The San Francisco call., 1899-06-23

PARIS, June 22-At the last com
mittee meeting of the Automobile Club
preliminary conditions of the races for
the international challenge cup We're
drawn up as follows:
(A)-Cup to be in keeping of the Auto
mobile Club de France.
tB)-Any club in any country can issue
a challenge for it in the name of one Of
its members.
JCl-Cup to belong for the time being 10
the winning club. and In case of dissolu-
tion IF the club to be passed to the lead
ing club in the country.
Il-First contest to take place in
France. Afterward in the country of the
club winning the cup.
tED-Name 10 be given to race and dis
tance to he decided at future meeting.
NEW YORK. June 22.-HeraId spec
ials from Boston, Philadelphia and Chi
cago report the organization of auto
mobile clubs to compete for the in
ternational cups. Boston reports that
there is increasing interest in auto
mobiles and motor carriages and the
latest development is the movement for
the organization Of a motor vehicle
club a club that is abeut to be formed
and which viii be called the Boston
Motor Vehicle Club will have for its
object the promotion of knowledge on
and management of self propelled vehi-
cles, and any improvements that may
be brought before the club for discus
sion. The club will start with a mem
hership of about 100. Charles H. Metz
is so interested in the matter of rae
ing that he is willing to take part in the
trial heats for the proposed interna-
tional race and try for honOrs with
Paris vehicles if he succeeds in get
ting q place on the team.
There are four or five concerns manu-
featuring hOrseless carriages in and
around Boston, and many more who are
interested in the manufacture of parts
of vehicles. all Of whom, it is thought,
viii become members Of the club.
AUtomobilism has also taken a firm
hold III the Quaker city. On Philadel-
phia streets are TO be seen almost daily
nearly a dozen automobiles. electric and
gasoline, owned by gentlemen who find
great pleasure in travelling in their self
propelled vehicles. Several of these
gentlemen have discussed plans to or
Eanize a club, though as yet they have
taken no formal steps in that direc-
tiOn. The club movement has been
given a decided impetus this week by
the HeTald's announcement that an
American member of the Automobile
Club de France had presented a 0,O00-
frame cup to be raced for by automo-
biles Of any country
Philadelphia may not be able to enter
the Columbia cup competition this year,
but the prediction is freely made that
by next year she would be well
equipped to make a trial for the inter-
national trophy.
There is every indication that on Sat
urday next an automobile club will be
organized in Chicago, and that an entry
in the race for the cup offered by the
automobile club of Paris will be made
There is much interest among automo-
bilists over the offer from the French
capital and the feeling is general that
American machines ought to make All
excellent showing in any international
connection of that nature. There are
between forty and fifty automobilists
in Chicago at the present time, and
most Of these have signified their in
tention Of Joining any club projected.
There has been some talk in Chicago
1f Incorporating the automobilists in
the various bicycle clubs, but it is felt
there would be such a difference be-
tween the people that rode wheel and
those using automobiles that the pro-
ject would never succeed.
Whitney Lyon, who issued the call
which led TO the organization of the
Automobile Club Of America, made a
run in his electric dos-a-dos trap to
Coney Island and return in remark
able time lie covered the entire dlS-
tance Of thirty-fve miles without re-
charging his batteries. There We're
four persons in the trap The time
from the ferry at Broadway, Brook
lyn, to the beach was forty-five min
lites. About the same time returning
was made by way Of East Parkway
and Bedford avenue Although the
trap was not supposed to cover more
than twenty-five miles without a re-
newal Of electricity there was plenty of