New-York tribune., 1908-05-10
Auto Nes0s for Oe0ners and Buyers
Track Road Insure Active Motorists
Novel Way Divide q Cup

From the announcements Of track and road con-
tests already made there is every reason to be-
leve that the season will be extremely active
for automobilists. A number OF contests are
scheduled for Memorial Day. including track
meet at Baltimore and hill climbing contests at
wilkes-Barre. Penn, and Bridgeport Conn on
June there will be time trials at Jamaica Long
Island for which of the fastest cars VIII
be named. A track meet is 70 be held early IN
July Minneapolis. while II is said that twenty
four-hour track contests will be held more fre-
ouently than ever here this summer The Glid-
den tour VIII start from Buffalo July g. and
Judging from the number of manufacturers who
have announced their intention of entering cars
this year the run will be larger than ever before
The location of the Vanderbilt Cup course is
still open question. but according TO an offcial
OF the American Automobile Association announce
ment will probably be made this week. According
10 him the will not be far from this city.
Harry H knepper announced yesterday that he
will try TO have the 15o-horsepower Frsyer-Miller
which he viii enter in the Vanderbilt Cup race
ready in time take part in the Jamaica trials
silver trophy that will cost $500 has been
offered by weIies Hoenback as the chief prize FOR
the Wikes-Barre hill climb to he held on Me-
mortal Day. The programme for the climb on
Spoort Hill Bridgeport, has been announced as
follows:
Class No. l. gasclene cars. selling for ssH end
under class No gasolene cars, selling for S5l TO
go. class No. 3, gasolene cars. selling for S125
TO 5000: class No. 8, gasolene runabouts. selling
for cool 10 5000: class No. G. gasoene cars, sell
ing for ss,od soo: class No. Z. gasolene cars.
selling for s4om and over: class No. s. Crauturd
Cup, for amateur drivers Of gasolene cars: class
No. 2. free for alI.
@ G. CunnbI.r, driving 3o-horsepower Pullman
runabout. made a perfect score in the endurance
run OF the Harrisburg Automobile Club. held on
Monday and Tuesday last week The Pullman vas
,p,e Of fbe tue n
tered that came through with marks against II.
Besides winning the Class D cup. Mr. Cumoler
elso the Presidents Cup. offered by President
Mccormick of the Harrisburg Motor Club TO the
amateur owner and driver finishing the run with
the best score. The route selected was from Har-
risburg TO Philadelphia and return and covered q
rough and difficult course
A rather novel disposition IF silver cup vas
made recently by the Norristown Automobile Club
Of Pennsylvania. Sixteen out IF thirty-three ma
chimes that started in held under the auspices
of the club finished with q perfect score, among
them two REQ At subsequent meeting of
the owners Of the machines II was decided not TO
run the tie off, but dispose of the cup by melting
# UP into medals. be given to each Of the drv-
and owners
Waving sold out sII bis 1905 models of the Elmore
car Arthur NJ. Day planned visit 70 Europe. but
orders are coming in so fast for the 1879 models
that he has given up the trip for the present
Til. firm Of Cordner & Finn is the agency |
for the Acme cars in this city. Headquarters were
onened bv the concern in upper Broadway yester- |
day.
e B. Gallagher manager Of the American branch |
Of the Maja Company, sailed for Europe last week
He will visit the Austrian works of the Daimler
Motoren Gesellschaft. where the Mata cars are |
lie rim, ss IN
larger supplementary allotment OF cars than was
at first contemplated. The first allotment sent mere
has been sold.
Teddy Dey and Alfred Kumpt. who drove Pierce |
cars with perfect scores In the Gndden tour last
YEAR will again pilot the same make Of machine |
In the run this year
c. NJ. Hamilton, of the Isctta Import Company |
is to make a hasty trip to Italy TO hurry snip |
n,ents of the Isotta He reports a flourish |
,ne demand for these machines since the victories
in the Savannah and Briarclif road races. While |
abroad he will examine the Isotta machines en- |
tered in the Grand Prix. some OF which, II Is salo'
will be entered In the Vanderbilt Cup race |
s-cyInder Jackson car is the first to climb |
Gable Hi at Meadve. Penn. In the car were |
two passengers. The run was made for wager.
Samuel Miles, manager of the National Associa- |
ton of Automobile Manufacturers, writes to /
friend IN this city that he will probably attend the
oOonile reliability test to be held under the au-
spices Of the Royal Automobile Club of England
in conjunction with the annual reliability test of
the Scottish Automobile Club. for which hfty-one
entries have already been received
Alexander Winton president of fhe winton Motor 1
Carriage Company says that there is founda- /
ton for the runor that John H Patterson. head OK
the National Cash Register Company. Of Dayton. |
Ohio has been negotiating for the purchase of the
Uinton factory. Charles B. Shanks. sales manager.
said that M winton has no idea OF selling his
holdings in the concern. as successful business
has been done since the opening Of the factory,
and that the outlook is bright.
In the recent four-day endurance run held under
the au.pices Of the Detroit Automobile Dealers
Association two Oldsmobile finished the run
Of ABS miles with perfect scores.
C. p Skinner. president OF the Mitchell Motor
Car Company says that more physicians and sur~
eeons are buying motor cars this year than ever
before and that many enthusiastic Mitchell
owners.
Since the excluding OF chain and other nom
skiddne devices from the parks and boulevards In
this city the Republic Rubber Company has in
vented q staggered tread to answer their purpose
The Mora Motor Car Company has begun moving
into its new factory at Newark. n. Y. The main
building brick. 46 by 60 feet. two stories high,
with full skylight roof. making open building.
with abundance of light. The factory is a
Site
From the number of WEIGH owners who are
making arrangements to have their machines |
Skinned abroad in the months there is
every reason to believe that touring in American