New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
Herbert III. Lytle Takes Spin O0er
Vanderbilt Course.

herbert H. Lyle. who drove Nhe Pope-1OLeoO
racer in the Vanderbilt Cup trials last fall and has
been at the New York headquarters of the A. e.
Southworth Company. Inc, for the last two weeks.
delivering 1907 Pope-Toledos went the Van
deTbilt Cup course yesterday with Mr.. SOuthworth
in one of the Pope-Toledo touring Lyle
found the roads in excellent condition. and 1t was
small wonder that the temptation do a little
speeding over the historic course too strong
for him To resist
The car arrived at Krug's Corner and started over
the course al 1890 p. At 49O o'clock the speed
ometer showed that $50 miles had been covered.
Lyle lot the car out going down the Jericho Turn
pike, and speed of sixty-fve miles hour was
easily attained. After passing through East Nor
witch and Jericho. he again opened the throttle and
sped up the backstTetch toward Bulls Head az
faster tina mile-a minute gait Arriving at the
prior last years cup race. a stop was made
and the Plucky little driver cordially greeted
by numerous friends and acquaintance All want
cd TO know about this years Pope-ToledO racer,
ported that work on the car was we'll long and
that II would soon be ready for trial spin on the
roads outside Toledo
During the recent run of Edward Gibbs Murphy
10 Atlantic City in his Stearns car great interest
was excited in the Crescent rim formerly known
as the Harburg RIM. which IS a part Of its equip
ment Mr.. Murphy's is practically the first TO
De 50 provided with the rim. and actual
perence. working under the watch the tire
removed and readjusted in three minutes. A fur
IheI demonstration OF time that was interesting 70
observers was the taking of of the shoe and the
wheel and read1usting the same in seventeen min
What is generally regarded the largest days
shipment OF automobiles ever received in New York
city were the thirty 1920 horsepower REQ touring
ears RECEIVED by r. NJ. owen & Co. recently. Mr..
Owen says that this model is frequently received
I'm quantities Of fifteen cars in a shipment but
owing to the unusual demand which has arisen
able condition 81 the roads. it has been found nee
SSsary 70 double the CUSTOMARY order for shipment
over me prompt deliveries which the REQ Motor
Ga! COMPANY is making in strict accordance with
the guarantees made last October.
Three OF the four Dragon touring cars IN the
coming American Automobile Association tour
have been officially entered by the following con-
testants: H. +. BTanstetter OF the Chicago Auto
mobile Club and agent OF the Dragon in that city:
president OF the Dragon Automobile Company and
York agent OF the Dragon The rfine OF the entran,
OF the fourth car has not vet been announced
powered ears in the Contest Contest 20 '''s 'OU' lowest
4 student or statistics has figured that the mem
hers ~ the American Motor Car Manufacturers
Association We're the wisest hgurers on the future
81 The automobile business shown by the fact
almost an made by the foriy-one merbers oS f fbe
Nilerioan ASsoSlation The term runabouts is used
selling for $1,000 or less S'' anu
On the morning Of Aprn l. under the mos, adj
verse weather conditions. a regular model so5q
horsepower American Mors touring car made the
80" 4'N'" N0Hlueil, y j., 70 Atlantic Citv dis
tance 81 - $40 miles. in 60 minutes The car
CARVING I've men and added 900 pounds
MtlbH' OF SUNDAY newspapers. enCour tered several
times such lumpy stretches OF road thar a siov-
Town vas necessary 10 save the tires bur on sew
eiai occasions n mile was made in 81 seconds.
During recent heavy snowstorm in BROOKLYN
when its delivery facilities crippled by the loss
OF several horses Dahns Bakery placed in its SER
vice MI Carlsons Winton delivery wagon. This
vehicle had done two years service as a to,,rino
car; nut that simply tuned il up for a real effortS
ana as bakery auxiliary II proceeded 10 do the
Norh OF three horses Whereupon Mr. Carlson ana
MT Daf!n quite agreed that these Winfons no1-nr
wear out but run forever 0e'
car which recently left the works OF 7 NJ
Qulnby & Co. Newark attracted no little atten
ton. owing not only to It's handsome appeor
anee. but to number of interesting innovations
In the construction OF the motor II was invented
by Peter Jenness. Of Chestnut Hill. Penn. The
latter has been building few cars since 1902 for
himself and friends. and the present car is the
perfected results OF his experiments. The motor
has four cylinders develops IS horsepower and has
three speeds forward, the construction OF the car