New-York tribune., 1910-01-30
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
DREAD OF DRIVERS.
Joe Matson Tells Of Terrors
in Racing Cars.


well known Chalners-Detroit pilot. but It
knows very little about the inside of race
driving. The accidents are the least of the
trials / never think OF the danger OF acci-
dent when I enter a race; mishaps are
things of which q successful driver can
never afford TO think But the grind is
thing many driver fears.
Y have driven some hard races; I've
heard much about the terrors of lots of
courses. but the hardest race I ever drove
was at Denver. The 'hairpin' of the Van
derhilt course, the dangers Of Briarclif, the
serpentine curves of the Lowell course are
nothing TO the terrors of that Denver
course.
The day I drove there the course was a
sea OF mud. There were places where the
water came to the hubs and there were
other places where the sticky alkali mud
clung like glue. There were dozen times
In that race when would have welcomed
an accident-I was so utterly exhausted
"Afterward I climbed into a bath and
Went sound asleep. When I awoke every
bone in my body aehed. My ribs were as
sore as though they had been hammered
my back ached like a toothache. my arms
were so sore I could not lift them above
my head and my hands were covered with
blisters on the inside. For nearly a week
l was SWdIneO IN DdHudS6S IEOlI my "ciS@
to my neck and for two days I could eat
40 solid food.
such experiences are the trials of race
driving. III take my chances on accidents,
but the physical terror of that awful sore
ness sometimes almost gets my nerve"
Ralph De Palma, the well known driver.
still walking with the support of crutches.
owing to an accident last fau at Danbury,
Conn. left here for New Orleans yesterday
10 drive q Fiat car in the automobile races
10 be held in connection with the New
orleans Mardi Gras, on February 4. and s
In the srnash-up De Palma had a thigh
broken. and the injury is still far from be-
ing cured. De Palma says that he is deter
mined TO drive in the contests IL II is nee
essary TO lift him into his car.
There is much doubt now about the con-
linued existence of the New York Autome-
bile Trade Association, for. besides General
John T. Cutting, who resigned as president
Of the organization at meeting held last
week. the following directors have left the
association: ". W. Burke, Frank Eveland,
c. W. Wurster, Richard Newton and Peter
Fogerty. The reason assigned by these
men for their action is that, as dealers in
licensed cars, II would hardly be consistent
70 belong to an association handling unli-
censed cars.
Announcement is made by ". c. Andsr-
son, of the Anderson Carriage Company,
makers of the Detroit electric vehicle, that
ne has just completed arrangements with
Thomas A Edison to obtain practically the
exclusive control of the lattsr's new stor-
age battery in this country for use on De-
troit electries.
The annual dinner OF the Automobile
Club of America will be held at the Wal
dorf-Astoria tomorrow evening, at
o'clock.
The first OF the manufacturing concerns
TO announce its racing plans for the year is
the Rainier Motor Company, OF New York
Paul NJ. Lineberger, vice-president and
sales manager, has outlined q racing cam
paign that will place the winner Of the At
lanta gold trophy in practically every speed
and endurance competition Of any note in
the Eastern States The Rainier viii be a
certain starter in the contemplated twenty
Lour-hour automobile races at Brighton
Beach in the spring. 1t will also be seen
at the Fairmount Park race at Philadel-
phia at the Lowell race in Massachusetts,,
in the grand prize race, If IL be held, either
in Savannah or Long Island. and in the
Vanderbilt Cup race.
When the motor boat show opened IN Bos-
ton there was a newcomer on exhibition |
which, it is predicted, will have good many
surprises for the fast boats of the world. |
It is a launch built fer the Premier Motor |
Car Company, Of New England and is eligi- |
BILE 10 competition among medium sized |
craft. Neither this company nor its parent |
the Premier Motor Manufacturing Com |
pany, of Indianapolis. is In the motor boat |
business but this boat was built by the |
Herreshoffs TO denonstrats the unusual /
adaptability of the Premier motor to boat |
uses and conditions.
The hull is a little over SO feet long. 4 |
feet inches beam, and has a draft Of |
about 90 inches. It's exterior is of beauti- |
fully figured mahogany and the interior OF |
cedar, the walls being $50 of an inch |
thick, and II is fastened together with /
something over twentyeight thousand |
copper screws. It's makers are responsible
for the statement that it is the handsomest |
boat they have ever turned out from that
home Of beautiful craft. Power is supplied
by siS-cylinder Premier motor of the type
used in their seven-passenger touring cars.
The new list of seIden patent licenses,
affiliated with the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers, is constituted OF
the names of sixty-four companies. The
following American manufacturers appear
on the list for the first time; Acme Motor
Car Company. Cartercar Company. Ewing
Automobile Company, Fuller Buggy Com
pany and Rapid Motor Vehicle Company.
Licenses have also been granted to two
companies importing gasolene cars, as fol-
lows: Hol-Tan Company and Brewster & Co.
Ruulors which have been in circulation
for some time TO the effect that the Lozier
Motor Company would erect a factory in
Detroit were confirmed yesterday by H. A.
LoZier. who has been il this city for the
last week 4 number of the leading cap
italists and business men of Detroit, It is
said. Will be associated with Mr.. Lozisr in
the new enterprise. All the details were ar
ranged and the contract signed here last
week This new deal results in s2.o00.o0
Mr.. Lozier and his Detroit associates
have been looking over factory sites for the !
ast week. and options on several automobile
locations have been obtained. The general
,fices OF the company. now located IN this