Octoecn (rru, 1906;

THE AI.]TOCAR tt 3ottrtta[ pttbltriheD tn the irrteregts of rl)c nlecbnnicallp propeltcD roflD carriage.

ED ED BY H. WALT'ER STANER.

No.57z. Vor. XVII.I SATUIiDAY, CCTORIIR 6ru, 19o6. [PnrcE 3o

(Published Weekly.)

THE AUTOCAR. ,,rrlitltr) ,lrir ing rr(: nlltnl tintes I,.ss tharr thr,sc ol rlrit'- ing at tl'rr iriglrest llossilrlt slleerl ulton the IsL'ot NIurr ('oul'sr. 'l'ltr: trvo great 1;oints * hir'lt nrnl<e it so [rarrl

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CONTENTS

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t"or!:s: Ttr!: TotTRIST TRoptIl' Rece ,{xrr-rlx\Trr)N PETtrto\s ro Prer-rrlrelr

TBE TER!:ATEN!:D TAXATIoN. . . .

-. 461-462

.. 463

HoRsE aND TRAM AcctD!:irs

TorrnrsrTnorHvlrEys (illustratcd) ..

.. .. .+63

., 46+-.173

Toutrst Tnoesv Dxrt uns' Exer:nte--ccs (illustrated) . . . . 171-4?8 CoRREspoNDENcE : THE AuroMoBrLFCLrrB'sCERTrFrcAT!r-THE I)[sr

Pronrru-HrxocRoss HrLL LYsro"- HrLL -Tsr Sxrcr-r:ss Spr:r:o Tttlrs-PorIce TAcrIcs-f)EvoNsgrte Htr-rs-ExrRAcrs rRoM TyREs (ilhlstratecl)-ExpBnrrscps wtrtt Srsprny WH!:!:LMosELEy's PERFECT TyREs-Trre Dt:srcv oF C^n RoDrEs (ilhrstrated)-THE TouRtsr TRopHy RacE-LlNFArRNEss rN Corrrr:rtuovs-LonooN To CHESTER-STEAM CARS AND I)usr RArslN(i -TouRtNG Iu ScorreNo-Seunlous TvRE Tnn,tos-TnerNrlr; or DRIVERS-TAXATIoN oF MoroR CIRS-CoNTINENTAL RACES AND TRIALS-ILLrcrr CoMMrssIoNs-CoRsETED -f yRE Coi'!:RS-A P(rLrcE A A. Scour .. .. 479-483 THRoTTGH DEvoN AND CoRNWALL oN A 6 H.p. C^R (conclllded) +tt+-+85 FL^sHEs ,. 486-.187 WrRE WHEELs rv rse Tounrsr TnopHY RAcE (illustrated) . . . . +8tl USEEUL HINTS AND Trps: IcNrrIoN 'f RouBL[:s-A P!:r-:rJl,IAR Occl[t-

'l'llt, r'r,rrrt:rs irr thentselucs rrt't'rl nrrt inil)()s(, i{rell1 stnrin. lrtrl it mrrst lre rt.ntentlrt,rt,rl that to t.n.rirrtlin u iriglr averitgr, irr u lrr,'e tltev arc a1r|roachr:rl at fullspeed. At llrt' lrrsl r)r()nl(,nl the lrrlkes trr,. jlr.unrt',1 crr. lnrl tlrr. r'llr is \tr,'rri)(,(l r()un(l tltt' lrertrl. 'l'lrt' lrrai<r,s llre ro. leu:rr',1, urrrl tlrt' t'rrgine is trccclt:nLtt,rl tr tht'rr1most. Dt,s1:itt thl r iolrnt rrst ol' the lrnrkts it sh,,,Lrlrl lx. lrornt, iu ruirrrl thltt the r'rrr is tal<t rr rottn,l the ('()rncr irt lt lrLr'rxl crrrrlling s1:tt'rl ; it is takt,n jtrst us llst as it curr lrt,rlrivcrr sithoul rul uJ)set. ancl thc strains upon thl car arc terrillr'. \rru'thr largest a.nrl rnost lurtrriouslv sprung (-:a.rs Are rnr',r,mfrrrtable orr thc N{lnx course lLt higl-r speerls. 'l'lre coml;alitivelv snrall anrl light rnerliunr porvererl ciirs u'hich are used in the 'J'ourist'l'ro,ph1' Rar-e art'shocl<irtglr uncomfortablt, at tlx: speL'(ls thev rttairr ot'rr tlrr. mggerl Isla,nrl rtlurls. We onlr' u'ish that those u'hrr, labcrur unr'ler the rlelusiou that the racc is rro test crrtrlrl mukt: a singlr cir<'rrit in the back seat ()f o,nc ol these cars at full sp'eerrl. If tl-rese arm. chair t-ritir's r'oulrl [re inrlur'erl trv risk tht:ir nt:r'ks an<l their conrfirrt ior llte o,ne wiltl f,rrtl miles thtrv rvoultl sigh for their armchairs lrurg before the rlistlrrce war t'om1 >leterl, rrnrl tlris, rlespite tht'flr't tlrat tl-re'l'.'l'. r'ar.q; irrr: n(It urtrler s1:rung arrrl rvo,ulrl be rlclightlLrllv com- frr,rt.rtlrle at nrrlrlerate spe,erls e\'('n (lr) these rrtugh rrra,rls. 1'ht,n lrelorrrl all this. it nrust be rcr.nt,nrlrert'rl thut er-err' ortt:,,t tlit'r'ars s'lrir'h rlirl arrv goorl in tltL: rlr't,lrrr,l 1,.'eir gilert a se\'(:re an(l proturt'terl tt.st in tl-re lslanrl in tlrt, earlv rnornings lt racing speerls.

RENqE-TEE CARE oF Low TENsroN MACN!:ToS . . -, ,. 489 ON rHE RoAD. By Owen John .. .. .tgo THE"GRApHrc"TRopHyCoNTEsr(illustratcd) .. .. .,,. 49r CoNTINENTAL NorEs AND NEws (illustrated) -. tg2-4g3 CLUB DorNGs: CLUB FIxruREs-LrNcs. A.C.--HERTS. CouNTy A.C.-

I)ERay AND I)rsTRrcr A.C.-ltloroR YAcHr CLUE-CRISTAL PaLAc!: A.C.-N.E. L^Ncs. A.C. BRrrtsH MoroR [J()AT CLUts-ScorrrsH .{.C. .. .. t\,.1

..THE AUTOCAR '' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: British Isles, l6s Abro:rd (thjn prper trlition), 22s. 8ti. per alrrrrnr.

l,[otes.

The Tourist Trophy Race. Last u'cek in our report oI the rrt'e u,'t,rur'herl liglttlr upon the far't tliat those who, r'riticiserl it as lrt:ing rrr insullicient 1t'st of the tr1l,t'of car tligilrk'rlirl rrot n'ali:r' the truth ()l thtl nratl{'r. -'l'h,,.. shriolrpose lht'rlce orr this sr:ore ('rn n()\'('r havr, rlrivt'rt therlst:lr-es or lrct,n clrilen over the corrrst. in nrrt, of tht' conillr'-tir-rt- vehicles. Personallr', rre havc no ht'sitatiorr u'hatt:r'er irr sarins that onc' circuit :rt rflcinq spt'e(l trit,s r < 'ar \-astl\ mor{' than r.ooo miles of orrlinarl rlrivinu. Inrleetl. this is understating the t:ase, bet'ause the nrlximum stnrins in

'l'lrt're is uuother st'htNrl o'[t o,lrjer'trrrs u lro seent shrx'l<erl at the speerls, attainerl arrrl maintainerl. '['hey sav tliat sonrething rnust l)e rlo,ue trr mlrke it irnPossible for tltt'cars to go at stu'h a ratt: in tltt,rltr'e. artrl ther' tllk r.r,i rirlit'ulous fuel limits anrl hartrlit'aPs. 'l'het' errtirelv miss tl're prrirtt tl-urt if tht'r' iniposc a pt'trol limit u hit'h makrs speerl practir'allr- inryrossil)le ()r anv slsten) o,f crrntrol rr'hich t'uts {lrut :ul\: fast sectirrr rrl tlre race. th,.r uill r,,lr it rt,,,t r,nlv rrt ils s1:,'11i11g irtlt'rt st. l,rrt ,,I its r'llir'itrrct'ls a test. The rttain irltu ol l rar-e is th;rt a ,'lrr shail lre ,lrilerr at much hight'r s1;et:rls tlrlu usual, anrl tlre far'1 that thr 'l'o,rrrist 'l'rt4rhr' ('ars arc so, rlriven rn'er shrN'kirrg rolrls is just s'h:rl makt's thr r-lrce so valtutlrle, ltr:r':tuse it is inrl:r,ssil)lc t() nnl r'olrtr',.1r < 'o,t.t strttctions irt tlter lrce as it rrrru'stanrls. At the risk ol lrcirtq accttserl ol' re1;ctiti, rn \\'tr s:rs ln( r, r'nr lru tlilrt tltt ract is a trtrttt-ttrlolts tesl . atr+l \r't: l<rrrrw ot no ltt'ttrr rvar ol irnlrrtrlirru tht, lrreerl o1'ntotor gtrs thau that justittrtcr] lrl tht' .\tttrrtnolril,' ('lrrl,.7 lurrl krt')\rn as th(' 'l',y/risL'l'r,,;,hr l)r,'. /

Anti-taxation Petitions to Parliament. 'l'he tu'o forms of lrctition u'hich le pulrlisherl as srrpplenrt:rrts last rveek one ftrr siunature lri rvork- men anrl thost, rvhr: r'arn their livirrq lrv the ntotor car attrl kinrlrt'tl irrrlustries. artrl thc other for ()\\'ners of