New-York tribune., 1910-08-24
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Referee of Brooklyn Reliability
Run Makes Awards.
ABANDON RIVERHEAD RACE
Local Officials Refused to Close
Roads for the Long
Island Derby.

A r. Pardington, the referee of the two
day reliability contest conducted by the
Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Dealers Associa-
ton last week, has finished verifying the
records of the officials and has announced
the winners.
Penalizations were imposed for lateness
and for early arrivals at controls. Two
points a, minute the penalty imposed
for cars arriving ahead of time at each
control, and one point for each minute was
the penalty for lateness. With few ex-
ceptions the contestants adhered to their
schedule of miles an hour, and the total
penalties were small.
The awards in the contest section are as
follows:
The Martin-E trophy. competed for IN
Division 1 A. open for cars that sell for $500
and under. Won by No. a. Hupmobile.
driven by D. NJ Bellmsn.
The Brooklyn Daily Times trophy. COM
peted for in Division A, open for cars that
sell for ssO1 TO $1,000 Won by No. 4, Hud-
son, driven by W. II. A. Bruins.
The STANDARD Union trophy, competed
for in Division A, open for cars that sell
for sl.2o1 to s1eo0. Won by No. 26. Craw
ford, driven by W. ]. Houldcroft
The Julius Bndrim prize. offered as a sec
ond trophy I'm Division A. Won by No. 8.
Maxwell, driven by Z. T. Bloxam. who
made the next best time in this division.
The Kingsley Swan trophy, competed for
in Divisions A, A, A and Z A, open for
touring cars that sell for s1.sm and over.
Won by No. 81. Columbia, driven by G. NJ.
Wagner.
The Brooklyn Life" trophy. competed
for I'm Divisions A, A. 6 A and A, open
for runa bouts that sell for 81 sol and over.
Won by I. c. kirkham, who drove No. /.
Columbia
In the tourist section the best consistent
running time was made by the Ford No.
80. 10 which is awarded the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle trophy.
The next best running time in the tourist
division was made by No. So Cadillac
driven by H. G. Woodwork, who wins the
Long Island Automobile Club trophy.
Mr. Pardington highly commended the
consistent running Of the following cars:
No. 2, Haynes; No s. Locomobile; No. II,
Auburn: No. Is S. G. V; No. 10, Speed
well: No. %, Chalmers: No. "a, Haynes; No
81. Herreshoff; No 3, Ford, and No. 9,
Ford. The above named cars had very
small penalties.
The important factor Of the Brooklyn
but perfect road work. and the cars that
finished the contest without any mechan-
ical trouble will each receive a certificate
OF merit.
II has been finally decided by the Motor
Contest Association not TO attempt the
Riverhead U1ong Island) Motor Derby this
year, as the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand
Prix races will, F. J.. Ferguson, the man.
ager. believes, be all the road races the
public Will care for in this vicinity.
In June the president of the Motor Con-
test Association made a. proposition to the
people OF Riverhead to the effect that they
should close up all the roads leading TO the
course on the day of the race. and charge
each person the nominal fee of 25 cents TO
see the race, and that money be devoted to
repairing. fixing the corners and oiling the
course. This suggestion was not favorably
received. SO it has been decided not to give
The race The course last fall proved to be
the fastest in the United States. but the
financial returns were not satisfactory to
the promoters
The Ford Motor Company. of Michigan,
filed a bond of s550.o0o in the United
States Circuit Court Yesterday In order
that the Injunction obtained by the Co
lunlbia Motor Car Company and George
3. Selden may be suspended pending an
appeal 10 the United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals. The suit was brought for
alleged infringement Of patent rights. and
Judge Hough would not grant suspen-
sion Of the injunction unless a bond was
filed for the sum fixed by him as suffi-
cient protection for the compliments in
the event of the failure of the appeal