New-York tribune., 1919-06-16
Motors and Motorists

The question of transcontinetal
rellablilty run. from New York City to
oan FRANCISCO for the Glidden team
trophy, the A. A. A. cup for the touring
car class and the Anderson trophy for
runabouts is now being considered by
hlchard kennerdell and his associates
OF the contest board of the American
Automobile Association. 1t is quite
possible that the event will be sched-
uied for the late summer of next year.
There have been many reports that
the War Department intended to sell
on all the motor equipment, new and
old, that had been accumulated for war
purposes. An official statement now
shows that the department will dispose
OF only very limited number of cars
ana trucks found not adaptable to gov
ernment needs. These will be sold at
puphc auction from time to time, at
army posts, after they have been pub
Ilcly advertised. This ought to help
reassure those folks who are all
wrought up over the idea that some
friend has an acquaintance who knows
man who has a bid in for ten brand
new cars at ridiculous reduction from
the factory price
whether, In the present shortage Of
motor cars, it might not be actually
helpful to manufacturers to have the
public get new cars this way is pos
slbly debatable question. But the
government apparently has need of
rOOH ic l.
cent transfer from the War Depart-
ment' OF 1896 vehicles to the Public
Health Service, 1O,O64 to the Post. Of
flee Department and 1888 to the Blu
reau of Public Roads, Department of
Agriculture. Thus about $4,000 vehi-
cles-cars, trucks and motorcycles
are removed from the possibility of
being dumped on the market at cut
prices.
The committee in charge of Orphans
Automobile Day at 1S45 Broadway ap-
peals to the public for. moro cars in
which to take the children to the out
ing, June 19, st the Bronx Exposition
and Amusement Park. The committee
has some cars, but not nearly enough.
nish ice cream cones for the children,
who won't have to pay any war tax on
them.
Earle C. Howard, who yesterday left
the Cadillac Motor Car Company as
general sales manager, after eleven
years with the company, was the guest
at dinner given recently in New York
by the oldest Cadillac distributors.
These included: Inglis NJ. Uppercu,
New York; George f. Blakeslee, Jersey
City; Don Lee, San Francisco; T. II.
Towel, Cleveland; Claude Nolan, Jack
sonville, and C. r. Cunliffc, Phila-
delphia.
Howard has made no announcement
of his future plans. He is succeeded
by Lynn McNaughton, who has been
with Cadillac since 1905 and was for
merly assistant general sales manager.
Keystone tires are guaranteed on
5000 miles basis, as against 1000 miles
previous to d recent announcement.
OF the cars that raced on Saturday
at Shccpshead Bay in the Sweepstakes
90 per cent were shod with Goodyear
tires. 1t is noteworthy that twelve of
the thirteen cars that finished the 500
mile race at Indianapolis on May 81
had these castings on.
The Goodyear company maintains a
force Of tire experts at each race, in
charge Of Robert Lime, who was for
merly m'cchanician for Dario Resta.
No small part of the credit for greater
speeds attained in present day automo-
bile racing is due to improved tires,
such as Goodyear turns out for the
speed racing machines. 1t is stated
that these castings are practically iden-
teal with regular automobile tires,
save for treads made thinner to avoid
being thrown by centrifugal force from
the body of the tire.
Another feature of service to racing
machines at Sheepshead was a "bcar
ings service" camp initiated by the
Bearings Service Company These i'm
portant parts of machines often need
attention due to the stresses of racing,
and this sort Of work, performed by cx-
pcrts, is extremely helpful to the rae
ing drivers. C. Z. 7. S.