New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
News That Interests the Makers
and Dealers.

That New York becomes year BY year a
more cosmopolitan city IS amply evidenced
IN practically every branch Of commercial
life. IN the salesroo1ns of the Carhartt
automobile at the Hotel Plaza seven Ian
guages are spoken-French, German, Ital-
ian, Russian. English, Polish and Spanish
and scarcely a day passes that three or
four of them are not in reQuisition, both
for the guests of the Plaza who come to
the saIesroons and for casual visitors, who
are as much pleased at the novel spectacle
Of a fully equipped automobile on view in
hotel at the fact that they are greeted
and welcomed IN their own language.
The renountable rims viii play an impor-
tant part in the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand
Prix races over the Motor Parkway. The
fact that the tire can be changed in less
than twenty-five seconds means much TO
the driver who has tire trouble The re-
mountable rim has become a part Of the
present day racing outfit In each of the
recent Brighton Beach race meetings the
Dorian renountable rims have proved Of
material aid TO several Of the winning cars.
Not only have the rims enabled the drivers
to make rapid tire changes, but in a num-
Der Of cases when the cars have gone
through the fence or turned over, the
wheels have been wrenched or have col
lapsed. In every instance of this kind the
Dorian rims have been found intact after
the accident, and in no instance have they
shown the effects OF the strain.
The Palmer & Singer six-sixty car which
ran recently from New York 10 Dallas.
driven by ". B. Miller. OF Lynchburg, con-
rtuued its run 10 Mexico City after com
pleting its original test, and has just re-
turned to LynchbUrg Miller reports MeH-
can road conditions in frtghtful shape, the
car being continuously incrusted with mud
so that Il was impossible 10 see a particle
Of the under body One road had been pre-
empted as a new roadbed by good sized
stream, through which the car had TO run,
while on another occasion a fat car Of a
passing freight train had TO be impressed
10 cross a ulile-wide ravine because the
bridge connecting the road on either side
had been destroyed by fire.
Thirty-eight owners OF Hudson cars have
received checks from the Hudson Motor
Car Company for winning prizes IN the
Hudson owners experience run, held dur
ing July. The sum Of $3.50 was distributed
among the owners, who submitted their
cars 10 unique tests, as shown by photo
graphs and stories Of their trips. The
prizes ranged from $50, which was capt
ured by i. P. Pearson, Of Dorchester,
Mass. to SO, for twentieth prize. Cash
bonuses Of 50 We're given to each Of the
women drivers who took their cars over
the route and complied with all conditions
Of the run, chief Of which was that no
tools be carried. All told. 4S6 cars made
trips averaging $50 miles, and Of that num-
Der eighteen were driven by women.
Until a few days ago a. H. Henry, TWEEN
t--fOUT years old, q ranchman OF Ola,
5. D, had never ridden in a railroad train
or in an automobile. In fact, he had seen
only one automobile. and the sight of one
proved his undoing. for he has forsaken
the horse for the motor. Henry rode from
his home. q distance of about twenty miles,
to the railroad in a Buick last week and
took the train 10 Minneapolis, where he pur-
chased a Buick Model T from the Pence
Automobile Company. He is prosperous
rancber in the Indian Reservation country
with his work that he never travelled more
than fifteen miles east Of his home before
Record after record IS falling before the
Stearns in the Northwest. the latest tri-
Uu1ph being in North Yakima, Wash. One
day early IL September a $3.50 Stearns.
driven by A c. Stevens. Won the five ten
and twenty-five mile free-for-au races and
then established q new track record, turn