Touring Club of America Fourth of July Motor Tour Details
The Touring Club of America plans a Waterbury Conn to New York sociability and time-keeping run over a scenic 200 mile route July Fourth weekend. Vice-President Sherman sets a secret schedule with prizes for closest timing. Entrants start July 2, lunch at Hartford area, return July 4 with prizes and a picnic lunch.
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Waterbury
Conn
Touring Club of America
Sherman
Broadway
76Th
New York
New England
Elton
Connecticut
7Th Street
United States
Stratford
Ansonia
Naugatuck Valley
Westchester County
Greenwich
General Putnam
Ish
Knox
Westgard
Vicini
Mahopache
1911 Packard Thirty touring car introduced in New York
The 1911 Packard Thirty touring car debuts at Packard Motor Car Company New York Broadway and West Street. It features a new semi enclosed body with inside speed levers, removable rims, French gray wheels, black enamel parts, and refined details including a novel spring design for smoother riding across loads. It has a 56 inch bore 65 inch stroke engine rated at 3 brake horsepower at 900 rpm and a wheelbase of 123 1 3 inches with 96 by 4% wheels and standard top and removable rims.
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Packard Motor Car Company
New York
Broadway
Éist Street
Morgan Stops Promotion on the Montauk Run
W. J. Morgan, famed promoter of motor contests, withdraws from active management of the Motor Contest Association by July 1. He conceived races from Ormond Beach to Mount Washington climbs and the Seabright to Sea Girt run, and helped stage Florida and Bahamas events. E. I. Ferguson will succeed him, bringing experience from tours like the Glidden.
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Montauk
W. J. Morgan
IMG
Ormond
Fla
Motor Contest Association
E. Il. Ferguson
Ormond Beach
Morgan
Mount Washington
Seabright
Sea Girt
New Jersey
Wilkes-Barre
Florida
Auto News of the Day Highlights Motor Industry Moves
T W Goodridge joins Matheson Automobile Company to set up agencies from Pittsburg to the Coast. F J Manning becomes a Matheson salesman in New York. Midland Motor Company gains license, boosting licensed Selden-patent makes to eighty two. Buick’s New York team touts strong Montauk reliability, with five Buicks finishing all without adjustments. Carlyle H Burgess and A V Davis deliver Elks message for Roosevelt to Detroit. New York orders ten Cadillac 30s for municipal service. ambulances and earlier Cadillacs already in use. Dorman named Maxwell-Briscoe vice president. Pierce Arrow School closes for summer. Crown tests for quick-detachable rims shown by Dorian clincher rim. Knox driver Louis Disbrow praised for future racing potential. Pope-Hartford No 13 finishes Atlanta-New York run despite punctures. Pennsylvania Rubber Co. expands stock. repairs and new buildings noted.
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T. W. Goodridge
Matheson Automobile Company
Matheson
Pittsburg
F. J. Manning
Warner Speedometer Company
Matheson Automobiles Company
New York
A. G. Southworth
Buick Motor Company
Buick
Montauk
Charles Jones
Southworth
City of
Gri
Municipal Department of the
Barou Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Greater New York
Disbrow Sets Hill Climb Record at Ossining Meet
Louis Disbrow driving the Knox Giantess lowered the class 301 to 600 cubic inch record to 57.34 seconds at Ossining New York during the Upper Westchester Automobile Club hill climb. Thomas Kincaid in a National was second in 1:04.2, despite heavy rain that paused the final events. Joe Taylor piloted a Correia to win the 1201 to 1460 price class with 1:11.79, as Fincke and Freeholt led Pope-Hartford entries in a 1:01.19 race for 300 cubic inch cars.
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Ter Automobile Club
Disbrow
Thomas Kincaid
Walter Jones
B. C. Fincke
Pope- Hartford
H. Freeholt
Joe Taylor
Correia
Dishrow
Knox Giantess
Kincaid
National
Clapp
Buick
Martin
Houpt-Rockwell
Fincke
Pope—-Hartford
Freeholt
Horgan
T. O
Cars in Action Highlight Palmer and Singer Gunboat Run
The Fast Flying Virginian drove by R G Ap person on the New York to Atlanta route then Montauk Point and back along Long Island. The car endured 23 tire punctures two blowouts and a muddy 160 mile end check while maintaining power with no engine work. Fred Clarke plans to chase the world title with Studebaker 40 as he tends his Clarke ranch in Winfield Kansas. Harry Grant the Vanderbilt Cup winner showcases Alco stock in road races and a traffic incident in Boston highlights his calm racing style.
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Palmer
Singer
R. G. Apperson
New York
Atlanta
Montauk Point
Long Island
Virginia
North Carolina
Apperson
Long Island Run
Fred Titus
Montauk
Return
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg Pirates
Studebaker
Winfield
Kan
Walnut River
Clarke Ranch
Grant
Boston
Paris Police Commissaires Show Artful Talents
A London Telegraph note says Paris police commissaires in the Ville Lumière are excellent painters musicians and poets. Railway guards in Paris hold a salon and various public service employees also cultivate artistic tastes.
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Paris
Ville Lumiére
London Telegraph
Stucklen Captures Massachusetts Golf Title in West Newton
Henry W. Stucklen of Braeburn Country Club won the Massachusetts Golf Association championship defeating past holder Percival Gilbert of the same club 5 up and 4 to play on the 32nd green. Stucklen, 23, Dartmouth graduate and New Hampshire golf champion, resides in Roxbury, Mass.
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West Newton
Mass
Henry W. Stucklen
Braeburn
Massachusetts Golf Association
Percival Gilbert
Gilbert
Stockley
Stucklen
Dartmouth
New Hampshire
Roxbury
Plans for Motordrome Data Centered Racing Syndicate Gathers
A nine-man syndicate tied to the Motor Racing Association studies sites for a new motordrome near New York City. Proposals span Westchester Connecticut New Jersey and Long Island with Brighton Beach favored for a summer circuit. The group may build or lease a course and aims to draw large crowds.
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John T. Ranier
Fastass Rate
Gozer
Westchester County
Connecticut
Port Chester
Greenwieh
Hudson County
Meadows
Jersey City Ark
Long Island
Long Beach
Whitesting
Jersey Traction Company
New York Corporation
Newart
Coner Island
Motor Racing Association & Corn
Motor Racing Association
Ranier
Brighton Beach
Helief
New York City
A. B. Cordner
England
New York
Port Jefferson Car Climb Attracts Wide Entry In Long Island
About seventy cars are to compete in a hill climbing contest on Pom Jefferson Hill in Port Jefferson Long Island this Saturday. Fifty five entries have been made and more owners plan to enter. Cash prizes total 225 with 150 for best time 75 for the winner of event 19 and . Fred J Wagner will start the race with F G Webb as referee. George Darling remains as entry secretary for last minute entries.
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Pom Jefferson
Long Island
Automobile Club of Port
Fred J. Wagner
Mane
F. G. Webb
Entria
George Darling
the Automobile of
Port Jefferson
Port Jefferson, N
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Ili
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Good Samaritan
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Montauk Or Bust Tour
Carlyle H. Burgess
A. V. Davis
Maxwell
Detroit
Detroit Lodge of Elks
Colonel Roosevelt
Grand Lodge
Scott
Miss Phillips
Toledo
Ohio
South Bend
Chicago
Milwaukee
Rockford
Dil
Clinton
Iowa
Overland
D. Dorman
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
United States Motor Company
Tarrytown
Pierce- Arrow Motor Car Company
Louis Disbrow
Pope-Hartford
Inman
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Jeanettte
Penn
Louis
the Tribune
Ossining
N. Y
Mrs. Cuneo
Upper
Clarke
Matheson Silent
C. W. Matheson
Mr. Matheson
48Th Street
Bay State
Laurels
Port Jefferson Climb
Lmer & Singer
Selden
Palmer & Singer Infa. Co
50Th St
Long Island City
Michigan
Southern Distributors
aApperson-Lee Motor Co
Lynchburg
Western Distributors
E. M. Fowler & Co
Santa Barbara
Calif
Atalata
Monta Run
Palmer Singer
Motor Hunt Motor Racing Association
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