New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
PLANS FOR PALACE SHOW.
Regret at accident That Put StearRs
Car Ont of 24-Hour Race.

At meeting of the committee OF management of
the American Motor Car Manufacturers Asscciati ton
yesterday a full report Of the work of the commit
tee in charge of the big automobile show which
opens in the Grand Central Palace New Years
Eve submitted and approved The plans indi-
cate that the affair which opens the Of 1909
viii be themost complete ever held for II will not
alone include the leading American cars, but all the
foreign that sold in this country. In addi-
ton there will be a complete exhibit OF the Motor
and Accessory Manufacturers, together with motor
cycies Other reports were by the committees on
tires and good roads.
The question of international racing rules, which
came up for consideration was quickly turned over
to the contest committee with power
In attendance at the meeting were: Chairman
Benjamin Rriscoe. Maxwell -Briscoe Motor Company;
James Couzens. Ford Motor Company; c. G. StOd-
dard Dayton Motor Car Company; r. NJ Owen.
REQ Motor Car Company; II. o. Smith, Premier
Motor Manufacturing Company; Charles Lewis,
Jackson Automobile Company; s. II. Mora, Mora
Motor Car Company; w. H. Van Dervoort. Moline
Automobile Company; c. Vernon Rogers Mitchell
Motor Car Company, and Alfred Reeves, general
manager
For the last few days along automobile the
showing of the cars in the -four-hour
at the Brighton Beach track last Friday and Sat
UrCley has been the chief topic of conversation.
Probably the that is talked OF is the
Stearns. which met with mishap in the third hour
by running into the Simplex car swapping off part OF
1t took five to rvet the broken parts together
and the accident ruined the chances of the machine
for victory. The rfveted parts became loose
again. and for the remainder of the the
, chanics at the Stearns camp kept busy in
patching the car up.
The accident unavoidable one, and
caused when the Simplex car swung wide in an
attempt to escape running over Thomas D. Ffckert.
a special officer. Marquis. in the Stearns car.
following the Simplex closely at the time at
frighful speed. and had it not been for his sklfu
handling of the stearns the accident might
have been much more serious.
Those who believe that the Stesrns car would
have won the race had it not been for the acci-
dent base their opinion the scorers card, which
shows that in the eight hours it the track
It made an average Of so 1-3 miles hour, which
was 1-8 miles faster than that OF the winning
car At this speed the Stearns would have
made over 200 miles in twenty-four hours, COM
pared to 117s made by the Simplex, which the
The extensive repairs in the road leading from
the West Shore ferry at Weehawken, connecting
with the Hudson County Boulevard. have been
completed and the road is in excellent condi-
ton The Hudson County Boulevard is famous
as an automobile route, and the repairs IN the ap-
proach thereto make It quick and easy OF access
from New York to the West Shore ferry. from
either the foot of West 47d street or Desbrosses
street.
There has been much gossip in automobile circles
of late and so many conflicting reports denials
sfHrrnations and contradictions TO whether the
Northern Motor Car Company would or would not
he consolidated with the Evertt-Meteger-F Flanders
company. 1t can now be announced that the deal
has gone through.