The sun., 1907-12-31
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
THREE MORE CARS FOR BRIAR-
CLIFF TROPHY CONTEST.
Additional Entries for Westminster Comfy
stripped stock Chasses Road Race
on April n Are Two LOzlers and y ne.
nanlt, which BernIn VIII Drive GOSSIP.


on AprIl n Are Two LOzIers and y ne.
nault, which BernIn WIN Drive GOSSIP.
Robert Lee MorreIl. chairman Of the auto
mobile manufacturers committee. announced
yesterday that one Renault and two Loziers
had been entered for the Briarclih trophy
contest which Ia TO be run over a course
In westch ester county m April "a. The
Renault is to be driven by Maurice c. BsrniD.
who, with Paul La Croix. won the first twenty
four hour race at the Morris Park Motor
drome. No drivers were named for either
Of the two Loziers. but it has been reported
that one NJ the best known drivers in this
country will pilot one Of the machines. II
is expected that a number of the foreign
cars being exhibited in the importers show
in Madison Square Garden this week will
be entered before next Saturday night,
when the exhibition will end. Several OF
the most prominent American manufacturers
have written In for extra entry blanks during
the last few days. and rush OF entries ia ex-
peetcd next week. the entries close on
January IS. Chairman MOrrell has called
a meeting of the executive board Of the con-
test for Thursday Of this week.
That the car frequently is at fault when the
lamps refuse to burn properly is point which
ts not commonly understood. 1t is a fact
nevertheless that under certain Circum-
as to expose them to air currents OF such a
swirlng nature as to make their continuous
action practical impossibility except when
the machine is nc rest. A case in point Ia
cited bY the Auaocar. in which the writer had
occasion to lend q pair OF dash lam ps which
who had been unable to get his o wn lamps
70 burn. To the surprise of both the sup
Rosedly TeliSble lanterns proved as erratic as
those which they replaced When shifted
DaCk TO their own proper car, however, they
again bNEned in perfectly Tespe ctabie
on the car O Se @rsr Mere th25 h5
az the ends of the dash and were subjected
70 direct draught when the machine was
moving, on the other they were placed in
front Of the dash and under the same cir
cumstances suffered from eddy currents.
Arrangements have been concluded 10 hold
the annual local show in Kansas City in Con-
venton Hall. which has almost as much floor
space as Madison Square Garden i'm New
York city. The affair will be conducted by
the Automobile Dealers Association of Kan
sas City. during the week Of February 3 to no.
IL is announced that company has been
FORMED 20 operate an automobile passenger
ana freight line between Buffalo and Niagara
Falls. Lockport and the Tonawandas. Il
ls the intention Of the promoters TO use ten
nrated and add to the number as business
increases.
Frank Brown. u. son Of former Governor
as q member Of the Automobie Club OF Mary
land rather than stand trial before the beard
OF governors on charges OF violating the
speed limit by racing his car through one OF
the principal streets OF Baltimore. which
resulted in the killing Of a pedestrian. Under
In his expulsion could be taken because OF
his RESIGNATION. The club members passed
TrsSeoIStions: rSS G & however ce9slrng Young Brown.
against Howard ", Gin and another auto
moolllst named Bartlett. az be result, OF
injury TO young woman.
u is so very easy to blame the motor ara
then its maker, when for any reason the car
refuses duty. that comparatively few owners
make proper allowances for their own in
turning upon the manuracturer either
directly or BY way Of his product, stys the
o0t.n. 1StS. "SIs %bcb Formerly mgsa o. The dis
devoted head OF the producer. Horse
were 90 grossly exaggerated that the reaction
was natural and Justly deserved in many
and dIsa Strous causes Of baking motors and
rapid depreciation is this tendency 10 over
losding. both IN passenger and dead" load
The custOm OF Of0YerpOwering many machines
mas bred among Owners o sort of blind con-
ndence that good machine will carry success-
upon Il. Consequently the average owner
invests In whatever suits his fancy aud purse
II the Tsy q httings and accessories. perhaps
the nearest carriage builder and taking in
all the friends he has seating accom- m OdAtions
for drives xayly away
Yet from the tnVesti cations Of these waiRhka
II appears that the additional weight OF the
new limousine body may he between three
and four hundred pounds over that of the
body eold with the CAR while studies or ac-
cassOries show that well stocked car in |
touring trim may carry load OF $50 pounds !
save the garage with some 900 hounds or |
dead load, or the equivalent Of four normal |
The Friends" climb In after that and all |
join In wonder and amaEement AZ the vav
IN which the car climbs or fails TO climh the I
illls. Makers OF commercial vehicles are
already beginning to recognize and provide |
. gainse this tendency to overlooking by I
klvlng their product d nominal mean rating /
The pleasure car this IL undesirable and un-
necessary in many cases. The Tendency |
20 overload any kind OF machine simply \
because the machine viii NOT comniai1 /
s . natural and very human one and ons
which cannot be Obliterated with moto1 |
GERS any. more than IL ever has been Win /
top buRgies. ~
A new foreign motor starting device cor,-
Drisss crank mounted on the daahboard |
and pedal which when depressed onens |
sh ~ the inlet valves and at the same tims
breaks the ignition circuit The reIease
~ compression renders u very easy 10 t,iTn |
ever the motor, the cylinders thus heinz /
When the pedal IN released after CrsnLin. |
ihe motor starts "on the spark "
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