
FOR norm SHOWS.

Great Numbers NJ TRIAL nSsse" Machines
Expertesi Herr Ter Exhsbstssas In
Grand Central Pasase and Madison
square Garden -vanguara Arriving.
Though the Automobile Club Of America 9
annual show In Grand Central Palace will
not begin until Thursday night. the van
guard OF the demonstrating car army began
to make its appearance ON New York's streets
yesterday. u is quite safe to predict that
this city will see the greatest lot OF demon
strating cars In its history during the neIt
three weeks, as the 4. e. A. show runs from
October - to ~. and the Madison Square
Garden show from November to 0. A
few weeks ago IL was gravsly announced
that those automobile manufacturers who
will exhibit in Madison Square Garden
had decided there WAS no longer any neces-
sity for having demonstrating cars at the
show. and therefore the practice OF taking
prospective buyers out for n ride would be
abandoned for the coming show.
A directly opposite stand was at once an
nounced on behalf of the firms who had en-
gagged space in the Grand Central Palace,
who not only declared they would have
plenty OF demonstrating cars on the streets
near the Palace. but also that arran gements
had been made to have the cars Officially
timed on the Morris Park Motordrome. The
timing idea Is q decided innovation, but
vas arranged 80 that prospective buyers
who wished to know Just how fast a touring
car could travel With a load Of passengers
might time the machines with their own
tches. ID seems quite likely that there
will be at least a few demonstrating cars
around Madison square Garden in spite Of
the notice to the contrary. for several local
representatives Of firms who Will show their
product under the Diana capped tower are
expecting new models every day, and some
Of them hope to have their new demonstrat-
ing cars very busy while the rival spow is
on at the Grand Central Palace.
Although the use of strut rods for strength
enlng the position of the rear axle is prac-
tlcallv universal. similar practice in the case
OF the front axle is seldom found, owing. in
all probability. TO the comparative freedom
from racking strains which that member
ENJOYS. Where light frame and spring con-
struction IL attempted. however. II becomes
front axle in this way. and in one or two in-
stances, notably in the case Of the ~ horse
foTd One ears the ethod is used 70 sd
on heavier car. however, Is to be seen in
new 20 horse power lapda ulct chassis which
which added resistance Is obtained by means
OF = couple OF struts running from the steering
vokes on the ends Of the Yle to he sides OF the
power plant casing. which is rof he unit type
the point Of attachment being about midway
BET ween the clutch and The forward universal
relieve some OF the strain upon the springs
due to road shocks received by the wheels.
as well as providing for true radial motion.
That he motor car is somewhat Of versatile
commodity was duly eSemplifed during the
for instance, there ia employed u large per-
centage of the voting element residing ia
Towns Towns within a radius Of fifteen miles. In
would have to leave for work before they
could cast q ballot and few OF them would
purpose of voting. Herein was the motor
car equal TO the emergency for the reason thai
the several nominees running for once had n
IN service numerous cars which were used to
take the voters back home to vote, after
which they were returned to the scene of
in many cases exceeded, but then il WAS
deemed advisable to permit Of a little extra
speed on one day at least. hence none suffered ,
In consequence.
IN the mass of suggestion that has been
safer Henry Ford's idea Of restricting Hsu com.
petition to cars employing motors having
a a., piston p. displacement mot exceeding so
says the Motor World il strikes a. the t'inSs root
Of the trouble and is in line with the Motor |.
The power . cars empoyea @ IN mr tracs * %,t oon
Ies,s: esh:s AS NM Mr.: rcrd ma,ntains. ESQ cubic
an per Of ali Imse ,Ss ssssS seSge f9I ingenuity
Tor practical purposes. OF course, the piston
d displacement is not a new one. Il was con-
rame Of II. The American Automobile Ass~ss
fation permitted the suggestion to pass
unnoiced. ~ SO many other deserving aug |
gestions have been permitted to pass-that
Is. until mischief has been done.
Although IL probably is unknown to the
af omobes, the piston displacement limit
already obtains in this country 40 far as |
motor cycles are concerned and has proved
a most effective regulation not only for the
well in that H. has made the manufacture
of freaks OF abnormal power unprofit able
me body that governs motor cycle sport
N Ameri9a did not wait for Tragedies TO
GSsqs SeiorG ps9din sfegnsrds Several
20 both competitors and spectators exactly
~ they have recently occurred in aut omobiie
racing in this country. and profting by this
eNperience and for no other reason the Fed
ished limit of Ave horsepower for ma
mines eligible to competition.
. In due course. the term horse power be,nv
slastic. trade rivalry led to the const ructiosn
n y M, machines bearing that rating. but mani.
Hose to tho danger point. Again The ,nosors MOI
,ycle organization did not dodge the iss,,e
y cry out to the trade for help n met tbs
trade rivalry" more. than half way Inv
IfSpr on an wBB,as ont The dean
INIT Of 81 cubic inches piston displacemeotc
md there II stands to-day No ,ns.,bim. ~
lreate5 capacity i permitted in track con, ~.
est, The few freaks Of Abnormal DOVER
hat h;,,. exist I are 5estriS.ed to .strsishtawsy
or nsught. They are not booked as records
II is TO be added that in the Ave Yea "a bis
ory OF motor cycle racing in Americn ther.
las been but one fatality and no broker bones
going some" Doubtless the jdsn that a .or
hing - ~ be learned from the Iuodss, E.si-