The sun., 1908-04-19
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

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TOMOBILE NOTES.
Nearly half the cars entered In the Bnarcih
race win he equipped with Continental Ready.
F1ated" tires As nearly as can be asceHalned
at this writing there will be more Continental tires
than any other single make and nearly as many as
all other kinds put together. Among the cars
which will have Continental equipment are BlAnchl,
Fiat Uwo, Searns two, simpler two, Naia,
Hol tan and Panhard. The Continental Ready.
FlAted" equipment gives quite an advantage TO
car In a race. The spare tire Is carried already
Inflated on a demountAble Nm and can be put on
al once. No time Is lost because OF having 10 blow
up tire,
Continental Ready .Flated" Tires have been In
use In Europe for one or two seasons past and In
almost all Of the important races The worlds
record. won by Fiat Al Ormond, 800 miles In 2&
minutes n seconds, was made on Conunentals.
II Is quite within the bounds Of possibility that the
Brlarcln race may he won BY some Ger because
Of the advantage given BY the quickly chanEeable
Ready Plated" tires, with which 40 many OF the
automobiles will be htted. The Continental COM
pany will have four control stations al convenient
points on the course. There Vlll be every facility
for giving oil necessary attention TO the racers
Harry s. Houpt ls 10 take entire personal charge
OF the Thomas which Ia 10 invade Europe In quest OF
the Grand PrI trophy. Mr. HoupL accompanied
BY Mrs Houpt. his niece. Miss Dorothea Mccartney;
Montague Roberts and his mechanics, viii sail for
the French capital the middle OF May, and nothing
will be left undone TO be In good condition when
the machines are sent away on JulyL Two Thomas
machines one ofwhch will be the actual contestant,
and a touring car will be taken abroad, The
Thomas entry for the Grand PrlI Is not only notabie
In that It Is the only American car, but II 10 also
the lowest powered car entered In the race And
average OF seventy miles an hour was attained In
last years Grand PnG by the nrst two cars, but MI
Houpt says the American champion will not he
found wanting, As such adaptations as arc necessary
for the fast course will be used In the regular 1905
Thomas stock chassis
There Is no more interesting hgure In the Eastern
automobile trade than the man who will dominate
the Thomas policy abroad Wherever the element
of contest has entered into the automobile sport
Mr. Houpt has ever been CONSPICUOUS and II Il 10
bis loyal adherence TO Montague Roberts that The
latter stands In the llmellght tn day. Roberiss
numerous victories In past year have all been In
Mr. Houpts colors carried on the cars which have
become 50 well known In the territory which bis
company ntrok.
London papers are hlled with comments on the
recent remarkable test 10 which the three cadillac
cars we're subjected under the immediate direction
and supervision Of the Royal Automobile Club
twill be remembered that In this test three Cadillac
cars were taken from the showrpomS In London
and driven 10 BroOklAnds and given twenty.
Ave mile run. making my mile non stop run
for each car They were entirely dismanted, Isl
parts being removed from each car and the parts
from ali three cars thrown into one heap hap.
hazard and thoroughly mixed up togetne, 70 ,.a. tnss
the parts from one car were unrecogniLaole from
those Of another From this heap OF paris the
cars were gradually built up again untli AZ Certain a.
stage OF the test all the remaining parts were ds.
carded and new parts brought from the Cadillac |
sAlesTooms and the work OF REHABILITATION continued
70 perfect hnlsh. -, II. -, |
nun on the BTooklands track, completing the DIS,
tAnce with marvellous regularity a. speed OF |
twenty four miles an hour SIG9 an .s sTonsss
In English and ihsh automobile circles by this |
remarkable showing that Il was decided 70 carry |
10 be entered In the 700 mile trial TO be conducted
under the auspices ot the Royal Automooue Snp;
The three cars are nov Locked up under the hoys.,
Automobile Club surveillance and on the eve oI |
The thai one Of them will be selected 10 nun IN the
event Just as II finished in the test at Brooklands
Walter { Evans. who Is one Of the younger genera.
tlon OF managers In the city predicts shortage |
Of moderate priced cars In the not tAT dlsHnI
the Autocar Interests at Ardmore. Pa, and has
lately been appointed general manager OF the |
New York house OF this old concern. Mr. hvans
hGd not decided to curtA their outputs for ise
by reason OF the not too favorable conditions OF |
last fall The demand evident for cars selling under
SSOOO would have absorbed them easily. But |
now that conditions In general have pTacuoAly |
reached the old solid basis II looks as many auto,
models for the season OF ieOs He has Just returned
from the Ardmore plant. and conditions 'esIe' s me ne
;s,sS have meyer eye cm 9ssn 30 SS IN
peotauons Going there with the idea OF lncTeAs-
Ing his order for the n.75o 80 horse power touring
cars and the ever popular Aulocar runAbout be
was much surprised 70 learn that he will have
70 be satisfied with his allotment OF an earlier date
At strategic points on the Bhsrcir course Dis-
mond tire controls have been established for the |
big race OF April "a The men In charge are al |
pSpy Ei az AKRON. and without exception they have
had experience In the Vanderbilt and other large |
racing analrs. All the cars using diamond uIes
are equipped 10 use also the Diamond demounmole |
rim on which tires already pumped up 10 racing |
pressure are kept for Instant use whenever chAngo
Is necessary. In the Savannah races y; n, LyEe:
machine. applied a freSh Diamond tire and Was /
under way again In ninety seconds, a. timed by
Walter Christie OF direct drive racing car fame
c. ?. wycEon aud A. W. Church OF wyckon.
Church Partridge, the local Stearns representa-.
tves are both keeny interested In the result OF
the Bharolln. Mr. Church says 10 part: our
entering three cars and our selection OF three
About our eonndence and interest in this race than
any amount OF argument Perhaps II the number
OF entries OF single make had not been restricted
SteAns cars as Atthe Fort George hill climb" Mr.:
Wyckon, who has been over the course several
times and has studied the conditions thoroughly,
states: From purely business standpoint could
not suggest better demonstration for stocb ehAess
than the ten lap event AZ Bharctn The race Is
going to be a good one because u Is dinleulI from
every standpoint | naturally feel a little biased
In favor OF our own entries. Our cars have acted
admirably In the trials We have tried 10 locate
our men as comfortably bs " they were AZ home,
Above all our drivers not only have confidence
In themselves but In the cars they drive, wnieh
goes a long way toward arriving az success
Public interest aroused 70 keen pitch by the
events OF automobile carnival week, shows no
signs Of relapse, which augurs well Tor the tuture
OF motoring ahalrs. All those who participated
IN the memorable doings report Improvement
away beyond the ordinary. Sales are numerous