New-York tribune., 1910-07-30
Health Department Inspectors
Busy Enforcing Smoke Law.

The ordinance which forbids the dr1V-
| ing of an automobile which smokes mas
been in effect a month. There IS notlce-
able dir1inution in the number OF or1eno-
ing cars DR.. LederIe, of the Board or
Health. is doing what he can with MS
own inspectors but says that IN order 10
handle the situation force as large as
that of the Police Department IS required
The inspectors are at present stopping
and warning those drivers who allow their
cars to smoke.
In cases where the drivers refuse 10
stop the number Of the car ts taken ana
letters are sent to the owner OF the car
If cars are caught second time the own
ers are prosecuted. Most of the inspectors
are working on Broadway, IN the region
of 4ed street and from there downtown
The work will be kept UP and the law en-
forced, says Dr. Lederle. for the sooo
health OF the city.
The Brooklyn reliability contest, which
is 10 be held on Long Island on August
and 10, will be an unusual affair This
is plain from the plans Formulated at re-
cent meeting Of the Brooklyn Motor We
hicIe Dealers Association, under whose
auspices IT is to be held
The manner Of awarding the trophies
offered for the contest has brought out an
fdea that when put into practice, VIII re-
suit in eliminating speeding ana Will
! evolve a winner In the various divisions
of the contest section The plan, which
undoubtedly will prove successful VIII be
watched closely by motorists, because II
often has been said that il IS Impossible
to check speeding on runs Of this kind
| Although speed banishnent was one OF
the reasons fer adopting the new idea, an
/ other reason was 10 have but one car
, eligible for q trophy and eliminate all pos
sibiIities Of tie
! There are five trophies offered for the
contest division and two for the tourist
! section. There is Z trophy for each OF
! the following divisions in the contest sec
! ton IA for cars selling for $500 and
under; "A, for cars selling for from s801
/ to $1,000, and, "a, for cars selling FOR
| from s1.201 TO s1,600 In divisions "a.
/ "a. ga and "A there is Il trophy for tour
inz cars and one for ruuabouts. There
/ are two prizes-frst and second-in the
/ tourist section In order that q winner
be evolved in the several divisions Of the
contest section, it was decided that the
participants compete in manner similar
! to that TO be used in the tourist section.
IN DrlSI, tllS D1.Il - tllSL L-iC SCtt
will compete on time schedule fixed by
/ the contest committee before the start
Each participant will be told the number
OF miles IN hour he IS 10 travel, as well
| as the mileage distance between controls,
/ and the participant whose car averages
the most consistent running time 10 thar
| schedule will be declared the winner II.
each division. Hidden controls will be
| established at several points along the
route. and only Referee A F. PardingIon
will know their location
The time at which each car passes z
secret station Will be recorded, and IL Will
| be this time that viii prove the winner
In addition to being checked in at the hid
! den controls. cars will be checked also at
the noon and night controls Contestants
must comply with the Automobile Asso-
ciaticn Of America rules, while those in
the tourist section can do practically
! whst they please, so far as making re-
pairs, stopping and taking on fuel is con-
| cerned, but they must cover the entire
route
/ The secret checking stations will help
greatly 90 eliminate speeding, as drivers
will not take chances Of losing g prize by
| driving too fast or too recklessly. Entries
! for the contest close on August with L C
Kirkhanl, No. 1860 Bedford avenue, Brook
I lyn, N 7.
| At recent meeting Of the board Of di-
| rectors of the United States Motor Com
pany, held at it's general Offices, No sos
| Fifth avenue, J. I Handley was elected e
vice-president. Mr. Handley is q Texan,
and was formerly in the clothing business.
Three wears ago he ganized the Max
well-Briscoe- -Handley Company. at Dallas,
Tex, distributor Of Maxwell cars in the
! Southwest He appointed district
manager for the Maxwell-Briscoe Motor
| Company, with offices at the company's 5
| plant al New Castle. Ind. Later he moved
| 20 Chicago. where he has remained as dis
| trict manager until the present time His
! office hereafter will be at the company 9