New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
S4T4NNAH THE MECCA.
THE Boston Shor a Success-F'rdnk
HoUer's Good Work.

-, he nm stock cars will be the contestants. and
the barring OF racing freaks. built wholly for
soeed makes the events OF real interest 10 All
Who ov-n or make automobiles The experimental
stage Of the industry has passed. and the interest
n racing and other tests now is directed TO the
DEVELOPMENT Of that VIII stand heaFy foao
tests under all conditions. The fact that touring
cars can. when necessary, develop great speed Is
more tupcrtant than the knowledge that a car
built especially for racing can do So This Is what
makes the Savannah and Briarclif races so inter
esting
The roads around Savannah are filed with auto
-ohiles end excitement is running high There IS
early morning practice for the racers. seven OF
which have been hand all week. and the roads
fl the eishteenle circuit constituting the course
are also patrolied between 10 and Il O'Clock each
morning Accidents have been few, and none OF
those reported has been al all serious
The Savannah Automobile Club has put the
roads in splendid condition. and Herbert Ly1le and
other drivers who viii take part say that they
have never driven cars better stretch or
road Lyle, who has had experience IN two van
dero;lt Cup races, well as in the James GORDON
Bennett Cup race abroad. expects the average
speed in the SSo-rafle race On THURSDAY 10 De al
Least sixty miles hour
The race for the Southern Runabout CUP VIII
terin AZ 10 o'clock OF Wednesday morning This
race IS ter times the course the total dis
tance being lsa miles The second race that Tor
-he High powered Cup. VIII be started over the
ss-,e course az o'clock on wednesday, ana the
,.e -zcA q $50 miles for stock touring cars, VIII
--,,ssl for big TO be started as late as tfls
.-d -he picturesque features OF most road races
supplied by the weird sight Of the blue flames from
the exhausts in the dark before dawn will be miss
r,sde fast trip around the course yesterday COM
ing down the stretch at speed not far from
r7ine-x miles an Poole, in the 1sotta- went
around the eishteen-rnile course in nineteen min
ltes II one OF his trial turns
its f-er 81
experience in Thursdays race is at the course
practically direct from the factory It Will be
driven by Malcolm Newsletter, and he is busy
tuning up and getting ready for the severe test
II the contest
Owing TO the accident TO Hardng's Isotte, the
car was withdrawn from the and shipped
hack TO New York John H Tyson's lsotta was
sent from New York 10 take the place OF the dam
aEsd This new car will be driven by Louis
strauE formerly mechanician for Walter Christie
s+-s-x will be remembered as the driver who made
: nile IN the Christie car in 81 2-5 seconds last
summer
The course is now in wonderfully good condition
The banking Of the turns has been completed, and
TIE course has been thoroughly OILED
George Robertson. who returned 10 New York
,es-s-aav said ne had only accident with the
srpe-son car. end that was not il any way his
@s1lr Owing 10 some difference with the Apper-
sor corrrzrv he resigned. and William Mccullough,
Who drove the Derracq car in the second Morris
take his place.
The Apperson car known Big Dick will not
start II the second race. the express company
Mould not agree deliver the car at Savannah in
tine for the race
TIE Boston automobile show has been big sue
c.zs and has proved again the wisdom Of holding
these shows the spring, when the time for
selling cars IS approach;ng. The attendance the
SHOW vas large and and dealers ali through
New England seized upon il as an opportunity 10
cstch up with latest improvements in models
snd obstruction. There were many sales 10
agents who were ready stock up for the spring
and summer selling. and many retail purchases
were also made.
The Faf-veather Cub which includes in its
membership most OF the agents and branch man
ayers along Automobile Row. will give dinner on
Ar-f ] a. the Hotel Cumberland for Colonel h g
Pardee OF the Maxwell COMPANY Henry H Dun
viii preside. and the speakers VIII include
John 6 Crosby and Il L. Humphreys.
Those who take Part in the Glidden tour this
slr-ls- are going 70 to thank Frank
Hover. rs chairman, about every time they sign
hotel register Mr. Hover did good work in
experimenting last years tour, but he was not
thinking ali the tine OF the day only. He took
note NJ irnpositions many hotels and after the
tou- Re went over II his Pierce Arrow car the
country this years tour is likely to cover.
Everywhere he went he talked 20 hotel proprietors
and keepers Of garages and obtained definite prices
American
members this Summer. with signed agreements that
these Prices should account be raised IN
formation as to these hotels ana garages VIII ap-
pesr IN the route book. and this information,
cou-se viii he most valuable 70 all American
Automobile Assoca ricn members on tour IN the
territory covered. before and after wei as our
rg the Glicden tour itself
DsrleI Murphy ought have no trouble taking
MS Maja car over the Briarclif course April "a
Re Is work every GAY and knows every tree ana
fence along the circuit There are days when he
hae psertv of company but often he is alone That
All not last long Of course The Maja car was
popular - the Boston show where E B Cell
talked many New England agents Nho want 10
represent Tns manufacturers
a L kuI1 Is hard 1T work getting the organiza-
t'on Of tte lsn1ilton-Kuli COMPANY which he has
i1st helped 20 form perfected He thinks pros
pects good and the company has already eztao-
lishec number Of sub-sgencies for Aerocars.
. Ns1y manufacturers are taking an interest In
tie making o. JazicabE. Al the Boston snow 'he
A--zS style cab shown for tie frst time ana
II IS announced thar the American Locomotive
Company. which makes the BerIi5t has decloea u
e-1er the held Il is filling experimental order
e. a hu1dsed from 9 company IL HeU- York which
has the CAB privileges al several hotels where only
horse drawn cabs have 50 far been available
z g Morse ot the z r. Thomas companv,
tnnks Ire Thomas in the New 1ork-Pa:ls race
Is getting credit enough for lis work He says
laose Who read OF fast work by other cars 90 ho1
nske allowance for the conditions. The Thomas |
ca not being driven night ana day. or with re-
lays Of drivers. and this. IN Nj Morses opinion |
makes comparison with driven under entirely |
cHerent conditions unfair
Harry 6 Houpt president of the Harry S. Houpt |
company. local representatives OF the Thomas car /
Is back IN Eew~Tork. having spent the winter III |
colorado and New Mexico. He has completely re /