The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-22

the turning of the Elgin circuit into
permanent racing course, over
which the annual national stock cham
pionships could be held The report
has it that a three-year contract for
the use of the Elgin roads will be
drawn up with the farmers, but that
this agreement will not be signed UNI
til after the farmers see how much
they will make on the races to be held
next August. 1t is then intended that
the Chicago Motor Club construct a
large and permanent grand stand and
make needed improvements around the
course.
The Contest Committees of the Chi
cago Automobile and the Chicago Ath-
letic Clubs have decided that the
fourth annual motoring match between
these two organizations, which is
scheduled for June 18th and 18th, will
be contested over a route from Chi
cago to GAINESVILLE Wis, and return,
distance of approximately $50 miles
The route, which has only been tenta-
lively selected, lies through the pic
turesque lake region of lower Wiscon-
sin.
Three additional entries have been
made in the 800 mile race to be run
at Indianapolis on May Goth. Among
them is that of Herbert Lyle. These
entries bring the list up to about for
ty. The Indianapolis Speedway man
agement is confident that eight more
will be named before entries close on
May LIST.
Unless there are some changes in
the attitude of State officials toward
the ordering out of the militia to act
as patrols for roads used in automo-
bile speed contests it is likely that
New York will be minus a Wander
bilt and a Riverhead road race this
year. The Contest Board of the Ann
erican Automobile Association has
adopted stringent rule relating to
the promoting of road races in which
it is specified that unless troops are
secured to guard the course the con-
test will not receive the sanction of
the A. A. A. There will be one ex-
ception to this rule and that is in
connection with the Paramount Park
race in Philadelphia. The A. A. A. is
satisfied that the militia could not
perform the work Of \ patrolling the
course used for this big contest bet
ter than the local police and park
guards.In New York State, however,
trouble is expected, for it has been
declared more than once by the pow
could not be secured for such purpos-
es as guarding roads. During the
races that have been held at Savan-
nah and Elgin the spectators and con-
testants were protected by the State
troops. At the Elgin races last year
import Illinois troops into Indiana with
the permission of the authorities of
the latter State. While the new rule
of the A. A. A. may appear to be
stringent from the promoters view
point, that it is step in the right di-
who have a real interest in the sport.
The action of the crowds at the last
Vanderbilt was a fair example of the
manner in which courses used for
such contests, especially when near
city like New York, can be guarded
by constables, deputies and special
policemen.
Everything is running along smooth
ly in the preliminary work connected
with the forthcoming Glidden Tour,
and indications point to large entry
list. There will be quite an innova-
ton in the form of hill-climbing
contest, for which, most likely, an en-
trie day will be reserved. 1t has not
yet been officially announced where
the climb will be held, but it will
most likely take place in Massachu-
sets. The route most likely to be
followed will be through Baltimore,
Wilmington Del; Chester, Philadel-
wood, New York City. New Haven,
Conn; Providence, Boston, through the
White Mountains, Vermont to Mon
treal, and thence to Ottawa The ap-
proximate distance of the tour will be
1880 miles. The pathfnding and pi-
lot work will be done by the Touring
Information Bureau of the American
Automobile Association.
A compromise measure has been
drafted for the New Jersey Legisla-
ture which aims to reconcile existing
differences regarding the present au>
tomobile law.
The chauffeur who will insist on
having enough air in the tires is a
jewel, and a rare one. Usually he
will prefer the. rule of-thumb meth
cd of determining the amount of air,
and he will often pronounce the infla-
ton sufficient when it is really 10 or
20 pounds less than it should be.
If the carburetor is provided with
choke, or starting valve arrange
ment by means of which the constant
air supply can be shut off, it is often
found advisable, to insure easy start
ing, to close this valve. crank the mo-
tor three Or four times and then open
the valve, when the motor will often
start upon the next turn.
In charging the storage battery of
an electric car, it is advisable to fol-
low the directions given by the manu-
facturer. An overcharge does not in
crease the mileage and it does cause
the plates to deteriorate.
If the tires are to remain on the
wheels for considerable length of
time when the car is out of service,
jack the wheels UP and let out most
of the air, leaving only about five
pounds in each tire This will keep
the tubes in shape and also keep them
soft and pliab1e.
When washing tires it is best SIM
ply to damp a sponge with clean
water, care being taken that the
sponge is not soaked and dripping.
Then wipe the tires dry with cloth
or a handful Of waste.