The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
AUTOS MAY RACE
ON PLANK COURSE
II Weather Continues Rainy on
Pacific Coast, That
Will Happen.
POERTNER CONTEST HEAD

The Vanderbilt cup race. scheduled
ama-pacinc fair grounds. may not he
an asphalt course event after all unless
there comes an end to the rainy weather
there has been out on the coast for the
last few weeks. a letter from an auto
mobile man at San Francisco SAYS the
course Ia at present mostly mud and
water and that IL conditions are not
better by the time OF the race tho man
agement will cover part OF the course
with planking. such n contest would
take It's place along with the woodblock
marathon of Philadelphia and other sim
lar famous competitions.
good weather In the fine climate OF the
However. IL needs only "A few days OF
Pacific coast to get things going In good
order. so that II the weather has i'm
since February 2, the day when
tho letter was written. tho chances are
the course Will be all that In desired.
Al the third annual meeting Of tho
liotor Dealers Contest Association. held
yesterday at the Motor club, william
&. Poertner was reelected president OF
tho organization. The other officers TO
serve for 1915 are as follows Il. Las
Caris. first vice-president; r. G. J. Nc
Shane. second vice-president: ]. G.
Nichols, treasurer. and Edward r. Kor-
bel. secretary.
The new board Of directors consists
Of all of the above OFFICERS and the fol-
lowing: G.. II. Larson, J. NJ. Uppercu,
w. j. Morgan, Horace De Llsser. A. u
COrdner. $ s. Tohack. George II. Rob
ertson. James Carples, Charles S. Wells
and David Beecroft.
The Motor Dealers Contest Association
has held several successful race meets at
brighton Beach. Its activities for 1915
Will be greatly increased, judging from
present plans.
The Singer Motor Company has taken
a show room at the northeast corner
Of SiXty-flrst street and Broadway. The
store opens on February 22 and on his
date will be shown the latest touring
bodies, also a stripped chassis.
Charles A. Singer, president OF tho
company, says there has been a decided
Improvement in sales in the last two
months. and for this reason II has been
decided to double the Orig.ndl schedule
for March and April at the Long Island
city factory.
In the record Of exports from the
sAhN'S ~ Alf ftlf'NfAFAl year lfIl
Official figures Just issued. as analysed
by the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, show that the value of motor
trucks exported last year represented an
Increase of more than i32 per cent. over
1913 and that the value of all mNtor
vehicles exported In 1914 was more nv
> per cent. greater thar IN the previous
twelve months. This in the face of the
fact that there was "A decrease Of II per
cent. in valuation Of AL exports for last
year and 1t dccrras" of nearly % pr
cent IN The value of an exports of
manufactures ready for CONSUMPTION.
automobiles included. rc~prcs-ut.ug 20
per cent. OF the total exports tor the
year.
In 1914 the Tinted Stotcs sent abroad
342o commercial vehicles valued at
sN9S5.753, a. compared viii 1908.
worth sl.6S6.No7, in 1913. The total ~
motor vehicles exported last year was
p. 1f5. worth SCISSOR. i64. as against
e6,Ss9. worth S27.U2ot51 the year be-
fore. Imports of motor cars dropped
from 492, valued at $l.l5i.>73. in 1913.
70 296, valued at S+93 305, last year.
In the litigation brought Indirectly
against the makers Of tho Spa-'on aI-
tornobile horn by the makers OF klaxon
horns tn" former WAS victorious. Tho
United states Circuit Court, ~ Appeals
hcld that the spartan horns de- not In
fringe the klaNou patents rhe opin-
ion was written nv judge COKE. who
followed tho Enc Of thuu-Et Pee uttered
Ia the klaNou- Ncwtouo legislation.
This decision Is gr,It.y pleasing
among others t. W L. Chandler. prcs'-
dent of IN" Splr-East COMPANY. which
has been fighting D. I'd and successfully
20 Introduce the Sparton horns in this
district,