New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
F4TOR SIX-D4T RACE.
L. Il. Disbro7c's Suggestion
Finds Mann .4dUocdtes.

Not in q long time has any suggestion for
form of automobile speed and endurance
competition been so favorably received "a
the recommendation of Louis A. Disbrow
for a six-day automobile race. Among the
/ advocates gained for this form of contest Is
! PauI In Croi,. whose Renauit car was a
/ winner in one OF the most exciting twenty
four hour races at Brighton Beach last
wear Mr. La Croix is Of the opinion that
/ contest as suggested will be a greater test
for both speed ard endurance and will fur
/ nish more sport than straightaway
. twenty-four hour race He favors running
such contest q given NUMBER Of hours a
day and placing cars in control at night.
! The cnly point on which he differs from
tire Disbrow suggestion is that not all the
parts changed during such a race should
! be charged against the car Should con-
test Of this character be included in the
summer programme at the Brighton Beach
rr1otordrome Mr.. La Croix promises the
entry of two Renault cars.
John T Rainier is particularly interested
+ In this proposition. and. like Mr.. La Croix.
! saws that if the Motor Racing Association
will promote a six-day race on the lines
+ suggested two Rainier cars Will be on the
starting line. Mr.. Rainier declares that a
. LAaNS iG-E u l4llS S4dSS III AZ 1oA trILCi
tes. both of continued speed and endur-
snce, than any other form % competition
so far followed. He points out that it will
have the added value OF being constantly
in view Of the interested public, and that
rule preventing any work On cars except
during race hours would be particularly
/ instructive
A 3. Cordner. chairman OF the Brighton
Beach committee of the Motor Racing As
ISOLATION. IS rather faroraby inclined TO
this suggestion. and has promised to take
the matter up with the members of his
committee at their next regular meeting.
He IS DESTROYS Of including in the Brighton
Beach programme contests OF all forms
that will be both interesting to the public
and of sor,e benefit 10 the industry. AS
six-day race is the most novel form of con-
test yet presented, it will not be surprising
If the suggestion be adopted, either in
whole or in part.
Following closely upon the news OF It's
entry Of the first car in the Denver TO
Mexico City endurance contest came the
announcement yesterday that the Premier
Motor Manufacturing Company had for
mally entered the first two cars in the an
nual reliability contest OF the American
Automobile Association for the Glidden
trophy AS in the 1903 event, the numbers
and will be carried by the two Pre-
rniers. AT the recent automobile show in
Chicago the entries were made with Sam
ueI u. Butler, chairman Of the contest
board Of the national association, and this
Will start the ball rolling for the listing
of other entrants.
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tor Company, has established temporary
headquarters in Room 1916, Ford Building,
Detroit. During the erection of the new
works Of the Lozier Motor Company at De-
troit details in connection with the plant
will be handled from that Office. Ralph
Milford, who has won many twenty-four-
hour races and broken the worlds twenty
fo1ir-hou- record has again associa ted
himself with the company and will prob
ably he seen behind the wheel Of Loz!er
n the big contest this year.
Cndaunt by the most discouraging eli
matte and road conditions. Frank Y. Ztr-
bies and the scouts who have undertaken
10 go over the Glidden tour course 10
gather advance information for the path
finders and contestants in the big classic.
which viii start from Cincinnati next June
and go South az far as Texas, closing at
Chicago. are valiantly pushing on in the
Mitchell Ranger, and from latest reports
hope 10 reach the turning point at Dallas
before the end OF the week.
Among the deliveries OF Matheson auto
mobiles made last week Is one TO George
NJ Cohan the ger He has pur-
chased 4 seven-passenger four-ifty, done
in brewster green
This is not M. Cohans first Matheson
car In 1907 ne purchased q Matfeson, and
last year took II with him on his -tleatTi-
ca tour. which extended from New York
to the Pacific Coast. He was away from
New York City over a year and took the
automobile with him il a special car, at
tached 70 his train. No matter how short
time he stopped AZ any city. his Mathe-
son car vas the first thing unloaded from
tF. train He was thus enabled 10 use the
CIR every day in the year. which is an en-
tireI- unprecedented record for continual
use Of a motor car. He said when he
bought the new car that in all the contin-
nous U.S. Of his previous car he had abso-
Iutely no trouble with II whatever
7. y Bradley, who for the last three
years has been advertising manager o. the
An,er-oan Motor Car Manufacturers Asso-
cia-icr end assistant 10 Alfred Reeves.
geae-aI manager. until the latter accepted
/ The general management OF the Association
Of Tizeitsed Automobile Manufacturers, has
jofned the United States Motor Company.
The recently organized 100000 corpora
ton which has already absorbed the Max
ueI-Rriscoe Motor Company and the Co
! Iurlbia Motor Car Company. He will act
as director Of advertising and publicity.
After a thorough investigation by the
| city authorities Grand Rapids has decided
10 add an automobile IRE engine 10 its list
| ~ e1uipmen. Several trips were made
20 Lansing by the members OF the Fire
Commission. where the Oldsuobils engine.
chemical and chiefs runabout in use IN
that city were inspected. So thoroughly
satisfactory were the demonstrations that
an order was placed with the Olds Motor
Works for a big six-cylinder chassis, or
which the pumping outfit is TO be installed
The Furniture City will add six more
automobile frefghters in the spring. as tbs
authorities are now thoroughly convinced
of the efficiency OF this type Of engine.
| 7 Aiken. the well known race driver,
! stopped off n this city yesterday. on his
way back to the factory from the Chicago
/ sbov az the salesroom OF the Poertner
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