The sun., 1909-06-23
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
ENTHUSIASTS ASKING ABOUT
EASTERN ROAD RACES.
Local Motorists wonder II Contests for
Automobile Club Of America Grand
Prize and Vanderbilt Cup VIII BE
Held This Year-Sayannah willing.

ganization of a racing association to take
over the running OF races for the Automo-
bile Club Of Americas grand prize gold cup
and the william X. Vanderbilt, Jr,. cup this
year, as provided In the peace agreement
between the Automobile Club Of America
and the American Automobile Association,
sas made d number OF local racing shthus;-
asts curious as to whether or not there
would be any contests for these trophies in
1909. Now that the Chicago Automobile
Clubs Cobe cup race-styled the Western
Wander bilt has become history. Eastern
motorists interested In speed events on the
road are beginning to inquire about the
chances OF there being any big road races
in the vicinity Of this city.
When the representative OF the Automo-
bile Club Of America and the American Auto
mobile Association agEeed to end the strlle
over racing affairs last summer ar ana sn signed nee
ganizations it was thought that. the Long
island Motor Parkway would be far enough
toward eompetion d ths year so snas 69th
race and the Vanderbilt cup national CON
test could be run over the exclusive motoring
bnsh saoSphes were to Be decided to
racing association TO be controlled by the
Long Island Motor Parkway.
OF the park kway corporation and chairman
OF the Vanderbilt cup commission last year,
vas asked sc.;c ::rc age !egsra!ns me me
ss'a se made sds' until mt ' w. K vsnderSt jr presi
dent q the parkwHy rstu1ned rem ro6obs aSrSai
Club is both willing and anxious 60 conduct
another contest for the Automobile Club 81
n1oss sanSa Se psxs same soa es fSR %s Military
protection Afforded for the first race for
this trophy last THANKSGIVING Day: 81.
embargo placed on road racing by mum IN.
ber .of prominent European makers this
year would prevent the running Of Of sue sue
ment among the makers abroad is not
binding on their American representatives
it is quite possible that enoEsh hn hnpocsea rsce
very interesting affair. especially as
larger number or American makers would
be likely 10 enter the event
srRIserlE.p. Mass. june 2'Irhe ZEN mem. en-
ho are trdnSx Sxns The af most
din7c"lt T % Dart OF their trip today in touring
through the Berkshres. There are NIP, nine
car car being driven py george F. johnson.
1ia p as III 12eeny this r. oEDGs
shire hills Many, steep grades and ,r al mum, I'M
ber OF rough roads were met with and @ tWo
Ct the cars 1ssd Gss their s Ps5eSe and
others came in shortly before = o'clock:
The contestants finishing with perfect
con.st esSrss ~sFe cfSrss fMafs sJoh Johnson Dr.
Macdonald, q. somers White and George
j. Mix. The cars operates. by y,i p II, Tracy
Ave n until after IL 80 o'clock, The party
left about 80 clock for the run 10 Boston
and to.morrow n vii e from 'hefe 10 haf'-
SEATTLE, June 22.--Ford car No 2; leader
tSe .9s Cascade ss Mountains and is out OF reach
OF telegraph or telephone. Late to-day Y
was estimated that 1t Tas well I,dsS up ,owa5d ard
lake and run all night. and so will the shay,
NUT car, Both have pilots who know the
mountains The SsIs car a5rse1 ibs e1ea a.
ing, eight hours and fifteen minutes behind
Ford No ?.
rights in the highway than that Of being
from % seeson or of S f
in the suit Of Z. I: Dudley Of Bridgeport;
sn1 RAILWAY 'feais tompany H"' He s1sd FOR $1,000
damages for injuries received in eoils2,n Is, n
between an eleciris car & arg Tr ms t,bsn
ton MoaH ON septembeT 1 2s 4 1865. He went there
from Connecticut September ls, snd the
Wavs by non-residents without having their
machines registered had expired. so he was
operating his machine, without re being
|
Judge Brown OF the superior Court oEEderedd
a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff
excepted. His exceptions are overruled.
the court holding that the rally way company
did not owe him that degree Of care it owed
to travellers rightfully using the street.
Alfred Reeves. general manager OF the
American Motor Car Manufacturers Asso-
citation. is expected to be back at hls ounce
,e-morroT frSn, ms srI 70 ,hs ne embeps in
the middle West
The big car division Of the dual twenty
four hour race which the Quaker City Motor
Club will run at the Point Breeze ira track Ken on
Friday and Saturday VII have ave two Local Local
eoese Gsoe ees Robertson e and Al Poole as alternate
drivers and Ralph Mnliofa ana "a Haarf tS vHne
There is a good deal of rivalry between the
crews rv Of TIE two cars. as q l.ozier won a
hour At aso sssesGn
twice around the clock event at the seaside
track. The Sim pleS made new record OF
in which it was driven by Robertson and
Frank Lescault. A number OF New York
racing enthusiasts will go to Phiiadelphia
for the race
The statesmen and other employees OF
different agencies and nIanSh on honses S oassn aons
ization OF league of six baseball clubs.
( game was, played at Van Cortlandt Park
the FUrd and Packard Erms and the Ford
aggregation won by score OF 10
The members OF the Automobile Club OF
Hartford are making preparations TO enter.
tain the participants in the annual tour OF
the Bin nghamton Automobile Club, who
will remain over night in Hartford on Thurs
day. This is the fourth annual tour OF the
Ringhamton club and more than twenty
cars are expected to check in at Hartford
The tourists will be met outside Of the city
by the Hartford motorists and escorted
into the city. The tourists started, from
Binshamton on Monday morning and were
due to reach Boston last night. They will
spend to-day driving around Boston and
will leave for Hartford tomorrow, morn
ing. They are due back at Binghamon
on Saturday afternoon. The tourists are
com peting for a silver trophy offered by
George + Johnson of Bnghamton.
The Automobile Club Of Bridgeport held
its annual orphans automobile day cele-
bration Yesterday. The children were
taken from the orphan asylum TO South
port where they had luncheon as the guests
or Lewis B. Curtis. DR.. C. Lincoln Banks
had charge OF the affair as chairman OF the
clubs orphan day committee
Side slipping and wear on tires is often
due to spreading OF the front wheels. gen.
orally caused by bent distance rod or
drag link connecting the steering arms or
knuckles. n this condition Is present.
| even in a comparatively slight degree the
stran and wear brought upon the tire will
quickly wear out the tread inasmuch as the
l, tla rrta nf ha