New-York tribune., 1919-06-12
Motors and Motorists

Things are all set for the tntercity
renaDiilty automobile tour with the
Chlcago Athletic Association and the
New York Athletic Club as contestants.
starting this morning from Travers
Island, the country home Of tho New
iorK Athletic Club, to Greenfield,
Mass, the objective for to-day's run.
Ine return trip will be made tomorrow
ana dinner at Travers Island will
WIND up the competition, which is the
first of its kind on record,
IL shows genuine revival of inter
est IN automobile competitions when a
'eam OF eight cars can be got to come
all the way from Chicago to take part
IN such contest. The contestants and
observers met last night at the New
1ork A. c. city clubhouse to hear Cap
tam Eddie Rickenbacker, referee of the
tour, go over the rules. Penalties will
be given for work done on the cars and
1or delays caused thereby. The run
IS over a delightful country and one
that Is at the same time good test
OF all around performance.
George S. Morrow, driving Packard
car, has been added to the representa-
ton of the New York A. c.. Robert
Wolfers will drive a Jordan car in
stead Of Packard, as was announced
IN yesterdays Tribune. Oscar Cooli-
can, who had the distinction Of being
the only player in the old Amateur
Hockey League to wear glasses while
competing in that strenuous game. will
drive Roger Gilmores Packard car.
The Fulton Motor Truck Company. of
tarmingdale, has arranged to remove
Its executive offices from the plant out
on Long Island to this city. The new
offices will be on the fourth floor of
the Ford Motor Company Building. at
Broadway and Fifty-fourth Street.
f. q. Showers has resigned from the
kaufmann-Stowers Company, repre-
senting the Nash and Premier cars in
this territory. He is taking vacation
right now and expects to have an an
nouncement of plans soon.
Another announcement that is
awaited with considerable interest is
that of the Sidney B. Bowman Automo-
bile Company, which on July l ceases
to represent the Oakland in these
parts. Bowman expects soon to make a
statement regarding the new line to
be handled.
There are great many show rooms
along automobile row that present q
blank appearance right now. This is
because the trade is so thoroughly
sold out of cars that there are no
samples left. One or two dealers have
been so hard pressed by customers
that they have stripped themselves
down to everything but q single
demonstration. There never was such a
shortage of automobiles as there is to-
day. One dealer handling a high grade
car has exactly five machines left
representing his full schedule up to
November l. When this week ends he
will undoubtedly be sold out up to that
time.
Although it was pretty generally ex-
pected that full production would be
attained by most automobile companies
by July l, labor disturbances have
made this impossible. Coupled with a
brisk demand, the failure to produce
cars enough is making the shortage
one that is likely to be considerably
longer than was expected the early
part of the year.
The entry of Ralph Mulford and Joe
Boyer in the International Sweepstakes
to be decided Saturday afternoon at
the Sheepshead Bay Speedway makes
the race in prospect one of the best
battles for auto racing supremacy ever
held in this country. Star drivers will
go to the post in the sprints at ten,
twenty, thirty and fifty miles. The
pilots Of France, Italy, England and
America are now quartered at the
Bay and to-day will send their land
fiers around the two-mile oval in the
elimination trials.
Manager James j. Johnston says the
cars must attain speed of 100 miles
an hour to be eligible. This should be
easy, as every entrant has already
reached 10 miles an hour speed in
testing the engines. Mulford had his
Frontenac racer at the Bay before he
sent in his entry. He has overhaulsd
his motor and promises something
startling in the way Of speed.
c. E. T. 8.