New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
STOCK CAR ENTRIES.
4 II Church Tells about DriUers
of .Stearns Machines.

l., = recent interview A. w Church. OF Wyckof.
church & Partridge, who have entered three
s,as-rs cars the Briarclif stock race, said:
The cars VIII enter IN this race represent
- hss+ and highest type in obiledom to-day.
PAIRING unforeseen accidents. there is every rea-
ON 10 think that Stearns will be the winner
Last season captured more events than any
o-te- make. This year should do as well or
,o+.e- The cars are lighter than heretofore, but
s. ne same time stronger and speeder than
C,,,v Vaughan viii drive ot the stearns cars
Ts has pioted Stearns cars TO victory in all lead
,,s events including Crawfora's Notch Hin climb.
Brighton Beach races. Atlantic City and Point
Breeze track, Philadelphia
The Stearns factory will send 10 New York f.
" Leland who will also drive this Mr..
Leland in a few brief months established an en-
via tie reputation able and fearless driver
TIE third Stearns car entered is the one recently
purchased by Harlan ". Whipple. OF Boston Mr.
v-hippe has engaged the services Of Barney Old
seld perhaps the most noted automobile driver in
.be world. No matter whore travels on this
continent whether in large cities or in the small
villages. the name Of Barney odned u always
coupled with fast and furious driving.
Charles Thaddeus Terry. chairman OF the Arneri-
csn Automobile Associations legislative committee.
hes had q conference in Washington with Con
sressraar Cocks. who introduced the federal motor
bsr with a view to securing early action on it by
the preliminary committee The proposed law has
IN view. among other things. the recognition in all
.he states OF q single license tag The measure 10
mss needs the backing OF every motorlst That
hacking VIII most effectively be given by sending
& 70 ? Il Elliott secretary. No. 4Sl Fifth avenue
and becoming member OF the national organiza-
tion.
t-o,,irned with only a high speed gear. a Thomas
re--oj+ ~ has arrived in Columbus Ohio, and com
-f.e5 The frsr leg Of its S.0ooInile tour through
.roz and mud the roads Of Ohio, Indiana Hi
mis- Wisconsin and Michigan. All gears IN the
.-s-srnissio1 have been removed. There is no slow
ssora -,eed or
I'll F,e nc doubt entire trip being made on
high speed Many endurance runs have been at
tempted IL good and bad weather over good and
had roads with the high speed lever sealed IN
-leca but This is probably the first time has
started on on such trip with only the high speed
gear 10 depend upon
The subject Of weight" says E B. Galaher. Of
-. N7ia Cornpany Limited, 'is certainly one Of
The mos important questions that the manufact-
l,-e- cf motor cars has solve The re people
ssid that unless were made lighter no tire
could ever be constructed that would give salts
,s--ior The automobile designers took the hint,
and pretty soon along came cars from Europe that
were light strong. and OF considerable power But
the tire people began TO make better tires and.
OF course, the larger sizes pay better than the
smaller ones, SO mysterious TuIaors We're heard
that the light cars would not stand that they
were not built American roads. Heavier cars
had 70 be made; long wheel bases were necessary
70 ride easily over American roads.
While these heavy cars lasted they certainly
performed the service they were designed for, but
Il many cases the purchase price OF the car sank
iuto tnsgnihcance when the cost Of maintaining il
the ruad was figured up Easolene ana oil bills
we're enormous and for the tire bill. II often
Eas & case OF asking whether il was not cheaper
leave the car than pay for the tires. The
fact Is that American roads above all others de
usnd light vehicle, and, furthermore Hight
vehicle. is absolutely The only vehicle that can
stand rough roads and hard hammering-"
Agencies have been established in Philadelphia
and Boston by the Fiat Automobile Company, Of
New York and viii be established IN other cities
regularly until the product OF The Fiat company
: placed upon the entire American market The
Boston agency has been established a branch
q me Fiat company. under charge OF s II Baker,
well known fn tie automobile trade for the last
seven years. This branch IS al No S85 Boylston
street In Philadelphia the GiraTd Motor Car
Company has taken the Fiat agency. with head
quarters al No e35 North Broad street under
1he management Of J. .. Lee. Jr. TIE policy OF
the Fiat Automobile Company is expansion, and
the well known foreign car Will shortly be active
i, -en-esented y: every large city Of the country.
chicago's branch will be established within
short time
Frank 4 Sanford the new agent OF the Wayne
Automobile Company, OF Detroit, when seen al
his salesroom. No 1858 Broadway, yesterday
said: Il believe fn the Wayne car; It's built right
and is right The Wayne proposition from the
start has impressed most favorably from
rroduce 2 GOOD article and then stand back OF II
fn every sense Of the word. believe. continued
NJ Sanford that the Wayne 30 az s2,5oO
Csfth magnetic equipnent) IS as good car as can
be found OF the American market to-day It's
great big value for very little money. Three
orders we're booked before we opened our doors,
aud predict that the Wayne will have goodly
lis of admirers before the season closes.
The T.ozier z5-horsepower shaft-drive car wll
he ore of the contestants IN the Boston endurance
r71n % the Bay State Automobile Club. February
p The I.ozie- Motor Company has sgnIfied It's
Intention Of going iTro all endurance runs ana
contests II which SIS stock cars are eligible.
: schedule OF the new 1898 models of the
Mercedes cars has been received by the Mercedes
direct agencv No. West 44th street. which Is
the only concesslonaire OF the Mercedes car OF
J-n5er1urkheiIa. Germany. made by the Daimler
Notoren GeseIlschaCt
The chief exhibii-of which q large huHioef
1-u be nlade-is 2 45-hOrsepower chain-dTlNe
chassis The framework has been made conslo-
erablv stronger and lighter than the former moo
els The 1908 Mercedes weighing fully 100 klIos
less than any other Mercedes. II has ne"
motor eguiured without ball bearings, and II Is
considered by the tester Of tie Mercedes olie'I
s9errv 71o Is constantly AZ the factory 10 super
wise the American consignments, that itie motor
rss dey-lored q wonderful power when. WIN