New-York tribune., 1911-04-04

AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Touring Association Sends Two
Cars Out on the Road.
WILL CHART NEW ROUTES
Glidden Tour Date Is Set TOR
June 10, with One Day Of
Kill Climbing.

ALI OisikOkh6s
Prepar;ng for the spring rush. the Autos
mobile Touring Association has two cars In
service compiling data as to road cond'"
ttons on the recommended routes mostly
used by the motorists in the height OF the
season.
A Chalmers and Packard are out, tho late
ter in charge of T.. s. Mead. OF transcont"
mental fame, who is credited with the long,
est United States tour on record in cross
ing the continent twice.
About this time Of the year the motorfse
is usually attacked with the spring tour"
ing fever. and his rash ventures OF two'
three or four days duration usually result
in encountering terrible road conditions on
highways that are smooth and good riding
in the summer. Some macadam roads are
now unfit for motor travel on account or
roor foundation, being rutty or sunk IN
places Nearly all dirt roads still show
the havoc of the winter. although here and
there are dirt or gravel roads which have
good foundation and drainage and which
have been smoothed out ready for the
motorist
When the news came from Jacksonville
that Louis Disbrow and his new Pope
Hummer had won the 30o-mile race on
the Pablo Beach last Friday, brooms and
busters supplanted palms and rubber plants
in the salesrooms OF the Pope-Hartford
Auto Company at No. 1880 Broadway. the
whole decorative scheme " suggesting
sweeping victories Dis5row not only
smashed the 5O-mile straightsway free-for-
all mark made at Daytona by Fletcher in
De Dietrich, which has been standing
since 1906. but lowered the 2cO-mie record
and created worlds records Tor 80 miles.
$50 miles and 600 miles.
On the first Jay Of the Jacksonville meet
Dsbrow won the two big races on tho
programme-the one-hour race and the 100
mile race. On the second and third day
he won several races and on the fourth
the 3OO-mile race, when only two stops
were made IN the entire journey to take on
fuel.
b. c. Finke. treasurer OF the Pope-Hart-
ford Auto Company, who accompanied the
Pope racing team, wired the New York
office that the "out.it" was homeward
bound, and, being somewhat poetically IN
clined, he added to his message: In de-
parting we leave behind US motor prints
on the sands OF time
The date OF the Glidden tour this year
has been set for June 70. 1t will start at
Washington and Will finish at Ottawa,
Canada, on June 20, with Il day devoted
to hill climbing on the route, the perform
ances Of the cars in tho hill climb TO be
factor in determining the nnal awards. The
approximate distance Of the tour will be
| l,OeO miles David Beecroft, OF Chicago.
has been appointed referee, ana L. +. Ed
wards, chairman Of the A. 4. a. technical
committee, will have charge of the tecnl-
cal work The pathlnding and pilot work
will be done by the TOURING Information
Bureau Of the A. a. a. The business man
agement OF the tour viii be conducted by
the contest board. Full details as to con-
ditions, rules and regulations, with entry
blanks, will be announced shortly.
The announcement IS made by the Lozer
Motor Company that Lozier cars Will COM
| pete in all OF the National circuit events
of the season. The driving OF Milford.
Tetzlaff and Horan in the big races last
year indicates that the Lozier car Will do
much to shape racing history this season.
| The Lozer team will be seen in the open
| ing event OF the National Grand Circuit
! the 50O-mile race at Indianapolis on May 80.
This team will consist Of three drivers.
Ralph Milford. Teddy Totzlaff and Harold
Van Gorder. Van Gorder Is a driver who
has never participated In any OF the big
events. The car which he Will drive is a
regular stock model 45-horsepower, a du-
plcate of the cars driven by Milford and
Tetzlaff. This car was recently purchased
| by DR.. Chambers. OF McKeesport, Penn.
through the Lozier agency OF Pittsburg,
and while Van Gorder will drive as one
OF the Lozier team DR.. Chambers is back
| ing Van Gorder in his racing campaign
and the car will be entered by him in va
rious events during the season. Van Cor
der has been driving cars since 1893. having
handled the Thomas and Hotchkiss in hill
climbs and minor events. Two years ago
he acted as mechanician for Harrison on
| the Weigel car In the grand prize race
In France over the Deppe circuit.
| Robert Bosch, doctor OF engineering, OF
Stuttgart. Germany. designer and inventor
OF the famous Bosch products has arrived
In the United States DR.. Bosch Is In
terested in manufacturing industries and
with otto Helms, president OF the Bosch
Magnetic Company, of New York. is max
Ing an extended tour OF the United States
with the object of visiting some OF tho
larger American factories as we'll a.
natural points OF interest
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