The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-31
AMONG The AUTOMOBHISTS.
ATTEMPT TO PUT NON.sTOPR Al
ORD AT 5000 MILES.

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Car which HAS Been Running nd 20
Worcester and Boston VIM {fuiIys
Journey in Thls City-WashintteAr. on
tOists Disturbed Over ArrcstsAGCatHO
BosroN. Oct. 3O.-Not content with bteSk!
ing all nonstop records with his Maxwell
two cylinder car by covering $500, miles Ia
less than six days and thereby winning a
wager Of 81, 900, +. II. Tyler to-day sent the
car after the 5000 mile and seven'day records
and intends to complete the test by having
the machine driven over the road to New
York city, To accomplish the 5000 miles the
car continued Its trip between Boston and
Worcester until 1918 O'Clock this forenoon.
when It completed Its thirtieth trip and had
covered 2.6N3 miles. Then c. W. Kelsey OF
New York. who had come on for the purpose.
relieved Tyle- at the wheel. and at 1925 the
car left for New York.
By road It Ia 754 miles from Boston TO New
York and Mr.. Kelsey figured on reaching that
city late tonight. He will then continue to
drive the car through the streets In the vi
cinity Of Central Park until 8 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. II was In the original wager TO
settle which the $500 mile test was under
taken that the distance was to be covered In
seven days. As nearly q day and q half re-
NAMED at the completion of the $500 miles
Mr.. Tyler determined TO send the car after
the 5000 mile and the seven days nonstop
records. At a speed OF twenty miles an hour
the car has ample time to complete 5000 miles
within the seven days. At 8 clock to-mor-
row morning the car will report at the club
house of the New York Motor Club aud the
motor will be stopped,
Automobiles Of Washington are aroused
over the high handed manner in which . NUM-
Der Of them have been arrested and fined for
excessive speeding at Glen Echo. a tiny town
In Maryland on the conduit road. Glen Echo
is looked after by John W. Garrett. who Is
described as the boy Mayor" Constable
Collins has made himself very o~ficious by
displaying his revolver and threatening to
shoot holes In tires unless his victims accom-
panied him to the Mayors office at once.
The Wholesale arrests have again brought
forth the question as TO whether or not the
authorities Of the District OF Columbis and
those of Montgomery county, Md. have any
authority over the movements of automobiles
on the conduit road. which is a highway
owned and maintained by the Federal Gov
eminent. II is likely that a test case will
soon be brought to settle this question. The
fact that the Court OF Appeals Of Virginia
decided some time ago that the Virginia
State authorities had no jurisdiction over
the Arlington road. leading out Of Washington
to the Arlington National Cemetery, the
sans being a national highway. owned and
controlled by the Federal Government, makes
the Washington automobilists believe that
the conduit road case Will be decided in their
favor when It is brought 10 trial.
There are few classes of men who have co
vital an interest in the good roads question as
the carriers employed In the rural free de-
liv sIy service of the Post ONCE Department,
a cd that these men have practical ideas on
the subject was shown at a recent meeting
Of the carriers employed in Eaton county,
Mich. They decided that If one-half the pres
~ zoaH Fov uora raid in n1nnaV and indi-
ciously expended the State wa uld have far
better roads than under the present system.
! They also decided TO work Tor this improve
that, although much has been accomplished
along the line OF highway Improvement IN the
State there ia stu plenty 20 ne done. ~ was
rural carriers Of the State have always been
and they now intend to 40 ahead by working
for the cash road tax.
v.rmont automobilists may be forced TO
pmiErate to some friendlier region IL they.
wish to have the free and unrestrlcted use OF
BY Representstivc Cady Of Middlebury and
provlJse for the registration and licensing OF
automobiles, The bill allows towns TO pres
cribe what highway may be used By auto
mobiles. the penalty for Y olstins such re-
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Automobile Association recently made the
follow ing remarks concerning the. national
1Ss Q Fl 4. G gS3set. Is 9he . 4. at (. Is mi siP Dery
II Uniform. automobile laws p all the States
a ment tH V fG reoeive sdditionsf attention 1% With
the growth Of the ~organzst!on Among me
4 A a; clubs there Is AN eISnsnSs 81 eiT ~
his ticket in any city receiving all possible
courtesies, Every owner Of an automobile
ATtomobIe Association and thereby lend his
influence and financial support to the national
organization
The 100 mile race which vas contested a!
the, Empire City track last SATURDAY proved
ali 10 Of The cars = hat started % last weeks race
Cooper viii have a special force q msa to
.ISIs over = T. As Me1hs e the 50 : C e sE0i a. 4 p ps5
. - YissffSiI. .T .I y so%!f III sfi S.ESIn h :: f ssaJS
be- a starter With his Peerless Guy Vaughan.
S TsT nss rack TSe m conte lame vii III try wy Sis fort tSrs
with a Stearns. There will also be a number
OF short distance contests.
German police officials have issued the fol-
lowing regulations which will govern foreign
driysr OF every forsisn motor car entering
the country must be able IN produce q docu-
ment from his local authoriJies showing
tina the car Is in accordance with the ~reaula-
tiOns of its place OF domicllc A { the frontier
customs station the driver must obtain a
certificate showing his right TO attach to his
car a plate with a distin gushing number on
IL. Six marke. or 81 20. has to be paid for
such a certificate IL il is obtained within
business hours, otherwise 81, When leaving
the country the plate must he left with the
customs %of1cials. The plate must be attached
10 the back Of the car and illuminated at
night time. All foreign distinctive. marks
must he obliterated or covered up while tour
lug in Germany, The testimonials prescribed
abroad. must he certified TO by a German
Consul. The owners OF foreign motor cars
can Obtain permission from the competent
authorities to attach the German distinctive
mark, 50 that during a tour in Germany their
vehicles are regarded a. being German and
treated as such. As far as the tax IL con-
cerned. a permit 10 tour in rms for five
days costs o., and 81 for a period extending to
thirty days. Such days need not he sue
cessive days, but can he single days at any
time during the year that the permit 10 taken
OUT
Nothing is so strongly indicative ~ the
fact that New York is universally regarded
as the sales centre of the automobile industry
In this country az the tremendous. amount
Of money that is being invested in what,
compared with their predecessors ~ but two
short wears ago. are veritable palace for the