New-York tribune., 1901-10-20

made his worlds record this track and is conf
dent that he will be able to get close to a mile
minute with track and weather conditions perfect
A. c. Bostwick also believes that he can send his
forty horsepower American semi-racer much faster
than the machine has been driven to date. A. r.
Ottos gasolene machine. which captured the
noa,, -t,trai
mas peeil hnlppea back 10 tlS CITY II proved TO be
one of the fastest machines Of this style far
The members Of the Long Island Automobile
Club expect that the races to be held in Ocean
Parkway, Brooklyn, November &c. will prove
TO be of great interest. The course will little
more than two miles. straightaway. and all con-
tests will be for mile giving plenty of distance
to allow the machines to get up full speed. The
first race will be started l D. m. At II 80 a. m
parade will start from the Borough Hall and pro-
coed to the Parkway. The side roads of the Park
way will be left open to traffic There will be
twelve classes in all. the winner In to be
eligible in the final providing each has made mile
in 1:30 or better cup will be awarded in each
class, with special cup for the championship. All
contests will be against time with a flying start.
The contests will be follows:
First race-Motor bicycles.
% feo4d raceM99r teyfles 1eyycis x borenovs
Fourth race-Gasolens vehicles from six to nine horse
Fifth race-From horsepower Cgasolene).
Sixth race-From fifteen twenty horsepower (gaso-
Seventh twenty horsepower Cgasolene).
Ninth race-steam vehicles Especial racing).
Eleventh race|Eiectric vehicles Especial racng)
/ Twelfth race-Open championship race. to be run In
trials and a final.
The first annual convention of the National AS
sociation of Automobile Manufacturers for the dis
of trade topics will be held in the assembly
room OF the Madison Square Garden on Tuesday
and Wednesday, November and 6. Although many
prominent manufacturers have brought their vehi-
cles to a practical and satisfactory state of ef1-
cheney yet the industry is comparatively new
that the addresses and discussions cannot fail to
be most Instructive and helpful The recent en-
durance contest from New-York to Buffalo has
been exhaustively treated by the press, but other
points of view may prove equally suggestive, as
well as more or less humorous. The committee IN
charge of the programme and ARRANGEMENTS mas
manned out an interesting meeting, which VIII DC
open to the public. Among the subjects 70 pc as
cilssed are drhe National Association, FrolectINe
Tarifr and Undervaluations. LIE gislation Trans,
iSteel Tubing "Tires," Races" Good Roads
and 'IPrices and Discounts. The annual meeting
of fha association the election or the eXecuEe
Committed will be held in the same pl ace at $50
n ma on Thursday November Z upon the termiha-
fion of which there will be a dinner
THE annual election of the Automobile Clup OF
America which will be held at the clubhouse.
Fiftv-eightl-st and Fifth-ave, November IL
orom,ses To be an unusually lively this year
1rhe nominating committee consists of Dave H.
Norris 3 b. McGregor and ]. NJ. Hil A presi-
dAnt Vfce-president and three governors are to be
elected to fill vacancies caused by the expiration