The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-27
THE AUTOMOBILES.
PRIVATE COURSE NAY BE SIXTY
MILES IN LENGTH.
Expected to Extend From Floral Park To
Riverhead-TwO Loops Contemplated
for Road Race Purposes Beverly Road
Made Dustlcss by OIL S~prlnkllng.

Mad DustIess by OIL sprlnkling.
The meeting Of the plan and scope COM
mittee for the automobile highway which
was scheduled for yesterday afternoon was
postponed until Monday. as W. X. Vanderbilt
Jr., the chairman, was not able TO be present
IL seems 10 be the impression OF many prom
inent automobilists that the highway will be a
sixty mile stretch from Floral Park 10 River
head. with loops at Hicksville and Riverhead,
so that the highway could be used for road
races il desired. A pioneer moJorist made
the suggestion yesterday that il might be an
excellent plan to hold a series Of matinee
events on the highway to determine the
championship in various classes on the pro-
gressive point method which was inaugurated
by Alfred Reeves when he WAS secretary of
the Road Drivers Association.
As his time is mostly taken up with work
on the automobile show which the Automo-
bile Club OF America IL to hold in the Grand
Central Palace. December l to 8. Secretary
8. NJ. Butler Of the A. C.. A.. has secured the
services OF Z. l.. Ferguson OF the New York
Motor Clubs technical committee to help him
in the detail work for the business wagon test
to be conducted by the A. c. A. next month.
Mr.. Ferguson has had much experience in the
conduct Of such contests.
Un0eT Int uAINNNlOh VI
Highways Frank Ulrich OF Brooklyn the
Beverly road between t~latbush avenue and
the Ocean Parkway has been made dpstless
Oh was used, which has very little odor, and
the work was accomplished in three days.
Fifty barrels OF oil were used, the sprinkling
being done by an ordinary watering cart.
Before the oil was laid, the one and a quarter
mile ctretch OF macadam was thoroughly
sprinkled all the stone .crosswalks were
covered with sharp sand, which was brushed
of cleanly after sufficient Time had elapsed Tor
left 10 get onto the clothes OF pedestrians.
The road is 40 feet wide and is much used by
automobiists.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club Of Newark now has an active member
ship of 500, Of whom 100 joined the orgsniza-
have invited all Automobiles visiting the city
10 made their headquarters at the new club
house, at Broad and Chestnut streets. So
many applications for membership have been
received from men who do not own automo-
biles that it has been decided to establish as
soCiate memberships for those who are not
sctiye autoInobilists. They will have ali the
club priVile ges except voting or holding ONCE.
The officials Of the Automobile Club OF
Buffalo have established a registration bureau
for chauheurs for the convenience Of club
applicants for registration will be required
TO give their experience. age and, knowledge
Of machines, and their records will be carefully
investigated before their names are placed
on the list Of available drivers.
1T often happens in automobile mocha MICS, "
"a iva OmniA In the Automobile. that small
PARTS not frequently moved. and which have
been neglected, become bound. Distance
rods may be cited as IN example. but the
same thing applies 10 any part passing over
another by friction. a bolt on a nut for IN
stance. To disengage them, force is useless.
Gentleness should be employed. First Of all,
cover the bound pieces with oil or kerosene
and lea We them for an hour or two for the oil
to penetrate. II the parts still bind. take
them 20 the fire and treat them 20 Is or 80
degrees centigTade (so hot that they cannot
be held in the hand, but not 40 hot as to give
the sensation Of a severe burnl; then throw
them into some vessel containing Kerosene
and lea We them until cold. The heating ope ms
the pores OF the metal and facilitates the
penetration Of the liquid. Few people Ia We
any idea Of the subtlety Of kerosene. This
liquid will finally work itself between metal
surfaces most tightly bound together"
Though the short distance events will not
he started until ESQ O'Clock this afternoon
at the Empire City track, 10 Is likely that prac-
tiCaliy all Of those who will make the journey
10 Ionkcrs to witness the contests Will be on
hand TO see the start OF the 100 mile race At
~ O'Clock. In The long contest Tom Cooper
the Matheson that defeated a well known
foreign car at Atlantic City in September.
Opposed to him will be W. Gould BrOkaw' &
Mercedes, driven by Ernest Poirot; Ernest
Keller with the Oldsmobie racer built TO try
for the Vanderbilt [up. and several Others
will drive W. Gould Brokaw's RenAul in some
Of the shorter events and Cedrino in f.. n,
H~ollAnder's Fiat will oppose BIN In several
races.