The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
AMONG THE AUrOMODILISTS
ram or STEtu ttE RuFS
FOR INDgtN tPOIIS.
>pr-d~ nv Manaxrmcaf is ~ the OpaaiSa
ThaI the Csntrst Bearu win Amend
Rules 30 as tn \Iiow These ENents
More oB the New Jerse, struggle.

More sB the New .Ierse, STRUGGLE
In. managei.nt OF tn. Indiana pols
Motor Speedway. h,vtng received letters
from som. OF the makers OF steam cars
, rela tiv. To competing in the jOD mite race on
, May Ia next has asked -. NJ. Butler. chair
man of the contest board Of the \. 4. A
! " there was any chance OF steam ears being
. allowed to start. The rules of the \ \. \.
do not permit steaE, cars to compete With
/ xasolene ears or in fact with other steam
( ears
| According TO the announcement made by
the speedway managementSha Butler
sand there was a chance that the contest
7 board would give the steam cars considsTa-
I 'iOn in the 1911 rule. Cars propelle by
team ar. To b.. cla~s.d IN n racing division
! by themselves at any event. the statement
H. aud perhaps will te allowed to compete
with gasolen. vehicles The speedway
management will put ON contests for these
ears II indeed the rules are amended. as they
saw they will be.
! 4 steamer in fun career looks every inch
IA racing machine and down in Florida some
! years ago a stanley showed n world of speed
/ IN straightaway racing. There are few
makers OF steam ears now and whether
| they are eager for racing remains to be seen.
\ semi annual meeting OF the New York
State Automobile Association will he held
on January at the Hotel Belmont. n call
! for this purpose having been issued by
! Frank q. Webb. irs president. Legislative
matters will receive consideration and "A
new legislative committee will be APP
pointed All sections of the State will have
representation ON this committee
RAYMOND Beck who was with the 4. G. \
| and later with the 4. &. A. il preparing a
Scenic New England Tour Book This
Is to be- u touring Baedeker which will con
tain suggestions for circuitous tours of the
New England States. taking IN the Berk-
shire~. NauGautuCk Valley. Connecticut
River routes Gap Tod and cap Ann tours.
the Green Mount aims. the white Mount aims.
the Ranceley Lakes. Moosehead Lake and
the Haine lakes. These all have been
routed before. but not exactly on the same
plan a. now IL being attempted. This new
book will he ready by the spring
All kinds Of tournaments q re under wav
az tn. Motor Racing Association. In Class
4 pool .Io. Atwell iefea ted Billy Post re-
emily, loo 20 -. and in the second "a mo
that evening Billy liuriburt defea ted Joel
Low nd.-. IOo TO -. In Class Claude Do,y
wa bea ten Nv Harry Pyke 100 to -. and
r. Ro-katu defeated VI L. sullivan 100
20 80
IN. class Il pool ,ourna ment stands -
follows Harry Pyle. IOo per cent, = 4. !
li'Chenherg. 10 Is Duncan Curry. % 4 |
". Doty. ~ a. NJ. j sullivan. OF -. y NJ
Rich.rI, "a J Kelley. ~. = q carrie =. |
! Eo-kam. :! II II kn-pper. - . J D.
pemar. g.. q Aitb"n. .. &. Teaholt. !
II - Co-rchu-. }. \ Philhps = y RIOS.
and ! ind-rrisd"n haV" -r'l Ia play rh-ir
first games
besides Oil these things T. T. Schwar1kopf |
leads III bsidE. with FRED Wa gn.r second /
and Wagner l-ad- III p,nn"hl- With Schwarl-
kopt second
Edward \ Brun talking on ma gnetos az |
the Stewart school recently. ~pok" OF the !
EARLIER unfamiliarity with th- form OF ,
ignition and the reluctance" of manufa'- !
turrrs to take ~ ny II appeals now to all /
motorists because Of three things relIn- /
bihty. simplicity and -"onn,lV
With the old system Of the battery. " |
-sId Mr. Brun. the driver sH- always !
placed in an uncertain position. never
knowing when his supply Of electricity /,
would give ou'. Bus with the Iaeio IN .
its present form tn" possibility OF the source !
Of current failing il practically an unknown !
thing Another thing in ia favor is rs I
simplicity Of operation for when tn. mag /
ncto has been proper timed and sea the !
only duty involved Uuon III" part of the /
driver - 10 see thar the mechanism il prop !
-rv oiled
Joseph n Wood pr--denr Of the A !
Isolated automobile Cluh- III New Jersey
made "A statement Yesterday on his view
Of IN. legal situation in that stat. The I
organization 81 which Mr Wood - head
il involved IN difficulties With the New /
Jersey Au'omobu" and Motor Club. t-
largest constituent member or rather
former member. h"caus,' the \"wnrN or
ganiyntion'- trustees voted recently 10
Withdraw from th- stat. association
Mr Wood saw that a. "a msmheT and former d
officer 81 IN" Newark cuh h. - proud ot
~ - sEg ~ fam. .I..l
at the short-lghr.d policy being pursued
by the present ADM n-tra'ron IN creating
tn" actual merits Of which should b. pa -sad .
upon and adjusted at another time y ben
nothing ~ vital IL at stake a. the winter
campaign now about To open AZ Trenton
can hardly h.li"v" thar IN" member
-hip Of IN" club will -uppoTr pole, which .
suicidal II ther' - an honest desire to RESCUE .
New Jersey from the un"y iabl" pos,rion
Of being practically the only state IN tho
mon which declines to invite th.. motorists .
OF other states 10 come within A. borders :
luh politics can hardly he more gu, OF .
calls for broad treatment and an utter
ch-"nc" "f p.rs"nal glory seeking
Tho ~tuat ION calls for m" united efforts
Of all New Jersey motorists without respect
{" club ailiat ions and following the sue |
states. tn" assured results arr. Obj ainabln
only through STATE hodv wherein all .
clubs AMI unattached motorists arc in
Tho-. who ar" Interested in III. struggle
ia New Jersey hrIi"ve that matter how
tn" faCtIonai troubles NAV b" adjusted II
would D." better to hav" no diS-en-,un- ~
this time when IN" Legislature" j. TO h" an
p"aI"d 70 for chang" ia the motor vehicle .
laws Ih" objection raised by tho New
Jersey AutOmObil.. and Motor club !. thnr
tn" law outlined hv the stat. body will not
h." satisfactory to- it, members and that ~
tn" largest ciun IN RI" state and III tact ~,
per cent of the stale a--Ociaf ion member
ship II 3. entitled toea say inf h.lmaft"r II
- feared 'hht With AL this fHh'ing Go,n: on
among the automobiles 'h.. c.,ur,aign for
new laws will he. defeated
Tn" Wnrrcn-D"troli Yolv"rlnr made Just
len miles OF progress Cd FRIDAY on its way
to New York travelling from Madison TO
Geneva. Ohio There were heavy drift
OF snow for time and then carne u terrific
10" npour of rain The car left y.@t ardny ?
morning for Erie. although folks who hnv,.
seem the roads ar" trying 10 dis&undr I'M. 4
Wolverine tourists from attempting 10 com
pIetr their trip to New York The ,ar -
equipped with Fire~ton" iirr- and demnunt-
hhi" rms. Whioh ara handing up we'll under
the STRAIN.
T. I. Ferguson Of the A.. vino -
running u tour ~ an ONO car over "a r1utr
from New York To san frHn'I-.o through
III" southern States has addressed "A letter