The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-06
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILTSTS
NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY SANC@
TION,S VANDERBILT CUP RACE.
Measure Now Only Needs the Approval ~
scnate-ChIcago VIII Hold Exhibition
Next Fail independent Of National
Association Of Manu- n cturcrs Affair.

ktUlDIy kMNt iNb HHUCNtpb w
ing Of the Vanderbilt cup race In New Jersey
by passing the bill prepared by the Automo-
bile Association Of America and the Assoc
ciated Automobile Clubs Of New Jersey. The
measure In effect permits the temporary sus-
pension Of the Frelinghuysen
law by local and county authorities and the
v~acatinR Of public highways between Sep
tember 1 and January 1. under such restric-
tons as may be deemed proper by the au-
tborities and which no far as possible VIII
conform with the suggestions OF the automo-
bilists.
Provision is also made by which H. will not
be necessary for automobilists attending
the race to secure a New Jersey license, as
the licenses Of other States will be honored
for the occasion. The bill passed the House
by the bare majority of one vote. There was
no actual opposition to the measure, but II
was not brought up until so late In the even
ing that a quorum was secured with dificulty.
Assemblyman Perkins. who had the bill In
charge. sent two automobiles to the Penn
sylvania Railroad station and succeeded In
corrallina eight Assemblymep who had started
for their homes. With their assistance thirty
one Of the sixty votes in the House we're Sc
cured.
The same bill was introduced to-day In
the Senate, but as the House measure was
passed II IL the intention to drop the Senate
bill and seek to secure the concurrence OF
the Senate In the House bill. The Senate.
while nominally adJourning until next Mon
day. has virtually postponed Its sessions
until called together by the president. -Four
OF the twenty-one member are absent and
two are opposed to having the race held In
this State, no that there promises to be some
difficulty i'm securing the necessary eleven
votes, some OF the members refusing TO pledge
themselves on the measure. A close can
vass. however. indicates that n bare majority
will be secured.
Of1cial announcement has been made
by the Chicago Automobile Club through
its secretary. Sidney s. Gorham. that H.
will promote an exhibition Of automobiles.
tires and sundries some time next fall indie
pendentIy Of the National Association of
Automobile Manufacturer. which will hold
its regular show in the Coliseum and First
regiment armory on November 30 to Decem-
Der Z. In his announcement Secretary
Gorham stated that the club show will be
open to all automobile manufacturers, whether
independent" or licensed" and that all
will receive the same treatment regardless
OF their Affiliations. As there has been
considerable talk regarding the possibility
Of the American Motor Car Manufacturers
Association deciding to remain out Of the
Chicago show promoted by the ~. A. A. NJ.
it seems quite certain that the independent"
organization will support the exhibition to
be run by the Chicago Automobile Club.
The club has not settled upon dates for its
show. but IL seems to be the impression that
il will be held before the n. A. A. NJ. affair
in the Coliseum and First Regiment armory
The club has made no announcement OF the
building or buildings in which its show will be
housed.
The Fourth OF July party Of the City and
Country Motor Club at Its Lake Mahopac
clubhouse proved very popular with local
three hundred persons visited the clubhouse.
Most OF the visitors made the trip by way
Of The state road from Brisrclin Manor and
race for members, which was won by J.
Stuart Blackton, treasurer of the club; a
BSily captured a 100 yard running race for
women in which Miss Beryl Dean was first
and Miss Dorothy Bowman second, q contest
a bolt and nut contest, which consisted OF
running a short distance and fastening nuts
Sidney i. Bowman. a former racing cyciist.
was the winner a tool placing event, similar
to the old fashioned potato race: IN which
Fireworks display on the lawn in the evening
and the Thirteenth Regiment Band OF Brook
Ign helped to enliven the proceedings.
Unaccountabie though 1t appears. the ap-
parent desire Of al promoters o, mn motor car
Of the entries that can be secured. leaving
aside as apparently not worthy Of considera-
to declare a winner, says Motor Age. Such
has been the case In many OF the RELIABILITY
result IN some Instances at least. that these
events have been robbed Of much OF what
otherwise might have proved OF material
Germany this year was such a huge affair
as to prove IN wieldy and in many ways un-
element Of danger Increased to q considerable
extent. SO FAR the annual tour OF the Amer
lean AUTOMOBILE association. now commonly
9 9th odioi ni.O q the orsan iSStios and sod' Wholly oily
entries had been received up to the time
Motor Age went to press. There. is every
Indication that this number will be increased
the humber viii pass the half hundred marx.
whereas there we're something In the neigh
The fact that the entrance fee this year r.
double that, OF last year Is sufficient to assure
e |. S Ssia S Sonduc cts.s t % Z. and nd, y , the entry ,ist
inasmuch as this number of nts
a. Wild scramble "sonethins that win give
pleasure and not he the mean ms of making an
extremely eI;s hard lot Of work FOR com p%stitors;
for he i: probably ike most other kmericsn:
s sna Il fs there a re n %ss over : s sfsST sn. Ga It's IN oT q.
1907 Glidden tour Mr., Hover will, after the
dndlr u endeu. SIT down TO thlnk over Things.
Then IL will begin to dawn upon him that,
after all. the smaller number OF entries proved
n blessing he had not sus pected-a the
coptestants will have similar ideas on the
subject.
There Ia a difference between a real tour
and some sort OF a track AFFAIR. where num-
hers OF entra nts are necessary as an attrac-
ton In order to secure the attendance OF
the public, but there Ia no necessity at this
stage OF the motor car industry to resort
10 AZ immense line OF cars winding its way
through the country In order TO tell the world
that motor cars will run. Mr.. Hover will
probably have occasion before long to con-
graduate himself over what he may at this
moment be worrying about, and he will have
realized that. after all. there Is more in con-
Quoting a clean cut. sensible contest and A
pleasure tour combined than in conducting |
a dust eating scramble.
Every State In the United States and every |
foreign country which has sought to regulate
the operation Of automobiles on the public
thoroughfaIes has provided by law regis
tration with a certain Official. and In many
Of the States and foreign Jurisdictions chauf-
feurs especially are required to register, |
says the. Horselsss Age Although each
state and foreign country has established
a registration system there IL, however. CON |
siderable difference In the systems adopted,
Why there should be this difference cannot
perhaps b., explained The general con-
ditions In all the Jurisdictions. both State and !
foreign, are much the same The same kind
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