The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-05-11

Mr.. Craufurd won the ale cup IoT ahbItuI
drivers last year with his stevens Duryea,
the cup becoming hs property after his
victorS. lie said Al that time he would put
! Inc CUP up again and would compete for II
\ himself. He has decided not TO be a CON
testant this year and so sent the new cup,
for which the governors sent hun a vote OF
thanks.
Charles Jerome Edwards, president Of the
Long Island Automobile Club, has sent notices
TO the members Of the Brooklyn organization
calling their attention TO the various silver
trophies that are offered for the club mem
beTs. The membership cup, offered by
Louis I. Weiss. will be awarded 10 the mem
4 Der who gets the greatest number Of new
members during the club year. ending DcCem-
Der 81. The attendance cup, onered BY
lehert Lenerts, will &C. 10 the momher, attend
ing the greatest number Of the regular club
runs, The mileage cup, offered by President
| Edwards, will be presented 10 the member
whose odometer registers the greatest num-
Der OF miles travelled from May 10 NoNem
Der The touring Cqp, Offered oy samuel
n. Burns, will go 10 the member travelling
In the greatest number Of states or provinces
during the season ending November pro
yided evidence OF such touring u mailed to
the touring committee from each state OF
The first club run will be held neat Sunday
TO the new country club house a. Bay shore,
4. e.. Alderman, chairman OF the country
clubhouse committee, has reported that the
country home Of the organization. IS nov
completely furnished. The membership COM
mittee has proposed that an associate or
country club membership be established, at
one-half the regular dues, for motorists re-
siding outside OF the borough Of Brooklyn,
II is reported that George A., Post of the
North Jersey Automobile 1t Of Paterson,
who recently was elected president OF the
Associated Automobile Clubs OF New Jersey,
will resign. as he cannot spare the lime needed
for the duties Of the ONCE. In thls event W.
~ IRnahN la -nFgaldNnN nFnhuhIE Will anI=
coed him.
A. x. Pardington. chairman Of the contest
committee Of the Long Island Automobile
club. has had several conferences with In
spector Dennis sweeney and Capt. Tracy
OF the jamaica district regarding me police
arrangements for the time trials to be held
on June 5. The events are TO be held on hiI-
ode avenue. al Jamaica, as part OF the IA.
maica Long Island subway celebration, and
the Long Island clubs contest committee IA
assisting the local committee OF when 'ounly
Clerk John Niederstein Is chairman IN, ar
ranging the preliminary details. Fred j,
Wagner. who starts all tile big road ,and
track races. beach events and hill climbing
contests, has been appointed assistant SeCre-
tary for the time trials and expects to send out
entry blanks from his ONCE AZ ~ West Forty
second street on Tuesday or Wednesday.
announcement is made that the wilkes.
barre Automobile Club has accepted the oner
made by John Welles Hollenbeck, Who offered
10 donate a silver trophy as a prize for the
|, clubs hil climbing contest OF liant : DC,
practically settled that the trophy will be
offered as an annual challenge cup for the
winner Of the Briarclin class. az event for
ears that conform IN a general way TO the
regulations governing cars IN the recent
Briarclih trophy event for stock cars In West
chester county. Tit club expects that several
Of the cars which competed " the WestChester
county race will he entered for ia hlll climb,
which will he the clubs third annual event
on the steep and Winding grade near wilkes
barre.
Walter {. White OF Cleveland that he had
made an unconditional aud absolute. with
drawal OF his protest In regard to The Wilkes
barre hill climb OF = yssL aEo. ny thal lhG
that. regardless Of Mr.. Whites attitude,
| the Wilkesbarre club should comply, With
the original ruling Of he racing board, For
~ terms Of The boards ruling were filly
complied with. The free for ell, trophy IN
last years hill climb, me, BOARD 81 trade
cup, il In the possession NJ J B Ryall, and
! WWilsesbsrre club offered 10 give Nr Whites
cup equal In value 10 the Board ~ Trade
trophy and thereupon the racing board al
USCoat The . 1psn x. t HG S or.tsd T 10 Trs b; a.,
a NEEDS and 10 rsentrave the Board OF Trade
cup.
p.,n Iudrmsnt in these ibinss is 10 some
extent better than ours. 70 says " Iange.
man in discussing. the pertoT nance Of &c
Hol.Isn entry driven hy Hllustd IN re
track racing of America proves less than =
convincing contest such A. that Of April
~ at BHarclih. The car WHICH IA put into
track meet and cSS TnSIcs t %iI nye, c ,sn' tS " pTe-
spS SyftSS nE' oo ono Sf : 10 ' The retail buyer
II may prove something 10 the manuiaCiurer,
the salesman can cite IN utsing the cl6ims Of
the car. Possibly In terntores whete II IL
impossible or imprActicable 70 have road
races the track meet may he better than no
But the preponderencs Of value lies In
the road race. This has been borne ~ on
me foroibly since the. Bnarcllh, a. had no
idea that the race had ~ impressed the pub
lie. Of course the most potent demonstration
Ia the long ride with tho customer on the
road without. previous preparation But
next TO this most esteem, the road race
and after that the hill climb. The attend
ance is generally much larger than could be
reached IN any other way. The great mass
Of that attendance nust include many owners
Of motor cars who inv TO the course, The
demonstration which We might have 10 give
10 several Of them separately We, cal! ENe
TO all at one time. That 10 enect Ia what \
road race is, a clearing house Tor demon
STATIONS.
At the May meeting Of the executive COM
mittee OF ihe American Automobile AssC-
citation. the Virginia state Automobile isso-
citation was elected to membership THIS
makes twpnty-fouT state organizations athli-
ated with the A. 4, A.
Emanuel Cedrino. with the Fiat car he
drove In the HrtArclin trophy race, VIII he
the star attraction Of the Memorial Day track
| meet which the Motor Car Racing Association
will run on the Pimllco track al Baltimore,
He will drive this CAr In the hundred mile
contest open 10 stripped cans or stock chassis,
and the other entries for this event include
Lo5ier. Acme. Thomas and Studebpker cars.
Cedrino also will make some trlals for the
track records from one 10 twenty-five miles
with the fast fiat cyclone With which he
inE tie Ormond Beach race meet OF the Auto.
nssNs Club 81 LMeHeS II March,