New-York tribune., 1908-02-04
NEW AUTO RACE COURSE
LaND HIS BEEN BOUGHT
Plans for Tscenty-Mle Speedsoay IN
Nezc Jersey-Other NeScs.

Jersey made UP of Philadelphia capitalists, mas
acquired %. 600 acres Of land in Burlington and
Ocean counties. n. J., and has decided to huHd
an automobile speedway twenty miles long and
one hundred feet wide. which is intended TO De
the finest automobile racing course in the world
According to the estimates submitted by the
engineer of the company, the track or speedway
with the clubhouse, garages and other neces-
.ary improvements. viii cost about $iooooV Inc
capital stock of the Hanover company is ssoo'-
coo and the Colonial Trust Company, OF Phlla-
dephia- IS the trustee.
The site selected for this speedway is admi-
rabIy located on strip OF land dividing the
watershed of streams flowing into the Delaware
River and those flowing into the Barnegat Bay
and Atlantic Ocean. The track will be ABOUT
equidistant from New York and Philadelphia
ana in direct communication with Cape May,
Long Branch Atlantic City and other seashore
resorts One portion of the track VIII aoJoln
Browns Mills in the Pines. and from here IL
VIII run on TO about twelve miles south of Lake
wood.
one ADVANTAGEOUS feature OF the location is
that the property to be used for the speedway
is bordered by pine forests in such manner as
to almost completely destroy the effect OF heao
winds. Hotels are to be erected along the speed
way. and the plans call for the dammins OF GER
tain streams running through the property Tor
she purpose of creating lakes in order TO beau
,ifv the site First mortgage gold bonds to the
amour. OF 100000 will be issued and sold 10
meet the expense Of the erection of the speed
way clubhouse and garages. All holders OF one
hundred shares of stock in the Hanover COM
many will be entitled TO full membership with
all fits privileges and free entrance TO all races
perpetually.
The officers of the Hanover company are
President. William II Vile; yice-president, John
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George A Kfcfaber; directors. William H Vile,
George A. Kiefaber, S. J. Phillips, E T. Davis.
w s. Wilson John p. Harlan, William H Vile,
5r, and A McCrackan. all Of Philadelphia
The date of the Jacksonville TO Miami auto
mobile road race, which set for February
7s has been postponed until March by the
r-lorida East Coast Automobile Association.
The change was made owing TO number of
requests having been received from manufact-
,,rers who asked for mere time to prepare for
,he run.
Ten entries have been received TO date hy
w 7 Morgan st Breton Hall, besides a num-
eer OF letters from persons owning cars slgni-
fving their intention OF entering the run
Some discussion has arisen over the constitu-
tlonal.y OF the federal automobile registration
hin now before Congress and which so many
automobilists would like TO see become law
Charles T. Terry. chairman of the legislative
COMMITTEES Of the American Automobile Assocla-
tion has prepared opinion on the subject in
which he says:
From the very beginning of consideration OF
this question il should be borne in mind that the
relates nothing respecting the regulation or
restriction Of automobiles automobiling, save
only registration and the Identification of them The
bill only does dispense with registration
sn the state OF residence OF the automobilist.
large extent requires IT, SO that the federal
registration is only intended TO facilitate the auto
rnobiIst travel, and his federal number
and registration only intended to avail him
outside the geographical limits of his state
and relieve him from the necessity Of complying
with the various and varied state laws relating
registration Identification and the payment of So
called license fees The bill does not at all take
away from any state its prerogative OF having its
automobile laws covering such points
such state may seem desirable; Il only applies
The autono5ilist engaged in travel foreign TO his
and while he is outside the limits Of
. such state. In a word, the intent enable an
autoInobist, citizen of the United States
10 use the highways Of the United States without
getting the special permission every state in the
Union through which he desires 10 travel before
he begins his journey, and this is accomplished by
giving him federal registration and number avail
able everywhere outside OF his state. The con-
sttutionality OF such q law is supported upon the
ground that interstate automobing is interstate
commerce, and under the federal Constitution Con-
Sress has jurisdiction regulate interstate COM
merce-
A meeting will be held in Washington to-nieht
10 complete plans for early hearing Oh the
bill Charles Tha6eus Terry and Frederick III
Elliott, secretary OF the American Automobile
Association, will take the question up with Con-
gresham Cocks. who introduced the BILL and
the officers Of the Washington Automobile Club
A plan is now under way for the holding of
. New York TO Cuba in 1909 which ac-
1Deoing accounts. will be known as THE
tew York 20 Cuba Liberty Road Run in honor
- the giving back to Cuba her freedom by
0e United States. which will occur next year
according 10 Washington plans.
After having driven their 1905 Thomas Flyer
from Buffalo TO Rochester, Syracuse. Albany
Pittsheid. Springfield. Hartford and New Haven
George Schuster, F. J. Clark and Mason g.
Hatch Of the Z. r. Thomas Motor Company,
are expected 20 reach the Harry s. Houpt sales
rooms In Broadway tomorrow afternoon.
The tourists making q midwinter trip TO
demonstrate the efficiency Of the Thomas car
in zero weather and over almost impossible
roads. When the party arrived at New Haven
they reported the roads 81 a much worse condi-
.fon than they had expected At point they
towed load Of hay out OF a snowdrift and
after leaving Albany they compelled TO
cross river the ice account OF a bridge
being down.
After spending all night in New York the |
party will leave for Boston by way OF Provi- |
dence and Worcester