The sun., 1908-04-13
AMONG 7HE AUTONODILIS7S
MEMORIAL DAY ENDURANCE RUN
PLANNED FOR NEWARK.
New Jersey Automobile and Motor club
May Promote Twelve Hour Contest
w. NJ. Hllllard 10 Begin Practice To-
day With HOl.Tan Brlarclln Candidate.

New jersey Automobile and Motor Club
May Promote Twelve Hour Contest
W. NJ, Hllllard 10 Begin Practice To.
| day With HO.Tan Brlarclin Candidate.
Though the officials Of the New Jersey
| Automobile and Motor Club OF Newark have
not made any definite announcement on the
subject there Is every prospect that the
organization wilh promote q twelve hour
endurance run on Memorial Day, The plan
J Il to restrict entries In the event TO members
Of the club. and the NcwNJersey Automobile
Trade Association has been asked to CO.
operate with the club officials In drafting
! the rules TO govern the contest The Newark
4 automobile dealers have been requested to
help the club arrange for the running Of the
affair and to act as the officials OF the run.
| II, A, Bonnei. secretary of the New Jersey
! Automobile and Motor Club, has had a oou-
! ference regarding the contest with W. a.
| Ellis OF Newark, secretary OF the trade asso-
Ciation and the latter will refer the matter
10 his Organization. The tradesmen have
been asked to take entire charge OF the event
appoint all OF the Official observers, select
the prizes and pass upon the rules Of the
test. II Is thought the dealers will he too
much occupied with business 70 take an
active part In the event a. contestants but
| II Is likely that few OF them who are mem
bers OF the club will enter their cars. II is
| probable that another endurance contest
! will be arranged for some date late In the
summer or early fall In which the dealers
| will be strongly represented II Is planned
TO make this later afair much more strenu-
Gus one than any Of the clubs former events.
!
! W. NJ. billiard, the Boston racing drive
who Ia to pilot the llol-Tan entry in tho Briar-
| clih trophy road contest In Westchester er
county on April "a, IL expected TO take MP
his quarters on the course to-day 10 begin
| practice for the race.
In the matter Of caring for its members
| the long Island Automobile club always
[ has done more than could have been eN-
| pc, ed. and the latest instance OF this syst en-
/ Of the Brooklyn organization Ia the project
! Of arranging for a country house Prepara-
tions for opening tho country house are
y being pushed rapidly toward completion,
I and since the /. !. 4 e. board Of governors
! gave their ofilcial approval To the project
great deal Of interest has been shown by
| present and prospective members Of the
organization. 80 many automobilists be-
longing 10 other clubs baye asked about the
| Long Island clubs country house plan that It
seems reasonable TO predict thai a large
number Of new members will be attracted by
tho addition Of a country house TO the ad-
vantages OF tho organization. which has fine
clubhouse and garage at 800 Cumberland
street, Brooklyn,
The new country house is situated on the
property known as Brightwate in BAY
Shore, L. J., which is about thirty ynine miles
from the present city clubhouse Of the or
2anization. The house il on the Merrlck
or South Country road, being about 3OO feet
back from the highway. The grounds are
large and are i'd out with trees and shrub
berry, The house Is thre, .ullarters OF mile
from Great south hayl where there is an
the groun floor Of the house is a SPACIOUS
hall nd four large rooms, besides the kitchen
and pantry. On the second floor There are
fve large rooms and hath, while the third
floor has six rooms with bath and shower.
Wide porchcs surround the house on three
sides
Il is the purpose Of the club officials 70
have the country house conducted as pleas
I gathering place for the benefit OF MEM
bers and their families The house will be
placed In charge OF competent manager
and meals will be served there to members
and their guCsts, 4 number Of the sleep
ing rooms will be fitted UP 10 they tan be
sed by members who wish 10 make the
country house their quarters during the
warm ulONluc.
The Motor Car Racing Association Of Mary
land announces a track meet for Memorial
Day. The contests are 10 be run on the
famous old PinlcO track, which il q one
mile circuit saventy-three feet vide and
well banked on the turns Five events are
scheduled, event being five mile contest
for stock touring cars selling from &OOi
to 5000. Event is the Maryland rnnabout
championship Of ten miles, for stock run
sbouts or tourabouts Event is a fve mile
contest for stock touring cars from iOl 10
90 horsepower inclusive. In all Of these
events the lsmps. tenders and mufiierS may
be removed from the competing cars Even !
Is the PimlcO Tree Of all handicap Of ten
miles. Event S u a iOO mile contest for
stripped stock cars or STOCK chascs,, in which
b the owner OF the winning Var viii receive
specially designed silver cup and the driver
Of the winning car will receive SIS In gold
coin. The entry fee for the 100 mile event
will be slj, and the entry fes, for each Of the
other events will be $40. Entries close on
May 25 With Edward 4. Cassidy, general
manager at Baltimore
The managers Of the automobile school
OF the West Side Y. NJ. G. a. report that a large
number Of coachmen have enrolled for the
April term Of the school IN a number Of
cases these men have been sent to the auto
mobile school by their employ prs. who either
expect TO give up their horse drawn vehicles
or are going in Tor aulOmObiling during the
summer and wish 10 have men they have
known for. some time trained to drive the
cars for them, Several former horse cab
drivers also have become pupils OF the auto
mobile school In order to A. themselves to
become drivers Of public motor cabs The
school Instructors are 10 give lectures on the
local automobile ordinances as part OF the
regular instruction
There are 10 be at least a couple Of hill
climbing contests In Pennsylvania on Me
mortal Day, az the Scranton Automobile
Association has decided on a contest for May
10 ~ addition 10 the affair scheduled bv tho
Wpkeeharre Automobile Club. The Scranton
orgaui2a'ion Is planning 20 hold It's contest
on the Scrub Oak Mountain road, and II viii
be conduct ed on he same plans as he Wilkes
barre event. u h. Ware, president OF the
Scranton organization, has expressed him
self In favor Of the proposed improved high
way TO be constructed between lIonesdale
and NantiCoke
The Motor Car Racing Association Of Mary
land is preparing for busy season the COM
ingsummer. and already has been assured Of
good entry Hist Tor the race meet Il las sched-
uled for Memorial Day az the Pimico track.
At the annual meeting OF the Association in
Baltimore recently the following officers
were elect ed for the ensuing year: President,
Thomas q, Young; secretary and treasurer,
Thomas 4. IlohnSon general manager
Edward A, Cassidy.
Motorists OF Be oyerstown. Pa, are talking
Of organizing an automobile club and expect
TO form one In the near future.
BENJAMIN Briscoe, chairman of the COM
mittee Of manager OF the American Motor
Car Manufacturers Association, in discussing
the proposed transcontinentalt travelling auto
mobile exhibition for the members Of the
organization makes the following comments,
Such an elaborate affair as Ia under ad
yisarneut by the American Motor Car Mann