The sun., 1908-03-24
AMONG TIE GUHOMODILISTS
STOCK CAR RACING DECLARED
AN EMPHATIC SUCCESS.
New Workers Heartily Praise Savannah
Men for Their work In CONDUCTING Last
Weeks Meet-Elghteen More Mem'
bers for Long Island Automobile Club.

bers for Lone Island Automobile club.
Stock car road racing Ia declared to be an
emphatic success by the New York sutomo-
bilists who journeyed TO Savannah for the
events at that city last Wednesday and Thurs
day. They declare that contests Of this kind
will undoubtedly prove very popular In the
North, and the more enthusiastic members
Of the Savannah Automobile Club are already
planning for events Of the sort next fall In
case the Vanderbilt cup commission does
not accept the clubs oner TO run the 1908
Vanderbilt cup race on course near the
Georgia city The returned travellers e1-
press the opinion that many Of the stretches
Of the circuit that has been offered for the
big international contest for racing cars will
have TO be widened for use by racing cars
Of great speed.
without an exception the New Workers who
we're at Savannah have nothing but hearty
praise for the members Of the Savannah
| Automobile Club and the citizens Of the city.
| They say that the preparations and arrange
ments for the races could not have been
any better II the Georgians had been con-
ductlng road races for half dozen years
instead Of last week 8 meet being their initial
effort in this line Particular praise was given
for the plan OF building the grand stand at
an angle to the road so that all Of the spec
! tators were able TO see the cars approaching
| long before they reached the immediate
| front Of the stand The only point upon
which any criticism was forthcoming was
the lack OF good hotels, and fear is expressed
that II the 1908 Vanderbilt cup race Is run at
| Savannah that there will not be accommo-
datons enough for the visitors who would
be certain TO 90 there.
One unexpected result Of the Savannah
| meet Is that several Of the concerns that had
| cars entered there have decided TO go into the
| Briarcliif trophy stock car road contest, which
| is 10 be run In Westchester county on April g.
There had been an impression perhaps a
mistaken one, In some quarters that the
Savannah events were helped by those who
we're not active well wishers Of the Briarclif
| event. and II was remarked yesterday that
II would be rather interesting II the Savannah
| meet were directly responsible for number
Of additional entries for the road race in
Westchester county next month.
Allen c. Alderman, chairman Of the special
| country clubhouse committee Of the LoRR
Island Automobile Club. will make report
on the work done by his committee at the next
regular meeting OF the club tomorrow night
at the clubhouse, $50 Cumberland street,
BTOOklNn. Inc UeUOeIhIlp committee hN-
nounces the following applications. \. Frank
Beales, Edwin A. Cruikshank, Howard NJ.
Davis. +; v tlottwell Francis Goteebergeri
Charles II Hyde, Charles v Holloway, David
Frank j. Kane, Edwin + lindon, William g.
Mornsey, Theodore Ross, Russell NJ. Rome.
NJ. D.. Morris Salzman, Clinton S. Scholes
and John Welz.
The Quaker City Motor Club Is arranging
for a reliability run from Philadelphia TO
Cape M9y on Saturday, April H. II will be
run under sealed orders the contestants
being allowed to drive as fast or as slow as
they wish. provided they do not violate the
law. Members will pay an entrance fee OF
$40 and non-members will pay $50. Entrants
will receive time envelopes on which will be
specified the exact time their cars must start
from the clubs headquarters at the Hotel
Walton In Philadelphia, orders for the exact
time that cars must reach the Hotel Cape
May will be under proper seal, the owner or
driver TO carry said envelope with seal un-
broken TO the Hotel Cape May, where after the
finish Of the contest, all Of the contestants
will be gathered together and the secretary
OF the Quaker City Motor Club will open the
official club envelopes in which will be the
orders held by the contestants, The car
running nearest to the sealed time will win
the Hotel Cape May cup, $500 silver trophy
The drivers OF the first three cars are to receive
gold medals and the manufacturers Of these
cars will receive Official certificates OF merit
The timing and checking al both ends OF the
the contest committee Of the Quaker City
Motor Club and Richard Sellers. chairman
OF this committee, will be referee.
State Engineer Skene did valuable service
to the cause OF improved highways in the
state OF New York in his recent communica-
Internal Affairs, which has the highway
legislation In charge. Mr.. Skene wrote that
as the Department Of Highways ia not to be
created Until January 10; 1909, after his term
of oflce expires, he felt free TO give IN detail
his criticism on the proposed statute, and
then very fully, page by page and line by
line, called attention 10 many matters that
were in conflict with various parts OF the pro-
had been printed the Joint legislative COM
mittee sent copies to all highway COmms-
sIOners and supervisors, asking them for
suggestions In connection with II IN order
TO make II workable In all localities.
Communications and suggestions were
received from all parts Of the state, many
containing valuable suggestions, and the
measure was amended In accordance with
these suggestions. These suggestions re-
garding the original bill enabled state SEN
ator Alus 70 say, after he nau read aii. Shrpe >
objections, that Mr., Skene evidently had in
mind the original bill when he drew up his
own suggestions The amended bill as re-
ported meets all of his criticisms, and We feel
thankful for the interest in making the high
way legislation suitable TO- all localities which
has come to us from the State Engineer and
from all parts Of the State."s The bill as
amended contains nearly all Of the amend
ments suggeste ed by the State Engineers
Department, and the principle OF home rule
in county and town Affairs is carefully pre-
served,
According to a report by Consul General
Richard Guenther Of Frankfort there were
about $4,000 pleasure cars and LIE COM
merCial motor vehicles In Prussia on lanu-
airy ! last, The Prussian Minister Of Public
Works and Communications recently stated
In the lower house that the Government had
under consideration the introduction Of n
uniform system OF examination OF ChAuf-
feurs He also favored an Increased liability
OF the automobilists and that the police
authorities be empowered to withdraw
drivers licenses from incompetent persons
who operate motor vehicles.
The proposed legislation for the construc-
tion Of improved highways in this State has
been heartily indorsed by farmers organi-
zations in different parts OF the State aud now
the proposed messure has been officially APP
proved b. the Chamber OF Commerce Of
ltica. This was done In resolution offered :
by Frank j. Baker. president Of the Common !
Council OF the city OF Utica, which was unani- |
nously adopted hy the Utica Chan Der Of |
Commerce. and reads as follows:
'RCsoiped, That the Utica Chamber Of Com |
merce do most heartily approve Of the re- |
port OF the Joint Highway Commission Of the |
Senate and Assembly Of the State OF New |
York, and Of the bill presented to the Legis- |
lature for their action carrying the report |
into execution.
First, because II desgnates a State high |
way system Of approximately $500 miles. !
to be built and maintained by the State, the |
same as the Erie Canal, which system con- |
meets by designated through routes from |
city 10 city the populous centres Of the State, |
which nay 90 per cent OF the taxation whether |
II be called direct or indirect taxation, and |