The sun., 1909-05-16

| to survey TIE route. In addition TO layin 6
out the route they will make the necessary
70 take at least three days for the trip.
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.
Joe Tracy. automobile engineer. designer and
racing driver, made eight laps OF the 1905 Wander
blt racecourse last Sunday In 90 horse power
Simplex. maintaining an average speed OF sixty
mles IN hour and reaching . maximum speed
| On the Motor Parkway OF ninety-two miles an
hour. His work was preparatory 10 the cooe
| trophy races Of the Chicago Automoolle Club
In June. II was tires and rims that Tracy was
| trying out however, an d not the car.
now denountsble rim developed by the
| Diamond Rubber Company and the Diamond
grip tire for racing and anti skidding work gen
| orally were put through the mill OF every kind
Of test Tracys experience could suggest, even
| to running one tire purposely nat for ten miles
materially injured and the rim was not affected.
In the entire eight laps no change Of tires was
necessary. In the entire set not more than .
| score Of the steel studs were loosened.
The dcmountablc rims were also tried out pur
posey making tire changes, the car being brought
to halt while at full speed. 1t took just 30 seconds
10 take of tire and rim complete and put on
the substitutes. No tool OF any kind Is neces
sary With this rim and Tracy tnr
| Of entrants have are ady reserved Diamond
equipment for the Cobe trophy stock chasses
| road race.
With the 1909 ss'lng season well under way,
there is no dlspui..ls the sound position occupied
The sale Of these machines has been helped slonV
~ two Isasons, according TO ": Burke o, 'ns
su,omobiii.ts. who S, used used to pay bies prices Tor
machines have awakened TO the fact that several
assh csa sfys be saps.d n u1nf e
| times the price couple Of years ago. The other
medium powered class from ,hose whose f,rst
debt Of sraituds L due the builders Of the small
cars. whose product creates desire Tor some
thing better.
pany announced last eek the details Of an agree
mcnt lor the selling Of REQ cars Just closed Win
Of SS ro4S Seo o Since
the org e o. The REQ Motor Car Ear, Company
under conditions that have been very satisfactory
same relation continues between n. n. Owen 4
| Co and the manufacturers Of the REQ car that
has heretofore existed. As an indication Of the
harmony betw cen the REQ plant and the Owen
Inc contrac, was made only two weeks ago and
yet all the details were settled upon yesterday,
AT no time In the history Of the automobile
In America has there been such a shortage OF
manager for the overland and Marion motor
cars. While there is a shortage 10 all good
the snd oe rsT
al n.too. Thousands Of prospective buyers Of
| cars at that nsurc win be disappointed In Sc
possibility for the makers 10 NEE, the deluse
Of orders now being secured by the dealers"
That all the cars that have been consistent
contenders for Gidden tour hopcrs In past years
In. IL of he Pierce. "a ATTONS
by the contest board of the American Automobile
Association an fourcers are OF the SIX cylinder
The the other Two 80 horse power runsbosts which
cars but i, Is understood BY The ofhcers Of the
contest board that the men will be named WITHIN
short time,
bicycist who has been for the last Ave years
one OF the head salesmen OF the Harry s. Hhupt
COMPANY OF New Eoth e has fo2 ,p. Gsas
sbor and Haupl cars In New Jersey a! Newark
One OF the remarkable features OF the brisk
business being done In automobiles this spring
Is the breadth Of the demand; The lowest priced
equally well and all sorts OF styles as well as all
qualities are being purchased. An example OF
OF ii the Anne American Iocomo,iye COMPANY which
makes The Alec cars Of 10 horse power, AGO
Of IL 20 ana od. q aSd STse ton
truck. This is as great variety as shown IN
any output and yet In every line the Locomotlve
are few cars 10 Ue had on Immediate delivery In
New York.
The recent opening OF the Q1leensooro Bridge
completes a connecting linK between New York
sna csS d.y caSss IN ns New 1sses
bile laws VIII attract nimber OF motorists 70
ae s aSsS in
this year may be had from the report OF NJ y;
Gilmer business MANAGER Of the New York r. school
500 persons have already made applications for
copies Of the. "Chapfeur Question and lhe
gives a thorough analysis of the chauffeur prob
lem. The booklet Is sent on request.
A feature Of the Franklin automobile IL It's
equipment With fun elliptic springs instead Of
ansraep ns mTfe epie The if TraaIn i made In srs
cuse. and In the village OF Baldwlnsviile. few
miles iIo'hs' n, city, eoGs'ds,sos era ,nd1s rs ss Is
BsidwinsyIll. spring makers have rsnaiIed or
prn On ssSea nse
springs. Ths spring trouble thus handled at the
shops Greater than han. the .pInG
sSS sSSs Output with is full Elliptic spring cons'Tuc
lion.
The making OF an automobile body is little
understood By the average mo,oTlst The nrst
ss r. The ., 81 S.a 9spSs lom
which fill sized wood patterns are i, cut, From ON
these the panels are cut from sheet aluminium ana
are beaten to the shape OF the wooden patterns
lip moulding which binds the panels In place from
the exterior. The aluminium 10 sand papered 10
/ AXE the paint. ana while the painting Is In prog
ress the upholstery Is being made. The space
saved by the thinness OF the metal gives oppor-
tunity for deeper upholstery and neater trimmings
The total time reQuited for making the body
nS Of se sody on q. 81 che sS. WE'VE 70 Wsef @
The big six cylinder 81 horse power Loher
car made A remarkable record In the one gallon
cfficiency contest OF the New York Automobile
Trade Association last week. IL carried seven
passengers III miles on one gallon. THIS record
but through tho trafic OF broadway and The
East Side streets OF the city and along the hills
OF the north shore Of Long Island and hnAlly
ending up the other side OF Aanhasset The
owner Of a car can buy gasolcne foI MS auto.
passengers who took this seventeen mite rid e
from the clubhouse Of the Autoinobile CUB OF
America 70 Aanhasset, L. l.. had they been asked
to pay the expense OF GAsolene for the rip. wouu
have been asse ssed two cents each
The Abendroth q Root Manufacturing Com;
pleasure cars, have Just closed sale oi thelr
three ton trucks TO the New YORK butchers
Dressed Beef Company Of New York city.
That tn. cor all ready for the road idea has
been and Ia receiving serious consastsuon1 ~
Gated by the number OF orders we are receiving
from the different factories for 1910 equipment
says z. V. Hartford OF the Hartford Suspension
Company. makers of the Trunsuit' Hartford
shock absorbers Il attribute this tendency 70
turn out a fu ly equipped car 20 Two shingsaa,ns