The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-27
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
MOTOR PARKWAY INCORPOR-
ATES THIS WEEK.


meeting ~ the plan and score committee
of the Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc,
was held yesterday morning at the office OF
the president. W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr, the
others present being A. r. Pardington. JEFF
ferson De Mont Thompson. Ralph Peters
and Dean Alvord. The articles Of %incorpora-
ton were approved and will be forwarded
to the Secretary Of State at Albany on Friday
Of this week. Henry B.. Anderson. who is a
member of the law committee. was appointed
general counsel. Second Vice-President and
general Manager Pardington expects TO
have the offices. on the eighth floor OF the
Night and Day Bank Building. open for busi-
ness next Monday. Mr.. Pardin gton has
received an invitation from the Riverhead
Board OF Trade to meet the members of the
organization and discuss the various phases
OF the parkway as far as Riverhead Ia con-
cerned. Mr.. PardinGton land Mr.. Thompson
will go down TO Riverhead to explain the prop
osition during the second week of December.
as the near approach OF the Automobile Club
Of Americas automobile show in the Grand
Central Palace will not permit them to go
to Riverhead any sooner. After the meeting
with the Riverhead Board of Trade Mr.
Pardington expects to begin holding meetings
in many of the places through which the park
way will pass in order to explain the objects
of the parkway and answer any questions
that esidents along the right of way may
wish to ask. II is Mr.. Pardington's opinion
that these meetings will prove Of great benefit
and will greatly simplify the acquisition of
the necessary property for the right Of way
for the parkway. as he feels that land owners
will be more willing 10 set fair prices for their
properties when they fully understand the
scope of the undertaking.
signor vincenzo Florio. the creator Of the
annual touring speed contest in Sicily known
as the Targa Florio. says the contest for
1907 will be held over a course from 400 to 900
kilometres in length and the entries. will be
limited to machines OF either Tour or SIX
to 100 millimetres. The winner OF the 1907
race will be declared the permanent winner
Of the Targa FlOrlo and will receive IN addl-
ton $1,000 francs in prize money,
A train of recent accidents due to the
polling" or "ramming" Of motor cars by the
shafts of horse drawn vehicles of the heavier
order, coupled with the announcement or
lection against this very evil, calls attention
to its prevalence, says the Motor World,
Commonly speaking, any accident from
OF the impinging v~ehicle-usually the direct
attribute Is to his animosity to the motor car
likelihood OF this as a probable cause, or at
least a contributing factor to the cause in
many instances, the fact remains that the
in almost every case; forl the horse drawn
vehicle is. at best. under. poor control, as
Judged by the STANDARDS OF the motor car.
The instincts of self-preseryation lead every
user Of the city streets TO look out for himself
regardless OF the convenience OF others. and
SO the welfare of following trahlc is ignored
almost invariably when stopping or turning
corners. Yet the apathy OF the work horse
and the heedlessness Of his driver, coupled
drawn, make a combination which cannot
stop within its own length, even when pro-
ceeding at a walking pace. The motorist
vet the bitter anathemas Of the teamster
when reprSSy Ted S9r running n Mn g amyg s, usually US
aggression has been wtlful. Hlndsight. as
well as foresight should be within the scope
when checking speed he should govern him
self according to the needs Of other traffic.
Il have become firmly convinced that prac-
tically all professional chauffeurs are de-
scended from Digger Indians. for 7 am en-
tirely at a loss TO explain their fondness for
Of the New York Motor Club yesterday dur
quarters. My wife has two Of her sisters
will not hoidal Of us, / asked a friend Of mine
to lend me his touring car on sunday, so
could Co. al. t9F Ss the %s Sir5' b 6Sr S + ride on L a05 Island Eds d
polite about Il that ne insisted on sending
his chauffeur along TO drive the car 50 I could
devote all OF my attention to my wife and
He was a good driver all right, careful
and cautious, even though he may have ey-
ceeded the speed limit at times. but 40 does
every one else whose car Is fast enough. he
started out between 10 and II o'clock, driving
slowly down Fifth avenue from Harlem.
nine churchgoers. and crossed over 10 Long
Island City by the Thirty -fourth street ferry.
had planned To- 90 10 the Garden City Hotel
for dinner. travelling over the Hoffman Boule-
taking q ride around the 1908 Vanderbilt cur
course sod returning home along the North