The sun., 1910-05-19
AMONG HHV GUTOKOUILTSTS
FAMOUS DRIVERS ENPECTED
N IlLE MIL cLIMR.

CAlrb BragE. .. n. &. nuahsrfurd. lev -
Slrang. David nruee-llroNn and 70.
D. Grant Are Probable Contestants
ln the ENent Arranged ~ stu,senis.
The officials Of the Vale University Auto
/ mobile club expect that number ot well
known professional aud amateur drivers
WI compete IN the clubs third annual
bill climbing contest on luue :. aud praC-
tically every student In tho New Haven
institution Who owns a car has already
entered for the events 10 which his machine
IL eligible Jaleb Bragg. q former OniCcr
OF the club when a student o. ale aud
skillul amateur driver has promised TO
compete az the climb with hts Fiat stripped
stock chassis that he drove when he de-
fealed barney Oldield on the board track
~ Los Angeles
IN Rutherfnrd of New YOrk. who Is
a member ot the recently organized Amateur
Automobile contest Association. il ev-
pected TO compete In the events with his
Stearns car thar finished second In the
twenty four hour racs a. the Brighton
Beach MOJOrdrOme last week. when II vas
driven BY Ralph Mulford and CYRUS Pat
that 10 probably be entered n he R0inier.
and Jack Rainier. a former Yale student.
~ expected 20 drive II on June : David
Grant. winner Of the ie9 Vanderbilt Gun
raCe are also expected 10 BE- numbered
among the contestants
Pred ! Wagner. otiCial starter ;or all tho
big automobile contests. has agreed 20 act
a. starter for the hill climb being arranged
by the students Mr. Wagner acted A.
starter for the Vale hll climb last year
The course Il nov being scrAped and oiled
and rock thai iutied INTO the road is being
blasted away 20 make the ascent less dan
gerous for cOmpetlt0Ts. The contest viii
be run on Shingle Hill West Haven which
h about a quarter Of a mile from the Boston
post oai aud about three miles outside
Of New hlveu.
= " Butler. chairman of he contest
hoard Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton 10 making a trip through Michigan.
states. cOnfeTring with manufacturers re-
gardtng entries for this years Glidden
tour, which starts from Cincinnati and
goes through thirteen States hefore finish
ing In Chicago. Regarting the tour Chair
-From every viewpoint. and especially
from that Of the motor car manufacturer.
lhis years tour is except ionally prnmi.ing
The Chalmers making The paihnndins tgip
freshsts. hui MT Lewis Informs me that
there u no stretch Of runnlng by any means
r. diTculi a. that met with In sections Of
The country visited i indispui ably the
greatest market Tertiary IN tie United
States This l. true to a marked degree ~
that portion passed through between Tex
arkana and Omaha. Wherr he development
" the automobile trade - nothing shpH ~
marvellous. ! am thoroughly pleased With
the entire prospect The entry list will be
large one; manufscturers are showing
thusiasn already displayed along he route
exceeds anything In the experience Of the
american AutomObile Associati0n
The Quaker city Motor Club has received
formal permission from the falunOunt PARK
Commis isslon 20 rvn - lhIrd annual road
race over circuit ~ karsnouni Park on
SATURDAY. OctOher The first rare. IN
in0s was won by George ROhertsOn with
a l0cOmOhile Robertson also won last
years race with q SinuleN. The rare this
year ls 10 ~ held on the Saturday between
the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races on
long island
special Agent John " Turner Of the
bureau Of manufactures af Washing gton
furnishes the following Information con
CsrninE Porto Rico a. market for auto
mobiles
The derr and for automobiles in Porto
Rico hnr been In evress Uf he sUpulV.
wait sometimes A. long a, three or four
months Tor their orders ~ h. filed There
arp more than .nnO ktlnmeters OF splendid
roads on the island. and IN appropriation
has Iuzt been made hy the Legislature 10
extend many uncompieted roads and oin
ends ~ these With completed ones thu.
extending the mil-age
The inrident 10 cited of large american
rl Hnufarturer Of autou0biles finding him
-sf q little run doun and needinv resi
taking q steamer for Porto Mo. and upon
landing arrang gtnr wiih n l1gal liyervman
for a coach 70 take hin arnund the ISLAND
after he had gone a feN miles ana meeting
half a dozen automobiles. hi had HE coach
man turn back paid him 20 h. retea=ed
from hiz UOuirar' and ged wtth =
Earagrr an for q Waohine ~ take him On
bis Journey We said he had No dea there
were suh roads NJ surh pcssthtii H. ~ rade
md while heue he arrau~ed an aRsury and
sciually disposed Of halt a doJen cars Tor
shipment In al there are close 20 'Oc
automobiles On he island. we'll iyided
among the different makes This year will
800 "a marked inrrease 20 fha NUN hsf uf
W arhlnez bought. "a the Ialand is very
prosperous ana there viii he large pur
rhases 81 automobiles when The money
The island 10 bHN Tho roads uers
Iri ginalls built for military and heavv
fraflc With little regard for easv grades
q 4 not unusual fp and on uar cent grades
and there is one very stin clnHh no d b.
per cent Crade some maker 81 aufnFno-
liles pnum saaIiv tanture tho frade af thssr
v ssi India islauls if q uarhine we're ada
10 1f evi-tinr conditions There - no frost
here tho heat Is Uniform aud az tunes in
the sun a machine vii ruu az a confluuous
temperafure Ol 40. degrees faHrenheu .
70 NAV he fraf q larger radiatir surface &
Tor this climate would he an Improvement
The climate I- hard on rubber. leather
and polished surfaCes. 30 that N Improve ,
uerfs can he made on any lr al II thess
strides Will b. made toward capturing the
trade Varuizh docs not last Rns I
looking automobile viii look Ike ssrond
hand one after thirty davs use AZ er-
0O~ed ron paris rust in o short time. hrass
furnishes quickly and nickel sh0ws rtlat
sPrpaks after short ssFviee Ions OF leather
are almost useless FOR automobiles the rub
ber cloth ones do not lat any line and the
only kind thai seeW 10 wear ~ III are those
made % canvas treated 10 make n water
prOOf Some vlruish or oihar uoliahiur
fluid should he Used 'hat would he more
permanent Leather u0ulda quickly aud
that would not ls attractive ~ moths such
~ hrm cotton dri,l. g. could he Used Tor
Three dinerenf agents have recently gone
n New York 10 arrange for agencies Tor
automobiles, and there are openings for
others - thai manufacturers need not
think tire held j. covered The Porto RiraD
IL a good speuder he is open 10 argument
on machines. h not aversa 70 now th .nFe.
qnd the trade IL worth DIitivatinE Cars
that will stand up under the work required
NIL attraof many huyers Anything from
q $40 runaboui 10 a g. OUn siN cylinder can
he sold in Porto Rico agents can b. found
here, and buyers arr open Tor demoustta-