JUNE I7TH, r9o5.

THE AL]TOCAR B 3ournal publisbeD in tbe interests of tbe nrecllanicallp propelleD roaD carriagc.

EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER.

No.5o4. Vor. XIV.I

SATUITDAY, JUNE t7ru, rgo5.

IPnrce 3u

TTIE AUTOOAR.

(Published Weekly.)

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AND MoroR FATALTTTEs

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Notes. Competitions. We tl.rink the prornoters of hill-clirnbing ancl

Ispe erl

J conrpetitions rvoulrl be uell advised to reserve special classes fr.rr private o\\'ners and amateur drivers. The matter has been brought up more than once, and it lvas anticipaterl at one time that the Automobile Clul; woulrl take some steps in the matter-not. be it r-rnclerstoori. to rxclutle events for manufacturers and pro, fessioual rlrivers. but to make a special r:lass for arna.teurs or)l\'. lirorn 7'he JItttur Cycle we learn that the Nlc.rtor Cj cling Club has most sirccessfullv carrierl out a competiti()u resen'ed exclusivel\ to amateur motor clclisls, no one clirectlv or indireitlv connected with the manufacture ur sale of motor clcles being allorved to take part. 'I'his sas a ver)' successful competition indeed. desp te the fact that iir a1l the previous competitior)s held bl the club the majoritl of competitors have been coltnected sith the business.

It goes rvithout saviug that the more expert amateurs prefer to meet the professional driver, because the)' feel thel' are meeting foemen worthv of their steel. On the other hand, beginners and less expert amateurs feel thev have no chance in a competition in which such hifNv-trainecl men participate. It rnust not be irnagined that because we advocate the establishment of amatetrr classes we think verl large entries would be secured. In all probabilitl the entries rvould be disappointing at the outset, as nothing u,hatever has been done so far to clevelop the purelv antateur side of motor sport. We are firm believers in competitions betrveen the makers of cars. such as those which take place at present, for if the entries are analr,serl it u'ill be founcl that from fiftv to ninety per ient.,,f them are of machines entered and driven bl those activelr interested iu tlreir manrrfacture or .i1". \\'e believe iir these competitions. because thel r.rot onll maintain healthi rir'aln betu,een makers. and. incirleritalll', teach them a ilreat deal abotrt the capabilities of each other's cars, but tl-rer- also teach them a ver\ grert rleal about their ou'n.

It nrrrst be borne irr minc] that orre r ii the ntan\ reilsons u,h1' the autocar has lreen so rapidll, brorrghi to its preserrt stlte of trust*,orthiness artr-l comfort is ber:ause the nren who make it are amorlg its ntost enthusiastic lrsers. Irr too ruaur rvalks of Iife the mauufacturer is the iast to use his ou'n \\,ares; nc) pleasure is to be rleriver'l front so doing, and he takes :rrll a perfunctorl interest irr his btrsiness. With the motor ca[ nranufacturer the r:ase is different; he takes a voluntarv intcrest in I-ris prorluctions. We all knorv that one virlunteer is uorth itlentl press nten; and the continual inrproventent Lrf the motor car is of the kirrd wl-ricl-r onlv r:onrcs Irl consta.nt use of the ntachines arrd ary irttertse Iikirr:' l',,r ,lriving therrr.

"Tir". in the Eliminating Trials.

Iluch disappointrgent has been expresserl br. automulrilists s,:ncrlllv /hat the times rna-de bv the compelinq cars irr thc{sle of \larr have nol l)een publisherl ; nothin,r' has been publisherl escept the times in ear:h circuit. Verv few peop)c knou' u'hat were the actual times marle brl each tar^over the trvo and a half n.riles. tl're half-nrile.-and the hill-climb. each of which rvas carefullv tirlerl in eyen' circuit. We mar. sav that the comparitive ligures are nrcist interesting. bJt the partirulars in our possession har.e been.g,iven us in confirlence. artrl rve caunot publish thern at the preser-rt time. It is, rve unclerstartrl, prroposerl to publisfi these times after the Iirench eliminating trials or after the race itself, though we rnust cotrfess u-e really cannot see the use of this clelav, as it rvill not make