New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

outlined by the Automobile Club OF America
bureau of tours issued to its members less
than week ago. fifteen entries have been received
When the members join readily in the scheme
for the exclusive. ideal trip 1t is indication that
before June 49, the day Of the start the bureau will
have enrolled the largest entry for pleasure tour
promulgated In this country.
Although the names of the touring enthusiasts
far enrolled were not given out yesterday, the
following makes of cars were obtained from the
entry blanks:
Berliet, 40 horsepower; Darracq. 30 horsepower;
Berliet. "A horsepower; Royal Tourist. 45 horse
power: Thomas. so horsepower; Chadwick No. g..
80 horsepower; Peerless 80 horsepower Pope Toledo
3S horsepower Franklin. q horsepower; Stevens-Dur-
year. S5 horsepower: Franklin, 2S horsepower: Ford
IS horsepower: Cleveland 30 horsepower; Lozer. 40
horsepower and Corbn. 80 horsepower.
Arrangements have been made all along the route
for the best accommodations for the tourists. The
line of travel will show the we'll defined method by
which the appointments of official hotels, garages,
restaurants, etc, were made. The places en- route
where the tourists VIII stop for the night are Wa
terbury, Conn; Manchester. Vt; Sunapee Lake,
y. H; Breton Woods, Poland Springs Me; New
Castle and Boston.
Governor Richards of New Hampshire will wei
come the tourists at Newport N H, where a
ception will be given. The State Engineer of New
Hampshire, A. w. Dean has issued instructions
for thorough inspection of the roads along the
ideal tour and will show the visitors the splendid
condition of the roads in New Hampshire.
Word comes from Savannah that every prepara-
tion will be made by the Automobile Club of Sa-
vannah for the holding of the grand prize race
there on November 26. AS the date
decided upon for the holding of the contest the
officials of the club got into touch with the road
commissioners of Chatham County. and the latter
agreed to begin work on the course at once Eight
miles of roads will be built the southern
end OF the used this spring, making total
circuit mileage of twenty-six and three-quarters
miles. Plans were also formed for the enlargement
of the grandstand to seat seven thousand persons.
and other details wide and extensive were also
discussed The will be at four hundred miles
a greater distance than any Of its kind
held in this country. 1t is planned to have the
course in readiness by November 1. that there
will be time elimination if such is
found necessary.
Two entries have been announced for the Van
derbilt Cup One is a six-cylinder Mora.
tered by W. W. Burke, agent in this city for the
Mora machines, and the other by Robert Graves, of
Long Island who has entered his Mercedes car,
which Jenatzy drove in the last Vanderbilt Cup
race.
Premier car which is undergoing an unusual
Of running 100 miles a doy for 100 consecutive
. days. has made its twelfth century in and out OF
Indianapolis without single adjustment repair.
An owner of Haynes car, who said that he
had driven IL nine thousand miles at an eXpendl-
ture OF only se in exchanging it for 1908 model
few days ago, said that it like losing
good friend IN parting with the old machine
A great demand is reported for 1908 Mora 4-cyl-
inder since the announcement of the clear
sale few weeks ago. The reduction In
price about owing to the company being de-
layed in moving into its big new factory. and
also because not any of this year models will be
carried over to next season.
The committee in charge of the 320-mile Rocky
Mountain Cup race, which by E. Linn
Mathewson in a Thomas-Detroit car, has failed
10 recognize the protests that were filed asserting
that the machine not a stock
In recent track and road contests the Mitchell
car has made a conspicuous showing. At the
Wilkes Barre hill climb it in its class. A road
captured the three-mile contest at Seattle be-
sides making a fine showing against time. At San
Francisco two Of this make made perfect
scores in twenty fourhour endurance race! while
Omaha Model l machine defeated eight con-
testants in hill climb
Barney Oldhed has denied the reports that he is