The sun., 1909-06-19
AMONG THE AUTCMODILISYS
LONG ISLANDERS TO REVIVE
CLUB RUN IDEA.

Edwin Melvin, Chairman or Entertain.
meut Committee OF Brooklyn Meter.
lists Plan q Number OF short Drives
/ dual n Hour Race ut Philadelphia.
The officials OF the Long Island Automo-
blle Club have started a campaign to revive
tho old time club run. which was such
popular pastime In the early days OF motor
ing in this country. The members OF the
big. Brooklyn organization have always
turned out we'll for all their various CLUB
functions, whether these were runs to the
country clubhouse for dinner on Sunday or
an endurance test or gasolene efhqency
event, and 1t is believed they will take kindly
to the revival Of the club runs.
The first OF the runs for this summer Is
scheduled for Wednesday. June %. and is
announced by Edwin Melvin. chairman OF
tho clubs entertainment committee, as an
evening run to Sheepshead Bay. Chair
man Melvin and his associates on the enter
tainmeut committee are of the opinion that
short runs OF a somewhat similar character
will prove popular with many members OF
the Brooklyn club and have included the
women members OF the organization IN the
invitation sent out.
Il is planned to have the run start from the
clubhouse In Union street at 8l5 CLOCK ana
the following route Is suggested TOT the
guidance Of the members participating
Down the Boulevard to Neck Road to Ocean
avenue and then on to Sheepshead. Ar.
Taneements have been made for dinner al
Tappan's and members who wish may drive
direct to Tappan's, but are asked 70 reacn
ibsre not later than 6t5 O'Clock. The com.
mittee has made plans for q number oI
other short and enjoyable runs for the
summer months.
PocAIELIo, IIaho. June is.-Arrlying
here from Mont pelier. Idaho. at CLOCK
this morning. Ford car No. !, iirst IN the
frsnscontinental automobiie race 70 a Ses'.ae we
resumed the Journey at A. Nj. ford car
No. >. which Is running second. left Mont
pelier at o'clock this morning and is due
70 arrive at Pocatello to-nlghS me onaw sts :,
NUT car Is broken down at Bancroft, nity
miles cast:
The Quaker City Motor Club will have
Psin, PsHs 5 Breeze es .e tTsek At PhIadeIphia neTS
daS and sa,oTSny n, The he anf Phsdepha
motorists expect It to be very successful
There will be small car class, for machines
ceiling at and at asa
Only one car Of the same make VIII pc al
lowed in each class. The race for the small
cars will start at o'clock and the race } iHr
large cars will start at O'Clock. both VIII
be Continuous twenty -four hour events.
Five short distance races viii be run non on
Friday sternoon 6s6Srs .he cock sms Ssrs
Event l., at five miles. will be toI iuny
Event 2, at f1ve miles. will be ioT iuliy
ohasses selling from So .ooI to So 600 Event
4, at ten miles, will be for stock chasses
nifty miles, will be free for all. trophies
will be awarded to the entrants ol the WIN,
ming cars and the, drivers OF the successful
cars will receive bronze medals
Up to the present time the state Highway
Commission Of Massachusetts has regis
number is being increased every. week.
The commission had issued i7,725. licenses
on June IS. which was only 40: less than We're
members OF the highway commission *as
estimated that the total number OF regis
trations issued this year will amount to
about 2o.5co.
The members Of the Automobile Club Of
Washington have decided TO have a COM
fsrrins sRPSfso TReS f 5nr ss Of the Dis
crict of Columbia regarding the motor
vehicle regulations for the national capital
The motorists objectto the regulation which
provides that owners whose cars drop, oil
on the payements are TO be fined and they
. think. the rule requiring motor cars TO
to Include horse drawn vehicles "a well, At
areccnt meeting OF he club one OF the mem.
bers eaid the trolley cars drop a great deal
penalty is eYacted against the street car
company.
The road race to be held on Monday.
July s. under the ma n agement OF the Denver
Motor Club will be run over the Brighton
circuit and the dista nee viii be 200 miles.
This is the same course thai was used last
year on Labor Day, and after inves tisatins
several available circuits adjacent 10 Den.
ger the Motor Clubs COMMITTEES decided
that the Brighton circuit is the safest and
The LABOR Day contest was for stock car.
only, while the coming race viii INCLUDE
taeinr cars. Preliminary tryouts by
a.{sefs who intend entering the, July )
0vent indicate that u speed Of eighty 10
ulnetY miles an hour is nossible on part 9
enssied ere In tfe" The chica SHs 90 AutomoRbe Club :
road race have been secured for the Denver
Motor Club event, The cars will b. shipped
familiar with the circuit. 49, n-
The special compittee Of the Denver
rsngenents for the road race consists Of
Charles 2, Allen, Or; .Edv ard T. Dean and
William D. Nash, This committee has been
planned improvements in the, way Of bank
ing turns. fixing bridges and lcrelling the
Tersh spots so that the htghest, speed Will
ctit will be closed I @ the public on the day
OF The race and will be pairoll-d by militia.
The contestants who train over the course
uill be allowed 10 use the circuit only from
tuntil oclock In the mornings.
The officials Of Lenkin,own. Pa. have
esked the Quaker CITY Motor Club and
other automobile organizations to help
preVeut the footing OF mechanical horns
snd the blowing OF sirens and whistles or
tia OLD lofkToad late at night. The resi-
dents alone the road have complained hat
the noise Keeps them awake at night. and
vieh 70 have al Unnecessary, use of sig
town officials have also issued warning
regarding the ligh,s carried on motor cars
sayinG that the lights are too dim in many
cases to he Of any help in giving warning
Of the approach Of cars DIT night.
sMATSON WINS AUTO ROAD RACE.