New-York tribune., 1911-12-05
AUTO NEWS OF THE DA|
Motor Trucks Show 10 Great Adj.
vantage in SnOWstorm.
LONG LIFE OF ONE MOTOR
Disbrow's Car in the Races a.
Savannah Equipped with
Much Used Engine.

| Every snowfall and every rain folloys,
by freezing weather brings into nromiuen,,
the superiority Of tho motor truck over N.
horse for delivery purposes. YESTERDAY,
| baby blizzard furnished a particulars
striking Illustration. Along the importau,
arteries of traffic throughout the CITY m.
motor propelled vehicles worked stead1y
throughout the day. while horses wer.
slipping and sliding and failing cverywhere
TO the lover Of animals, and that mean,
20 ninety-nne out Of every hundred per-
sons the spectacle Of . horse down or 0,
horses picking their way along in pre-
carious footing brings real pain Sgca
sights yesterday were common. and wher4
the sturdy motor truck was in evidence 4,
such times the onlookers made frequent
comments that indicated their expectation
Of the ultimate prevalence OF the power
propelled over tho horse hauled vehicle
The suddenness with which yesterday,
storm struck the city brought conditions
that caused comparison between the motor
/ truck and otler forms Of transportation.
Even where streetcars were stalled or
merely crawling along the power trucks
were making good time. IN many case,
keeping 10 their normal speed OF ten or
twelve miles an hour. No make Of truck
as far az the ordinary observer could see,
had a monopoly OF steadiness under the
adverse conditions. From the 100 pound
package wagon 10 the huge coal trucks all
were going along For utility the day OF
the power wagon is not coning-it Is here.
Some facts that bring into prominencs
the work done by the Pope Hummer In ths
recent races at Savannah were given YES
terday by II. T.. Holt, manager ot tho
Pope- Hartford local branch. The motor
used in Disbrow's car was the same one
that had been used in the Atlanta motor.
drome races last fall; in the l00-mile ard
and other races at Old Orchard, and IS th.
same one that Disbrow drove from New
York 10 Indianapolis and used for practice
prior to the 5O0-mile race last May. Its ps-
ton displacement is only $50 inches
"The Savannah motor has been in my
personal car for months" said Mr Holt
II should say that up to the time II started
IN the Vanderbilt Cup IL had been run about
5000 miles To finish in the Vanderbilt and
be the first American car 10 finish In ths
Grand Prize three days later is feat OF
which any organization should be proud.
And IL stamps Disbrow as one of the mos.
reliable of American drivers.
Walter Allen. Of the 1Ietallurgique Motor
Company. calls attention 10 the fact that
the r. VI. f. performance in finishing one.
two. three i'm the light car race at Sayan-
nah, while a remarkable one. was not un-
usual. A similar performance was accom-
plished in the Liederkehr Trophy race, run
IN conjunction with the Ardennes Circuit
race in Belgium in 1853. In that race three
Metallurgaue cars, driven by Lee Guin-
hess. Warwick Wright and Brabazon, took
first, second and third honors. Mr. Allen
by the way closed a contract yesterday
with Nelson Slater for the construction ot
Of a Metallurgique racing car 10 be deliy-
cred early next Summer. 1t VIII nave
guaranteed speed OF los miles an nour
Under the auspices Of the National Asso-
citation OF Automobile Manufacturers Gnc1.
the motor car show to be held at the New
Grand Central Palace, in New York from
January s TO II will be the first exposition
held in the exhibition hall recently finished
and the largest building now available I'
New York for that purpose
Although the National Association sho"
will be held simultaneously with the eXhlo'-
tion OF the Automobile Board Of Trade,
which takes place at Madison Square Gar
don from January to 20. it is not to le
regarded as a rival enterprise, the fact
being that both will work in harmony, ths
lack OF space at the Garden making IL pos
sihle for the Palace show promoters to
take care Of mary who could not be accom-
modated at the old building
~. -, arcbf. az ffral Doiut of view. tnA
National Association show will be held I'm
more beautiful setting than the Garden eA-
hibltion. Three floors, so arranged with
central courts as TO constitute in effect a
single exhibition hall. with large me7-
canine floor and upper gallery, will be
utilized
Pleasure cars and commercial vehicles
will be shown simultaneously at the Palace
during the seven days Of the exposition
but the business machines will he segre-
gated on the second or mezzanine ho'r'
while the accessories and motorcycle Sec
ton will occupy part of the second iioor
and all of the third floor and gallery.
Automobile firms listed 10 exhibit al the
Grand Central Palace Show follow: The
Thomas b. Jeftery Company. The Gramm
Motor Truck Company. Baker Motor Vehicle
Company Babcock Electric Carriage Com
pany: Kelly Motor Truck Company. The
Columbus Busgy Company. The Waverly
Company Cole Motor Car Company, Hupp
Motor Car Company. Iiupp Corporation
Regal Motor Car Company, Clarke-Carter
Automobile Company. The Ohio Electric
Car Company Abbott Motor COMPANY I'M
peria Automobile Company. The Walter
Auto Truck Manufacturing Company The
De-Tamble Motors Company, hrit Motor
Car Company, Auburn Automobile. Com
pany. The Schacht Motor Car COMPANY
Crow Motor Car Company, F. l. A. T. cars
Great Western Auto Company McFarlan
Motor Car Company Lion Motor Car Com
pany, IIaberer & Co, The Dayton AUTO
Truck Company, Midd!eby Auto Company
Ames Motor Car Company. Lauth-Juersen'
Motor car Company. Colby Motor Company.
Walker Vehicle Company. Newalk Auiomo-
bile Manufacturing Company, Warren MO-
tor Car Company. National Motor Tru'N
COMPANY. Sullivan Motor Car COMPANY
Eclipse Truck COMPANY ". \. Paterson
Company. Elkhart Carriage and hAfheN'
Manufacturing Company Universal Mo''r
Truck Company Lippard- Stewart Mot'r
Car Company, Cortland Motor wagon COM
ranv. The Sanford-Herbert Company lde''
Motor Car Company, Rassc. Motor car
Company. Kline Motor Car Corporation