The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-23
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
TROUBLE OVER THE BRTARCLIFF
COURSE SETTLED.
Chairman Robert Leo MOrrell SATISFIES De-
mands OF state Engineer Skone as TO
Deposit for Repairing Roads Under
His COntrOl-Nineteeh Drivers Practise.

The storm clouds that threatened to prevent
the running Of the Briarclin trophy contest
in Westchester county tomorrow passed
away yesterday afternoon, when State En-
gineer and Surveyor Skene announced that
his demands had been compiled with aud that
Chairman Robert Lee Morrell and his asso-
ciates OF the Automobile Manufacturers COM
mittee were free to 90 ahead with their prepa-
rations for to-morrOw's great international
struggle Of stock GLASSES. Mr.. Skene and
Deputy Attorney General Dineen held a
lengthy conference with Chairman Morrell
IN this city yesterday morning over the ques-
ton as to whether or not the State law per
mitted him to accept a bond in place Of cash
or a certified check for the 500 r mile re-
quired for the State roads included In the race
circuit.
The law which permits the local authorities
to permit speed contests over the roads IN
their jurisdiction also provides that S2OO
must be deposited with the State Engineer
and Surveyor to be used In repairing any
damage that may be done to the roads during
the contest; the balance. II any, to be returned
to the individual or association making 1t.
after the roads have been repaired, Chair
man Morrell had secured Il bond. but Mr..
Hktnc Itlu1Nu " uNNFpA NhlNt NJ nv hah bfFh
advised by Deputy Attorney-Genersl Dineen
TO require a cash deposit, The matter was
finally settled by Chairman Morrell giving
Mr.. Skene q check for 49, 100 at the time and
paying the remaining sum Of 81 800 last night.
II was reported last night that the local
authorities Of the town Of Greenburg had
declared that bond Of $4,000 must be filed
to indemnify the town for any damage done
D., tho rnaHa IF TINT MART pf The gniTsn MtIh hin
the tow limits,
Nineteen Of the cars entered for The con-
t est wer out yesterday. the only Hbsentees
being Percy owens Bianchi, which Paul
Sartori Is to drive NJ. Robert Guggen helms
Renault. Whit h julien Bloch Is TO drive. and
j.. n. Tyson's IsOtta- FraSchIni. which Louis
Strang Il to pilot. Besides Campbelis Allen
Kingston, which was demolished Ia an dCCi-
dent, and George Robertson,s Panhard,
which ran into the mud near Mount klscO,
the other drivers aud cars Oh the circuit
during the practice time before o'clock
we're Old field. Vaughan and Leland IN the
three Stearns cars; Harding and Poole, In
milford, In LO2iers; Watson and Seymour.
in SimpleGes; Roberts. IN Harry =, HOnpTS
Thomas. Cedrino and Parker, IN their Fats,
Louis J Bergdoll Of Philadelphia, In his
Benz: billiard. in the Hol- rsn-Shawmut
Murphy. In Mayor Browns Maja; Herbert
Lytle, in the AppersOn. aud Bernln, IN the
Renault.
Russell A. Field, secretary Of the Long
Island Automobile club, announces that
the next regular monthly meeting Of the
or ganlzatiOn will be held In the clubhouse at
300 Cumberland street, Brooklyn. on We'd
nesday evening, April ~. A. this meeting
plans are to be discussed regarding the part
the club members will take In the subway
Celebration In Brooklyn on May /. Allen
{. Alderman, chairman Of the Country club
house committee, will explain a number Of
details In connection with the country home
OF the oTga nization The membership com
mittee announces the following applications:
the Rev. Spencer 8. Roche. William NJ. Afford,
Waller st. John Benedict, Robert W. Han,
MorrH ". Henry, Arthur J. Hallock, Maxwell
Lest I, Arthur T.. Lethbridge, Ernest +.
Luhrsen, Frank Melville, Jr, Bernard Rem
trop, Walter II. Shut, Frederick ". Sparks
and George G. Tilyou, all for active mem
bership. and Henry {. IanRhaar and Francis
n. Ihayer for associate membership,
Charles Jerome Edwards, president OF the
club, has sent the following letter rega riding
the subway celebration TO all members OF
the organiAztiOn.
The members Of the Long Island Auto
mobile Club have been Invited 10 participate
In the subway celebration on Friday, May I,
by joining in the exercises attendant thereto
under the auspices OF the Brooklyn Lea que,
the parade TO be held that evening.
development Of twentieth century industry,
and has providedVa greater opportunity for
outdoor sport and pleasure than any other