The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
PLANNING CYCLECAR
CONTESTS FOR 1914
A. A. A. Gets Together With
Makers Of These Light
Automobiles.
NEW BENZ AGENCY HERE
Engs and Clodio Will Represent
German Machine-Truck
Club Plans.
NEW BENZ AGENCY HERE

The American Automobile Association
has decided to cooperate with manufac-
tursrs Of cycle cars In promoting contests
for these machines this year and the
A. A. A. has invited the Cyclecar Manu-
faoturers National Association, Just
formed, to name q representative to serve
on the advisory committee Of the contest
board. This advisory committee at pres
ent 10 composed Of 8. A. Miles. general
manager. and Horace A. Bonnsll. assist
ant general manager Of tho Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. and William
Schimpf. ex-chairman Of the contest
board. Ciassincations and rules for these
contests will soon b made.
The contest board. after what appears
to be hardly undue haste. has accepted
two records for one mile circular dirt
tracks Ono Is that for nifty miles IN
- minutes Sc seconds, made by Disbrow
in the Simplex At Detroit on September
20. 1919. The other 10 the 200 mile 1aunt
made BY Milford In 3 hoTs 81 minutes
IS seconds In the Mason special at CO.
lumbus on July I. 1913.
Compositions already listed for 1914
with the contest board are these
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Track sioux City. sioux city Auto Club
al" july e = 400 mile race. Sioux city Auto
road races. Tacoma Carnival Association;
iiis . sp.ewsy sss,s Motor sp..dwsy
Angus, $3.50. Elsin road races. Chicago
September 5. Tr.ek Milwaukee. s.a,e
rI 1ssos:r ~ SR: .ss' Si,.ho~. City, Okla
- November s-il; Track. shreveport. La.
Auto club HSo
The Benz factory AZ Mannheim. Ger
many. has just completed new arrange
ments for the handling Of its cars In the
United States. The Benz Automobile Sales
Company. a new corporation. takes over
the agency for the Benz cars and also for
Gagsenau trucks, which are built by the
same concern.
Those In the new focal company are
Russel Engs and Paul v. Clodio. Enss
Is q newcomer in the automobile neld. He
10 a graduate Of Hamilton College and a
member Of family prominent In Brook
Ign and In Great Darlington. Mass. Clodio
has been a long time In the automobile
business formerly importing Mercedes
cars and other foreign machines and ac-
cessor1es. He was sales manager for the
Benz Auto Import Company.
Messrs. EnGs and Clodo have Just re-
turned from q tour Of the continent. WIS.,
iting several automobile shows and also
consulting with leading body builders to
get ideas that will be embodied In the
cars they sell here. Benz cars will be
fitted with the Blur starting and lighting
system. Prices for the four models i'm
ported will be: 20 horsepower, $500
40 HORSEPOWER. $500: 90 horsepower
$4,000, 10 horsepower. $500. The COM
pany will remain for a time at the Benz
quarters $50 West Fifty-fourth street.
Messrs. Engs and Clodio also have ar
ranged ito represent in this country a
new hydraulic patented suspension, the
Houdaille.
At the February meeting OF the Motor
Truck Club Of America next Wednesday
evening at the Automobile Club Of Amer
lea Logan Waller Page. director Of the
office OF public roads at Washington, will
present a review of the work OF the Fed
eral Government the last few years In
gathering data on highway traffic and
wear. establishing standards OF constr7ic-
ton. &c. His talk will be illustrated with
lantern views.
The club Is In hopes of getting other
speakers, among them Nelson =. Lewis
chief engineer Of the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment II. w. Perry, secre-
tary OF the commercial vehicle committee
OF the Automobile Chamber OF Commerce
]. n. Carlisle. State Highway Commits
sioner. and A. II, Pardngton of the Lin