The sun., 1909-05-14
AMONG THE AUTOMOBIIISTS
ACME CAR ENTERED FOR
SEATTLE CONTEST.
George sslrmsn to Drive Latest Csndi.
date for NJ, Robert Gusgcnheiin
Trochy In Ocean 10 Ocean Event
,-LOnK Island Clubs BIG Dinner.

George sslEuisn to Drive Latest Csndi'
date for NJ Robert Guggcnheiin
Trophy In Ocean TO Ocean Event
Long leland clubs BE Dinner.
Announcement was made last night
by A. B. Cordner that the Cordner Motor
Car. Company had formally entered an
Acme ear In the New York to Seattle con-
test for the M.4Robert Gusgenheim trophy.
Goeree Salzman, who drove six cylinder
Thomas in the stripped stock chssses event
~ Savannah in the spring OF last year, has
been named as driver OF the Acme entrant
In the ocean to ocean contest, and Jerry
Price will act as mechanic for Salzman.
The otb.rttwo members Of the cars crew
have not yet been selected. - 4. ...
The car entered is a six cylinder <S-5o
horse. power stock touring car and viii
weigh about $500 pounds ready to start
Salsmsn has driven over most Of the
roads included In the route selected for the
coptest Md tkar sfore knows the conditions
10 bei encountered en- route. He says ne
does not think any OF the contestants will
he able to complete the transoontinental
II esn en- S e ihe %sn fs ote
csied IN the contest. He expects TO make
the trip ip tventy-six days and Ip expresses ,sse
'ssiap's 'ns Ge1D'SR %l bester tett nH tSst tme
The beefsteak dinner Of the Long Island
S!So dnion n'shs Street a
WIS the most successful affair Of the kind
ever held by the SrganzatiSnt tdin Am0MSe Meeys tfe
Ar. Wilmington, G hsries Jerome EdXsrds,
W.,P. Richardson. T. q. Webb, and William
Schimpt. I..r -. ~
,onbination has practically sJosided. but
the aunonncementthatt the Stude5aker nm IN
E-N-F has started considerable discussion
along different lines, Up to COMPARE;
iiwely recent. date this conservative old
t-rest in the automobile industry. ,beine
cqnteptto hspdle electric; pleasure and CON.
TisR arlsed ssss sssoepa sas ssrs @ few months
aTo, however. the firm absorbed the
Giariord company and Il also contracted
% sa hs and GGOpSh Z q been he asGf
has even moro ambitious plans yet to be
daes sss9fss ssa Ssss2 e 'sGlqss sGS
'ss EMF, ,'if The ! s,Sdebas g fr%: whIsS
Atlantic u"t to the Pseti6, as well as hun.
drsds Of agents adj over the country.
has been. reported as experimenting for
ss'S Siss Wheyess ySsts and % Solid rubber ,ires but
.saou AMI rsemeni: on This snbject. should
iribnting facilities possessed BY the Arm
automobile business has settled down and
use that they are rapidly attaining. "
The p,embers of the Quaker City ladies'
day. when they drove their machines to
S one cseS mssef ss a,reasy as snoysa y G ana
plsnn{d by the fair autop,oblists Of Phila-
delphia. Sixteen cars participated 10 the
run, and they made brave showing as
they left their headquarters.
Chairman Horace A. Bonnell OF the club
T1 %obs tes Cub ss% %.ds SsrssS
set Of rur The .o A,aGS coy
sts a. snasy cry saiatte u
s!i ciSb< d thst borthern end Of tSe
he airsss ssnsfai Cub sy run The cars
d bur the ccTnsrs T baLs sG Rave Ss they hey
nifed dtbeir ieteni.on of entering the run
and mapy more are expected to participate
a ssa sse auemose 6s eabs Rs Jsss
p,ornipE Ind fhe Visiting motorists are
in'ffte$ts saTHs |
Sauestioh that WITH interest automobil-
isis Is e4pected TO be answered in'ths near
fake. precedence over 9, State law as APP
piled 70 automobiles is the question which
& a. L4Hs motorlst proposes to ssttle.
hitorncysfor his release from a bond for
bis appesrsnce' in police court to ,s, ansWer
BE- sTosns ss sty the erdnsnes sRssa Limit TSs
Iersl battle probably VIM II carried up
deteinine the C1ty's right to regulate
q Matters 1ns sssed
city sordinance provides one limit while
the State Law provides another. u would
oe sGpsA s paSs q Rsnsas cy and
Sc. Joseph, AS these towns do not enjoy
home. rule; Following this deduction and nd
under Q State license as well as one issued
ny the city Il remains to be seen whether
the State law really extends to these cities
Automobiiste with tendencies 70 speed
sa ton a. S as cosf he es' Ses
noTicusH Har,d great Efforts are being made
Eliminated nnse ine a moveTeR, s1ssK E bens started
81 Pniilsdeipha 70 have Mayor Reyburn
eRSh aeseetises Whose % duty duty L VIII Be to Keep
tabs on speed merchants and Joy rider :
rhis and other cities where the automobile
detec,iyesDh have been appointed JOY riding
and excessive speeding has been greatly
decreased The men who are behind the
movement claim that II Mayor Reyburn will
appoint two OF three practical mechanics
Who are familiar with the automobile and
who are good judges OF speed he will find
that JOY riding will be stopped. IL is sus-
compelled 70 pass an examination as to their
knowledge OF automobile construction and
that they be compelled to keep list Of all
licensed automobiles. so that when the
chauffeur uses his employers car without
the 1atters consent the owner will be in
formed and 10 this way JOY ridins will be
sHecttrely, STOPPED
Sharp competition for a proitab BILE share
Of the horn busness has led one foreign
maker TO the extreme Of novelty in design
by q fearful and natural representation OF a
dragons head with protruding fange, and
the ordinary conv olutions are replaced by a
length Of plain flexible tubing Of taperlps G
e9chSn'Svhich extends up TO the bulb. The
reed Instead OF being located at the throat
jMt back OF the bell, Is at the base OF the
tapetne flexible section, the latter thus
furnishing the necessary resonance.
,Artsnsements have been psIfeeted BY the
vent3bn to De held in louisville. Ky, next
month whereby motor car rsces will be held
In ncopnectAon With the general entertsinm ent
sekeipe. The committee has appropriated
sl.boYin gold for prizes. and tentative pro
9ran{nte win Include two 6ve mile races, a
tSS 4ile event, q ten mile handicap and a
my mile race for $500 stake.