New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Robertson and De Palma TO DrEs
in Ten-Mile Contest.
GREAT INTEREST IN RACE
New Jersey Automobile Club to
Learn Attitude of Oficeseek.
ers on Motor Legislation.

George Robertson and Ralph De Psl,-a
the racing automooiIs drivers. will us.s
this afternoon At the Syracuse stats far
They will drive. with others, In a ten-n...
race The contest will Dc watched With
great deal Of interest. because this d thsi-
hrsr meeting since the TWO match racss a.
Brighton Beach. IN which Rooertso1 d.
feated De Palma
The two are scheduled for another fra
mile match race at the Belmont track a.
Narborr. near Philadelphia. on 5aturtsv.
September a De Palma will drive IN tf1zs
race his Fiat. with an entirely new, spe-
ciallv built so-horsepoweT motor. Robe-tsva
will drive his Simplex
A. the Syracuse races TO-DAY CoLnus.
Roosevelt will be honorary referee Eatzn
u. Pafna's new Fiat Cyclone" VII -
seen for the first time It's Tsu1a-xzsEs
speed was evidenced when De Palma E0a
the fve-nfls, free-for-su championship
event at 81 Paul last SATURDAY, beating
Burr1au and Ksrscher and Others. IN min
utes q seconds
After the meets A. Syracuse and Sar.
both, Penn. the following Week De Palma
will 90 no more track driving until AFR
the Grand Prize race on October Is d
Palma drove the three fastest laps N ths
last Grand Prize. and h. viii go n trai-iny
for the great international event On ssv-
tember 3
Louis Dlsb-Cz eff New To-k City -
Wednesday for Syracuse. and INTENDS "a
drive q car IN the first real autouobfs-
se-opIane race ever -uu- Glenn r Cu-tiss
has agreed 70 drive his powerful otplsra
against Disbrow IN the same National cs-
with which the Iarrer Won events ~ rs
Brighton Beach track recently D1s1row u
also entered. and viii drive IN ever
straight rare. handicap and free-for-aI a
which Nationals are eligible. and tha:
means good many. Like most o. the othes
star drivers. re will DO no more racing f7l-
loving the Syracuse meet until the Ta1ds-
biIr Cup race, fo- which he is preparing
The New JERSEY AutonobiIs and Notes
Club. leading The fight for remedial r-otr-
legislation N that state, intends nsxr wess
to communicate with the of7-eseeks-s 9.
the state, asking thstr views on the non,
situation TIE Newark club VII then a.
wise the twenty-five thousand motorists Il
the state az 70 which candidates are aligasfI
with them in their demands for more raj
sonable motor Ia7
IF the countries of Europe. SAID Cisf.
encs H Bi5seH, president 81 the Nsv Jsr-
ssy Automobile and Motor Club. viii
different customs and languages. can aduvs |
an International plate Of IDENTITY, L sesns
rather ridiculous that o-s stats OF tzss
United States considers IL necessary "a
compel the notortst, when he crosses i'm |
another commonwealth, 70 change idsrs-
hcation numbers. and contribute TIE III
utfcent sum OF q for the maintenance .. |
the highways over which he travels
The punishment Of Offending mo-orisJ
should have nothing 20 do with reciproct7
With the increase OF motoring the conSs
crate owners are ever On the aler-ero NJ q
the roads OF reckless driving. and the 60
that with reciprocal privileges the reckless
element viii be IN the asceudaucy Is r1
borne out by any facts Increasing uo'1. /
ing activities reduces reckIeSsuess-
-MotoT-dTIveu- and h0rsa-dTivsu vs1.cIs /
are no longer antagonists IN New Js-rr I
because the hOrss-dTfven vehicle owners /
realize that the great improvement In rs
New jersey roads must - act-i5ursi y
the advent Of the automobile
Road builders are to-day figuring oa
roads thar viii stand the wear and rszr z
automobiles. as well as the damage d-s 3
By the heavy-shod horses