The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-01
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
TROCBLE OVER NEW LiH StIED
M EXTENSION az TIHI.
Motorists Welcome Secretary ~ state
kseHigs Announcement DeferrinE
the strict Enforcement af nrgistra-
ton and DRIVING License Prov IsIon~.

koeaigs Announcement DeTerrInE
the strict enforcement af nrgi<tra-
ton and DRIVING License Prov IsIOns.
Thousands OF Automohis owners and
chauneurs all over the state will wclCous
the announcement by Secretary of stat.
| koenig that the registration aud driving
license provisions OF the new motor vehicle
Law. which goes into force to day. viii not
be enforced for at least fifteen days Dealers
along AUTOMOBILES Row have been predicting
for the last week that there would he a great
deal Of trouble N th. authorities insisted
on enforcing the strict lsttsr 1T the new Law
TODAY. Asit has been evident for some time
that tho one" force In Nr krnnis ofl., at
Albany would not b. shl- to send registra
ton numhsr tags 90 thousand- NJ owners
40 the now tags could he disrlay ed uu all
ears to-day
Neither has " heen rossihl" for The ~
HmtneT- appointed by Sr'rsiarN 81 state
keonig ." pass On Tho qualifications OF a
great number OF tho chAuheurz in the state
The examiners have uuigz"d thousands Of
their examinations, hut there are II m a enod
many thousands OF paid drivers Who have
ko-nigs ONCE At Albany have hAd ~ much
work 70 do that many vhAuh~uTs sho have
passed their examinations are still waiting
for their badges To he -ent from Albany.
D. T., Ferguson. manager Of the Motor
contest ASs"ciation. is expected to meet
y. 4 Morors In this city in o few days to
discuss plans for constructing a big auto
mobile speedway. Mr.. Morose Mas contest
way for more han year and has complaie
plans Tor speedNayr near this city and De
rot NJ Ferguson intends 70 move the
ION from the pr~sent location on september
| !. hut has no. 1t decided lust where the
| new offices " III be.
The New York branch Of tn. Buick Motor
Company will open the new our'k Building
morning. The building represents an In
N-rtment OF Goo.UD. and the showroom
covers -. j0o square feet OF floor spare,
being the largest single roou In the Tinted
states devoted to the display of motor car-
he interior decors,i IONS Ar. OF the Italian
kena .ssance style fluted columns Of ivory
heavy magohany ONCE trimmings and fur.
lighting scheme and old IVORY nni.h make a
pleasing combination. Another feature In
the marble .tsircase leading TO the COM
merCial car and taxicab departments on ths
EeNt door The floor II paved with pre-
Under the direction Of W. G Durant the
thirty-fve cars IN 1904. 10 in isOs. COZ
IN ISOc. ...Ss2 IN 1891. $50 in iSO.. iieoS m
factories NJ Flint. Mlch.. are said TO bs the
largest automobile plants n the world
the II Koehisr sporting Goods COMPANY
nef Of Broad way and Fifty iis, " street Hr
The northse.t corner Of Brosd~ay and
fity fourth street. In the fall OF ipOs
he pressn. New York orsnSh Of the Buick
quarters at I73S Broadway. with A e..
southworth a. branch manager A large
at $40 Nest Fifty second street. In iOos
and 1910 the new branch broke all previous
automobile business records in New York
city In number OF cars and value Of the
output.
Last fall the iozicr Motor Company and
iocat,ons 80 The, the G new Bnics Baildins
could be extended To the corner Of broadway
and fifty -rlth street. The bullding on
company and the one neat door occupied by
the Buick branch have been thrown into
OF crices The Buick Motor Company has
twenty other branches In various other
cities Of the country. The majority Of which
are located In new buildings erected espe-
,ially for them.
BY special arrangement with the Motor
Cups Holding Oinpany the ferry for auto
between Eyr and Sea Clln will be kept in
national race for the Aufomobils club OF
e. instead Of s sa,r down on September
ON the nights before the grand prize race
on October ~ and the siIth Wander bit
running all night. leaving Sea Ciin on tie
odd hours and Rye on the even hours. This
will save automobtlists of Westoheeter
county and points east Of Rye more than
OF the contests ON the Long lslAnd Motor
pcin, e more ao han the r.sSaS sSss
with IT, capacity for forty care = trip. can
handle an extra boat viii be chartered for
from each side Win De mslntSinsd for che
twelve hours preceding and following the
races
The iA:es. additions 10 the liz, OF entries /
for the MUEs-y historic tour include two
Motor Company. . staver-Chicago. entsrcd
by the Stavsr Carriage Company OF Chicago
and StOtdatd-Dayton,e entered by Leo II
an automobile dealer In Baltimore
cars WITH be entsIvd before Angus, S. as
surances TO that effect having been received
AZ tour headuuArter-
This years entry list already has sur
passed that Of 1909 80 far as the number OF
din srsnt 10 axes OF cars entered IL concerned
includes an Elmore. q Corbtn. two Brush
runA bouts, Q Ford, y Columbia = Maxwell
. Premier. . Reading. two washinstons.
Gino. q krit, an inger. Regal. Pierce
two Max~ells. . Nerrsn- Detroit a StAyeT,
Chicago snd . Stoddard- Dayton.
The referee OF the tour viii ba 4 FER
znson- He has been identified with the |
promotion and management Of automobile |
rontests since their bsxinninT in this coun-
Aser Of the Motor Contest Association OF |
New York city. Last year NT Ferguson
was secretary OF the contest board Of the |
American Automobile Association under
manager Of the CIidden tour lie il est,.-
stAlly well Verued In the Trlss governing !