The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-26
THE AUTOMOBlLISTS
MOTOR PARKWAY APPROACH
READY IN SEPTEMB

General Manager Pardington Announces
Progress OF Work on Exclusive Auto
mobile HighwAy-De Palma VIII TrS
10 Beat Mile Record NJ Philadelphia.
A. r. %Pardington, second II e-president
alG general manager OF the Long Island
Motor Parkway, has announced that the
approach 10 the parkway will be completed
In September. Mr.. Pardington made the
announcement on Thursday at Manhasset
during n meeting Of the Town Board and
Board Of Highway Commissioner OF North
Hampstead. He appeared before the
boards with an application Of the parkway
for permission to construct overhead CROSS
ings over various highways along the route
Q! The approach 10 the parkway.
Mr.. Pardinston told the town officials
that the approach would be completed
before the end OF next September. The
entrance gate and toll lodge OF the parkway
approach will be located directly opposite
Deepdale. the country seat Of W. X. Wander
bilt. Jr.. pres dent Of the parkway cor
poration. The boards granted the appli-
cation and issued the permits asked for.
TIL crossings will be constructed OF steel
and concrete and will vary in width from
~ to 70 feet. Mr.. Pardin gton said that
construction work on the crossing ga will be
started at once.
Arthur See and Charles Goldwaite, who
were two of the drivers who piloted the
Maxwell car that made a Nonstop engine
run or 10. 900 miles around Boston . couple
Of months ago. will drive the Maxwell
entries In the Giidden tour. Both carr
entered for the tour are 30 horse power
machines, one q touring car that will be q
contestant for the Glidden trophy and the
other a runabout which will be driven in the
competition for the trophy offered by
Frank b. Hover.
The city fathers OF st. Louis are consider
In g q proposed ordinance which provides
that the speed OF automobiles may be raised
districts and from o to 10 miles an hour in
the parks. The bill was drawn UP by mem-
Of the Automobile Club OF st. Louis. and Chief
Of Police ,Creecy has given his indorse-
ment to the measure.
Ralph DE Palma. holder Of the one mile
record Of ST. seconds, made with the Fiat
the Fiat Cyclone to-day In the free for all
event in the Quaker City Motor Clubs meet
at Point Breeze track. He will also attempt
W " ZINE fse c e1e ONE a %stf r shfV driv 20. q SO . h ss1s.
power Fiat in some OF the other events.
the rood roads board Of the American Auto
mobile Association, held q conference . few
days ago in Cleveland with the Officers Of
plans for the second annual good. roads
convention which will be held in Cleveland
the latter part Of September. The gather
Of the National Grange and the A.. A.. A. and
be invited ie attend, The hishway som:
asked to deliver addresses on the con:
struction and maintenance OF improved
highways.
The members of the Automobile Club Of
New Haven will have a club run and outing
to Lake Compounce to-day. The drivers
with them and have a basket picnic, as the
members wish TO escape the formally. at
tendant upon lunching At a hotel More
tributed and most Of the cara in the run are
expected TO fly the banners. The %oftcials
Of the club are making plans to- hold an
orphans day celebration some time this
month, and IL has been suggested that a
short tour be arranged for July or August.
The members Of the Century Motor Gu
are to have another sociability run to-mor-
row from their clubhouse In Philadelphia.
1t is planned TO have luncheon served out
Of doors at a farmhouse and for the tourists
to retur TO Philadelphia In time for dinner
The distance Of the run will be seventy
eight miles.
Motorists OF Plainneld, y. J., haye organ
lied the Plain field Automobile Club, the
organization starting its career with nine
officers resulted as Follows; President, DR..
r. e. Ard: yice-president. n. w. Narshau;
f ssIT' X; S . u f SaVe Ees sTsss a ssm + 3,
to enrol! all the. automobile owners OF
Iiainneld ana vicinity as members OF the
organization.
The officials OF the Automobile Club OF
Hartford have secured larger quarters for
the orgaaiZation and the club VIII ta Az pos pGs,
to increase the membership strength Of the
organization as soon as they are settled in
the new quarters. p
A Chicago automobiles who was recently
timed e the ss speed Of the car With a stop Watch
spd found II was travelling a. the rate OF
eighteen and three quarter miles an hour
told the officer he would give the car to hin,
If 1t would run eighteen miles an hour. The
policeman at once vent out In the car ON
Washington Boulevard, accompanied by a
returned to the court In about an hour and
confessed that the car could NOT run faster
than ten miles an hour. and the Judge at once
discharged the accused inotorist'
Joseph klouse. OF Charlotte. N,ca has, re-
Gently 0 INCLUDED a trip OF 5000 miles. dur
ern cities working up interest In Improved
Re has travelled more than 1900 miles.
The contest committee Of the Automobile
Club OF Bridgeport has ANNOUNCED that II
viii not awe I'd the cup offered by the Bridge
port yBoard OF Trade IN the clubs recent
hill climbing contest, The event for which
this cup was offered was called on af ter an
accident, and the club will return the entry
fees to the owners who entered cars In the
event.
II all conditions are right and the car
buretor In primed. the engine should start
on the first turn Of the crank. IL IL does
not do 80 there Is q source Of trouble which
must be remedled first. and IL Is useless TO
system itself. but exterior to the car
paratus. IL Is well In o case OF this sort 10
start with the gasolene tsnk and follow the
fuel through each step until IL apparently
reaches the combustion chamber In the
form OF q properly proportioned mixture
OF gasolene and air.
The oficials OF the Automobile Club OF
New Haven have started another campaign
TO increase the numerical strength OF the
ship Of more than 225. and the officials hope
to bring the number OF names on the roll
up TO at least 300 before the middle OF July.
The club Is y member Of the Connecticut
Automobile Association.
The State Legislature Of Missouri ad-
journed. without passing. several motor
vehicle bills urged by. the Automobile CLUB
o. 81. Loris and motorists Of 81; Joseph,
One OF the bills which failed TO pass was a
measure that provided for annual reRistra-