New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
Aufo yNes0s for Os0ners and BuYers
Many Contests Before the Vanderbilt Cup Race
Will Keep Lovers of Sport Busy

Considerable interest is being taken IN what may
be called the fall programme for races and other
automobile sporting events. These begin on Aug
ust Is with track meet at Goshen. Ind road
at Lowell Mass. over a 2oO-miie course Is
scheduled for September T. with number Of fast
cars entered. At about the same date a track meet
of Importance will be held at St Paul The nrst
of the twenty-four- races of the Metropolitan
Racing Association, which was scheduled for Aug
ust IS and 49, at Brighton Beach, has been post
poned 1t will be held probably. or about Sep
tember IL and u. Several other events. including
races Poughkeepsie, y. Y, Trenton N j., San
Mateo. Cal. the San Francisco-Los Angeles relia-
bility fixture and the annual economy run of the
Chicago club, are planned for the near future.
These events. with several not yet announced,
will form the introduction to the Vanderbilt Cup
race and later important events. The Vanderbilt
shows healthy condition. with one foreign and
four American entered UP 10 August Il and
a number of both classes be heard from.
The Automobile Club of America. In circular.
warns its members of speed regulations and dan
gerous railroad crossings. as follows:
The speed regulations are being rieidly enforced
delphia road. Newburg, N Y--Do not exceed hf-
law strictly enforced on Merrick road just beyond
Railroad crossings are dangerous in these places
Westminster County-Just South of Briarclf viii
lage on the Putnam branch of the New York Cen
On on the NeW York Central at hawthorn on
the Harlem branch OF the New York Central; at
Mill Plains, on the New York. New Haven &
Hartford; two crossings between Mill Plains and
Danbury the same railroad.
Long Island-At Glenhead, on the Long Island
Railroad: a Westbury. at Rockville Centre, two
crossings near Oakdale, at Centre Mortches. be-
tween Jericho and Woodbury.. on the Long Island
road at Sayvilie, near the railroad station where
New Jersey-Two crossings at Bogota, on the
New York Susquehanna & Western and the West
Shore railroads; at Leonla. on the Northern Nem
Jersey Railroad; Closter, on the Northern
New Jersey Railroad; between Matawan and Free.
hold at Wickatuck. on the Central fSdlltodI VI
New Jersey: between Freehold and Farmingdale
on the Pennsylvania Railroad; between FARMING,
dale and Lakewood. on the Central f.allI1ap = ~ ~
New Jersey; at Keyport, On the New YORK q Long
staten island-Near Huguenot. on the Staten Isl,
and Railroad; near Giffords on the staten ISia'i'
Railroad
The Bureau of Tours also says that at scars
dale n Y on the road to White Plains, a motor
cvclst in plain clothes riding black Wheel WIN
a red tank closely watches violators OF the speed
ordinance He has been known to pursue motor
cars across the line of White Plains ana make
arrests in that territory Members notified that
across the White Plains line this man has no 1urls
diction and can make no legal arrests
Charles p Shanks has just been appointed sales
manager of the F. b. Stearns company. and VIII
Immediately enter upon the new duties OF MS once
with that concern For the last ten years MT
sbanks has been the manager Of the advertising
and sales departments of the Winton Motor Car
riage Company, of this city. and during that time
he has made himself one of the best known sales
managers in the industry the country over. The
forcefulness and energy of his methods have ac-
Complished much in the selling line, Whlie MS per-
sonal geniaIity has him host of friends.
Mr. Shanks has fund of knowledge concerning
the necessary ways and means for successfully
marketing factory's product that is possessed by