New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Resurfacing of the Brighton
Beach Track Completed.
CEMENT STRETCHES FAST
Decision on Callan Law Requires
Jersey Chauffeurs to Obtain
New York License.


races which will be held at the Brighton
Beach track on Saturday were tuning up
yesterday They were agreeably surprised
at the improvements which have been made
in the track
They found that the clubhouse turn.
which has been the scene of practically all
the accidents of the last two seasons Of
racing had been entirely relaid with a
cement path in place Of the holes Of former
years. and presented hard smooth sur
face from the end of the homestretch TO
the beginning OF the backstretch. This
Improvement is fifty feet wide and six hun
dred feet long. and Is undoubtedly the fast
est and safest section of the entire course
Both the approach and the off-take have
been so we'll graded and laid that there
Is not the slightest appreciabie jar 70 a
car in leaving the soft earth for the harder
cement or vice versa
The backstretch has been entirely relaid
with a new combination that is half cement
and half earth. while top dressing 70
the homestretch, Improvement TO tho
cement, on the Coney Island turn prac-
tically gives an entirely new track Ralph
De Palma, who was one OF the drivers on
the course yesterday. expressed the opin-
ion that the motordrone is the fastest
he thought that the cementing of the club
house turn practically eliminated all causes
for accidents. He predicted that In his
match race at 1ve-miles heats with George
Robertson the winner Will be required TO
establish new track records.
Among entries received yesterday for the
one-hour race opened TO twenty-four-hour
race cars were the Fiat. Houpt. Lozier.
Marion and Cole machines Some Of the
cars nominated for other events include
three s. P. o. machines. two Midlands, two
Flats. two Coles, an Ample1. Patterson.
Marion Hupmobile, Houpt-RockwelI Knox.
Iozier and Croxton-keaton. Other we'll
known track victors. like the Renault.
Rainier. Stearns. Simplex. Palmer & Singer.
Buick, Allen-Kingston and National cars
will be found in some Of the various dashes
arranged for all types and powers Entries
close tonight with A B. Cordner at the
city clubhouse of the NJ. R. A. No 3o4
West 5Sth street.
Samuel S. Koenig. Secretary Of state, no.
titled the National Highways Protective So
cety yesterday that all chau1eurs or own
ers of automobiles. matter where reg
istered, who operate their cars on New
York highways will be required to obtain
licenses under the new automobile law,
which takes effect on August l.
This decision has been awaited with much
interest as it was thought that some ad-
justment might be made in the case Of New
Jersey registrations. on account Of the
large number of automobiles which are
registered in each state and operating I'm
the other. New jersey has watched the
preparations for putting the new law into
| operation closely. and there has been much
| talk Of retaliation on New York owners
| by refusing to grant the eight-day touring :
/ licenses. which are issued at the discretion
| of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
| The intent of the ruling is that all chauf-
! feurs and owners. no matter when regis
| tered or licensed. will be obliged TO take
out licenses here If they wish TO run a
car on New York highways. According to
Edward s. Cornell of the National High
ways Protective Society, about four thou
sand New Jersey motorists are affected. of
whom about seven hundred drive their cars
across the ferries each day
An alI-day session of the active rules
committee OF the Manufacturers Contest
Association was held at the International
Hotel Niagara Falls, on July Is Howard
E. Coffin. chairman. presided. Members of
the committee in attendance were George
A. Weidely. of the Premier Motor Manu-
featuring Company: AlanSOn P. Brush. OF
the Buick Motor Company; George H
Strout. who held the proxy of Edgar APP
person. of the AppersOn Brothers Auto
mobile Company; the chairman. and Rus
/ sell A Field. assistant secretaFy-treasurer.
BY invitation there were present H. o.
/ Smith. vice-president of the ManUfactur-
| ers' Contest Association s. NJ Butler,
chairman of the contest board OF the Amer
| lean Automobile Association. and A. L Nc
Murtry chairman of the technical COM
mittee of the American Automobile Associ-
alton.
/ Suggestions for changes in the contest
/ rules to govern for 1911 submitted by mem
| bers. nOn-members and registered drivers
received individual attention. Where. in
| the judgment Of the committee. the sug
| gested change was desirable. recommended
| tions were made which will be referred
| for action 10 the general rules COMMITTEES
| of twenty-five.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE RESULTS.
Worcester. >: Lawrence, O.
Fall Rive. 1. Haverhfl. (i1 inn.)-
New Bedford 5, Lynn. ,