New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
AUTOMOBILES ON PARADE.
ENTHUSIASTS ON A RUN TO KINGsLAND
POINT.
LUNCHEON AT COUNTRY CLUB AND EN-
TERTAINMENT AT THE WALDORF
ASTORIA IN THE EVENING.

The members Of the Automobile Club Of Amer
lea arranged yesterday to have day OF pleasure
in their new horseless vehicles and to top off the
day with an entertainment at the clubrooms, In
the Waldorf-Astora, last night. Though the
high winds of the early morning and the bitter
cold probably caused several of the members to
defer their outdoor trip until warmer weather
still about a score or more members and their
friends met at the clubrooms at the appointed
hour Of 10 o'clock Yesterday morning, ready to
participate in the run to the clubs country home
at Kingsland Point.
1t was after II o'clock when word given
and the automobiles started up Fifth-ave. The
sidewalks were lined with spectators as the
cavalcade went by. the vehicles going at
lesurely pace until they outside of the
crowded streets when the levers were drawn
back and the speed increased. The distance
TO the clubhouse is about twenty-eight miles
When KingsIand Point was reached luncheon
was served, and the members took their time
about starting back for the city. Consequently
they did not arrive at the hotel again until about
an hour later than originally scheduled
There were in the line nine automobiles pro-
PEELED by either electricity gasolene, five pro-
PEELED by steam, two electric vehicles of another
sort and one motor tricycle., all headed by big
electric fellow.
The line was made up as follows: A. c. Bost-
wick and II. Jarrett. in a gasolene runaoout;
George F. Chamberlain and A. E. Strange In
a gasolene phaeton; DR.. E. c. Chamoerialne
and J. Herbert Carpenter in gasolene phaeton;
David w. Bishop. IT. and Baron Herman, OF the
German Embassy at Washington. in a gasolene
phaeton; George Isham Scott and H. Scott in
a steam automobile; D. Hennen Morris, IN a
steam automobile: Alexander Fischer and Fred
erick Nagel in a low built gasoene automoohe;
J. Wesley Allerton. E. w. Curtis jr and FRED
erick J. Crolins. Of Boston, and j. Rcharu
Carter in an electric surrey; A. L. Riker ana
Whitney Lyon in an electric dos dos; and
Edward Lyon and Winslow e Buoby, in an
electric dos dos.
The party reached Yonkers all together at
1905 Then the men with the speedy auto
mobiles set lively pace, and 1t was practically
a race from that point to Tarrytown. The
Norris vehicle was compelled to stop for fuel
inst beyond Yonkers. Mr.. Bostwck was the
first to reach Tarrytown, arriving there at 100,
the last machine arriving at ITO p. m. AFTER
luncheon at the country clubhouse, several OF
the members made short speeches. George r
Chamberlain told in a humorous vein of his
automobile ride from the White Mountains to
New-York.
On the return Mr.. Bostwick reached the wal
dorf-Astoria yesterday afternoon at 5:4O, ana
the remainder came In later SeNeH VI lLC ICiA
machines finished The wind was from the
west all day but the roads were good.
No women took part in the run. probably on
account of the weather. After the members re-
turned to the city last night an interesting
lecture was delivered at the clubrooms by Alex
ander Fischer, the subject being, THE Gas En-
CINE as Applied to the Automobile" There were
stereopticon views to illustrate the points Mr..
Fischer wished to bring out. Gu February 10
A L. Riker will deliver lecture on Electric
Automobiles" and February IL j. A. King
man will lecture Steam Automobiles" The
club will hold good roads meeting on February
8 when several men who are familiar with road
Improvement subjects will speak.
The standing committees of the club just ap-
pointed for the year follows: Runs and
Tours, Contests and Exhibitions-A. G. Bostwick,
A r. Shattuck, D. w. Bishop. jr.. J. c. Mccoy.
George Isham Scott. Carlton Macy and Whitney
Lyon. Laws and Ordnances-GeOrge F. Cham
berlaine Avery D. Andrews and Simon II. Stern.
House Commttee-Whitney Lyon, Edwin c..
Chamberlaine Charles P. DOeger Harrison K.
Bird and Samuel H. Valentine. Library Com
mittee-A. r. Shattuck and E. E. SchmarZkopf.
Membership Committee-General George Moore
Smith. George Isham Scott and j. Egmont
SchermerhOrn Auditing Committee-George w.
Young and jefferson Seligman. Committee on
Foreign Reations-D. Wolfe Bishop. jr., Clar-
ence Gray Dnsmore and ]. Dunbar Wright.