New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
nMELY AUTO TOPICS.
,rpyIT FOR. CARNIVAL.
a., Parade in Broaduay TO BE
Feature on April z.

krsaseiH features Of the week The chief
sri 81 - a-aae will be in Broadway. above astn
psf - there will be countefmarcnins' mo
s1ses va, va. 10 ,n a stand somewhere In the PARK
uares vii 'e = Iros6wsv. where special grand
frf IN ff1 lff ,e erected for guests and for the
tsnds VIZ az
.he dealers division OF 'ne pa,a -. .ha ,at.,,
y ne ~ from the earliest to the iatest
f'Ss -, no decoration VIII DC a1iomu' 80
VII he sN9 = .sa--ifyi,g the machines VIII DC NE"
f.s manner @ 80 session. in which the entry
rec IL 'ie IN ha accepted, no car VIII Dear
q any . saentiacation except numbers"
Ey mar = ,.rse will be supplied by the car
ssra. &c and the Judging VIII oe ooA'
s.usiveiy by nniilDs' have been received
W.. We in the parade. particularly ~ -. sn..s
foi -,to, No applications WIZ oe "oeep
ne-cisl se''O-. IL ~, regular forms. and these
sniess - -, -+ on. in the next few Gays 70 INC
fo1I-S . viii be allowed 20 take IaIi IN 'i,e
- : -1.ss ,t has been regliaT! ehls'N'
- p|so-oa essential that the commune -.
,fo--na,ion 10 enable il TO oe'ef'.I'e -
--,he- o. assistants necessary ~
shaI in the work Of Inanssli-e ~ III, ,rr,h on
s,sr, Of the arrangements fof 'ne H .h. ,o..
1"--s 49,, q have been completed ln sho iaS'
-, - .,a Mace for holding IL haS noN -. -
.--szos ~, Price classifcatons VIII "a - 80
- ,.a classes being as lo4io"s- ~ e
80 s-s selling at 1,eo or less, s'ooA e"Soien0
- 80 s. o.o TO 5000. stock gasoiene cars seiihs
seN..- - - s.ae. stock gasolene cars selling at
a 9 e ,oo s.ock easolene cars selling at so.oO
-. stocl, steam cars. any price, STOCK eieo-
= IS any price, and free for ALL s'ock or rae
ing cars. any pf9Ce- - .. .p. .-.
--sas that have been considered for this
"'s IS announcement os the place Will be fol-
eoN's'S oro. nv mailing % entry blanks 10 all
rossjbe contestants
| p,,o-,s-s who are members Of the American
.-..rsls Association Will be able TO obtain not
-, a. almost unlimited amount Of touring in
&c, f-om the touring board this summer,
.,.h now has an immense mass OF data at hand.
-. $50 srecial timely Information concerning
MAD conditions law enforcement speed traps etc.
!, various sections Those who are NOT members
!. - American Automobile Association club can
.ss ou, memberships for & by addressing the
| -r,-x z Elliott No. 4s! Fifth avenue
-.,-. . considerable difference Of opinion
| .rr -ha manufacturers about having this year q
,.,bncs1 examination snd report made on the con-
sr3o, a, the cars al the END of the Gldden trophy
con,es as has been suggested by James Joyce.
manager Of The American Locomotive Automobile
Company A number Of manufacturers object to
,h,s and ssssr: that no good purpose would be
served Mr Joyce says: 1T is notorious among
.hosa ss-1glsr gfth the facts that while a number
=. cars finished with perfect scores last year they
were A. orly for the scrap heap at the end OF the
,r There were cars finishing with broken
rvrinss broken engine parts. bent axles and all
sorts Of troubles
" precesnr years THE selection ot car for act
IN SIS pathfinder and laying out the route for the
y srrua. American Automobile Association tour and
GAdden contest has caused some criticism, because
c. the choice being made arbitrarily. AS the path
finding car this year viii also be the chief con-
fsta ca- The the prominence Il =iu have
VII be e-eaeT than ever, and il has been suggest
ed by some Of the critics thar the touring board
should manage n some way TO give all the manu-
fs1urers Of high powered, high grade lines a
chance &c furnish the car for the service
Praise ia being heard on all sides for the system
Introduced BY F. B. Hover, chairman OF the Amer
.xn Automobile Association touring board, in re-
ssrd 70 getting guaranteed rates from the hotels
ain1s the route OF the Gi3dden contest. The most
pro,nunoed tribute W heard comes from
1nc seys that IN 1895 il cost him s.. 900 20 take
ps'V o. four on the tour. and last year the same
'e-r stopped az better hotels at q cost OF only
ca
tn9nesfionebly single performance Of any car
aa ever attracted attention IN the automobile
'o'o than has the little 6tudebaker go stock
a'asL which, efter two weeks work, on Thursday
AnSs'ea TO Major Hsl. Fort Leavenworth-
Asnfss' TIE message intrUsted to Il in New York
1lls would have been hard trip for any car even
1osr TIE most favorable conditions but starting
alo on the heels Of the worst snowstorn that
Fsl'eo the Central States IN the last twenty
1 II IS marvellous that the distance. nearly
0 thousand niles. should be covered In period
"aF a little over two weeks.
-s ia'est addition 10 the selling staff OF the
-saF { houpt Company IS H. u. Pyke. OF this
~ for The last two years Mr.. Pyke has been
- ue Packard company. where he made
'eole record a salesman. Just previous TO
fshes engagement the Houpt company also
- contract with Frank Bowen. who for
!cafs past has been z salesman for the Ford
~ 4ork branch house
. '9nes. VINO for the last two years had
*'h the Mercedes Import Company and prior
Isi tine with tie pope Manufacturing
s-S n New York. Is now associated with the
- ''1ln"orth Company, New York agents for
Pe-t1aftford and Matheson cars. A l. New
]e eh-DsT1moGth and New York Athletic Club
''score e-i''' '-'-0 - %
!. smallest fouT-cylinder automobile ever built
ly. been delivered 20 George and Herbert
A. u-ir'een and eleven years old respectively
spon be seen in daily use on the city
'ohn Lgrie. the father o., the two youth
.ss - the car, had the miniature machine
- but by A FIaiverson and when not in
f MI Be on exhibition at the Auto Supply
---S' -he little IS IN every detail an exact
san, of a high grade regular size auto
a,, p" has q four-cylinder motor. high tension
Il at - - dressed steei frame and artillery wheels
n, tSpete Of speed Of forty miles an
s,s 'he o~ners ready 10 accept chaI-
=, any car in its class. The specifications
.s,,, anosei automobile as follows: Axle.
g. ni'ed with RTV radiaI bearings; springs.
lsP'c' wheels. wood. lsxi&; tires, Hartford
s~e, 'shk capacity. TWO gallons: tread IS
hl,y- eei base IS inches: engine four-cylinder
es.s. q" cooled, bore inches, stroke 214
~sar -9-7epo~er, I've: ignition. Sims Bosch high
sss aehe'o' transmission. sliding type two
"Sfd; weight, z23 pounds
b.. enc of the racing season at Orrnond
1o.ss ~io Buffalo shows loom up in the au-