The San Francisco call., 1910-03-24
WHITE SUGGESTS
new AUTO CONTEST
Head of White Company Pro-
poses Plan for Real Stock
Car Events
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU
Windsor T. White, president of the
White company has proposed a plan
whereby an effort will be made to con-
fine stock racing to real stock cars.
His plan is to apply to automobile rae
ing somewhat the method employed in
horse racing; that is. 10 permit the sue
cessful car TO be purchased by any one
on payment of the list price. White
says: by the enactment of such an
amendment to the automobile racing
rules motor racing in this country
would receive a tremendous boom.
There are many manufacturers and
agents who would be very willing TO
engage in various kinds of speed con-
tests if they were assured that they
would be confined to stock models.
With this regulation enforced the
practice of building especially con-
structed cars for racing would be dis
couraged, there would be many more
cars entering races and the public and
the industry at large would be bene-
hted from the new conditions"
c. z. Mathewson. Pacific coast man.
ager of the Diamond rubber company.
has received a let
Record of ter from the home
| Diamond Tires office in which is
tion concerning the Diamond tires:
Thirteen thousand five hundred miles
the tires in the second set in good con-
dition is the service secured by Robert
Loder of Buffalo from his Diamonds.
Loder writes: Referring to the Dia-
mond tires which 1 have used this
summer on my Oldsmobile, sizes 34 by
and 81 by 3@, will state that we have
run 13,500 miles with my machine and
that we have barely used two sets OF
tires. In fact, some of the tires on the
last lot are perfectly good at the pres
ent time, after running over 5000 miles.
recommend these as the best tires
l have ever used"
F. G. Miner. head of the Greenland
company. has received word from the
special Body New YORK that
Ior s,earn . exhibiting at their
salesroom during
the last week $3.50 horsepower
Stearns chassis with an especially
built body, which has been attracting
considerable attention. The tonneau
is considerably shorter than the reg
ular Stearns touring car and contains
one wide, roOmy seat, with comfort
able high back, over this seat is a
handsome victoria top. A most novel
arrangement of the wind shield allows
u 10 slip down into a pocket located in
the back of the drivers seat When
this wind shield is not in use il is
slipped into this receptacle, the top
opening being closed by a cover ZAP.
which is upholstered to match the
back of the seat
Harry l. Owesney, manager of the
Winton motor carriage company. is in
receipt of a copy of
Old Winfou letter recently re-
stiII running ceived by the home
- office from Edward
Laubenheimer OF
Tustin, Wis. The communication reads:
Il have had my 1903 Winton car for
four years. and it is as good today as
when / got it, ] have gone over hills
where other machines with higher
horses. The. motor is always ready,
warm or cold"
London has almost. but not quite
twice as many motor propelled vehicles
as Berlin, Paris
London's Record and Vienna com
TOT MOTOR oars bers registered in
these four cities
London-Private cars. 2s.5SO: public
motor vehicles. 1870. Paris-Privats
cars, 7,124; public. $500. BerIin-Pri-
yate cars. $500; public. 1856. Vienna
]. Leon Seidell. a well known motor
cycle rider of Springfield, Mass. who
-----------e --e = WoIa won tne FAMOUS
Rum Sna' Motor % S1ss cars ls road race at PrOvi-
- dence, r. l., in con
A NJ. meet of 1907. has turned to the
automobile and now drives an Oldsmo-
bile delivery car for Forbes & Wallace.
a large department store of Sprin gfield
Between May l. 1909. and January 1.
1910. .Seidell drove this car in king
suburban deliveries for the firm 1874
miles. He furnishes the following in
teresting table to show the practicable
ity of the car for such uses: