New-York tribune., 1910-03-30
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
HORk on PARKWAY
Dates Named for Long Island
Stock Car Races,

TIE return ~ spring means renewed a.
tivity along the Long Island Motor Park
Wav. Construction work from Bathps e
Lodge 20 Lake RoHkankom1 has been go
ing on during the eatire winter. ClearnS
grading and blasting have prepared the way
for road surface which viii he thraWn
open for public use ~ September 1.
The section completed during 1sas from
Great Neck to the Meadow Brook Lodge :
being surfaced With an improved type 90
tsrred or hituminous macadam This type
of road surface has found great favor Uit'i
motorists. and has he5n Officially adopted
by the state Highway Department as stand
ard after prolonged and exhaustive expert
meHts The engineers Of the parkway have
watched these experiments in various parts
OF the country and made tests that ssen y
show that this method Of road building 5
well suited 10 the peculiar conditions 20 be
met under motor car traffic
In constructing this section of about ten
miles no less than ten highways were
crossed. either above or heloy grade THO
branches Of the Long Island Railroad were
crossed BY steel and concrete viaducts with
spans of ahout seveRty-hye fest eacn The
trolley line from Mineola to Hicksyins YES
crossed also by yiaduel Of the same type
and general dimensions.
Two toll lodges were constructed. oua
Rssr Great Meek, the western terminus. and
one north of Minsola. on the Rasiyn -oa4.
These lodges followed The same general
type Of arahltsotural design ss previously
adopted
on April ! the parkEay ail bs open
dallE PrisF 10 that date the eastern ri
uestsrn terminal lodges a. Bethpase and
Meadow Brook viii hs opsn on SATURDAYS
and SuHds . sssssR af unusual setiyitv
Is planned. including the VaRdsFbiIt cur.
the Grand Prize cur, ths International ari-
alton meet 2 contest closed "a members
~ th- NeE York stock Eychangs. the chal-
eng endurance contest between teams fron,
tho Long Island Automobile Club and the
Crescent Athletic club and a series ~
match raee =. ea,a afording inrerss, o. To-
e-s Of speed contests
II the LeuE Island auronebtf- stock car
perp- is held on ths Rivsrhead course
this spring ir will take place on Iui.a "a
and - FHssa dates we're decided unas
'@sterdav. after A conference between "
J Morgan. president ~ t1= Motor cen
tsst Assoc a-ior. a-i Samuel II ,7ur,sv
chairn1n ot tfe co1res- hcarI O.. the
American AutorahUA hs-~ciatf--.
a tva-iay reliability run vii! k- baIa
auaeg The spices y ~. asseelsr,4e .se.,
NaT York - Atlantic Cirs ar. return or
Nav % aHt n Tris vfT b. followed .
m7rth la-er hr a tlf-as-d~s- 70 ability ru-
srou~1 Long lslaPi The re,fabtutv run
0-iE o- oFel 20 stock ca-s The confess
"ili he governed hy tsA America Auroro-
bile Association rules Each car viii carr.
%" observer appointed 5y q rival entr.ur
Gold. silver and a-o7z= medals all b.
awarded FOR ma first second AMI rb.rf
highest scores in each class. and these
prizes viii bc supplemented vita oHl-is
certificates
Governor Warner IF Mio1isa- vtu sr=al
~ 'ra dinner of the Association ~ Ii
oensed Automobile Nanulactursrs. 10 b.
held a. the Hotel Ast1r on Thursday even
ing II next week other sHeskc-s viii in
clud@ Arthur Eri~ban-. William. IT E4
wards. Csmr7i<sror-- or Street Cleaning
and Charles clifton Job T. hedges viii
10 toastmast=F
George Robertson. ,Es we'll known auto
mobile driver was married Yesterday 2,
Miss Lillian CrlNsord. Of BROOKLYN n,
Teft this e.tv Immediately foF Las Angeles
where he - - drive in the track contest
10 be held there the early par, Of mex
month.