Out and Home.—By• "The Extractor."
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At Ambrose Shardlow's last week, I learnt that they were extremely busy in all their branches, which include the making of pneumatic hammers; they are, in fact, employing a night shift.
The Victoria Trading Company, of 47, Lamb's Conduit Street, W.C., has secured the agency in this country for the " Piccolo " delivery vans, which have 8h.p. two-cylinder air-coled motors. It -claims that the upkeep is specially low and that it is simple to understand and drive ; these are certainly important features in a vehicle for small tradesmen in changing over from horses. Such men often prefer to keep their old drivers. In the course of the next two weeks one of our staff hopes to have a trial run in this delivery van, and perhaps he will give a detailed account of its capabilities.
All the world is agog with golfing nowadays, and the most unlikely-looking individuals are discovered at week.ends and at holiday times with a bag of clubs concealed in their motorcars or slung on their shoulders, and, in common with others, a good part of what little spare time I have goes in pursuit of this aggravating, charming, irritating, tantalizing, delightful game. Therefore, when the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., was kind enough to send to me one of its new '4 orange spot "golf balls for trial, I cheerfully set out
with it and, incidentally now that the
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grass is getting long, a few others. I have gone off the wooden clubs recently, and it was a delight to find that T drove a longer ball with this, and that it is perfectly steady on the greens. I feel sure this ball will be taken up by the crack players.
The " Bath and West " Show, at Dorchester, last week brought out, as usual, 01 representative gathering of the steam machines, one notable absentee being the Foclen and another the Yorkshire. A newcomer, a West-country maker, introduced his vehicle for the first time—the " Mendip," made by Mr. C. W. Harris (see page 349). A new tractor was to have been shown by Ransomes, but it was withdrawn at the last moment, owing to an accident on the road due, as far as I could ascertain, to no fault of the tractor. This machine will be ready in time for the Royal Show. Marshall's agricultural motor attracted much attention, as also did the Ivel. Perfect weather prevailed, and amongst the important members of firms who attended the show I noticed : Mr. James Barford, of Messrs. Barford and Perkins; 'Mr. Hoare, of Tasker's; Mr. Ernest Ransome, of Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies, Ltd.; Mr. James Robinson, of John Fowler and Co., Ltd. ; Mr. R. C. Pessil, of Brown and May, Ltd. ; Mr. Herbert Burrell, of Charles Burrell, and Sons, Ltd, ; and Mr. Alfred Wallis, of Wallis and Steevens, Ltd. The town of Dorchester could not accommodate half of the exhibitors attending the show, and the popular place was Weymouth, which is only a short run by train. Many exhibitors will _ probably run to the coast from Newcastle during the Royal Show ; May say that I wrote to Newcastle for hotel accommodation and was calmly asked five guineas for two nights' board anti lodging. Needless to relate, I made arrangements elsewhere. •
In last week's issue I indicated that
would on behalf of" THE CommEncim, MOTOR" present a framed original drawing to the individual who guesses the nearest to the aetual number of visitors to the Royal Agricultural Show at Newcastle-on-Tyne on the opening day, and I have procured, from the Secretary of the Show, the official figures for the last six years, and these I give hereunder as a guidance. Let it be understood this is a comparative statement of admission to the showyard by payment,. excluding members, exhibitors, season-ticket holders, etc 1902 Carlisle 2,321' 1903 Park Royal . 2,685; 1904 Park Royal 2,011 ; 1905 Park Royal 2,770; 19°6 Derby 2,72; and 1907 Lincoln 1,680. So set your wits to work taking into account the locality, from an agricultural point of view, and send in your estimate addressed to me at this office on or-before
Monday, the 22nd of June. .