The sun., 1907-08-19
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
AMATEUR DRIVERS MAY SETTLE
DISPUTES AT MORRIS PARK.
Owners or High Powered Rmabouts aud
semi-Racers VIII Have Chance to Hold
Match Races E ven TnouSh Long Island
Motor Parkway WIZ Not BE Read,

Semi.Racers VIII Have Chance to Hold
Match Races E ven Tbopyh Long Island
Motor Parkway WIZ Not he Read,
Local motorists. and especially those who
drive their own high powered runabouts ara
much pleased over the reesta blshment Of
the Morris PARK track as an automobile
speeding course. Many young men bought
high powered runabouts or semi-racers thi,
season with the expectation Of being able o.
race them on the Long Island Motor Park
way this fall and many Of them will welcome
the chance to race on the big Westchester
oval, particularly IL some effective means
OF doing away with dust Is used there. Iti,
altogether more than likely that q number
OF much discussed match races between
amateur drivers will be decided there and il
IL probable that q series OF events will be ar
ranged to settle the owners championship
at distances varying from one 10 nfty miles
The men Interested in the now enterprise do
not intend TO confine the events entirely 10
speed contests. but will promote contests H.
which the skill Of the drivers win count more
than the speed OF their machines. Gym
khana games and other events will be arranged
and particular attention will be paid 10 events
likely to attract entries from amstsur drivers
James Couzens Of Detroit. 6 member Of the
committee Of management OF the American
Motor Car Manufacturer Association. who
has been In Europe for the last two months
sailed for home last week. During his Euro
pesn trip MIR. Couzens visited all OF the larGp
cities of both Great Britain and the Continent
in the interests Of the Ford company. Of which
he Is secreary and treasurer.
Water tar oil has had it's first test in the
vicinity Of Syracuse as a substance for LAYING
dust much travelled highways Strip
Of road running by the Onondaga Golf Club
house was oiled for quarter of a mile, and tho
experiment has proved IN satisfactory thsi
the Automobile Club Of Syracuse may take
up the project Of oiling all the roads out nj
the city. The Fayetteville road has been the
worst in the vicinity OF Syracuse, and the
club members were almost smothered with the
dust from passing automobiles. The oilins
experiment was conducted by A. ID. Dudlcy
who first had the road scraped and then hau
two barrels Of water tar oil applied with
hand sprinklers. This did not have the do
sired effect. 4 sprinkling wagon was tried
and between fifteen and twenty barrels of
oil were used. The oil soaked into the road
bed, and tho road was not only cles n but tir,n
and smooth. The state Fair Commssloner
has arranged TO sprinkle the boulevard n
the fair grounds. He will also have all tho
streets within the fair grounds sprinkled
with Oil
All or nearly NIL radi ators of the prov aoni
style are furnished with an overflow arrsngp.
the contents after the motor has hecopl,
warmed up 10 its working temperature. MOI
OF them are also provided with boNhoIcS
through which any steam which may happen
10 be generated may escape TO the atmosphcrc.
IL is absolutely essential that both outlets he
left clean and free from obstruction as other
wise the internal pressure in the cooling Svs-
tenn caused by the heat will be likely to cause
serious leakage, which naturally will occur
az the weakest point.
Custom has figured 10 large extent ~ tho
that have been held in this country. and %
custom may he blamed for Whatever lack of
progressi ssiveness there IL To be found here.
says Motor lac. u remained for ChiCaGoan-
To depart from ordinary lines in an effort tn
ascertain the capabilities Of the cars that are
ested u an Sr Effort as 'e spose %Hp 81 them IN
change for good hard earned money. Abroad
there has always been an effort 10 improyo
show what cars can do under different con
ditions. and Chicago, believing this 10 hc
ru sEGa ponsfy s0r te,,STsd st & ana & Iaib % 9
that was at least different from any that had
been used in this country. The ears wCr"
reckoning the rule to determine merit marks
was to multiply the cylinder capacity by tn
Hms H n r. seconds 80 taken % TO climb thS NJ sna
4 short, steep and curving hill was used ~
the morning. the cars being given STANDING
given the cars to negotiate a longer but moro
inoderate hill. and the average work m 'h"
hills determined the winner.
The rules appear too technical for somr
but In defence Of the system the mans geme't
points to the record. which shows that ih'
winners in the four classes arranged Veto
tho first four on the list in point OF percenias'
Of engine efficiency. clearly showing fh'i
fundamentally at least, the rule was reason
ably correct and fair. In any handirsr
event II is impossible TO correctly plaC' g..
contestants without making az many ca~s"
as there are entrants. but. as the result Of b.
Chicago hill climb shows, the rule app'f'
seems to have been responsible for determ'
ing results with as much accuracy as could b.
reasonably expected. considering the faCr ina
there are all sizes and all prices and. "ous"
quently all grades of motor cars pi,''a
against one another. With constant en''
on tho part Of promoters of motor car CON
tests to ascertain some rule that will pcrm'
fair comparison between the difer'r
makes and the different grades Of cars soIN'
thing may be evolved that will approlCl '''
point Of perfection.
IL must he remembered that " 10 ess.'
tisl that comparisons may be mad1 a.n
alone on what speed cars can show h- "h3
load they will carry or how long tNh' N.
stand up OF how long thrv viii Ull. I
on combination of speed IN r"I' ".
to ton mlles-of course taking INTO '
sdcration the factors Of strength aud r'I|
hihty, points hat have been too ircdu
overlooked IN this country because NJ 'n. '.'
desire TO secure as much advertising w.
such events as possible Only q v"Ch Ir
Hotoy Age pointed out that those who .1I
part in such contests solely for tndiI 'G'i
advertising gain do themselves and N" i"
from such contests will come only Nh"N ''i.
is u desire aud an effort tn advertise th' VICTOR
car business as q whole. Such cont "~i 70
for the benefit OF the industry MON"