New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
Automobile Club 90 Be Host
Reception Smoker for Trade at Which Carnival Prizes VIII
Be Awarded from the Pathfinder

ON the evening Of May l. the Saturday evening
Of carnival week. the Automobile Club Of America
VIII throw open its doors and provide an enter
tainment and smoker for the New YORK auto
mobile trade. The prizes and trophies won our
Ing the week will be awarded at TINS time l ne
eight cash prizes amounting TO S2,00O will be
given TO the winners In the decorated section OF
the carnival parade in the form OF cer'hleu
checks. As the parade takes place SATURDAY
afternoon a notice will be displayed in the WIN
dovs at carnival headquarters, No 1ISS Broadway
AZ Columbus Circle. giving the names Of the prize
winners SO that the lucky ones can be on hand at
the Automobile Club in the evening TO receive the
awards.
The carnival headquarters have been formally
opened and Secretary W. r. Lee, or his assistant
will be there from now on prepared TO answer all
questions regarding carnival events. Entry blanks
for the parade and the various contests viii be
ready there for all applicants. This will also be
I the headquarters for the receipt and Issuing OF
the coupon votes FOR king and queen
Colonel X c. Pardee. chairman Of the carnival
hill climb committee announces THAI the hill climb
cassifcations and rules viii be similar, with one
or two slight exceptions, those Of year ago
He has already received number Of entries pend
ing the formal issuance Of the blanks. which viii
be out about middle Of the week. General John
T Cutting chairman of the general and finance
committees reports good progress in the matter
Of subscriptions although considerably more money
than has thus far been pledged could be used
Elsewhere in this paper there is printed coupon
emitting reader cast vote for king or
queen Of the carnival These coupons are 10 be
sent carnival headquarters before noon on
April 10. A year ago Mrs. Joan Cuneo was elected
queen and L. E Clark king. More than two million
votes were in the and there were sew
eral hundred candidates for the honors.
Among the candidates last year who received a
goodly number of votes were H n. Allen, Edna
May Spooner Eva Tanguay, Evelyn NJ. Buckman,
Colonel A. N Rose, General John T. Cutting. Miss
Elsie Janis, Colonel K. c. Pardee, Joseph Murphy,
Colonel ". F. Cody Buffao BID, ex-Judge J. H.
Faulkner DR.. J. p Thomas, Montague Roberts,
Sidney B. Bowman. Beatrice Morgan, Corinne, R
c. Howell, Joe Tracy. Paul La Croix, Mrs. s b
Bowman Mortimer Kaphan. Samuel y. Butler
Fire Chief Croker, c. R. Teaboldt, A c. South
worth Mabel Taliaferro and Lotta Faust.
The coupon printed in to-day's paper will appear
only once Hereafter they will be sale at the
leading automobile and supply houses and else
where throughout the city, in any quantity, at
cent each Announcement Of the progress Of the
voting will be made from time to time IN these
columns, and conspicuous placards viii also tell
the progress OF the voting in the windows OF the
carnival headquarters. The funds raised in selling
the coupons will be used to help defray the many
expenses incurred in conducting the carnival
'ryhy not have an annual tour for club members?"
asks a member of the Automobile Club of Roches-
ter; not a race a dealers or manufacturers
contest but tour owner members and their
families he explains 1t is the right idea, and
which II brought to the serious attention Of the
proper committees in of automobile clubs
throughout the country, ought be OF inestimable
good n broadening the average motorists ideas
Of the delights and sociabty of touring.
The difficulty Of getting large club representa-
ton and especially of the and families Of
members. hitherto has been marked that even
the so-caed tours are speedily resolved into races
While helpful : showing the endurance of various
cars sociability well personal comfort is
usually reduced to a minimum. The tendency of
many club members to do their touring when
and where they please is. of course. a problem
which the committee planning enjoyable tour
will have 70 tackle but there undoubtedly
many Of the American Automobile Assocla ton
clubs throughout the country where a members
tour as suggested by the Rochester club could be
fully organized this season. with beneficial results
The Harry s Houpt Company has occupied its
new quarters at Broadway and eSth street. and the