New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
MAK1NC SOI DJFRS OUT OF NEW YORKS MOTORCYCLES

In their praise Of what it i, doing |,
the present war. Some believe th,, I,
has played a part almost equal to N.
work OF the airship.
At the mseting to be held ,.,.
Wednesday night the men will be Al.
vided into squads, divisions and com.
panies, and, at this time the CORPORAL,
sergeants and other commanding On.
GERS will be appointed. The place a,
mobilization on Saturday. Septemb.,
20, will be selected by Captain Spence,
and Colonel Reagan before the nsr,
meeting takes place.
Various locations have been su,.
gested, all Of which are within a mil.
of Van Cortland Park. II Is desired
to find a spot where the men will no.
be interrupted by traffic All road,
leading to the park, on the afternoon
OF September 25, will be crowded with
automobiles and moving troops.
The exercises in the park will TAX,
place as early in the afternoon asm,v
be found. possible. so it will be n.ce,.
sary for the motorcycle detachment q.
assemble at the appointed rendezvou,
as early as II or o'clock in ord.,
that the military formation may }.
completed TO permit the detachment: To
move into the park as a unit.
The various divisions Of the det.ch.
ment will be assigned after all Of N.
troops have arrived at the park.
New Type Of Motorcycle.
In connection with this movem.r, "a
get the motorcyclists in the national
guard and eventually into the regular
army it may be interesting TO some
riders TO know Of the development Of
a new type Of motorcycle which threat.
ems TO revolutionize the mechanical
makeup Of the old machine This as.
est product is known as the militsin
autocycle. and is being manufactuni
by the Militaire Autocycle Company d
America, with headquarters in Buffalo
and a capital Of s250,OO0.
The names of the men at the head
Of the corporation indicate that the
militairc is likely to come TO the iron,
rapidly and attract the attention Of
thousands of motorcycle buyers One
of the directors is Edward Mem. Mills,
of the Houk Wire Wheel Company.
The president is y. p. Sinclair, for.
merly of the Traders Bank Of Canada;
H. 7. Ramsdell, of the Manufacturer
and Traders National Bank, Of Buff
falo, and a number of other bankers
of Buffalo and Toronto, Canada, are
among the stockholders.
1t is said they have already spent
more than $4,000 in experimental
work and are now preparing to produce
the machine in large quantities.
From a mechanical standpoint it is
complete novelty in motorcycle con.
struction. The motor is air-cooled and
has four cylinders. 2sx3 inches. with
s. A. E. rating Of 1923 horsepower
1t is of the L-head type, with d,
valve on the left side, the intake
valves being on top and operated By
rocker arms. As will be seen from the
accompanying photograph, the new ma
chine employs many of the mechanical
features of the automobile. There are
three speeds and reverse, with the
drive by shaft through transmission to
the driving wheels. The power plant
is hung squarely in the middle Of the
machine, but the shaft drive has beer
accommodated by using a reducto'
gearing to move it TO the right side
few inches and permit it TO clear the
rear wheels. There is a universal on
each end of the shaft.
The frame is of pressed steel IN
channel section two and one-half inches
deep and is horizontal instead OF YER
teal, as in the present day motorcycle
There is no top bar, and the springs
are cantlever in type. The whole
frame is underslung, permitting
straight line drive under normal load
The wheels are of wood instead o.
wire, and the makers announce ihs'
after long experiments they have toua'
that the wood is best adapted for ."
new type Of machine. The wheel 0's
is SIS inches. The regular eGuipm'h
includes electric headlight, tail Agfs
and storage battery, with geners'"
listed as an extra.
The manufacturing company mas ~
yet announced the price Of the mg
.taire. but il is understood that y w
be slightly higher than the price
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