New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-24
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Charity Ball for Benefit of the
Orphans Day Outing.
WHY THE WASP is POINTED
Crippled Children Enjoy a Day
at Coney Island as Guests
Of Oldtime Hosts.

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Reisenweber's for the benefit OF the
Orphans Automobile Day Fund.
Subscriptions and offers of cars for the
outing are coming In rapidly at headquar-
ters, and already money and accommoda-
tons for more children have been received
than ever before. II is hoped that enough
cars will be obtained 10 take all the chill
dren who wish 70 60
An offer which was Of material assistance
70 the committee was the contribution OF
10 taxicabs by the Motor Cab Owners
Association OF New York. represented By
John Naughton. secretary and Francois
Ducasse, president This association is
composed OF the Mason-Seaman Transpor-
tation Company the Connecticut Cab Com
pany. the Universal Taximeter Cab Com
pany, the Cab and Taxi Company, the New
York Transportation Company, the Kayton
Taxicar Company and the Van Colt Taxi
Service.
The sightseeing bus companies also have
volunteered TO help the cause, and rubber
neck wagons have been donated by the
Heidelberg and American companies which.
with the three Fifth avenue buses given
b. Ed Slender and the five by the racing
drivers-David Bruce Brown, Louis Dis
brow and Ralph De Palma-will constitute
the heavy squadron.
The parade will be enlivered by insu-
tutional bands from the Catholic Protec-
tory, the German Odd Fellows Home,
tho Leake & Watts Orphanage and the
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Asylum. Ri
valry is keen between the boys Of the diff
all the popular tunes OF the day since the
last orphans parade. These bands will be
aided by a Pope Hartford car fitted up by
the Gabriel Horn Company with horn
capable Of playing all the popular music
OF the day.
One Of the most amusing things al the
Indianapolis motor speedway track while
the practice is being held for the interna-
tional 5OO-mile sweepstakes race is the COS
zip in the grandstand The motor fans"
and the motorwise n1ingle and exchange
ideas. One topic that has excited much
comment in the last week is the construc-
ton OF Ray Harrouns Marmon Wasp. The
lines OF the Marnon WASP are familiar
to all the followers Of the game, and the
question arises. why does the Wasp have
tail?'
Among the reasons for this remarkable
construction the principal one is that il
offers less resistance 10 .he air than the
usual construction. To understand what
this resistance is one has only 10 sit be-
side a driver and make one lap on the
track. AS the car moves forward the air
directly in front forms a buffer. and as
hffr Is
speed Il forms almost a vacuum behind II.
In the Wasp the tail acts as a guide TO
the air. which flows backward over the
car This idea has been followed out in
all the details of construction The rear
axle has a miniature tail bolted on. the
drip pan is shaped OF and narrowed tow
ard the rear and the car offers much less
resistance TO atmospheric pressure Har-
rcun sits low in the car behind the wheel.
and the steering apparatus is brought 70
the centre by system Of cogs.
Wyckof. Church & Partridge entertained
the pupils OF the Free Industrial School
for Crippled Children Yesterday on their
annual excursion 10 Coney Island g. W
Wurster had charge or the party. which
flied several big touring cars A stop was
made a. the Crescent Athletic Club. a.
Bay Ridge for luncheon. after which the
children we're turned loose in Luna Park.
where they we're the guests ~ Fred
Thompson.
The contest board OF the Glidden tour
has selected a Cunningham car 10 act as
pacemaker. The car will be furnished ~
the Whiting Motor Company and will
carry Charles J Glidden, giver OF the
trophy; s NJ Butler chairman Of the con-
test board; David Beecroft. referee. and
F. z. Edwards. chairman ot the technical
committee