The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-20
MOTORING AND GENERAL SPORTING NEWS !
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matters

club to be sportsmen ami allow Pin
half a chance to win the America
cup. In Boston recently he was IN
tel tanned by the city council and
spoke a wore for motoring ~" good
roads. The nub of The Universe, like
Richmond. is reaching cut for the
automobile trade. and the remarks
of Mayor Fitzgerald night DC Used by
Mayor Ainslie, with Manchester anu
Fulton doing duty for East Boston and
South Boston. Anyway here is an
account of the entertainment.
Sir Thomas Upton paid high
tribute to the sporting spirit OF
America when he made known his
., plan to race again for the America
cup. He told some most amusin4
stories of his experience motoring al
over the world. American roads, he
said, are behind those OF the cont
nent, and he said he was SURPRISED
that a country that is SO progressive
as America doesn't have better roads
Cont ing he said:
IF tney had better roads In this
country 1t would increase your land
values and create villages. Th9 effect
of the splendid automobile roads In
France on the prosperity and beauty
Of the villages is a wonder to the
motors Is good for the State In every
other direction"
Mayor Fitzgerald said, In part:
The city and the State should have
the sincere support OF the automobile
men and car owners They ought to
be ready to help in the work of road
building. We want to attract people
here that will keep up the tone OF
Boston. We ought to have more mig
manufactures here. We want to get
automobile factories here now. In
Detroit last winter they had trouble
getting coal to run their factories. In
Detroit they have had trouble In
their foreign shipments because OF
railroad congestion. factory in
East Boston or South Boston could
use one big crane TO take Its raw ma
terials from steamers and to put its
finished automobiles back into them
for shipment abroad"
Newton Newkirk told OF his har-
rowing experiences in trying to run an
automobile. A @. Batchelder urged
a national system of roads, and said
that with some good man as national
road commissioner such o great sys-
tenn Of 10000 miles would be possible.
He then suggested that the man for
such a. big national job would be
Harold Parker.
Searchliylit on Cars
Increased popu arity Of night tour
ing has caused manufacturers to give
more atlention to illumination in
their cars for this season.
Following the introduction last year
of the step light as a convenience in
night driving, the American Locomo-
tive company has gone a pace fur
Their this year by Incorporating an
electric searchnght In the 1919 Alec
ears. 1t Is the creation OF Harry j.
Houpt. general sales manager of the
automobile department, and Is a part
of the complete electric lighting sys-
TEN. in all the models.
Mounted on a universal joint at
tached to the cowi of the dash, the
searchlight can be turned In any d.
rection, either straight ahead. down
ward. upward. sidew%se or backward.
THIS searchiight is particularly
useful when driving In the evening
over country roads. 1t brings within
easy observation of the chauffeur de-
feels in the road, curves. vehicles
ahead and go on. Road directions
or house numbers may be read from
the seat by means of the searchlight
By spraying this light on the seem
cry, night touring Is made both
pleasant and interesting TO the oc-
cupants Of the car. OF special de-
sign. the face OF the searchiisht Is
seven inches in diameter. button
under the drivers seat controls the
current
New Automobile Device.
Among new automo Die devices re-
Gently put on the market Is one thar
comes In the form of small clrcu-
lar dial to be fitted to the radiator
cap, on which column of coloreo
fluid indicates varying temperatures
of the water in the radiator. This
device Ia useful to give warning OF
excessively high or low temperatures
both of which have a decided effect
On the proper running Of the motor
and, indeed, often act to destroy the
engine.
Briscoe or Board.
Benjamin Briscoe, who has beer
secretary as well as one of the d.rec-
tors OF the automobile board of trade
since It's inception, having left for
Europe to be gone several months
has rendered his resignation and the
vacancies have been filled by eiectns
John n. WHY'S. of the WHY'S Over
land company. as a director. ana II ~
D. Chaplin. Of the Hudson Motor
Car company. as secretary.
Reporting Speed Maniacs.
Members OF the Asheville Motor
club, In North Carolina, have a plan
whereby they expect TO stop speeding
and reckless driving Some of the
more conservative members Of the club
have had cards printed which say: Il
wish to report car No. ---- driven
by on ---- street at - o'clock
The car was driven lawlessly In the
following manner
The idea is that when one OF these
cards Is received by the secretary oil
the club filled out he Will send to the
person offending a friendly warning
A second offepse viii bring him a no.
sice that he has rec aixed his last
warning, and on the occasion OF q
third offense the matter will be turned
over to the chief CT police and the
npmhser making the complaint viii
appear against him.
Tone Heads New Company.
Without the glamour that has pre-
ceded the launching Of many OF the
automobile concerns in recent years.
new Indiana concern styled the Tone
Car Corporation" headed by Fred /
TcnA ~ india nau olis Ia 0uietfy Great