De Palma Dominates Port Jefferson Hill Climb Race
Ralph De Palma in a Fiat won the first annual hill climb by the Automobile Club of Port Jefferson, with a 2048-100 second top time on a 2000 foot course. Caleb S. Bragg, another Yale graduate in a Fiat, took second in 2130-100 seconds amid a crowd of Old Eli alumni.
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Fiat
Automobile Club of
Port Jefferson
Caleb S. Bragg
Bragg
Yale
Old Eli
Fred J. Wagner
Belle Terre Club
Suffolk County
Knox
Fred Belcher
Haupt-Rockwell
Ty Martin
Auto News of the Day Highlights Early Rim Remountments and Car Uses
The piece surveys the rise of remountable rims in six months with over one car in ten fitted and twenty plus makers expanding output. It notes the Dorian Remountable Rim Co moving to a Bush Terminal loft in Brooklyn while sales remain at 178 Broadway. It also recalls an automobile used in a Massachusetts manhunt, a Buick salesman logging 47 000 miles in Texas plains, and Hupmobile’s Detroit police work with 1 776 miles driven and 81 speeders caught. The Oldsmobile Special 1911 is previewed with a Dutch door feature and revised door design.
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Dorian
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
Broadway
Cooley
Buick Motor Company
Texas Plains
Buick
Hupp Motor Car Company
Detroit
New York
Packards
Thomas’s
Loziers
Montauk
N. J. Auto Club
Seattle
Ford
Auto Run Over Fourth of July Sociability Run at Waterbury
Touring Club of America invites entries for a secret time schedule Owners' Sociability Run from Waterbury to New Britain and Hartford with aerial show by Charles K. Hamilton. Dora A. Davies among early entrants joins noted motorists Harlan W. Whipple Orrel A. Parker George W. Middleton Percival S. Jones Arthur G. Newmyer R. E. Ingersoll.
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Touring Club of America
Waterbury
Conn
Sherman
Dora A. Davies
Orrel A. Parker
George W. Middleton
Percival S. Jones
Arthur G. Newmyer
R. E. Ingersoll
Charles K. Hamilton
New Britain
Hamilton
Touring Club
Hartford
Berlin
New York
Broadway
76Th Street
Palmer Singer to Introduce Two New 1911 Car Models
Palmer & Singer announces two new 1911 car models with July deliveries. The big six has 138 inch wheelbase and 60 hp, the six and four forty updated to 450 and 54 inch stroke engines, plus a compact four thirty. Factory on Long Island City boosts output. designs stay nearly identical across models.
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Palmer & Singer
Long Island City
Demands Strict Stock Rules For Car Competitions
Cr W Matheson criticizes stock car events under AAA rules as often featuring special equipment and modified components. He argues the public is misled into believing these are stock models and warns manufacturers to avoid events where trickery and evasion dominate. He predicts public revolt and bitter repercussions for evasive practices.
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American Automobile Association
Cr. W. Matheson
Matheson
Engine Features Describe Four Cylinder and Six Models
The description outlines a 4-inch bore and 4% inch stroke with a 12-inch wheelbase. Cylinders are cast in pairs on all models except the six forties, which use blocks of three. Cooling by fans supplements the water system and dual ignition with separate spark plugs is planned.
Mount Vernon Auto Club Holds Successful Meet at Empire City
The Mount Vernon Automobile Club staged a large day at Empire City racetrack with 35 entries across classes. Top events saw Spencer Wishard win the Westchester Gentleman's Handicap in a Mercedes, Russell Smith take the Interclub Westchester Cup, and Byron Chandler clock fastest times in Fiat and Buick runs plus a club championship race won by Smith.
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Tribune
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Mount Vernon Automobile Club
Empire City Racetrack
Edwin W. Fiske
Westchester
Spencer Wishard
Port Chester
Bronxville
Bronx Valley
Russell Smith
William H. Mendell
Byron Chandler
M. P. Blatts
Buick
Mount Vernon Club
Charles P. Phillips
Wants Circular Track
Automobile racing experts discuss problems with new speedways. GM's Wadgworth Warren says brick pavement at Indianapolis is faster than Atlanta but harder on tires and causes more vibration. He envisions a two mile saucer shaped circular track with constant straightaway for speed and safety. George W. Floyd sold five Ewing taxis to Brazil. W J Lasher resigns from Koehler Co.
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Wadgworth Warren
General Motors Company
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Fire Chief Croker Opposes Civil Service Traditions
From The Schenectady Union, fire chief Croker of New York rejects civil service standards, aligning with his uncle the exiled Tammany boss who likewise opposed the system.
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Schenectady Union
Croker
New York
Tammany Boss
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