New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
ON LONG ISLAND ROADS
Auto Pathfinders Have Hard
Three Days Work.
CARS. BECOME SEPARATED
Relia bility Contest Scheduled for
June Il and Is Will Be
Test of Motors.

The pathfnding expedition which mapped
out the route for the around Long Island
reliability contest on June IA and Is had a
rather strenuous three days work
The party started from the Automobile
Club of America under the guidance OF
Raymond Beck, chief of the bureau OF
tours. on Saturday, May 81. at O'Clock,
and made Rockville Centre for late lunch
The party of ten occupied a four-cylinder
Thomas Flyer and a six-cylinder Premier
The run along the south shore road was
continued from Rockville, the pathfinder
picking up the trail of the Long Island
Automobile and Crescent Athletic Club con-
test cars, which had gone on ahead in the
direction of Southampton. When the leader
had reached the Moriches a ctoudburst oc-
CURED, which made the roads very treach-
erous- Shortly after this the party lost
itself, the Premier car taking short cut
from Sayvile to Blue Point and the other
one longer route. The result was that
the Premier car arrived at Good Ground,
the place elected for the night stop. some
hours ahead of the Thomas car, which had
gone back to look for the Premier party
Both sections OF the expedition met at a
10 o'clock dinner at the Canoe Place Inn
and next morning the start was made at
After running easily along the excellent
roads of the south side. most of which are
oiled, Amagansett was reached, and here
a plunge into the Montauk meadows, or
bad lands was made The Thomas car, I'M
der the direction of Raymond Beck. was
leading and the second car was In charge
of man who had been over the route
twice. so that the railroad bridge was
crossed the other side of Amagansett- The
Thomas bore TO the left. but the Premier
car took the right-hand route. which was
the correct one and was soon lost in the
meadows.
The Premier party tried 20 hail those in
the Thomas car and eventually at hlliock
caught sight of them and directed their at
tention. signalling them TO go back, but the
Thomas party soon found themselves at the
end of the road They returned and struck
the right trail.
The drive across the Montauk bad lands.
once experienced. will never be forgotten
It is a succession of hazardous dips over
hill and dale Montauk Inn was reached at
80 and a good luncheon had been prepared
bv Mrs Conklin the hostess. The pathfind-
ing party was the second to reach the inn
this year. The first car reached 1t ten days
ago It's driver is unknown Afterward
the drive was continued eight miles 10 the
Montauk Light, where Captain Scott the
keeper of the light, and some New York
ers who had driven by horse and carriage
gave the pathhnders a hearty welcome.
The return trip was made with less
trouble and Amagansett was again reached
at O'Clock and the run continued 10
Eiverhead for the night. The next morn-
ing an early start was made, and, accom-
ranied bv some Riverhead town Officials,
the new Rtverhead Derby speed course
, was inspected and found to be faster than
the ore used last year, although six mites
less in circumference, being sixteen and
one-half miles long From Riverhead tie
run to Orient Point was made very quickly.
the latter place being the northern fiuke
of the fish tail-like Long Island peninsula
The north shore roads are not rs good
as the south shore roads at the present
time. but considerable work is being done
on them The stop for luncheon was made
AZ the Cafe des BeauX-Arts, at huntington
a heavy fog set in, and the run nome from
Huntington 10 New York was very hazard
Gus as the Long Island vegetable wagons
were numerous on their way 10 the New
York markets.
Every preparation is being made to make
the around Long Island run, June 1s-lor
rho most successful that has been under
+sl.an nv the Motor Contest Association.
Every participant who had taken part IN
the last run around Long Island expects
that the forthcoming one will be a better
one. The first day will be hard days
work. as the distance is approximately TWO
hundred miles Several entries have al
readv beeu received.