The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-19
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

It is well to paint the muffler while it is hot. first cleaning it thoroughly.
 Henry St. Yves the F'renchman who recently won the worlds champion ship Marathon race in New York, was formerly a chauffeur.
 It is an excellent plan to use leather washers next to aluminium mudguards, dashboards, etc., wherever bolts go through to absorb the vibration.
 Miss Dorothy Levitt, a well-known English motorist, advises women driv- CTS not to wear woolen gloves, as the wool slips on the surface of the steer ing wheel.
 Fines amounting to s455 were collect ed from motorists at single days session of court in New York City, during the recent anti-speed crusade.
 In cleaning rusty springs, after dis mounting them, be careful not to mix the leaves, bolts, etc. To avoid this, it is best to clean only one spring at 8 time. ~-
 smoother and quieter than small ones. Furthermore, with small sprockets the movement in and wear on chain pivots is greater.
 Latest estimates place the number of cars that will be turned out this year, by the fifteen automobile manu- factories in Detroit, at 50000, with . total value of $6O,OOO, 900.
 Unquestionably the touring spirit is growing-the real touring spirit, among owners of cars, both club men and un- attached motorists. Such tours do more to popularize automobiling than anything else,
 That time-honored institution, the hand-car, long in use on all railroads for section bosses, is to be replaced by the motor car. The news comes from the West that prominent road is pre- pairing to discard all its hand-power cars and substitute motor-driven ones. kAmerican-built automobiles to the number of POS were shipped out of this country during February, an in crease of 57 over those sent away in that month of last year. The total value, was s346, ,967, as against s301, ,24O, in February, 1908.
 America should, in course of time, owing to the vast tracts of flat land, become one of the finest countries in the world for motoring and aeroplan- ing" Such is the opinion of Frederick R. Simms. the noted English motor expert, who has been visiting the Unit ed States.
 The Automobile Club of Springfield has decided not to hold the Wilbraham mountain climb this year, on account of the high expense incurred by the event. Last year it cost the members about s1, POO and it is the opinion here toward improving roads and in erect ing signs. 6
 A Belfast, Ireland, concern, which makes a speciality of repairing motor
 
 protecting the finish and upholstery of cars entrusted to its care, and has de- V1sed system of covers which are applied to the finished surfaces of cars brought in for repairs before any work is begun.
 Ten years ago, gasoline-the grade that is used in automobiles-was pro- duced in very small quantities, and was in slight demand. To-day it takes 150, ,O00. .O00 gallons year to move the wheels of the automobiles in use in the United States alone, and 150.OO0,- 900 more to spin the tires of motor cars in Europe. In round numbers automobilists spend $50 000, 900 a year for gasoline. Es
 A New, Jersey woman. whose hus- band deserted her about four years ago, located him recently through his chauffeurs license. For a long time she had no clue, but recalled the fact that her missing half had wished to become motor driver. She sent description of him to the vehicle com missioners of many States When she own name and living with another woman.
 When New Jerseys great Ocean Boulevard is finished (and there re- mains only about one-tenth of it to be built), there, will be an unbroken stretch cf< 130 miles of sea-skirting roadway, extending from the north eastern to the southwestern extremity of the State. The highway is already built. and all that is necessary is the construction of about twelve or four teen miles of connecting roads and bridges.
 Time was when a motor that would start in a majority of crankings, was something of a wonder. So far has the industry progressed, however. that to- day no one thinks a motor really good unless it will start on the first turn of the crank nearly always. and on the Sr1r lr aHn F, of f1,n ., necessity. cranking is now considered by many as drudgery. so that efficient and reliable self-starting devices are in big demand.
 friction caused by the kneading of the walls. is much greater in summer than in winter. so that. in warm weather tires which have been newly inflated, run long enough for normal conditions to became established, and the pres sureS tested by means of a suitable gauge If the pressure in any tube is amount recommendedsby the maker Of that particular tire, it may be relieved by letting off a portion of the air.
 The outside course of the new auto mobile speedway. under construction at Indianapolis, is such that it will be possible for racing cars to travel at as high speed as 105 to 112 miles an horS around it. The track will be- 50 feet wide straightaway. and 50 on curves. This will make the Indianapolis track the "Brooklands of American" and new world records bid fair to be the rule. Gas pipes will soon be laid to the grounds, and aeronauts. entered in the national championship balloon race of the Aero Club of America which will start here on June 5, will be able to make trial trips.
 Pennsylvania motorists are rejoicing over the passage of the State Highway bill providing for a road from Phila- delphia. through Harrisburg and Pitts burg, % the Ohio State line, and the so-called Grim-Townsend motor bill. The latter act limits speed in the open country to 25 miles hour. In dan gerous places. in cities and in oth er places where local authorities have pasted warning notices. the speed limit is 12 miles an hour. All cars must be registered and only professional driv- CTS are compelled to take out a li- cense. Non-residents may operate ma- chimes without license for ten days, providing the other States extend a similar privilege to Pennsylvania mo- toriStS.