New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Notes Interesting to Motorists
Picked Up Along the Row.

Notes interesting TO motorists
Picked Up Along the Row.
Deliveries of the first Flanders 's3o'' coupes
have been made 10 dealers in the large
cities Of the country during the last week
| by the EMF. Company, Of Detroit The
most recent addition to the department of
! incIosed body motor cars is extremely
''natty' in appearance. The interior and
! exterior electric lights. nickelIed hardware.
/ leather and broadcloth upholstery wide
doors and adjustable pIateglass windows
! combine TO make the Flanders ''20'' coupe
desirable car The first car of the model
was delivered TO the EMF Company S
New York representative. Studebaker
Brothers and was sold almost Immediately
10 Miss Lulu Glaser, of The Girl and the
Kaiser company.
The agency for a good popular priced car
in New York. Philadelphia, Chicago. St.
Louis and Kansas City. No. is wanted by
the Times Square Automobile Company.
Mr.. Nansbach. treasurer Of the company
says: The success we have had in dis
posing of number of new cars has CON
/ vinced Us that in addition 70 our second
/ hand business We could handle line of
new cars to very good advantage"
Now that many motorists are laying up
/ their cars for the winter. information as to
! the proper care of tires during this period
! is timely The following advice is given by
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
who say that the time and trouble will he
amply repaid by extra tire service next
year:
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enough air to escape to release the inter
nal pressure of the fabric. but not enough
| TO totally collapse the inner tube. The
tires in this condition should he kept from
heat and wrapped to exclude the light If
the tires are in perfect condition this will
suffice otherwise observe the following di-
rections.
/ SSecond-Take Off the tires. clean outside
carefully. removing al dirt, oil. grease and
foreign material. Do not allow water TO get
inside the casing If any Of the cuts pene-
trate to the fabric have the tire inspected
! by a competent repair man and repaired
or retreaded, as deemed advisable Wrap
each casing and tube in paper or cloth, 10
keep away light and air, and store tires in
/ a cool dark place. Clean all rust off the
/ inside of rims and polish with graphite or
stove polish TO prevent further rust
Paul La Croix, manager of the American
selling branch Of Renault Freres. returned
/ from months visit TO the Renault factory
! IN France on the Adriatic Friday morning
Nr La Croix is chairman Of the commit
tee in charge of the Importers Automo-
bile Salon. which is TO be held at the Ho-
Tel Agtor during the week beginning on
January .
An interesting example Of economy In
applying the use of motor trucks TO domes-
! tic service IS furnished by the Alden Sanp-
son Manufacturing Company, OF Detroit a
! four-ton Sampson recently moved the
furniture and belongings of a family IN
| YpsiIanti. Mich, TO Detroit, q distance or
! thirty-two miles, over sandy roads, IN dark
ness, requiring only three hours and nVe
minutes for the run The costs were:
Drivers salary. g %; helpers, 3; fuel,
s. Is Allowing 81 30 as pro rata for depre-
citation. insurance and rent, the total would
be s. 90 Freight would have been twice as
much. and the horse cost three times as
much.
Teddy TetzIafT, OF November q. driving
Lozier stock chassis. before 4 Thanks
giving crowd OF 1890 people at Santa
Monica, Cal, became famous in q day by
a double victory over q field OF foreign and
American racing cars. In two of the great
est automobile races in this or any other
country, Tetzlaff not only won the stock
chassis race OF Isl miles but. with only
twenty-minute stop for the purpose of al
lowing other cars to finish in the first race
won the 2o3-mfle free-for-ai race. defeating
the big free-for-aH racers which started in
fresh against his stock Lozier, which had
lust finished the record-breaking stock
chassis race.
There has arisen recently d contention
regarding the running qualities Of engines
at night. as compared 10 the day time and
some assert that there can be no difference
As a matter OF fact. it has been found that
motors as . rule run faster and even
steadier at night than during the day" said
Montague Roberts, who IS driving the
Abbott-Detroit Bull Dog its 10000
mile durability tour around the borders Of
fba United States. y find the Bull Dog
runs much faster at night and that ! am
compelled to alter my mixture for night
riding.
The novel feature of. being either chain
or shaft driven is announced by the c. @.
Y. Import Company on its two new models
for 1911 These two new models, together
with four other cars. viii be included in the
c. @. Y exhibit at the Importers Automo-
bile Salon. at the Hotel Astor, during the
week beginning January =.
J. Fries. Of Altoona. Penn. who recently
observed his seventy-sixth birthday. laws
claim to being the oldest active motorist in
the State of Pennsylvania and the Oldest
driver OF q Franklin car in the country. Mr..
Fries drives d Franklin. 1T which he makes
trips of from fifteen 10 twenty miles about
the country around Altoona. and mas at
fracted considerable attention IN the auto
mobile world through his motoring activity
al his advanced age lie * not only d
motorist but l. skilled in automobile me
cfanicS.
EMANUEL WINS ON RANGE.
The feature OF the programme at the
Marine and Field Club. yesterday. was
the second shoot for the December Cup