New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
n J. RROU,N ENTERS CAR.
Ugachestcr Road Race attracts
t'hite Plains President.

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Ehite Plains President.
,on, J Brown. president of the village of White
,.,-+1s and secretary of the Republican County
(,or,uttee entered yesterday Maja car in the
-r-es-shes1er stock race TO be held on April "a
Mr. Brown nominated Daniel D. Murphy, formerly
-rith Harry Bostwick, his driver Another entry
vas one from Montague Roberts. of Thomas
river. which he viii drive himself 1t is expected
tbs- another Thomas Flyer will be entered from
the Detroit factory
The Lozier Motor Company is in receipt Of
letter from Walter ". Law, who IS giving the cup
for the Briarclif stock car road race. The COM
ra,.nication was accompanied by shipment of
American Beauty roses. and read as follows;
Briarcin Manor January 2s, 1908
Gentlemen: am extremely sratiaed by the an an
roceent that you have ohEistfnsd -c resnaI and
accept it tribute 70 the interest feel in the
% frbufe Of nv appreciafion e:I am sending down
70 you by express some Briarclih American Beapty
hope will be an augury Of your own victory with
s model in the contest Wa NztER 17qiz ESuEIA LAW
TIE announcement by the Lozier Motor Company
tat they would build duplicates Of the stock rae
ing r1rnabouts TO driven by Milford and Mich
Ger in the EriarcIif race and which would De
o4ered <o- sale under The name OF Briafciih
,r5e1 :, ,ras Immediately followed by orders for
-heee cars by David II Mahany and w T. Beoell
Trere is evidently demand for car fast enough
Ca road and track racing and still durable enough
g +c-,-ab bout purposes. and the Briarclif model
- .he Iozier Motor Company seems to have met
this want
-,-,-a zero weather and snow drifts 1898
--r,e Flver Is being driven from Buffalo 10 Bos-
= - way of Rochester. Syracuse. Utica Albany,
-,--s.-s sprtngheld. Hartford New Haven, New
- Providence and Worcester The car, with
-zs-75s-n Schuster at tne wheel and Mason b
- eelas manager Of the e R. Thomas Motor
,---,1-r a-6 2 7. Clark as passengers. left Buf-
:, -.---saar at s a. n Although the thernone-
- -eg4s-e-s.s below zero the winter tourists ar
- n Rochester st 10 a. m and Syracuse at
A. one point the party found bridge down
- v-ere coz1reIled 70 cross q river on the ice
- .s- reached Syracuse Friday noon and arrived
= 1-tjca Il ?. n. leaving that city yesterday at
n The party reached Albany ct noon and
-ra- SOP OF three hours arrived at Pttstield at
n n last night
u-ben Nelson : Riley. of New York. went 10
4+onol1lu last fall. he bought new studebaker
"a" oa- from the Studebaker branch in San Fran
,z-7 e7d took II with him 10 the islands The
machine attracted good deal OF attention IN
lIozaH especially as il the first ever seen
-sera employing The make and break system OF
.g-i1ion NJ. Riley writes that the quiet running
Qualities os his have been particularly com
-euted upon and its noiselessness has earned for
q The name Of The Gliding Car
With the number of different makes of auto
mobiles the market il certainly has BE-
cone task for prospective buyer 10 make
choice Il 5 especially with the man Of mod
s-a-e means who wants 10 buy one for business
,,se and expects &c care for It himself. says J. c
Cunningham Il the January number OF Country |
Life f. America The advertisements and agents
c. the different makes ali tell Of perfect scores
and victories different contests, until the buyer,
bsE!ldered believes them all good. and buys what
be thinks the most popular that comes nearest |!
the size ot his pocketbook- Speaking only as a |
use- after years experience, and not as an /
expert O. authority the subject, look at the |
situation II the light that the perfect car is not
built, and that the old user, as general rule, In
trying 20 get something better, buys a new make
ot car each season, endeavortng to find the perfect
For PRACTICAL busy mans car do not ad"o- |
cate more than one OF two cylinders There is a |
craze fcr the other cars just now, but they nave
drawbacks for the who must economic Of |
course, II very high powered engines 1t is neces-
ssry &c add cylinders. though even then il has |
not been proved that il necessary to go beyond
four. L Ire recent GIidden contest q tTo-cyincer
finished with perfect score a REQ touring |
carr dong all that the four and six cylinder cars
we're required DO. The four and six cylinder |
advocates talk Of their torque. their extra |
number q explosions to the revolution, the lack
OF vibration. with the consequent reduction Of |
strain Cn all parts the fexbility Of control with
out changing speed etc, but they say nothing !
more wheel base, extravaganza in fuel and oil /
ard wear q tires There is fascination IN /
riIg fouF or q six cylinder that is not found
IN the one or TWO cylinder car, and 10 the man
o. means would certainly say. Own one"
Demonstrations 10 prospective purchasers Of au-
ronobTes are much q part Of the selling end
this year - ever They are, IL anything, more
important for the average customer is now well
Informed about the details Of motor car construc-
ton and a dealer must pull through his initial
rrip without flaw If expects TO make an i'm
preston. The average high grade American auto
mobiles CO not differ essentially in engine con-
srrucc5oa and Il is often matter ot trfhing de-
tsL that wins the day Nor Goes the fancy price !
tas have much influence even TO those who |
have money TO burn, which latter is being de- |
rlo1s1-ated daily this by the sales OF n1edl-
priced cars TO persons well qualified TO pay |
times THE price Commenting the latter /
phsse, General John T Cutting, OF the Odsmobile |
Company, Of New York, cites an instance which |
hsrpenee early this week. a well known autoise !
r2-g up arrange for demonstration in he /
oads s.z-cyItnder az certain hour, hut 1t was 4
impossible 70 accommodate him at the moment !
= Cay later he came IN and asSed for a specific /
Representation On roads and hills of his selec !
tion ze vas taken out, and after a severe test /
81 over The worst roads he could hnd, which tried /
out the riding qualities OF the 70 his satisfac-
Ton, he placed his order
a " Church, Of Wyckon. Church Partridge. ,
has 5us: returned from a trip TO the Stearns
factory, II Cleveland Nj Church expresses him
sl1 highly pleased with the outlook for big
SpE1,g business. The three Stearns cars which
Sli take part in the Briarclif races" said Mr.
Church. are now being assembled and will arrive
Y New York within a month"