New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Lozier Company Decides to Re-
tire from Racing.
MULF0RD NOW AT LIBERTY
Driver Who Won Vanderbilt Cup
Last Fall Likely to Make
Other Engagement.

Oficial announcement was made yester-
day by the I,ozisT Motor Company though
H. A. Lozier. president of the concern,
that il will take no part in racing contests
during the season of 1872 The rumor that
such action would be taken was circulated
Immediately after the Vanderbilt race last
Lozier SAYS he believes the company s
steady campaign for the last four years
has enabled his engineers to eliminate all
structural weakness in the product thus
doing away with the necessity for racing.
The decision TO withdraw from racing
means that the IOzieT stock car will not be
registered with the contest board, which
will prevent competition in stock car events
by private owners. A number of Lozier
owners have expressed desire TO enter
their cars in Indianapolis, Fairmeunt Park
and Santa Monica, but II is doubtful II IN
dividual owners would decide to compete
without the support Of the factory.
The action of the company will be
keen disappointment to Ralph Mulford, the
driver who has been responsible for the
brilliant victories of the car In the last f1Ve
years. Milford finished second in the IN
dianapols race last year, won the Fair-
mount Park race for cars OF the bO-inch
class, and after his victory In the Wander
bilt race he had great hopes of being able
10 annex the great Indianapolis event this
year There Is no doubt that a driver OF
bMulfords record will have no difficulty IN
obtaining a fast car for the big events of
this season.
1t has just been discovered that in the
Birmingham. Ala. hill climb last summer
Howard A. Bauer. who handled the win
ming Oakland. shifted the gears with his
left hand, the right being useless 1ecauss
rl,a ism N
the right hand. however, TO guide the car
around the many turns on the course.
Bauer made no report OF the AFFAIR Tor
months. and the actual facts were estab-
lished only on investigation set unaer way
by George E. Daniels. general manager OF
the concern.
Howard Wilcox one Of the National
drivers, advises young men TO keep out of
automobile racing He believes It offers a
too dangerous method Of obtaining excite
ment 1T is not my calling" Wilcox says.
81 drive simply as part OF my work at the
factory
Enthusiasm over the outlook for good
business year was the chief feature of a
hanouet given to fifty Of its Western deal
ers by the Jackson Automobile Company
during the national motor show IN Chlcago.
The dealers who gathered around the noard
with the officials OF the jackson company
represented much OF the great western ter
ritory, some having travelled from as far
west as the coast. The expressions or con-
fidence and enthusiasm over the season $
outlook we're unanimous. The men who are
I'm direct and closest contact with the
buyer reported that in their opinions 1872
will he one of the best years the Jackson
or any other car has ever experienced.
They based their prediction on tho business
already done in 1912 cars and on the gem
eral prosperity OF the people OF the western
territory.
1t is reported by the A. c. A, Bureau OF
Tours that i'm this kind Of weather the ferry
service between Perth Amboy and Totem
willie may be subject to Interruptions, due
to Ice. Automobiles intending to travel
that way are advised, as a precaution
against delay to telephone the bureau or
the Staten Island Railway Company's Of
fee In this city, before starting out
The record for rapid sales Of automobiles
TO individual buyers was again broken
when the Rambler people sold 1S cars in
six days at the Chicago show just closed.
This is the fourth time that the Rambler
has claimed the record Forty statesmen
participated in the carnival OF sales.