New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-02

Registration Sections Not in
Force Till August IS.
MANY CHAUFFEURS FAIL
American Automobile Associa.
ton VIII Not Register Jack
Johnson as Racing Driver.

Notwithstanding three sessions a day for
TIE last two weeks Of Chief Examiner
Frederick II. Eliiott's school for chauf-
feurs,' there still remain several thousand
u register under the new Callan autorno-
bile law, which went into effect yesterday.
As a consequence Secretary OF State
Samuel : hoenig has granted q fifteen
Gay stay Of operation. During that period
drivers OF cars not displaying the new Ii
CeHSe number viii be stopped by the police.
II they can show that they have applied
for licenses 10 the Secretary Of State by
exhibiting a letter from his Office to that
effect they VIII &c allowed 10 proceed. IF
they cannot show such evidence they will
he required % apply for a license. If that
license Is not obtained by August 10, and
they are stopped again after that date
they are liable "a the pUnishments men,
toned IN the law
The requirements Of the law other than
registration of cars and licensing OF chauf-
feurs-slIch as speeding. etc.-are in force
now.
It IS probable also that the section re-
Eardins recognition Of cars registered n
other states viii be enforced at cnce. At
the New York headquarters OF the Secre-
larry OF state, at 18th street and Broadway
yesterday It was said that many owners Of
cars registered in New Jersey and driving
them here were inclined TO consider the
Kew York law 8 joke L was thought that
arrests IL such cases would begin immedi-
stely and that the law would be enforced
strictly against the offenders.
The streets about the headquarters were
lined al day yesterday with cars stand
ing ~ the curb while their drivers were
getting their numbers.
AL night Ions q big corps Of officials
worked hard endeavoring 70 catch UP with
Ire rush and trying TO get the work cleaned
I'D for the new labors Of yesterday. About
Two hundred and fifty applicants were ex-
smined at the morning session. Of the
cllayffeurs already examined there are
ABOUT one thousand who have shown their
inability 10 drive car by their answers
10 the questions Il the examinations
Some did not know the proper use Of gas
olene and q few had never heard Of any
other use for 1t than 10 drive an automo-
bile. Ten had not heard OF = carburetor.
and Vet they had been driving cars il New
York fer from three months 10 two years
This one instance VIII demonstrate how
beneficial The new law is.
Notwithstanding several statements in
the public prints of recent dates concern
ing the probable automobile match race
between Jack johnson, the pugiIist and
barney CIdfeId at Brighton Beach next
Saturday. Il is not At ali probable that any
such race VII be held then or at any other
time.
Drivers Of racing automobiles have TO be
registered w1tn the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association. If they
sor7pete against q racing driver who is not
So registered they are liable 10 instant dis
qualification and TO be ruled off al tracks
where events are held under American Au-
1oruobIle Association sanction.
Al automobile racing events IN this coun-
1-v are held under such sanction johnson
has never applied Cor such registration It
Vas said al the Office NJ The contest board
yesterday that if he applied il was very
l.rohable that such registration would De
denied him
There Is nothing whatever IN the rules OF
ne association 10 prevent n negro from
CONNECTING. but nevertheless the contest
board says It would use its discretion IN
such case and refuse registration
This vrotsFd efTectuaIly stop any match
race between the augirisr and any driver
f-ee7table TO MIN. All The well known
5-=-ers are registered and under contract
10 the makers OF tie automobiles which
: hay drive in races. None Of these makers
would allow racing driver in his employ
70 r5gl, disqualification and being ruled OF
The track
The REPRESENTATIVES q the Brighton
PsaCh track were called On ty the officers
Of ne Motor Contest Association on SatlT-
cav reea~iing the proposed match Il was
rointed out to them that the Motor Con
res- Association had gone on record against
such Z match and that nc support could be
expected from IL
Trenton. Y =. Aug According 10 d. ..
Srf-h Commissioner Of Motor Vehicles
the new New York automobile Law V'li not
o. 90 much OF . hardship on New Jersey
Owners Of cas- as was thought at INST
EIr. Smith says that an examination OF the
law shows that the automo5ilIsJs Of THIS
state are subject 70 10 greater restrictions
~ Negv York than the residents Of the
ssrte- state are here New Jersey grants q
tourist license for eight days on the pay