New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-10
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
MANY Cars Freely Offered tC
Orphans Day Committee.
READY FOR INDIANAPOLIS
Touring ASSOCIATION
Branches in This City, boston'
Rufalo and Elsewhere.

The orphans' eutomople "df
renorts that the offers Of cars anu .O'"-
,nercial vehicles for June inuloa'e "
crea,er interest IN this charity than ever
before during the last six years ~hen inc
little unforturates have had one e'au ua' .
while last wear some 800 children were
,sl,en mora than four thousand apphCa-
.ions have heen received so far THIS year
~, institutions vet 20 he heard from
which will doubtless make the 'o'al ~
least five thousand.
The committee does not wish To dlsap-
point a single child. and even the sriaNes'
contribution IS acceptable. as eacn oV Oe'''7
means one child made happy.
A letter has been received from NJ.
Adams. superintendent Of schools OF tne
Chndren's Aid Society. which, IN part Is
as follows:
Il wish 70 thank you and your associ-
o-ion for the great happiness which you
,ee~lv confer on The poor children OF our
,itv do not think any OF us can realize
,ho GOV which comes 10 little child
,.o~t in really riding in an automobile.
rrbov often see them going past the home
where they 1--we. but in their valnest
dreams they Go not consider It possioie
,bs. they can ride in real automobile
one NJ the finest and most encouraging
,r,-ee in modern times IS the growth or
s-,~i- ~ social service among all peo-
10 think the Orphans Automobile Day
association OF New York is a shining ex-
ample Of this. .,,-,..
offers NJ cars and commercial vehicles
- bse7 received al headquarters as fol-
Ious. Mitchell. Overland, Carhartt, Hud-
son Interstate. Little Giant Truck. Pierce
Ar-oV, Bussinr. Alco STANDARDIZATION,
white Remington. Nliddleby. Franklin.
SAMPSON REQ. Aries Truck. Cartercar
Panharf. stearns. Lozier and De Dion and
sightseeing wagons by David Bruce-Brown,
Ralrh De Palma and Louis Disbrow.
Tire next regular meeting will be held
~ the association headquarters to-day at
o'clock.
= Edwards, chairman OF the techni-
cal committee Of the American Austomo-
lie Association. last week completed
two-day examination OF Lozier cars. dupl-
Gates Of which are entered in the 500-mils
rare az the Indianapolis Speedway on Me-
mortal Day.
Mr. Edwards also made an examination
Of the Indianapolis cars which are still in
Detroit and have been stripped for rae
ing. This Will constitute the last examina-
ton until short time before the starting
gun on May 30. when another official 60
ing over is submitted 10 by all entrants in
the long grind.
Ralph Milford. Teddy Tetzlaff and
Harold Van Gorder the three drivers who
VIII pilot Lozler cars. have been in De-
tro't for the last fortnight preparing their
machines. Ralph Milford has selected a
new 1912 model Of the same horsepower rs
that Of the car with which he won tho
rational road championship at Elgin last
year. Tetzlaff. however, has chosen TO
drive the same 1911 car in which he
smashed many records on the Los Angeles
track and which holds the American road
record. Van Gorder's machine, a 1912 stock
chassis. is still 10 come from the factory
and IS a Briarclf model. similar 10 the
other two.
The Automobile Touring Association has
opened two branches in this city, one az
Boston and one at Buffalo.
Tie headquarters Of the association have
:lst been opened in 54th street. west Of
Broadway, in charge Of Raymond Beck,
formerly chief OF the bureau OF tours of
the \. c. A. and T. {. A. The other New
York branch is located at 25th street and
Broadway being convenient for Fifth ave-
Nue motorists and In charge OF the Ameri-
can Hotel and Resort Bureau.
The Boston branch IS In the centre OF the
automobile district in the building Of the
Walker Company. publishers OF the Of
fetal road maps Of the association and the
4. {. =.
Regarding Buffalo as the gateway city
from the West 10 the East and vice versa.
spacious quarters have Just been opened
81 No To Main street, I'm charge OF Frank
!. Williams, formerly connected with the
Buffalo a. @. Mr.. Williams was largely
Instrumental IN charging the scope Of the
touring work and building UP the Buffalo
club with the large membership Il has to-
DAY. lie Will be assisted by three prom
'uent Buffalo motorists in laying out tours
covering New York state west OF the
Hudson River and az Tar west as Chicago.
One hundred and thirty-one direct agen-
oes have been appointed by the associ-
alton 10 handle motor tour cards for mem
hers and the motoring public. so that
wherever the notorist tours he will be
able n procure motor tour cards extending
his trip. These agencies are located with
garages, hotels and accessory houses that
- ier % the touring motorist