The sun., 1908-04-19
AMONG TIE AUYOMODTLISTS
JOr u BRIiRCLIFF DRIVERS SCS-
TENDED D-FOR 4 DAY.
Leland, L,tle, Poole and seymour Punished
for Driving Through Mount kIScO' TOO
Ia,t Fourteen Candidates Practise
over the WestclesteF County Course.

Ia,l Fourteen Candidates Practise
over the WestclesteF County Course.
rop.rl Lee Morrel. chairman OF the auto
,,obi.. manufacturers committee that IL 10
,ordu,t thp Briarc!iT trophy contest IN West
,re.rpr county next Friday, last ght sus-
rsndpl four Of the race drivers for one day
for r1. slowing up "a they drove through
vnurr kI-ro Yesterday morning The drivers
rri-lI were J.. w. Leland. Stearns Her
t,r lulc. ApPerson Al Poole, lSotta- Fra
.,NH and Morton j. Seymour Simpler
,l,Irman Morre had instructed all the con-
tp.laui. 10 drive at reduced speed through
Mount Kisco where control will be estab-
i,hrd during the race
NJ the fourteen drivers who were out yes
,,rda. morning all obeyed orders except
no four who later we're suspended They
drove hrOugh the town at high rate Of
.r,rd and when their numbers were reported
10 Mr. Morrell he announced he would sus.
rsnI them for one day and that more severe
rmI-hment would be inflicted for further
Violations OF instructions.
Leland, with his Stearns was credited
with the fastest round Of the course. being
timed boo ~ minutes and s seconds. Many
|, driver, made three rounds OF the course,
tta mornings practice being tho most sat
isr,r,orr 10 date. Oldheld and Vaughan
vrrr oW with the other two Stearns. The
Other drivers out were Michener and Null
ford rn their LoHers; billiard, Hol-Tan ntry;
Gnpbsll. Allen Kingston: Watson and Sey-
uour. simplex cars, Poole, lsotta Fraschini;
Roberts, thomas Lytle ApDerson Robertson,
pauhard aud Bernn. hensult. the latter
driving around once slowly.
tfafa "A n Fao AFiVtpR
have aroused the police Of New Haven 30 that
they have taken to enforcing the exact speed
limit vigorously, gathering In the careful and
careless ones alike II they exceed the legal
rate ever so slightly The university city mas
number IT speed traps and offloers In oiti-
7pns' clothes are stationed at these measured
stretches to time all automobiles
Slgnor Bonardi, Minister OF Agriculture
Commerce and Communication in Italy,
recently published an interestin g report on
the automobile industry Of his country last
year IIe expresses the opinion that road
racing has greatly aided the development
ofthe Italian automobile industry, has helped
10 make foreign market for Italian cars
and that through racing successes the IN
dustry NJ his country has been able 70 secure
A strong position in the worlds markets,
Figures gathered by the Italian Govern
automobile factories in Italy, four In Austria,
four In spain. eighteen In Belgium. thirty
three 10 Germany. siIty-two In Great Br1taln'
:95 IN France and 10 10 the UPised hov stfSssS tSo.
generally accepted In this country.
During 1871 Italy imported 125 cars. valued
At : .Ss 3l5 lire, and exported ,2S5 oars,
valued at 3ofEsSt99 iESits9 States States re mobsy TSsss
figures show that the exports consist mainly
Of arg i4fge, expensive maohines, while the i'm
ported ones are mostly runa6oltS and low
priced cars The construction OF light run
sbouts has 80 far been taken up only by
few Of the more important Italian manu-
acturers and then only as side line. The
statlstics show that the number OF auto
mobiles in use in italy was 7,I24 in 1905, 8. 90
in iaOs and $3.50 In 1907. The report also
refers to the so-called automobile crisis and
states that In the opinion Of most manu-
fscturers the cost Of construction and main
tenanoe should be reduced, new markets
developed and the commercial ned receive
more attention. .
.!D s present ns d S " ho.. % 'SSS %Sc
can AFFORD 20 buy automobiles have them
already. In order TO increase the market
Il is especially desirable that the cost o.
rs il has been found that there. are many
persons who, though they are able to buy
an automobile, refrain from doing so Pc
Q. 5he shs OduSTy SO he report
states. must devote itself more 20 commSroial
automobiles Of the different types and also
10 motor vehicles for agricultural purposes
The Italian Government, recognizing tne
situation Of the industry. will lend its assist
ance TO every movement toward this end.
encouraging shows competitions ana other
events for this class OF vehicles
10 those automobilists who are making
nrppgrations for the hrst time to put oSf
INTO commission again that has oeen Alq
NJ during the cold months driver OF seyeih
years experience gives the following advice;
When putting an automobile IN service
after the winters layup care shoulu pe
taken TO drain all OF the OLD iuonoanI ni ION
tho draining by the introduction Of liberal
amount Of kerosene. then run the engine
for minute or two so that the soouriihg
properties Of the kerosene may nave the
opportunity OF acting on az the IeceSses
IN 'he crank case. aft9r which Il SHOULD oe
withdrawn and fresh lubricating OIL supplied
The front and rear wheel hubs and AHies
should be carefully cleaned and repaoked with
rreq,od ii ' The same am way All grease Slps should
be taken on and cleaned the ths SsTJsd S cIssnsd 'a oat
and new grease substituted for that Nhlch
has heen left in over winter. Gasoiene wnle1
la, remained In the tank where air could
de'eTiorated it can be used for washing,
bur Wil not give good service as fuel, even
II mixed with fresh supply, Finally me
mechanical oer should be dissected ana
thoroughly cleaned before using.
Men who have never, bought a second
haui automobile from broker VINO mas nus
lad the records Of the car cannot apRreciste
how dA7cub II may be sometimes TO discover
vha' the factory number OF the car " =
case Of this kind occurred last week, wmon'
siderable Instruction for those who knew about |
Mo natter but were not directly lhtetesteu,
proved not o little annoying 70 the searcner
after number The 6lithe puTchssSer piIs o, Inins ins
without an agency in this country had not
previously bothered very much ABOUT the
factory number Of the car, as there mao oeen |
uo occasion when there had been any paItlei; |
War reason 10 know just what the serial
number Was
When the new owner began making prepa- |
oqs 70 secure reSstTnSiSEn nSston iGr NE dsr n 70
be .orr 10 albany 10 the Secretary OF states |
o0re has 4 line upon " which the factory number |
of No car must he oiled IN. AFTER euIsoy
search had failed 10 reveal the factory mum
her a more careful search Of the car was
N.dc but the factory number, without when
uo license could be obtained, was as elusive
%. ever So the broker who had sold the car
va. called up by telephone and asked what
i'n factory number was. The broker made
search but could not find the papers which |
continued this information, but he was sure
r.' Mr.. Blank, The. former owner oi the
machine. would be able to tell Instantly.
Mr. blank Office was then called up, whence |
came he information that MT. blanE was
Hrru1u and was not expected home lOt sew
,aI veek, No one in Mr. Blanks ONCE
t'cv ANYTHING about the car at ALL not even /
the old New York state registration number, |
m.,n less the factory number, various |
concerns that make It business TO sell re-,
ports Of registrations to automobile and
accessory dealers were appealed 70 atter |
,i" Npv York State registration numDer
Itt hoon supplied by the Automobile Club
OF ln"rra's records Of cars owned by its
members. but none Of these concerns GOULD |
i".. the factory number though one oneIed |
'N f.ft 10 lUstda NJ tNO n three daya. In TINS !