Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-30

Entries are coming in rapidly for the
automobile tour under the auspices OF the
Philadelphia Motor Speedway Association
to the new speedway In course OF CON
struction near Hatboro, Pa. The tour
will start from Pittsburgh on July 3, ar
rivlng in this city on July 10. on Sunday,
July IL, and Monday, July ~, side run
will be taken by the majority of the mo-
torists to the seashore resorts OF New
Jersey
seventy-five loving cups are offered as
prizes by the Philadelphia Motor Speed
way Association, and trophies have been
put up by organizations along the route
Of the run. The event has as It's prime
purpose the showing OF progress on the
work at the speedway to the members OF
tho association
1t is expected that the two-mile track
will be completed at an early date, In
view Of the activities now going on in
construction work. Big events are
planned which will make Philadelphia
one Of the sporting and racing centres of
the automobile industry.
Members of the association will leave
Pittsburgh on July g. at about 10 a. mn
stopping at Greensburg. They will con-
tinue to Bedford or Buena Vista Springs,
where the intercity golf contest will take
place on tho morning Of July Q.
The run will then be made to Lancaster
City Motor Club, Of Cumberland. Md,
will join the party. The run will then
continue to Lancaster, Pa, where a stop
will be made over night. In the morning,
about 8 o'clock. the run will start for
Philadelphia and arrive at the Philadel-
phia motor speedway grounds about Ii
o'clock.
The special tour which will leave Phil
adelphia on Sunday morning, July IL,
will cover all OF South Jersey. 1t will
touch Cape May Wildwood, Stone Har-
bor, Avalon, Sea Isle City, Ocean City
and Atlantic City, where stop will be
made over night, On July u those who
wish to continue the tour will travel to
Beach Haven. Lakewood, Asbury Park,
Long Branch and Seabright.
Motoring never faced a touring season
like the present one. Never was 1t possi-
bic to get such value for small outlay.
Every element seems conspiring to
bring down the cost of motoring in the
year when conditions are making 1t the
most popular of vacations
Prices of automobiles are tumbling.
Makers of cheap cars are presenting six
cylinder models to the public. Low
priced four-cylinder machines are having
their prices cut almost to the vanishing
point. Even manufacturers of the stand
ara, nlBn priced TnaCnlnsS nave lelI tlle
call of the times and are not only i'm
proving the character of their output, but
are selling their cars at prices that would
have been considered impossible a year
ago.
"There never was such a touring sea-
son." says an official of the Empire Rub
Der and Tire Company, Trenton, N. j.
"Europes war is keeping at home thou
sands who would have spent their vaca-
tion money ON the other side of the
Atlantic. Automobiles Will play a big
part in their home pleasuring plans. Cars,
from little fellows up to the luxurious
mammoth. are being sold as never before.
The difficulty is not to make sales. 1t is
10 get cars for prompt delivery.
"TIre makers are helping touring by
extending the automobiles radius of
action. The touring car is always at the
mercy of Its tires The finest engine is
useless If tires won't hold their air. In
the earlier stages of the industry the
automobile outstripped the tire in dura-
bility and reliability of performance.