New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-11
BROOKLYN'.S NEW CLUB.
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS TO FORM AN
ASSOCIATION.
GROWING INTEREST IN THE NEW VEHICLES ALL
THROUGH THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TO PHYSICIANS.
The BROOKLYN Automobile Club, though this may
not be It's Incorporated title. will within Tort
night from now hold its first meeting of organiza-
ton The PROTECTORS thereof have only been wait
ing for the summer vacations to he over and all
those Interested TO be back in town. Inc auto
mobile interest Is small in Brooklyn thus iar' II Is
true bur 1t is rapidly increasing, and more people
than one would expect are making eager. DEFINITE
injuries or are having vehicles actually Duit Tor
them Nv January t. 1900 unless all signs be
wrong there will be a respectable aggregation or
motor vehicles OF all types-electric. gasoiene and
stcam-in the borough
All these the Automobile Club Of Brooklyn hopes
70 have in its association, which VIII really be
more 81 a mutual protective union than a genuine
club II is not settled. even. whether the club VIII
have rooms headquarters Of It's own AS Ut.
William NJ Hutchinson. Of Ciinton-st.. near Pacihc
who was the first automobilst Brooklyn can BOAST
Of says the organization will be FIRST OF all FOR
the purpose Of preventing unreasonable legislation
and unfair municipal ordinances The Brooklyn
autimohile enthusiasts could. Of course. join the
Nev-York club but every man Or Hutchinson has
sIoken to is I'm favor Of Brooklyn having club or
her own.
AS n matter Of fact though" says Or Hutch
nson. "A club. it would seem. is hardly necessary
in Brooklyn. so far as ordinances are concerned.
We who have the automobiles have not been re-
stricted at all In Ncw-York automobiles are not
allowed I'm tho park. i'm Brooklyn. by a special de-
cison Of the Brooklyn Department Of Parks.
may ride I'm Prospect Park at any and all times
But the general feeling is that it will be better for
10 be bound together in Of association.
II VIII probably he loosely bound association.
though Incorporated. Of course and # is likely he
formed az any time now"
DR.. Hutchinson is tho man who first suggested
the club and q IS within the bounds Of probability
that BE- viii be elected its first president. No other
man in Brooklyn has made such close study Of
automobiles. and IN his opinion they completely
successful lie and five other enthusiasts will form
The nucleus Of the new club The men and the
variety Of machines They have acquired fol-
lows. Dr. Hutchinson. an electric closed top stan
hope buggy. Or. Ashley \. Weber OF No. 1sS
North sixth-st.. Eastern District. gasolene
buggy David H. Valentine whose summer home is
at Sea Gate. an electric surrey J. r. IIoecker Of
Fuiton-st.. gasolene Or. John l. Zabriskie of
Church-ave., Flatbush. easoene. and Theodore X.
Hastings an open steam trap. or these Mr.. Hast
ngss vehicle is tho only one not yet completed
and already IN use. It Is of new automobile type
and Is I'm process Of building II will he much
lighter than the other vehicles ard capable Of
speed Of some nifty miles an hour II is said. Such
a speed does not count. for he average automobile
on city streets can only ssiey 10 ten to twelve
miles an hour. ana is e"ared for that.
To- ne r.p-1 I'IsHSins ln,eIes, IN au'oinopes IN
talk and The recital ~ many cxperiences. one
physician. who viii he active IN the club. and has
an electric buggy. declares that his automobile
f. giving him splendid service. and is remark
able economy
IVY machine which. ! got ,c,heaper. than list
i. appreciabiv less than 81 so Now. nv original
investment is much greater. but shall save by
80 year This is pretiy sood interest," on
trihe over Sy'. don't you think? The stable where
ming into It. and my man has simply 70 stick in a
plug 10 recharse my battery. This takes from an
hours whom the battery has been entirely
hausJed Ny wagon ~ l loaatsI up Tor me ''r mo