The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-02
AMONG THB AUTOIOBIuSTS
Az INTERSTATE CAR ENTERED
FOR SPEEDWAY RACE.


for the nig Coates.-Duryea WIN
De.ev,b~ tine Licensed shSw-silent
knight Here Soon Other Matters.
has received the entry OF an Interstate car
for the big race that IL TO be held out there
ON MAY - OF next year. That may seem To
be n long way or but the speedway manage
msnt isn't losing any chances TO have the
entry list All well In fact the promoters
reserve the right to declare the race OF
unless there are thirty entries. The nomi-
nation OF the Interstate makes three actual
| entries thus far. the Case having been first
and the simplex second II Ii understood,
too. that a STANDARDIZATION will be in the
race. although the formal entry has not yet
been made.
Charles r.. Duryea OF Reading. Pa one
OF the pioneers OF the motor car industry in
this country and author OF several text
books on the automobile and kindred sub
Jects. has agreed TO write for the show COM
mittee OF the A. l.. A. NJ. technical articles
on the cars to be seen at the forthcoming
AUTOMOBILE show in Madison square Garden.
Charles 7. knight. who designed the
Silent knight motor. which was improved
upon abroad and IL used In several foreign
cars. will come To this country soon. He il
expected here about December -. says
Warren Demarest. He will be at the I'm
porters' Automobile Salon. where the engine
Is TO be shown.
The man who IL particularly keen on
driving a car and has only a limited time
each day at his disposal finds II artcularly
annoying when he cant get at his machine
to uss. often times just when he wants
to take out the car tires or something else
goes wrong. That starts or the whole
makes a man 80 want TO commit murder.
especially when he Ia just Learning TO handle
his car and wants to take advantage OF the
good days that still are left II ism good
practice for the novice To handle hls Gar
when the streets are cred with snow and
furthermore. he wants to get in all the driv-
ing he can while yet the weather permits.
40 Just when he IL all ready 20 start on
on his jaunt and gets word that the car
are that he will come nearrrbeinR ready to
fire his man than Tor almost any Oths<
hins the %sy , ak KEEN hold
tn" motori-t, and although he may keep
a chauffeur to look after the car he wants
10 handle IL himself when he's out
The rhetorical performance of carving
few DAYS ago in Detroit. Two men coming
out of the post offc- stopped Ia look NJ an
automobile standing AZ the curb and the
later.
Thinking Of buying a car. gentlemen
tn. market. I think. It's a Warren Detroit
NJ Nothing ever put together can touch II.
Runs practically without Rasol-ne. doesn't
give any trouble and its something extra
line
He paused for a moment4And then went
becau.. I happen TO be the maker Of the
car Warren. Homer Warren. l. my nam"
and would he pleased to give you a demon
Why. Homer. what have You done with
your whi-k-rs'- asked one Of the two others.
forget ~om~ Of the folks you ought 20 know
IN X T. olds of Lansing and this Is u. VI
scott OF the REQ company with me we.v"
were hardly in the market for any cars
this winter We can sell you some il you
happen TO need any.
An interesting computation IL furnished |
IN me Automobile Of the proper speed at
which n ear should I've driven in order that
an economical relation bet ~een fuel and
miles an hour may b~ maintained.
There IL an economical speed for every
automohile. says tn. publication. and
this speed depends upon tho weight 81 the
raT Dr.ignrrs are c"mpeiled to rr"vid"
mobiles on the level hard roads az speeds
that are higher than economy dictates
Of providing power enough to pTopel the
automobiles NJ steep hills and through long
The economical speed for weigh, is about
~ follows
No, Pounas
Prr horr. tuai,rurnl
. .''........ ! l:S
II .........-.. ........ .......... 500
Z. 500
These speeds are all too lou TO suit the
averase antomooili-, but hI-r.garding
who elects to 40 faster has no rishtful ground
for COMPLAINING about III" life Of III. tires
An ordinance has been introduced IN tn.
Milwaukee. Common Council increasing
the penalty for exceeding tn. speed limit
first nnenC" a fin" OF not l"-- than slOo IL
provided. The present minimum j. SO
and maximum SIS s-cond offence ia 20
House OF Correction. and the third offence
one vsnr m the House Of Correction The
speed limit Is 10 remain at twelve miles AN
hour
IL - believed that tn. ordinanc. " passed
would be declared unconstitutional. a. there
second or third offence. and IN. alternative
= requirement Of the state laws 4
Republican Alderman has introduced nm
ordinance providing a penalty OF from
S5 to SIS or sixty days imprisonment for
failure to stop after running down or injur-
Ins persons
A. an informal luncheon Yesterday in
Nhi:h several rrpre-enta,,ve commercial
organization was made 10 form q com III srrial
'rh,rie trade association. j. A. Hcn-tr--t
Was elected chairman and F.. 4. Levy Of the |
Benz Auto Import Company was ee~ted !
secretary. committee on bylaws and |
rules was appointsd consisting Of &. |
stone OF the United States Motor Com |
pany. Is Porter of the chase r. |
iTart-krsft
one Of the objects OF the association will !
be IN" control OF commercial vehicleS con- |
tests and r. l.. Ferguson was nomina ed !
chairman Of the conts-t committee. A
Jsrvt- Of the Alec and J I. O'Neii were |
appointed 10 assist him. The members |
then present adjourned until December |
TOY DOGS on VIEW.