The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-10
AMONG HHB AUHONOBILISTS.
No LACK or FUNDS FOR PRIVATE
COURSE PROJECT.
Capitalists interested In the Scheme while
Manufacturer Are New Ready 10 euh,
scrsbe-New Route 70 Philadelphia
-Clidden Teur May Eond at Jamestown

scrabo-NeW Reute 10 ~Phlladelphia
-Glidden Tour MAY End at Jamestown
LACK OF money, vnicn was the rock upcn
WAicn Ah N lne private spceuNAyS Ano au.e'
mOnile course prolects we're Wreckeo IN me
pas', Wh not prove . stumOhne DOCK IN tnS
future 70 any pan whicn receives me omcAS
ApptoVaI = the A"ericAh Autoulools AseO"
cAuon' ~ me A., y: Doard OF uIIectoIs
meeting held on Monday al the Automooile
vIn on AmerioA ausILers' ASsuIahces were
that any project which had the A. A. A. stamp
OF approval would De up 70
SSSO.OOO' oreVen twice rs mucn as mat I"s
or three gentlemen OF prominence as automO'
Die enthusiasts, VINO not only nave very
iaige means OF tneh own put sle assoc~teo
WIN groups OF Capitalists. SDid ulheIeht mem.
bers OF the board OF directors that there need
De no rear tnat the necessary iunds could not
De obtained II a suitable paee could De touno
Tor a twenty-five OF thrty mile automooiss
course IL Is known that NUMBER OF Ametl-
can makers VINO viewed such
plan with apathy Ast winter are now strongly
In favor OF SUCH q project.
one OF mem SAID at the uaroen Guy hoteP
one night right after the American eiimihs"
uon Tiais t"st ms bIn Nould SUBSCRIBE =
substantial smount toward tne financing oIs
up OF roads similar 10 those met with in ordi-
nary touring through the Eastern, States.
He said tn at his nrm in common with q NUM-
Der OF other concerns that have gone into the
construction OF high class, high powered
tourinE cars would very much like some sort
OF testing course over which new models
could be thoroughly tried out at speed wlth-
out risktnR arrest and hne for violating
speed limits. He aIao said that such a course
would serve another good end. a. road race,
drivers might be trained upon II, VINO would
thereby be fitted to compel against the
foreign drivers upon a more equal basis.
Though il had been popularity supposed
that the Country between New York and
Phiiadsiphis had been very thoroughly e1.
piored by automobilists. II seems that a new
route between these cities has been discov-
hiohwavs Committee ~ the American Auto.
% %1''I soo SsS%c'I ro%s. I. sss sSroSsh 1" s1.si.son.
Langhorn, Morrisyille, Princeton, Kingston.
Dayton. New brunswick. Elizabeth and
newark gong from tne istter piaceVo Jersey
City via the turnpike. Mr.. Hooper prefers
,tr.aUa 800 sr;ns 70 and Srono S;atsn JsIsnd
tnsSome leLly sIns ~ y LII nnSnS
streets Of Camden. He has tried all Of the
routes between the two cities repeatedly, and
'hHAs '"S ~" .
vi.u;,,a .n.onnhuis,. ~. vary .n1icv.
rIEln.s N.~
TO have the 1907 tour OF the American Auto-
mobile Association wind up at the jamestown
exnosition. &. p. Richardson of Harrison
h,rS Va has wri,ten 10 a member OF the
Jus ntH1 49,
~sy Rss.rrins 20 The sSensndosb valley
niLs hs urots. -Tbe niks comnanx has
plAs &c SL nno. IN n,o.ap
on its roads and to put the pike in ane shape
for spring trav cling. AZ present the com
pany has a large force Of worknen putting
on new metai ana puIposes Nseplns .nS
s sprin H9f no metal met u viii iH be spread over q: road.
which means that u VIII De IN perfect con-
dition. Another big thing. the company
say for q certainty that we will have a grand
jamestown"
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with which Barney oldhsld first made him
Is being put into shAgs again and will be
try for came straightaway records near Los
fSTf' drove )" ~ Tscer oyer he frozen surface
Of Lake, 81. Clair near Detroit. several winters
away mile record Of SO seconds. made By
W.. X. vanderbilt, Jr.. at OrmondB Beach, Fla. ~
Percy Owen Of the Automobile Club Of
America was married yesterday. 10 Miss
Marian B. Nichols Of Ha verhilI Mass: HFt
I ONNh ~ WV VI AhN IA ANAh'A mi ~ N n
up automobiIiEg and was a member Of the
American team that was sent TO Ireland IN
1903 TO compete in the ace for the Bennett
cup.
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Representatives Of the thirty-seven con-
Germs holding membership in the American
Motor Car Manufactured Association met
Friday and drew for spaces In the forth
coming show which the AUTOMOBILES Club Of
America will conduct in the Grand Central
Palace, December 1 10 &, The De Luxe
Automobile Compan drew number one and
thereby secured frst choice. but all on The
members were able TO secure spaces on the
main 6oor. with the execution IN those who
! will xhibit Commercial Vehicles. which. ac-
cordinT 10 the rules Of the A, CA. must be-
shown on the 1oor above IL was announced
AT this meeting that several new firms had
| ~ the.e n The REQ WotnS Car Comnanv ~
Tansin0 of which r II. Olds a nioneer rae
mine MAKER in this country II nTesidsSI,
Ths other nex members are Eva nsvtIle Ii,to-
mobile comnanv WATSON Machine Comma nv
No1nrcsr cSmnsn Dolaon AntonnhhIi Ton'
Danv and De TJmTe Cowne Nv
'~"' ~" 49,
contest FOR the GIidden Touring trophy IL a
project to hold a touring run OF Loco miles
SURVIVOR OF the preliminary tour This
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