New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
TIMELY AUTO|NG TOPICS
Notes of interest Picked Up on
the Marts of Trade.

/ "A 1atheSon fouF-cyiinder car owned by
| ". J. Dingee, of San Francisco has re-
Gently crossed Death Valley. The trip is
not only an extremely difficult one because
of rough road, sand and intense heat, but
is also extremely hazardous by reason of
the constant sandstorms. springing up al
most without warning. which are liable to
overtake the motorists. Not only is the
danger of an automobile being buried in
/ the sand considerable. but even where this
is not the case it is necessary to dig the
wheels out of the drift before one can pro-
| coed. The trail across the valley shifts
with the shifting sand, and there is great
danger of the traveller losing his way.
The announcement that the Se1den car
viii be an entrant in the endurance and
reliability contests this summer has created
/ interest in automobile circles, because only
occa sionally in the past has the Selden
been seen in such events. In 1908 it COM
peted in the Glidden tour and won per-
feet score. Last year in the New York to
Atlanta run II made similar performance,
and except for few performances in hill
climbing the car has been seen but little in
actual competition.
An order for five three-ton Alco trucks
has been placed with the American Loco
motive Company by Ginbel Brothers for
use in New York. These trucks will be
provided with bodies which are a comb
nation OF the cage and furniture van types
and will he employed solely in transfer
service. hauling full loads between the sta
tions in different cities and in rural sec
lions.
Some motor car manufacturers go to
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ment for their cars, but according 70 Mon
tana standards even the most liberal of
them do not go far enough A Pierce
Arrow representative who has just COM
pleted q trip through that state. in writ
ing from Great Falls says:
II find that out here automobiles are
owned mostly by men whose property
interests are scattered and who find IL
necessary to cover q great deal of ground.
some OF their trips lasting a week. Ranch
owners will pick up several of their fore
men and make long trips of inspection.
Here every private garage has its set of
block and tackle and shovels hanging on
the wall, ready to he packed on the run
ming boards, but it seemed to me that the
limit in the way of equipment had come
when the owner Of a car started out the
other morning with a couple of sticks Of
stood there open eyed until he explained
in most matter Of fact manner:
/" Oh. We always carry dynamite when
We start out on a trip. We have to blast
our way through sometimes when we get
up in the mountain passes
In spite of seven hundred miles Of mud
the Franklin Trek automobile has finished
in ten DAYS two-thirds Of its 3,5eo-rnile tour
ing demonstration. The motor car carry
ing the trek party has covered the dis
lance from Syracuse TO Boston. New York.
Washington. Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Indian
apolis. St. Louis and Chicago.
Crossing the Allegiance Mountains from
Washington to Pittsburg in one day. the
party succeeded in one of the principal
achievements Of the r,ln. II was in South
ern Indiana and Illinois that mud plug
ging'' followed the mountain climbing So
bad were the roads that all along the route
the tourists were warned against further
attempt until better weather.
The Cartercar Company has entered
three cars in the Glidden tour. This is the
first time that friction driven car has
ever been entered in any of the big ma
tional tours.
Entry blanks for the fifth annual ma
tional hill climb of the Wilkes Barre Au-
tomobile Club up Giants Despair will be
sent out within few days. An appiica-
ton has been made 20 S. NJ Butler, chair
man of the contest committee of the Amer
lean Automobile Association, for a sane
ton This year the climb viii be held on
Saturday, June II, instead OF on Memorial
Day
There will be eleven events. These will
be for stock cars costing $500 and under.
stock cars costing from 1901 to $1,000 stock
cars costing from 81. POI to 81 800 and stock
cars costing from 81 .e01 10 $1,000 For these
events cups and purses Will be gwen.
The cars eligible for the s. 900 Hollenback
trophy will be stock chassis worth from
81 ,0m TO 5000 Other events viii be for
rIInabouts costing between 1901 and $4,000
for six-cyIinder only stock chassis costing
from s3,00l TO $1,000 and for cars costing
over $500.
free-for-ali, open TO all gasolene cars, IRE
spective OF size, power, weight Or price
There will be two special cash prizes for
first and second places IN this event