The sun., 1908-05-15
AMONG The AUTOMODILISTS
BIG PARADE or CARS TO PRE-
CEDE JAMiICA TINE TRIALS.
Motor Vehicles VIII he Principal Feature
In second Days ''ocEts Of Long Island
subway Celebration Parking spaces
10 BE Provided for Paradlng hachines.

Boulevard at 1890 o'clock, with the ear
headed west. After the cars in the pro
cesion have been driven through the prln.
cipal streets Of Jamaica the parade will dis
band on Hillside Avenue, where the time trial
are TO he held. The owners OF cars tha
have paraded will have parking spaces pro
vlded or them along the course 20 the,
viii nave a good view OF the racing cars !!
their speed trials.
The committee IN charge of the parade
expects 10 have several hundred care in line
and prizes will be offered for the best deco,
rated machines Il will not be necessary tc
decorate cars to secure u position in IN,
parade, howeve", and the committee has
been assured that Mauy undecorated machine,
will he in line, a., the offer of parking space
has proved a great attraction. Long Island
motorists are requested 10 drive their cars
IN the parade 50 as to demonstrate how uni
versally automobiles are used and enjoyed
by Long Islanders
Russia is the latest country to take up
commercial motor vehicles 10 any consider.
able extent On May - the Moscow branch
Of the Russian Motor cub viii hold com.
nlercill vehicle competition over the Moscow
81. Petersburg road Vehicles will be ar.
ranged In three classes namely class L.
l'l dhl'IVbl'N ANA 7 , llls 70 IODI VI bNtI = 4
tons: class ., for cars carrying load OF be-
tween / and '' tons, and class 3, Tor cars
carrying loads ol hess than tons From
The mayiinuu us'lul loads set fort!s "a the
makers catalogue deduction Of G. hundred.
weight viii be made for body work There
is no speed limit Tor the Third class. but lhe
maximum speed for the first Two classes
IL ten miles an hour. aud neither OF these
classes may be shod with pneumatic orirOn
tires, Included IN The trial i d hin climbing
test, In which the driver has to stop hallway
up the hill aud rr7t'Il within the minute
thin nut which gI.ps the tube and pre-.
vents leakage, IS placed "a, the loot oil each
lire valve. These nuts sometimes work loose
50 that n slow leak viii develop Il is good
plan 10 take each tube ouI every once M d
while and sore" the nuts usui.
The Chambrc syndicaIo de l'Autonobile of
France recently voted to award iVi francs
a for the apprehension Oi Chauurur who ran
down man IN one OF the Paris streets aud
then hurried away without Waitlug TO see
how badly the man vas injured. hls action
was taken on the suggestion Of Marquis dc
Dion
The Board Of Freeholdcrs Of Rutherford
y. j. has decided 10 spend Sl-O.OOO 10 improve
the Paterson plank road.
ne New ! OIh NOlOl0OblIN ] Fa0o A~~OCla-
tion and the carnival rOmlUttn" Nill give
dinner az The Hotel BrayOOr tomorrow
evening To the representa- ives Of the trade
who supported thr CaruNal he carnival
committee VIII make H. report Of eN NUendtur,g
for the carnival al this time,
Word zones from the West that the Fair
hanks adheIents are making plans 10 secure
The use OF large humber Of automobiles
during the Chicago convention with which
10 entertain The delegates To the Republican
convention BY Witch they hone 10 win over
number Of hem 10 the cause ~ the lloOsicr
statesman. The story does not tell whether
the cars are TO he llOOsleT productions or tot.
Preparations are being made for an cndur-
Ance contest IN California which promises
n be q somewhat strenuous anHlr Inc
proposed route is from los \ugelc, 20 san
Diego and thence up M" coast to san Fran
CISCO, where the contest vii end. H. Is
likely that the entry ~ viii be Sico.
Maryland automobists are herinuiHs to
have hopes that sDmp dty their roH l. will
not be known mostly he,dus' Of NJ, great
nuIlber Of water broah, that naer tray.
cling 20 unpleasant an the present tluo hut
vii some day b. A. good ~ On" improved
highways of New \ Ort, Massachusetts and
New Jersey he road authorities Ol cum
beTland county. Nd, haN" recently decided
TO improve that part Of tho famous Old ma
tlonll pike Nithtu their Iurr> iiotOu and
the Nork viii Do done under m" SUPERVISION
NJ Road Engineer e.. q, townsend ll addi-
lion TO The regular annual appropriation for
highways Cumberland county ha. made
separste appropriation OF S.i.Vo tn build
improved rua1- There viii also ho q State
road ~ be- constructed. as the las' LrglsH-
iure authorized bond Issue ol Sjupl,OW I
Tor State HIGHWAYS.
The Official stsll-'Ir- ul France show a /
decline of sl.oi6,uoN M thr exports Of motors !
Tor the first two mont h Of thus year ~ COM
pared with ~" corresponding time a-t wear |
over One-hai The decrease VHr M c\pori-
10 the United Kingdom. French cNpOrt- !
10 Belgium. & GERMANY, ItAIN, Aust ria Hungary
and 10 Arccuima also docliued M the two |
months. l't 'O the ntrd States the French |
statistics SHOW an increase IN NuOrts ~ !
motors NJ about loo per cent. 7 h" figures
we're s5a36F ~ January and February, 1901. |
and S6iS ,6Od IN 'he sam" months of his year. |
The United states custom House returns !
do not agree with the trench urrcs a- /
all OF the exports probably sd not r,doh F,
this country within the tNO r.phtus. here /
we're no automobiles import cl from France, |
10 the value Of si0i 81. in JaulIHr' sud l,urN-
Hrv 1907, while In the corTr~poldi.,. r,uuih- :
ais year lsG we're import W! oi the .1lllC at /
1912 ?3i. 7 he average ".hir In wear was /
S1,4?I aud thl- year 81 $40. showing the tend /
ency OF the irsda
The Uni, ed : a'ps exported 3li automobiles !
in January and february. " hich. with psrts. I
were valued al S70O0lG Ia the CORRESPONDING |
months lsst Ncar 81 autOmohlC, NCI" en-
ported the value, with pdrt-, reaching SSgu- /
a. he exports cycocdcd rhr imports !
nv S25li3, and ~ Grcal Britain lhprr Wa
an increase IN exports q thu value oI Slis. .UJn,
A. compared with The rcN'i loss Of G;i.U'U
Because i was the lr-t case Of fast driving
hetore him for nearly two months karsa,
Clty police Judge recently dismissed the
offenders with only q warning instead oi
imposing rne upOH turu.
Commissioner or publi, Safety owen oI
Rochester has issued Oider, 10 tho MOTORCYCLE
Officers to keep q s'Ti,i watch for Violations
Of the local speed limit. The officials Ot tho
Rochester Automobile cub have assured
The local polirr du'norllir, that they Will
cooperate with theW M pvCry Way To Ure- |
vent reckless driving IN thai city.
II is reported mat u Iehluon man is cou-
structlha n racing ear With siN Cylpdpr
engine which be- imported from France
II Is expected to make s'youty-Nyr miles |
an hour with the engine making .2OO rev ohI-
tlons a minute. The builder hope 10 nV,o !
the car ComniCtcd IN luIN. Tho owner ha. !
wagered that the car will IIu from the Penn
street bridge IN Reading 10 Front street,
Lebanon, in forty minutes on The hugh speed |
without changing the geur,
The authortics Of paSsaiC county. New :
Jersey. have made plans 10 spend $50. .OOp In
repairing and re"Onsruciiug their county |
roads during the present year, \ dust laying |
preparation Is 10 he ,prinkled on Market
street Paterson, iron. straight street 10 !
Nreelsnd avenue, and Lexington avenue.
lassaic, which will cost sl3.,H.
The Automobile club OF America has noti-
hed its members and the subscribers 10 the !
bureau oi tours that the bureau Of tours
ls now issuing triptvqles for Germany, !
Switzerland and Holland 1ifptyques for
France, italy, Austria and Belgium can be |
nFnFnFan fhTAYEfi ha htI Ia |