The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-21

racing the safest form of racing; another
styles road racing safer and also safest;
still another looks upon beach racing as
the only form Of sport. and others believe
hill climbing alone non-hazardous Yet, in
every form of the sport, even including
touring, lives are sacrificed, and it is not
evident which is safest or which may be
safe. In all probability we shall have
road, track, beach. hill and other forms of
racing and also touring, and without a
doubt men will continue to pass to the
hereafter. all in their proper time, in the
futurc as In the past. When airship
contests come in vogue and road and
track conditions do not figure, we shall
continue to see contests in which life will
be lost. In the days of cycle racing men
lost their lives in sprint racing, also in
paced racing and in six-dsy or long-dis-
lance racing. In cycling the howl went up
against every form of the sport at the
time of an accident, but every accident
slipped from mind, as did also the prob
able chances of death, when another con-
test came around. 1t is so in AUTOMOBILE
ing, and it will be so in airship sport. 1t
is so in every form of sport and In life
itself, for men are killed walking. running,
street-car riding and in carriages, but go
on living and progressing just the same.
W. II. Ellis. who has just returned from
tue hhhudi CONVENTION Oh selinS aBehts a.
the Pierce factory in Buffalo. is very much
enthused over the outlook for the coming
season as viewed by representative dealers
from all over the country, as well as
Canada. Just now the body building
plant OF the mpa is very busy turn
ing out a large number of Limousine
bodies. which will go on chassis for de-
livery this fall. The demand for enclosed
bodies seems to be unusually large, not
A1Na~ -. H. aN
Many people are beginning to realize that
an enclosed car. in which all the windows
can be lowered. is a pretty good all the
The first 1908 Pierce Limousine has been
received by the Ellis Motor Car Com
pany. 1t is an exceptionally fine locking
and luxurious car. finished in dark Brew
ster green and upholstered in Morocco
goat. 1t has been purchased by a promi-
nent resident Of MorristoWn.
Inc new nome OF the Matheson car, a
handsome concrete and steel hve-story ana
basement building, located in New York
city, between Forty5ninth and F1ftieth
streets, and running from Broadway right
through TO seventh avenue, Will soon be
ready tor occupancy. 1t is opposite the
present quarters OF the Palmer d Singer
manufacturing Company, the distributors
OF TINS Weil-known American car. This
latest addition to New York's famous auto
mobile row has been so constructed that
three stories may be added whenever
necessary. The decorating and finish both
within and without this building are highly
artistic. The upper floor has been arranged
as a repair and stock room; three inter-
mediate floors will be used for the garage
and are capable of accommodating $50
cars; a magnificent salesroom, SO by 40 feet,
with a mezzanine balcony and offices, will
be located on the main floor. The building
is provided with two large elevators, each
having a lifting capacity of 1900 pounds.
A-hour m races in New York Of
stopping the contest during the afternoon
of the second day for the purpose of
running off short events and watering the
track has accustomed considerable criti-
cism in certain quarters. 1t is thought by
many that a A-hour race should be con-
tinuous without a single intermission AL
number of foreign ONO publications
ridicule these contests as 24-hour races on
account of the intermissions. In discussing
this question, Harry H. Knepper. who
piloted a Frayer-Miller in the two Phila-
idsl may ana June, InlShlng In second