New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
Aufo NesOs for OtOnerS and Buyers
Fight Between Club and Association


officials, members Of the Automobile Club OF Amer
lea and the Long Island Automobile Club. officials
of the American Automobile Association and their
guests. The private view will be from to D
o'clock and the public win be admitted after 6
p. m. on New Years Eve. No exhibits will be re-
ceived after that hour
While there will be no free list any recognized
automobile manufacturer. rgeut dealer viii be
admitted without charge between the hours OF 10
a. m. and p daily by registering and present
ing proper credentials.
Those who have The oldstnobe baby ton
neau' to be much impressed with its make
up The steering column is long and rakishly In
clned. Back of the dash is where the difference
from the other Oidsmobile types takes place The
power Plant and wheel base are Identical with the
popular 0ldsmobile touring and roadster types
There Is nothing babyish about the construction OF
the model between the dash and the front
seats. Fully eight inches more room is provided
than In any other model, which permits Of leg
stretch and control by the driver hitherto un-
thought Of
w. w Burke. manager of the Mora Motor Car
Company in this city. will soon be in position 10
make official announcement of what Mora Will
place the market for the coming season MI
Burke is all smiles these days, and well ne may De-
for his first year manager of the Mora interests
has been d most successful one from every point
of view and has laid foundation Of Mora prestige
which will bear good fruit for 1909. Few more of
the skies left In all probability the Mora inter
ests will be represented in this years Vanderbilt
Cup race by OF their regular slxcylln cars
Apropos of the present racing conditions. Louis
strang. the Briarcliff winner. remarked the other
day that he investing in g number OF WIGS
false boards and mustaches and several costumes
for the purpose of Disgusting himself against INC
possibility of disqualification He said II would he
be safe to drive a pretty soon. unless II was
sanctioned by the American Automobile Assocld-
ton the Automobile Club Of America the hhlsH'S
of Pythias the Daughters O. Rebecca and the CON
catenated Order of Hoo-Hoos
F p Ga1laher. of the Maja company's AmeIi-
can branch is much interested in the racing sltua-
ton of to-day and says he believes that the nsnO
for the control of racing in America VIII result IN
a publication of the atmosphere
There have been number of mistakes IN tne
conduct of racing and some abuses said Mr.
czaIIaher recently in discussing the situation MOI
the least of these the fact that we were OUT
of touch with the European authorities ana were
running counter to the accepted methods III Fosu0
abroad While the manner Of bringing the A1nerl-
can racing authorities TO their senses ana eIIectls
b-oader view of the situation may be htue
harsh and may result in some temporary coniu-
sion am convinced that in the long ru! the sP01l
in the United States will be bettered IN every par
ticuiar by the cleaning up which VIII eVeIluaiS
follow"
A. meeting of the contest committee of the
Automobile Club of America 1t was decided 10
offer IS coo in cash prizes for the Autonooiie Cu0
of Americas grand prize race at savannah oii
Thankgiving Day and TO dsqualify any one COM
-. q a., international race in this country un-
less the event is sanctioned by the Automobile Cluo
of America. ....
Robert Lee Morreu. chairman of the comm I.
presided at the meeting. the others preseIiI -
Henry sanderson, first vice-presioent OF .iie -,
= P,erson. Massachusetts Automobile C-uo,
Henry souther chairman of the Automoohe Slu1 ~
America technical committee, and Z Rano Flo'- %
lander Harry S. Houpt and Henry n La" u -. 80
contest committee The 900 offered for the cruz
5 -tza race is TO be divided into five prizes as
Follows. $4,000 s2ooo, $1,000, 500 and $3.50
Charles A Wright secretary and treasurer OF llI7
Wilkes Barre Automobile Cluo' ana oia' 70 80
-, ,5o-+ of the board of directors, are mere
" I,isit to the formers brother, Henry wright
at Maspeth Long Island They MADE tne ''1p L -0--
yJ;l.es-Barre, Penn, in Mathewson car