The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-25
AMONG THE GUTOMODILTSTS
LONG ISLAND 4. e. MEMBERS
MEET TONIGHT.
MN Discuss Plans Ter Annual Orphans
nav on June . and Celebrate Vielogy
% Team Over CreseeRt Represents.
tiNes IN Coniesl Tor PArdmgtun Tr~phy

WV WlafuAa vans Tor Annual Wfn0A0i'
nav on June and Celebrate vietogy
% Team over Crescent Represents.
tlNes m Contest Tor PArdhigt0n TF@phy
The regular monthly meeting Of the Long
Island Automobile Club will be held TO-
n,ght Al the clubhouse. 90 Union stFeet,
Park Plaza. Brooklyn. Pllns for the an-
nnal orphans day celebration Of the or
Eaniyation on Tuesday. June :. will be dis-
cussed and the committee IN charge Of the
affair II expected 10 make a report a. TO
he progress made for taking care OF the
children who would Ike TO have an auto
mobile ride and day 81 COney Island
The gathering tonight will also be marked
by celebration over the victory Of the
clubs team 81 hfteen members who de-
ieated the fifteen members Of the Crescent
Aihle'ic tlub IN the inrerclub reliability
contest on Saturday and SUNDAY for The
challenge trophy offered by A. r. pardinR-
ton. vhO was one 81 me moving spirits
10 The tnTmation oi the Long Island Auto
mobile Club The members Of the club
who won the trophy for their organization
we're ~ follows u. n Evans. Franklin .
j. y. Rourk. HAYNES. u. r. Bliss. Franklin.
Alfred Wllmarth. vele Harry Grattan.
Pope Hartford, Guy LOOMS. Fiat. Allsn
~. Alderman, Know: j. Mccormick. Jr..
FORD W. Z. COlson. stevens. Duryea Charles
Werner, l.OcOmObile, Albert Bryant WHY'S:
A. W sWanstrom. Chalmers, J. p. Dis
brow. Rainier {. ". Humphreys. Maxwell:
NJ sDero. Hartford.
George W Bennett announced yestsg.
day that he had resigned a. Eastern mana
ger for the White Company TO take the
nosition Of general sales and Advertising
manager for the WHY'S Overland Company
Of Toledo. Ne will begin his n ew duties
on June !.
MAYOR Jacob HauSsling Of Newark Will
be asked TO act ~ Otficial referee for ne
endurance contest 10 be run on Saturday,
June I, by the New Jersey Automoblle and
MOTOR Club y bowman, vice-preaident
81 the club. viii act a. the Offcial timex eepeT
Joseph " Wood, former president Of the
organization. will probably be the chaiF-
man ot the technical committee for the
The work Of fitting up the country rluh-
house 81 the organization near Butler, n I.
~ making good progress and the club ON
Gals expect 70 open the house about July |
,. M sn1 a,,er :, n ,n fa.urda,y Nay =
A. the country house 20 show the premises |
70 any members 81 the organization who |
mey wish 10 inspect the place Anumbsr 81 |
country houss on sunday and Decoration |
Day II the weather j. favorable
The design for. the Chicago trophy which
mas been offered for competition In the /
runabout and roadster class ia the annual |
national tour Of the American AutOmObils /
Assfsriatian, more generally known A. the !
sudden tour. has been accepted nv the 4
!hEaRo Motor club. donor NJ the em hlen
II differs from he conventional in thai II h
. huge bronze plaque instead Of the shield
that has h~en offered IN previous tours,
4Rd also % LA, Y "a NOT Of stock design.
Thomas " Wilder Of Motor Age Chicago,
l. the artist who executed the design
he plaque h 10 be q inches IN length
apd 10. inchea In width In general the
lb "a, SHOWS the Gliddeh trail coming out q
u vaguely shown In the foreground bv
covering buildings indicative N the hustle
lnd hustle Of the Western metropolis IN
ne right end ~ he plaque ard ngures. one
Chicago holding out The nlim
eat Of VintOry. while the other v
,rmale figure symbolTal n motor technic
These Two figures are .eated On a carved
bench IN The side 81 whirh il the emblem
Di he American Automobile Assoriatlnn.
The shield Of the city Of Chicago and the
'nhlenl " the thirngo Motor Club are
'hoNn DO he loscr left hand corner NJ the
plaque AT three emhlems are to be
finished In colored enamel while more
'namel work will he used In The upner cor
lers of the plaque 20 brighten the scene
ne sun too. Whl no 'olored, artist Wilder ,
~, ,-S''S ''''''' 70 Use s0'a enamel Tor the
me public docs not realize how we'll lt
: projected from erroneous and extrays- {
yswby. head Of ih- Atioaal Motor Vehicle
ompany and one 81 the largest stock- y
iQlders m the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The eagle eve NJ the American Automabil1
Assoriation contest board j. ever fixed on
ne stat rmcnts made hy manufactures who
ace their ears and this season a stock ear
a really a stnrk rar
he Inauguration Of the 1910 contest
ules marks a new Hpoch. The percentage
iasis upon " hich stock car production Ia
'Rured make u impossible for any concern
10 matter how biE ii II 70 build a bunch Of
peSfal machines and still keep within the
took car definition This season = car
mich wins st0rk chassis race u the same
n every particular a. the cars offered for
ale 20 the public nv the dealers
Such a condition Of afairs IA very plaSs-
ng 70 makers who have tried 70 Win with
took machines The fact that the racing
4 conducted under the 4 4 4 and the
sil board exercises ~ power 70 punish
he motor car racing contests from their
ommrrCihl foundation 70 that Of high class
pnri The people are realizing the change
hitch the 1910 rules have brought about
nd "a result are supporting he racine
onie~ts WITH greater interest than ever
efore
The srgn posting campaign Of the Chicago
loior tlub j. being pushed aggressively
ndeT The direction II y. Y. IAWrenrp /
hartman Of the committee record vas
-iahliShed ~ q weed recently IN sign post
lg he thiCaEO-trown Point route. which
euurTcd ~ signs. which were placed on
1irty-One zignposts Chairman Lawrence
40 been greatly assisted m this work BY
he 4se II truck which was donated By
lnyd Goodwin ~ chicago Chairman
awrence Is TO send ont sign posting creW
; White gasolene truck 10 complete the
ork Of sign posting the Milwaukee Ottawa
nj Rockford routes.
BosrnN. Nay - Warm opposition de-
eiOp"d ~ the hearing before she legislative
on road. and bridges to-day m
b" p-titiop ~ the lowell Autofrobiie Club
NJ legislation - ,'ertnii Tho Aldermen OF
owen and 10 nnlgrtUeu Of TvngahOrO -
lose certain -tfeets Tor the annual auto
Obj" races between September IS md y
esiirnt- NJ Nar1um avenue protested
gai1st the closing on the ground that Il
eprtN~- th"m II their Ttghts They stated
vt n Necessary the matter would b. taken
b the courts
Petitions were qisd kavOFing he bill,
Horace De IiS.sr. vice. pr esident and sales
.anager % the nited states Motor Com
any. has announced the appointment Of
Ioritmer 4. Reeves ~ contest MANAGER
" the company. The selection of Mr. In
b vide range u experience IN this neld III
automobilinE Ne is 4 brother of Alfred W
erve~. general manager n the AasOciati0n II
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. II
70 has acted NJ an oincial in the Glldden
lur and m many other touring events, II
well ~ IN road and track Faces and hill II
imhlna events He will have charge III
the Maxwell, Columbia and Brush cars