The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-30
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
No L0WELL ROAD RACE ron
THIS YEAR.
President Helnze % I.eweii Automobile
Ciub says Contests scheduied fer
september 10 and ~ over WcrriHac
valley Circuit Nnl Ne Abandoned.

valley Circuit VIM Ne Abandoned.
The nswa that John ~. Hein,e. president
Of the Lowell Automobile Club. had called
on tho scheduled road races ever the Mer =
Timac Valley circuit caused little surprise
a. the besd1uArter- OF the American Auto
mobile Association ve.terday. An Lhcial
OF the contest board said that the board
members hal been inclined to think there
would he no races a. Low ell. a. they had not
heen informed regarding the conditions
for the events the lowell Automobile club
had been planning TO run on september
Is and ~
The credit for making tho fastest average
time over th. Msrrimac Valley circuit IN
the two years that contests have teen run
there bslongs Ia Robert Burmsn. whose
Buick on tho "a! mite race for tho Ee-per
| club trophy on Soptembs last year at
| an average speed OF $50 mie~ an hour.
| The Us mile rae for hlg cars on September
| = last year was won by Robsrtson In a sim
4 pleX al an average speed VI St.s miles an
| hour on September Q last year Louis
| Chevrolet won the iorck Club trophy
With a Buick. averaging 81 miles an hour.
and William knippcr won the Merrimsc
Valley trophy with q Chalmers. averaging
81 . miles an hour.
The FIRST road race held over tho Merit
| mac Valley circuit was run on Labor Day.
September :. 1908. for q splendid trophy
| offered by Congressman butler Ame-
The race was a IS, mile event and was won
by Lewi- Strang. driving ". Tyson's
| lsotta- fraschini. Mr. Tyson being one Of
| tho spectators who watched the progress
at the race from the srand stand. Strans's
average iiIne was 81 miles an hour. The
first race in 1908 Just regular stock
| chassis event. but the races Last year Were
otffciaily styled the national stock chassis
events by tho American Automobile Assoc
| citation.
Tho Boston autorpobilists who had CT
pected little dimculty In convincing The
way Commission that he Bosion Park
| Commission ought not TO bs allowed to bar
Boston park system ara now reported 10 hs
sone~hAt doubtful about he matter
Commission regard the order 81 the Boston
PARK Commission as political move and
'ns, .S~'o re-. T ssS 10 %1S,s.s N
Bosion viii he compelled 10 keep On The
streets adiac~nt TO the parks. aud drive
| heir ears over streets paved With cobble-
No efforts are to he spared nv the auto
mobillsts TO have tho Highway Commission
ever. and there viii undouht edlv r.. many
owners and dealer. PIe.rrni when the nigh.
| - to consider the matter James Forte-cue.
secretary Of the Massachusetts State Auto
mobile Association. ha. sent letters explain
mobile :soos,ien vi he ray fop ssss sH'S at
bile Dealers Association. Francis Hurtubis. !
Jr will he present for The National Automo- |
has been asked to represent tho Automobils
Legal Association before tho Highway
Commission.
A numoe Of automobile owners Of Ocean
CITY, y have decided 20 follow The et-
and have organized a motor club The |
members Of the newly organized club have
nov engaged on plans for promoting a
series Of strAiEhtaway time trials.
The Lowell BOARD Of Aldermen has ,
granted the petition Of John q Heinye and |
he lowell Automobile club asking that \
the roads I'M ludpd In the Merrifna, Valley !
circuit he closed tn the public ON september |
=. "a and ~, when il is planned to Conduc, |
aid.rmsa A aohSidsT.d Mr nSry.S h psn, tes
an attorney presented a petition signed ny |
hitch IL included IN the circuit. opposing
To. petition. hut a. the attorney was the
granting Of Mr. H~inI-' :. p-tition he Alder
men granted II unanimously
The S"lrCtmsn of the town Of lying no
have Vet tn grant permission for using
thar portion Of the circuit. but a. thev
favored IA. rae hen the state Legislature
was con-ideTisS the matter they are sN-
pec'ed 10 grant permission readily
GeorgeJ DunnAm president Of TN. RovaI
IN his 'ondeinnAtion Of I'll smelling. smoking
motor NrhicI-s ia ,IiE streets. nov takes
he terms nasty noyiou- nuisancs
View YORK legislation - watched pretty
Durham. The city ordinance reRardinr
unns"essary and disgusting smoke which
Competent drivers 10 eSSds rom SH' tS ~"
"Hhausts Of the machines and euVelop
Ing odor- Cars- a. warning TO the country
g large There Vas aud IL no good cause
tor ~oundlv Manufactured car 10 smoke
there mus be some sound discretion
exercised IN enfor.ing an ordinance the
.e,Is nature OF which j. spreading
On hills and whap celebrating speed
but certainly not enough to constitute a
nuisan"e such little smoke - quickly 7
di--ipated in the atmosphere and IL ns~e--
times. but the drivers should not he CON
tu-ed Ia The police mind and held equally
and his machine a menace to the public
health with his trailing clouds 81 nasty
ork aud elsewhere to-dsy.
and the Elgin Automobile Road Race ts-o-
clation. who viii cooperate in conducting
ths stock chassis road Faces over The nine
=. have announced that arrang.inents
have been made to have the course guarded
Who VIII guard the circuit viii be drawn
from the rank Of the Fifth Regiment of
the illinois National Guard The STATE ,
troops will he on duty for both DAYS OF
racing
looked for - time a. n the Elgin and ,
hiCago men would have 10 be content with
CIVILIAN guards for the two races a. every
regiment In the state except the Fifth viii ,
he encamped az Peoria on the days the Two
races are 20 he decided Adj, Gen pt,L I .
son cam. 10 the AID Of the Llgin men and he ,
- plained matters 10 col Frank Wood
NJ quincy. commander Of the FIfth Nho
accepted the offer to prov Rte troors a. 4.
guards for tho race circuit
The contractors who are TO tx I'M tic 3
roads included In m" nine w, lie cir,tit have {
had their men working On the highwa,.
Tor som" time and are making RooJ frog ! .
r"s@ neS concrete bridge - being bud, ]
q, one place on the circuit and the race !
nmctair expect the course will he read :
The m lddle Of august ' =