New-York tribune., 1908-04-05


u :, .s,l climbing contests serve? or what Prac-
pose q ~. records made in economy, relia-
tOeA 1sl.6 bonnet and other contests 1hese
olhS. s-ise regularly every spring, and ben3a-
,,-isooe in commenting on them FesteroaE'
ssid. - -b.s. contests is EXPENSIVE but
.r.v are worth all they cost OF course.
sEe- could sell his product insight ana
u 'H sv. the money he expends in advertising
unseel- un sorr7s eliminate the agent and realize
n "i ,.he- weird dreams II would be hne-Icr
P1 But IL has been ordained that nothing
re 70 te5 without effort cost. and 10 this the
Hss -. hryine public has added the further
s..,on You'll have TO show me contests 90
fhoH - 80, argue however. that the conditions
y" -,.6e 10 duplicate those O, ordinary use.
lies and cIassifcations. however honestly
$50 81 cannot but favor some contestants ano
-. .-.st hardship others, yet the general
"a. bs. its own way OF reading between lhe
I'D rsuging pretty accurately results as 'le!
doubt Il even the loser il such an event
sn0 loft far more than those who do not or
CO CO - .7ter cars in open competition and take
L.,ces with other makes
e.. h.-t.- 70 be an also ran than non-partici-
ID while one or a dozen hill climbing vic
-. 80 not prove everything. they do prove the
- ,-,o--znt fact that the maker has such conf
-. n the consistent performance and all round
-srs ability Of his product he is willing 10 enter
-. cs-s 81 every opportunity. asking only a iair
fed and no favor
..,,s1vren cars win about 50 per cent Of all the
--e in which they are entered. and We enter
--.crsca llv everything During the coming year we
- he heard from in all kinds Of contests. espe-
cisly hill climbing and reliability tests
t-..-.s-i,r incident where the automobile and
INNS OF the car played part in saving boy :
lie < told by Dr. Read. Of Rome. y Y He got
c,l c-e night 70 maze a OF fifteen miles TO
,,s-sre on a patient for appendicitis and covered
re distance In his little Ford Tunab bout in record
tine n The farmhouse, usual. kerosene Oh
t.---s formed the sole OF illumination ana
t-is Ishr was not enough 70 perform an operation
r,sc3urze was had 10 the lamps from the automo-
lie and the operation was successful
-, nd -,osxi-1~ three Thomas Detroit cars VII
he entered for the American Automobile Associa-
-ior tou- Il may be that under the new rules OF
punching cars in special cams the Thomas Detroit
VII be represented by team The Two cars that
took part tbs recent Savannah races VIII oe
czr17aigned regularly this season and will he seen
n TIE hiu clinSs Atlanta, Dead Horse Hin,
Worcester and Wilkes Barre.
re touring bureau Of the White Company has
ms issued The sixth IN the series Of White route
lopgs The new issue covers the run from Phla-
delphfa over the national highway fsr west as
s--nsfeid Ohio and then southwark through the
-oY.he-n States 10 Savannah This book gives the
frs definite da-a ever published on the roads O.
Ken 4
re road directions for following the national high
psv through Maryland. Pennsylvania, West Viz
E--.a and Ohio
= Pennsylvania car IS being built for The Wander
hi Gun rare this fau I was intended 10 have
machine ready for the Brta-cli1 race but Il
ccu.d not y constructed il tine. r. HarrE Cro-
rt-E.- q the Pennsylvania Auto Motor Car Com
-s-v < one 0, those who believe il the value OF
s-to11obie competition as : step forward in per
te-tirs the autoro ooile and intends II nave Penn
s,lvanla represented in the chief contests this
ves- He has entered machine in the Fort George
hi climb this week
TIE first os TIE limousine cars ot Maja make
-zs seen II this city last week To meet the in
--easns demand number OF these cars VIII be
built ~ the Msia Company.
king Ed-a-d has granted the royal patent 10 the
MicheIia Tire Company. naming L as orfclai pur-
veor Of tires throne and Incidentally 70 the
ro-aI motor cars.
re Packard Motor car Company Of Detroit has
tro thousand men work II the different depart
re-ts Of the factory. busiy engaged at all hours
u TIE DAY. Already one thousand 1908 Packard
7--f--ies" have been delivered TO purchasers and
II. force Is now a FOUR hundred more
cars q this type.
y willard who resigned from the Hsrrods
Motor Car Company 10 JON tne se-liHs iYlCS "a
the Harry s. Houpt Company, has made visit 10
t-e Thomas plants Buffalo and Detroit He
reports a unprecedented degree Of activity a. the
Bu~alo plant and says night shifts are work
lrs e ful blast. endeavoring 70 I'll the greatest
number Of orders in the history OF the Thomas
Company.
Ba-re- C-dfeld, WHO viii make his debut as an
automobile road driver the Briarclif race. ar
r1ed II rris city last week and IN few days
VII &c y The UyckoT. Church & Partridge camp
re COURSE u begin practice He will drive
Es-lEn T. T-hlppIe-s Stea-ns car n the contest
70 those who interested II the electric auto
ro5.. II. new method OF control installed by the !
Bsbcock Electric Carriage Company is interest /!
i1g. can slowed down. permitted 10 coast !
@ brought 4 stop by one movement OF the foot
lever being necessary 70 touch the controller
handle
Frank L>ls-6 driving z Il. InTna1's foGr-cylln- |
oer -rT Stes-ns the recent Atlanta. Ga hlil /
cErb. negotiated the steep grade in 81 seconds.
Automobiles.