The sun., 1908-11-01
AMONG fHE EBTOMODTLISTS
EIEsl O llANlbaP PRIZE DRIVERS
Is fRRIkE HERE,

NeExaPO, Wagner, DuFay. RiRal anu
HautVAbt Come on Ia Lorraine
---8traightaway Time Trials Mt .
4 Eilomctcr, One and Two Miles
I Five Of the, ramoas European drivers
that have been ngned as pilots for cars
THAT have been entered in the Efand 1prRe
irace ufrehc "A AHtompbilc CNo OF lAiiifrica
at saytnnafl - ginl ! tpgi itiijs sIlay' arrived
/ cfatere FY1fnofninR oai IA lorraine. Felice
( NazEaro. the Stey-of tho Fiht team, was the
0itt .rass1Da aet \ d Follow uhe ship g, 9ilpefs
itlovif thA, van plhiljf o,;hA dockf where lie
! Mas RrSe edSBS u. n. ~ olln nher n jneinbeF
lof the seSatest ,pNtnuliitee Of lhe Antoinp-
lbile Chths OF fSloettea and Siee-piesldept
= 81 thp filse te6ntsrh in|tbis country.
j Louis syveaner, tho Frenchman who is
ITO drive aAdfilafa6f die Fat raeeTH; JluraY. .
S,he bSfsaine- Dietrich. ,dfiy6r. end . the
\ 5tiomerita af,iiSard drivers Rigal and lfaht-
tsast we're the others who came here on the
fahip Ralph De Palma. the Brooklyn driver
iwho is 10 hitse charge Of the third Fiat
iracer, was one of the party that receiyAd
I fNazsaro and Wagtier.i Speaking through
sMr. Hollandef, both Navarro and Waghef
ideciared they were glad the circuit al
SaTa hnah, was 10 be gunfded by armed
lrofAiss asftheN retained vi vid recoleotiops
! % tie fecRlesshess OF the spectatots during
tjhes1gas7 Vanderbilt cup nee. which Wss
The last time the pair, had been in this corn-
lry. Kh6fer won the 1900 Vanderbilt
ienp,fe1o)N with u Darraoq,
III Ut rncing cars. with the mechanics
aiif eipK slpplies. are to be sldpped to
= Bninmbns. David Bruce' brown, a
dng New Yorker who drove mile in a
LII ori:tbc, 6rp ond beach last winter in
IS is seconds. establishing n new amateur
teeofli. Iridli nccoIn papg the, party npd ect
if,s interpIoter. NaZlnro, Wagner and DE
/ l'alfla win leave here t@r Savapnah by train
I1n Wednesday morning and viii reach the
race circuit about The same Lime as their
siafa aud mechanics. The three ltala racers
Nili S6 s6ht by the same boat that takes the
: ~ ,iti sfs9s- fas- ~ 4 ----- -F.
X "A. 4 II. aPardinEton. second vice-presidopt
'and general mnnhEcr oi the LonS lsland
fhf0r Parkway. announced yeste rTlay that
Z s1Ises of time trials would be helt! on the
.s,retSh ending at the grand stand
Gb Of Hr%Nd
prize ,rdce at Savannah The events are
- be for Two miles. one mile and one kilo-
ctsr With the finish y Tor a dsaCiGS wi IN IN
IiwardSd' TO the winner al each distance.
Cars which competed IN The class Of the
lor machines selling for, more than 81 1000
IN, October 10, cars which competed in the
tanderbjlt cup race on October "a and
yrize race at Savannah on Novem6er "a
Will be eligible 70 compete in the time trials
Iof the Motor Parkway. Mr. Pafuin a. on
.s sS ehs d 'qf Che snls ssners f
public who are interested in seeing the cars
Which have been built in conformity with
nj & ahvs a al opportanity OF seeine these
4 ars in,Rction close to New YORK city.
One Of the noteworthy. improvements
IN the arfanEenieht of this years Auto o:
mobile Show, which will open IN the Grand
Central Palace on New lear''s eve, win
ia,ifHnt.. heretofore this adjunct to The
show has been rather neglected and little
Mtentfon was paid TO the culinary depart
monious surroundings. All OF this Is 10 / g
altered this year, aS not only has famous
swiss chef been engaged but considerably
taUr9nt in the second gallery which is 10
BIO deeerhtedto 60 represent German grotto,
o. vision will be made by stone wall
elect, dividing the room from the general |
exhibition space. This will afford absolute |
privacy TO the room, which win be made |
s NAN nn5 " 9S vide entra1Ses
present unsightly posts will be made TO |
represent shrubbery. tree trunks. dc. The !
i Of pc gfsnes soeeaes shes T IKE
electric light bulbs. as the entire lighting
of the room is to be In subdued tones, The |
doer wiil~be mosaic, while copies OF quaint
paintings from the leading rathskellers |
and VINO grottos OF Germany will decorate
The panels on the walls.
Edwin Melvin, chairman of the enter
;aiument 1ooIhuuIteea OF the Long Island
Automobiie Club, has announced that the
has has be- been a"a arranged d" for Friday. Sovember
q. aikR an afr VII be held inthe ciubrooms
AZ $40 Spqaberland, street, brooklyn.
Following the usual policy there will be
special nights in connection with the
Ant2mSbile show which opens in Grand
q. Smith. chairman OF the show committee
OF the american Motor Car manufacturers
Association. announces that foiiowtnR the
DecetnbeT. a.. there will be gala night
on New Years eve: FRIDAY night will be
ARM. and navy: Saturday, students;
X eSsesday. Merchants and Thursdayy.,
The boards OF directors of the Automobile
Of Springfield viii hold a conference in
in the near future for the pur-
pose OF discussing some means to be adopted
by The clnDs mutually for the, betternient OF
the roads between'the two cities The con-
Ierehce'is the result OF the acceptance by
the Hartford club Of an invitation from the
4 Meyer before IL the history Of political
has the autom obile figured 40
proDliafe -tiS as during This years contests.
Candidates for ofllce tnd II possible nov to
make kstoeehs4 AT a dozen places. miles
apart iI one night, while, few years ago Il
would have been considered sonnet hing
" a Iuan made more than three
addfsees6s the same night. All this has been
made possible by the advent of the auto
mo bils'i several years ago lDth With poliCi-
cal espirations- would conduct their cam
pAigns from the rear OF trucks OF, from the
seats OF open carriages, but In these days
the up TO date political orator travels around
IN his motor car and delivers his speeches
sianding on the seat in the tonneau Of his
10 small towns. where many OF the voters
are fRTmersl in The outlyinc districts, the
automobile Us of more value 10 the candidate
for ioffitsI than adj tue speaking he did the
three weeks previous TO election day. When
the day to vote arrives the candidate with
opppnent who Is without a car, in that he
can so out and bring the voters to the polls
10 his machine and In this way gain the
votes OF many who would not have been able
70 reach the polls without travelling many
eiiy.to fh6st OF them and in return for'the
treat many OF them cast their votes in his
favor. 1,
Al the recent annual meeting the mem
eess ne Sexs SSeyerrd AHto,ns 60 bile cIuo
guiag year. The other officers elecred we're
Hurry Vail. vice president: Windsor L. l.
White @ treasurer L. j. Forbes, Jr.. secre-
tary.
Dark, on a lonely country road. and no
match with which to light the larips. This
IL a troublesome position TO the careless
motorist. 4 little light or the subject of
what 70 do when thus In the dark is given
by an inveterete smoker who evolved the .
thotktt he had used UP all his matches
He says: "A t1isooDnect one of the wires Of the 4
spark plug and place piece Of waste satu- /
rated with oil between the plug terminal
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