The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

| Prizes-TO owner OF winning car espeCi-
ally designed silver cup; 10 driver Of
winning car. $50 in gold; TO owner OF
second car. silver cup, 20 driver Of second
car SO in gold. Silver cups are offered
in all events
That the local enthusiasts at Savan-
nah do not intend to be hidden as shad-
ows behind the Automobile Club OF
America. is clear from the advices re-
ceived from the Southern city. While the
grand prize race 10 be run on Thanks
giving Day is in the hands OF the New
/ York Club as far as entries, details,
rules. officials. and the actual manage
ment OF the race is concerned. the Sa-
vannah people have entire charge OF
preparing the course. arranging for ac-
! commodations for visitors. advertising
the race. handling the grand stand and
parking spaces. and all the minor details
/ OF the contest.
Preparations now being made for the
Fourth Of July races at Elkwood Park,
/ Long Branch. bid fair 10 make that meet
ing one of the most important and inter
esting held in many months in the neigh
borhood Of New York. While the card
\
weight. IL is so arranged that II gives
practically all kinds Of cars chance to
win laurels. while the lO0-mile endurance
| feature will cause some hustiing for rec
ords and fast time
/ Work on the Elkwood track rs being
pushed forward fast and thoroughly. The
north turn. going into the home stretch.
/ has received additional banking, II having
/ been banked for a foot or more some
years ago. IL will now be put in such
shape that all chance Of accident will be
/ eliminated The lower turn is already
well banked
Arrangements decided upon call for re-
Spairs 20 the grand stand and the prepara-
tion for parking spaces for the accommo-
dation Of automobile parties.
Operations in the racing field recently
| included several track meets and hill
climbs. which we're signally successful
/ These included programmes at Readville.
Point Breeze. and Cleveland. At the lat
/ ter point new timing device, said TO be
destined 10 revolutionize timing, was tried
with satisfactory results.
! What the foreigners cannot understand
/ Is the way the Americans better the in
struction." The Frenchmen are making
hard tight TO keep place in the market
/ here, but their arguments OF superiority
eare vitiated by the duplication here Of
/ their designs, with notifications suited
/ 20 American conditions. Herein Is one
respect In which the instruction has been
/ bettered. and there are many others.
Some American makers, who were wise
enough 10 begin by copying a foreign de-
/ sign, are now producing automobiles that
are better than the original pattern.
Tire treads are deceptive in more than
one way, according 20 G. A. Ludington.
the expert Of the Fisk factory. "One tread
may be thicker. yet not heavier than an
other" he says. because OF the ingredi-
ents in H. Treads are OF composition
material. and in some quite a quantity
OF mineral ingredient. such as white lead.
/ is used. This weighs more than rubber.
and so a tread of that sort might be
heavier though lot so thick. and yet not
wear as we'll as a tread less solid. for
il is another deceptive point that a tread
| Of the heavy-car type may be more
/ spongy than some other. because more
rubbery, and wear more roughly. look
| ing feathery all the time, but wearing
longer than a harder tread"
Like the autumnal flights Of ducks to
Southern feeding grounds. automobile
tourists will flock from all directions to
the national good roads convention at
Buffalo. July 8. 7, and s. The A. a. A. or
ganizations OF the various States are
arranging tours to make the run from
many different points. The Rochester Au-
| tOmObiie Club announces that from $50 10
200 cars will travel 10 Buffalo in three
divisions. the first leaving Rochester on
the evening Of July 8, the second on the
morning OF the 7th. and the third on the
morning of the Sth. Tourists from points
South and East are requested TO join one
Of these sections.
II is beyond question that the A. A. A
| touring contest for the Glidden trophy
will run through more wild country and
be more strenuous and more picturesque
than ever before. The route crosses five
different mountain ranges. and yet in
spite of all it is a fact that il goes
through 9S cities and a couple of hundred
towns.
Nothing is lost 70 the wideawake or
phans when they are taken for their out
ing in automobiles. and some odd conceits
are born of the suggestive names of the
cars, which, TO some degree, puzzle the
younger ones. At Coney Island, where
the youngsters of the New York institu-
tions romped on Orphans Day, the fol-
| lowing was overheard
ours was a steam car, but II had M
locomotive nor anything"
we had the Locomotive car for ours,
L guess: that's what they called II. but
it hadn't any cowcatcher. nor even
smokestack"
That's nothing, either; we were in a
Pullman, but there weren't any berths In
H. and no porter and there was no extra
fare
Trade conditions continue good in most
sections Of the country. The large cities
of the East probably see as little of this
prosperity as any centers. But even
there, gains in the number of inquiries
and sales are markedly on the Increase.
Early announcements OF 1909 products
may be expected. 1t is known that sew
eral manufacturers who have been in the
habit of waiting until late in the season
to show their hands have decided this
year to make early statements Should
this become the rule, the late shows will
become more and more retail selling
propositions.
Rumors Of several combines in the
manufacturing field are beinz exploited