The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-01
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

Frederick t. Hayes, of Red Bank, has
just returned from a four months trip
to Florida. He did considerable motor
boating while South.
The Lozier Logic for April contained
a very interesting article on Pros
pectlng In Nevada In a Lozier." It de-
scribes the four months trip taken by
Christian Feigenspan, of Newark,
through the wilds and almost trackless
wastes of Nevada.
William Jennings Bryan, lecturer. Is
busy these days, almost as busy, his
associates say, as If he were President.
He makes quick jumps about the coun-
try. n when railway schedules are not
such as to suit his convenience he
makes use of The automobile. A few
days ago at Little Rock, Ark, he made
a run to Conway In a Franklin touring
car in order to keep a lecture date in
the latter place, being taken over the
roads by Harry Blakeslee In company
with Commissioners G. B. Tucker, Rep
resentatiye Oscar Winn and w. L. Ted
ford.
President Heller has appointed Jo-
seph H. Wood IN additional member of
the contest committee of the New Jer-
sey Automobile and Motor Club, having
charge of the endurance contest which
will be held on May %. The committee
met at the clubhouse Thursday night
and completed all arrangements for the
event. The entry blanks were sent out
to members this week.
This weeks Motor Record contains a
clever poem by E. DeRoy Koch on the
aeroplane.
Albert B. lube, of s67 Broad street,
Newark, owns one of.the handsomest
cars in this vicinity. 1t Is a 40 Cha1-
limousine body.
The Newark city Hospital ambulance
by j. w. Mason or Thursday. The am
bulance body is fitted on a Maxwell
chassis.
A 5000 trophy has been guaranteed
to the American Automobile Associa-
ton by the Lowell Automobile Club for
a stock chassis ace to be run under
M. C. A. rules about Labor Day.
Calvin Smith drove a Middleby car
over the May % endurance contest
course on Wednesday. The car made
excellent time for the trip.
w. S. Dilworth and family. Of South
Newark, were out in their Marmon car
on a tour of the State this week.
Mrs. Joan Newton Cuneo, the we'll
known woman motorist. has Joined the
Long Island Automobile Club.
The department Of agriculture on
Tuesday conducted the first of a series
of tests to ascertain what damage Is
to roads by automobiles travelling
at a fast speed. The first experiments
were conducted on a stretch of W
miles of the conduit road on the Mary
land shore of the Potomac river, near
The road was badly torn
IN and the machines left behind them
clouds of dust. Returning to Washing
ton the cars were run through a series
of tests on the Speedway, where the
surface had been oiled. These proved
highly satisfactory, there being prac-
tjcally a complete absence OF dust, n
the roads suffered only slight injury.
winthrop f. Scarritt delivered a lee
ture on Tuesday before the West Side
Y. M. C. A., of New York, entitled. The
Man Rehind the Wheel"
Walter H. Ellis, agent for the great
Pierce Arrow car in this city, MADE
several deliveries or cars this week 10
prominent Automobiles.
A party of twenty made a tour TO
Crawford Inn on Monday in Pope
Hartford cars.
George w Bauer made a trip to the
trials at Jamaica, Long Island. on
Tuesday in his National roadster. Ken
meth Parkhurst, of East Orange, ac-
companied him on the trip.
1t was rumored "along automobile
row. all week tina the Auto Car Com
pany. of Ardmore, Pa, will establish a
in this city sometime in the
near future.
e. J. McShane, of the Stoddard-D Day
ton Motor Car Company, In this city,
as official timer at the time trials
at jamaica on Tuesday.
c. A. Dixon, of Forest Hill. received
his Pope-Hartford car on Monday.
--
George w. Smith, agent for the Peer
less motor car in this city. delivered
d Peerless car to Hugh Hartshorn, of
Seabright, on Thursday,
1t was reported at the Peerless
agency in Halsey street this week that
the Peerless Motor Car Company would
a large factory in Cleveland that
will take in one entire block. Only
last week the capital of the concern
raised from $500. 900 to $4,000. 900.
When the new factory is completed II
IS said that 1t will be the finest in the