The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-11
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISfS
BROOKLYN MOUORIST EAIORS
RECIPROCITI Laws.

tleg6art .. AnaReWU % LSag lslAna Clnb'a
legislative COmmiiiss Urged AZ.
sSaablymen 90 PAs Measure GSPclng
JersOyWSn % Register TAgls cags-
Hsrbsrs q. AndrSUs OF tue Law aAd
| 10 gtslAltaA oO@mittso % the IOag Laland
Ant0mokile Club made an earnest DlaA
during the hearing On the CAlian bill 81
Albany Last week that . reciprocity clause
b adopted tn this state. The hearing WAs
haid before tho Assembly Committee On
lAlsrnal Affairs and Mr. Andrews urged
that the reciprocity idea " favored. a.
k would treat residents OF New Jersey
In the same mannsr 40 they trea; residents
Of other states. Ne advocated the same
charges for reGistFatlOn 90 In NsW JerSsy.
ne representative OF the Br0oklyn club
supported an Increase In the registration
fee for cOmmsrciAl vehicles from o. 20
o.. and % supply the dsncisncy formally
defined . commercial vehicle Mr. Andrews
advanced q plan for eliminating the ar
bItrary speed llmtts In the Lac 90 a. to en-
able peace ofiOsrs. especially In cHiss
Of the GFst class. 10 arrest offenders for
reckless driving. Irrespective Of speed
or placa. which would abolish speed trape
Ne favored the payment OF all fines into
the state TREASURY. which provision has
been incorporated into an amendment
and also asked that number plates here
after be provided BY the Secretary Of state.
A. the request Of q NJ Butler. Cbairmsa
Of the contsst board OF the American Auto
mobile Association. the complete log OF
the 0ltddsn tour route 10 to he turned over
70 Dat n. LAWS. the ofacial pathfinder.
by the oeacsrs Of the Mitchell-Lewis Motor
Company. whess Mitchell Ranger was
driven over the route. Mr. Lewis is scheduled
Co start from Cincinnati to-day in a Chal-
mere car. and Chairman Butler thinks
the data gathered by Prank Z. Zirbea dur
ins the soo mile journey OF tho Mitchell
RANGER gill be Of great assistance to the
sreai deal ofsinfomat iOn regSrding ferries.
BRIDGE. blind roads. Sves high wAys.
corduroy roads. nc.
The famous pilot who drove . Mitchell
% . military despatch hearing journey
from NeU York to San Francisco las, year
started away from Cine innati on February
=? and reached Chicago according "a their
original schedule on Apvn .. 2rbes and
che others n he Mitchell Ra Rser made
he last stage Of the journey from Morris.
~. to Chicago. q distance OF eighty miles.
through rain and over muddy roads
For eleven days after lea wing Cincin- |
natl Ns batilsd constantly with snow and J
slush ana heavy rains. says Zirbes. The |
Kentucky portion 90 the trip was made |
under more difncul,Ie- that I experienced |
during my war despatch mission from New |
York tn M francisco or my pacema king /
expsdit ION from New York 20 Atlanta in |
the good roads run last year With this same |
car Not even the Moods Of WYOMING |
quite approached The Glbdden scouting trip |
In kensucky
Not wi,hslsndinE the rocky and rut,y !
reads IN Tennessee and he noOd- IN Az |
KANSAS our tour was remarkably free |
froui accidents. although there wsre places |
In TeRnessae where . slip OF . false move |
might have meant the dtsab biting Of the car. |
few miles south Of ~ Joseph. Tenn.
whore the foods ObIterated the road. |
TUNED he disfric' INTO swamp aud pre- |
sentsd many dangers from submerged |
stunts. ! ran the car into . mudhoie and ,
had 10 back Il Out IN hurry. In some way |
The front axle VAS hent Fortunately.
however. the damage vas easily Tepai red
"FTightfll. " not worse. y The term 7 !
might Rpply TO tho cOndit,on Of the roads |
between Iuca aud Corinth. q district into !
Witch we were the nrsi 10 bring in an auio- |
mobile. vel tho battle ~uh the heavy mud
there and subsequent sxpcr ienCes In tho !
Missouri Valley did not prevent us from
ge;ttns Ia he terminus 0f he route on |
.chdeule time
There are many places on this year'- !
Gliddsn route whsre the hest car IN the |
Norid Wtl have itA most strenuous tTyOuf !
Careful driving vii be required. combined /
with . sturdy car Especially are the hills !
and tuTns In Tennsssss treacheroUs The
long hill eas, Of 0OitelsNille uhich for ave
miles pr~-snts bad turns. rocks and q road
way Witch often rin. % close TO the brink
of . precipise thai = hit Of caTsle-s driving
would IessIlt IN snddea death. 10 one % the
memorable features.
There sill b. an arranEemen' 81 con
'rols TO suit the con = snienCe q The American
Automobile Association offiCtalH Vet With
ces control ihe lcnse., IN The history Of
al'oundinG ~ difhculties a. veil a. -oeni,
pleasar-S he 6;l,ddeR will no death 20
ALL get through Without penalty
YORK has ,ak-n over from Osory~ e John
ne F,s, Ne. iSIs STfHSy Toe ne ~. L-Mt and
DstIot pIGh's ~III b~ handled from the
Sfndebss~V headauaTteT- 81 BrosdWsy
aud Wort eighth street
u 10 nov certain thai Harry = Grant.
N,nnet of la-i years Vanderbilt cap race,
PssitOT Grant has aeRi in hts application |
foT reglst ION To the contest board Of the
nounced that be will drive an Nloo stock
chassis in road rsc~s. bat not on the track
II lie would linIt hts competition to stock |
CaT events Grant said
-Perhsp- - and perhaps not NJ Atoo
10 Q stock chassis hut believe can 40 INTO |
anv Of he wide open road race. and bsaI
nut the special machines n - the average /
pace wk.ch tells the hnsl story. not snv /,
-peci aculaT burst 81 spe~d along the |
N raighiawa The only complaint { have |
20 make - thsi the races ere no. long I
enough nor he courses rough enough |
Ehs greater the distance ami the harder I
he course. the more confident I am Of /
vbctoTp
The wor' ester Automob,i. Iub hAs ~ ads \
q prwllm mary announcement Of IT. fourth 4
annual hill climbing contest 10 he held IN 4
dead Horse Hll. Worcester On June Z
As the Worcester Automebtle ClUb has re
csived one OF he four hill climb aanct ions
issued for 1910 the lisi Of events stll ~
larger Than before, las1es ~itl he 80 ar
ragged that cars 81 all types and motive
power " iil be cared fOt
The Long Island Aut Omobii- club - -
begin the publication Of = mont hly maaa-
gtue nsxt month which viii ~ devoted 10
the advancemeut 81 good roads ard motor
1ng. Nth special att ent ION given ! q he need.
Of the district from Manhattan Co MOntaHk
since the clue moved to lee new headaUaT
eers on he PARK Plaza a. go Union street.
IN March % last year the m~nlber~hip has
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