The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-23
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
MAYOR REYBURN FAVORS ROAD
RACE At PHILADELPHIA.
Says He VIII Support Proposed 400 Mile
Contest OF Quaker City Motor Club
After an Inspection OF the Suggested
Circuit In Fairmount Park-G0ssip.

Contest Of Quaker City Motor Club
After an Inspection OF the Suggested
Circuit In Fairmount Park-Gossip,
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia has APP
proved Of the plan TO run o 200 mile road race
over q co urse In Fairmount Park at the Found
ers' week celebration In that city In October.
The plan Of holding the contest was broachek
by the Quaker City Motor Club and the Mayor
and q number OF city officials were taken out
for a spin over the proposed course by W.
Wayne Davis. chairman Of the committee OF
the club that is looking after the race. and
other member of the organization In their
cars, there being fourteen machines In the
party that made the inspection trip.
1t IL proposed to hold the race on either
October 7 or October 10 and the Quaker City
Motor Club proposes to limit the number OF
contrasting cars to fifteen. According to an
unofficial measurement Of the proposed cir
cult 1t Is OF miles around and 1t Is planned
to have the competing cars cover the course
twenty times. The Quaker City Motor Club
has askeA the Park Commission for permis-
sion 10 use the course from 0 to 10 O'Clock
In the morning on the day OF the race and from
da Wight until 730 o'clock each morning for
u week preceding the race SO as to allow con-
testants an opportunity to practice on the
circuit. After he had been driven over the
proposed circuit Mayor Reyburn declared
he was heartily In favor Of the plan to run
the race and said he thought the Park Com
mission would give the necessary permis-
sion for the use Of the roads.
II was reported along row late
yesterday afternoon that W. X. Vanderbilt.
Jr., had purchased two touring car GLASSES
each OF the Fiat, Renault and Isotta-Fras-
chini makes and that they would be htted
with racing bodies and entered In the Wander
bilt cup race on October "a. jefferson De
Mont Thompson. chairman Of, the vanderbilt
cup commission. said last night that he could
neither affirm nor deny the report. He has
expected that Mr.. Vanderbilt woulo have
some sort OF a surprise ior h IN this no Iatine
but has not been informed just what, the
donor OF the Vanderbilt cup proposed to
Guessed q n W. NE X wy Vxa St e ssHiittptJ1 r', to re Tst turn TO TO
this country from abroad sorne time late this
m ,Sonlh or Me early yysn II ss,Rte was Il P hs ss az the be
present time.
HiWShiwwSa 5stc1 onmmiss'one n' Beman to-day COM
plstsd arrangement s1nspIsa iii harlRs i15Hemfi. aSs
border. and there will be less trouble for
d fime COMPLAINTS St shrs h RbseSu resehins Harris
burg that people from other states were
ignorant Of the rsHnirsm ns "a Of II the @sa penn Of
had failed to write to the department asking
f npon loc al eiabs tne Mr. "' Bem rSlS1 had d. Written
raised BY auto people that It would not be
+ P 9Sio p aad e oih uSfs state se WITH data about the
laws. This would post them before they
entered the State,
E P; Gal III s.s Of the II Az hatS%% .9s 1 GlgS of
situation mt present and believes the fight for
control OF racing In this country will result in q
pn lHSsIs S.S Of the been s. a nsnSsr of mistakes in
said Mr. Gsilaher recently in discussing the
fact than we were out Of touch with the Euro
pean authorities and were running counter 70
ihs ACCEPTED ,S E mdrp methods n br,pa n y9 aSs Am aerGaai
racing authorities to their senses and enecfing
a broader view Of the s~ituation may be q
t n.1ie aarsn Confusion onE I anu sonyinoed that 10
the long. run the sport In the United states
VIII UIa1n be e sn Msich N w fSe eyen pSlafv' follow. 'ne
Logan Waller Page. director Of the once
delegates to the International Road Congress
In n,e Paris dq 1epSI. o oS Sis ex asf Peeest to an nd
a dust preventive for use on macadam roads.
He says: ,n,o..,on ., dust on rooa, !. the
most important problem which has confronted
highway engineers in recent years; Not
until the i9trodTctlon Of motor ye s1h
Importance to engage the serious considera-
ton Of road builders and road users. Fast,
at the present time as to shorten the life
OF the most carefully constructed and expen-
sive macadam roads to z great extent and to
The macadam road has been developed
with the object in view Of Tithstanding ths
wear UHst . of irsS 5ITed the soT dsm SeniGses Of aa pub i, baa a
a msi r sTSGe RI me until The advent Of the motor
car. When in its highest state Of perfection
so suited TO the volume and character OF
traffic which passes over ~ r, d i that only an
AMOUNT z rar OF dust b is w wina on and spi rsiei Il Th rsp dust
remaining should be Just enough to bind the
surface stones Of the road THOROUGHLY. FORM
under nH re eSs f e1 fhs' for sa'T TSicS Eit'e Was des!speda
s snsh a,T ress p] e ssSjso sR i 20 eon saT'sss. % %asa
ere BROUGHT fbo9t The So Sssd}a ~ d%ra %ttos
The h sU0d dust Which ordinarily acts as a oe;
ossaI t Oh sss sy lind I sAs c2 Is s sa.G the sq. tas a 81
wear Oh, little or no dust 70 replace that re.
that the stones composing the road become
loose and rounded. giving the greatest re-
%sistence to TRACTION: and water Y ai,0~ of tb 10
Hih % W a iiSS's w
There is another important aspect o.
the dust problem to be considered. tnt1
the general use OF the. motor car most OF
tho dust formed on the road was held on
the surface until worked. into the cutters
by the action Of rain and trafhc and was
not a source OF annoyance, except IN eS-
tremely dry and windy weather. with the
coming OF the. motor car. however. con
ditions have changed and the dust prob
lem has become more serious. While IT is
true that the wear caused by the passage, OF
heavy rubber tired motor cars is very slight.
eponsible for the removal and distribution
over surrounding property. OF the dust formed
by other kinds OF trafiic which uses the high
wayS,,
sidered In a sense as a severe arraignment
OF the motor car in its relation to the public
road, 1t should not be forgotten that there Is
another phase Of the subject worthy OF serious
thought. The application OF mechanic.l
civyilization must inevitably bring up new
experiment. While presenting new Prob.
means OF solving them. In this way the
motor car while tending to destroy macadam
road surfaces has been an important intu-
ence not only in the building OF many. miles
OF well constructed highways but also l!
rendering most urgent the study OF road
nreseryatiyes The dust nuisance existed