New-York tribune., 1907-01-19

and cork was actually found to stand UP better
under the tremendous labor imposed upon 1t by
the quick stoppage Of railroad than any
other material tried. In the course OF evolu-
ton 1t was applied to brakes and clutches OF
automobiles, and has been adopted by some of
the makers of high grade cars.
The large sterling silver cup. which graces
the Darracq exhibit recalls the two cOnsecu-
tive victories won by Darracq cars in the VAN
derbilt Cup races of 1905 and 19O6-Hemery
with the SO-hOrsepOwer Darracq winning the
former race and Wagner with the IOO horse
power DarraCQ winning the 1900 eVent-and tS
constantly being inspected by vast throngs OF
people, who crowd close 70 read the engraved
inscription thereon. This is the first time this
cup has ever been placed on exhibit IN America
Special permission was granted Dy the snow
committee 70 the Darracq Motor Car Company
to exhibit this cup by virtue OF the DarracQ
car having won it twice in succession
To Denver belongs the honor OF placing travel
BY automobile at the top notch for speed, SER
viceabiIity and pleasure against the rail-
road In the recent Denver-COlorado Springs
speed and reliability contest nearly every well
known and popular car OF the higher priced
type was entered. The winning car. 24-horse-
power Premier touring car, driven by " 3
Fletcher covered the eighty miles TO Colorado
Springs in = hours and y minutes. which IS an
average OF 81 40 miles an hour while the
nearest competitor. a popular 61AhOrsepower
car made the run In = hours and 90 minutes.
Since the railroad schedule time to the same
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that the automobile has big margin
At Smith & Mabley's Simplex exhibit at the
show Is a novel TOD. 1t is similar in construc-
ton TO a suspension bridge. Both sides are
entirely free from bows the sides OF the
body. there being only two in front on the dash
and two on extreme rear Of the body, which
are made OF extra heavy oak BY doing away
with the side bows II becomes folding canopy
top. This top projects from twelve 10 eighteen
large window is placed directly straight, pre-
venting the rain from striking the glass. which
enables the driver to have clear view
In car construction the American Mors Is
fresh illumination in the autOnobile territory.
for ;5is machine is fashioned along the lines Of
Frances greatest master patterns. being manu-
factered in America under American rights.
Thus the car will appeal 10 every automobile
enthusiast because il is a foreign car In every
thing but the name. The entrance Of this car
into the ranks is interesting because. although
q newcomer. its popularity is already estab-
lished. a full line Of limOusineS. landaulets and
touring has arrived; and the headquarters
fitted UP in a fashion especially designed 20
show OF this FranCo-AmertCan fnality in motor
construction.
No greater commentary on the progress shown
I'm the construction OF automobiles exhibited at
Madison Square Garden could be had than in
study OF the transmission systems. A Catalogus
of all the cars there shows that the selective
type is used on sixty-sIx. decided majority.
Only a few years ago some critics were In
cined TO call the F.. r. Thomas Motor Com
pany faddist in the extreme when Il first
brought its SeleCtive transmission To its present
state of perfection. The progressive type, by
which 10 is necessary TO go through all the
speeds 10 reach high from low. was the subject
OF no little CaptiOUS comment by the SaeSmen
OF other companies. That siXty-siX cars OF
those exhibited this year have come to this type
would seem to indicate that this criticism has
been effectuanS silenCed. The sixty-siX ma
chimes embrace almost all OF the high priced and
high powered cars in the show