New-York tribune., 1911-12-29

AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
&c. Y. Knight, the Inventor, to
Visit New York for Shows.
CARS FOR FOREIGN LANDS
Ninety in One Shipment Reach
City for Distribution to
Various Countries.

After extending the knight sleeve valve
license rights 10 every automobile making
country in Europe. Charles Y. Knight. the
inventor is coming 70 the United States
from his home in Coventry. England, for a
months tour Of the big automobile show
cities. The former Chicagoan viii arrive
I'm New York next week, III time for the
opening OF the importers salon, where he
will he Joined by his partner L. y. Kill
bourne. OF Chicago.
At the display OF imported machines in
New York the former Chcagoan will have
an opportunity TO see a complete display Of
Knight-engined cars. All the exhibits OF
the Panhard company TO be shown a. the 81
lon are equipped with the silent knight
while the displays OF the Daimler. Minerva
and Mercedes companies will include all
the types made by these foreign concerns
that are provided with the Knight motor.
Mr.. Knight plans TO attend a number OF
meetings OF automobile engineers while at
the Garden show in New York. and also
will be in conference with the mechanical
experts while I'm Chicago for the Coliseum
exposition He has received many invita-
tlons TO make addresses The Stearns,
stoddard- Dayton and Columbia cars. all
equipped with the knight motor, are lber-
, ally provided for in display booths at both
the New York and Chicago shows.
Ninety Overland cars. all for shipment
| 10 foreign countries, reached this city yes
! terday from the Toledo factory. western
railroad officials say 1t is the largest SIN
gle shipment since the beginning OF the
automobile industry. The cars are In
charge of c. w. Eggers, traffic manager
of tire company, and ne will personally su-
| nervise their loading on the various steam
sbins Thirty Of the machines will go 10
Australia fifteen 10 New Zealand. three
to Tasmania, two TO South Africa, two to
Brazil, two to Holland, seven to Porto
| Rico. five to Uruguay, two 10 Peru, seven
teen 10 England and two to the Philippines.
The shipment is valued at sl2S,oo.
One of the novel exhibits at the Grand
Central Palace show will be the ABBOTT
Detroit Bulldog. the sturdy little car
that is lust completing 5000 OF the lp'oD
miles il is scheduled TO make In its endur-
ance rum To run up this remarkable mile
age the Bulldog has waded through
almost impossible Mexican swamps. ford
ed streams, picked its way up preclpitous
mountain passes, penetrated further INTO
Alaska than any car has ever before ven
tured. has crossed every state in the Union
and has twice circled the entire United
States So Il will be a somewhat battered
and work worn, II game. little car that
will make its bow TO the public at the
Palace
Before sailing for home at the end OF his
recent visit to this country Lancia, the ram
GUS Italian automobile race driver arranged
for a new American selling agency I"
handle the car which bears his name. Inc
firm is the T. e. Adams Company IN which
two pioneers In the imported car business
n +. Adams and Z. Lille, are associated
ueadouarters have been opened at No. 30
West 5Sth street. Lancia, whose spectacu-
lar and daring driving IN the big interha-
tional automobile road races or rev years
ago made his name famous. has devoted
his energies since his retirement from the
racing game TO building high grade cars.
To-day the first definite word was re-
ceived in this city regarding the date or the
arrival in New York Of the Hupmoone
world touring party cablegram from
London conveying information that the
PARTY would land in New York on January
3. year ago last November the three
men i'm the party. Joseph r. Drake, Thom-
as Hanlon and Tom Jones, left Detroit for
what has since turned out to be the longest
and most strenuous tour OF the world ever
made by automobile. Practically every CIV
ilized country on the globe has been visited.
and in many instances the little car was
the first to penetrate into trackless regions.
The party has Just arrived In London from
a tour OF Europe, and before sailing VIII
visit the principal cities Of England.
Joe Matson, tie race driver, is on tour
of the New England factories in the inter-
ests OF the Mondex shock preventer and
the Disco self-starter, with which many
cars are being fitted by the manufacturers.
From Boston comes word that Harry Grant
has had his old No. Is Alec, twice winner of
the Vanderbilt Cup, fitted with these Aris-
tos devices, and is to use the car as a DEM
onstrator of the products.