New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-02
'AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Route for Motorists to Scene Of
the Polo Matches.
PREPARING SHINGLE HILL
Former Captain DAILY OF Yale
Eleven Chief of a Spe.
cha, Police Force.


For the benefit of motorists who wish to
20 over the roads 10 the second interna-
tional polo game at Hampstead tomorrow.
this route mapped by the \. g. 4. Is sug.
gested:
After crossing tbs 10Th street bridge.
run straight ahead over the new Ysduot
into Hoffman Boulevard, or turn sharp
right ard run over the old viaduct into
Hoffman Boulevard. which is followed TO
Hillside avenue. After leaving Jamaica
there are two routes.
Al the intersection Of Queens Road ana
Hillside avenue one may 20 va the Jericho
turnpike 10 Krugs Corners and turn sharp
right through Mneols In tho fair grounds,
where A sharp left turn r. made on 'c the
OLD Country Road. and this may m fol-
lowed 10 Merrick avenue. sometimes called
verneck avenue Turn sharp right on Yer
neck avenue. run under the parkway and
pass entrance 70 tho Meadow Brook lodge
Of the motor parkway. 4 few yards from
this entrance crude wagon road leads
dIaeonalIy across the meadows under rail-
usT tracks 10 the entrance Of the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club
Those wishing 70 20 by way NJ Hemp
stead which e. really the plessanter way
and very little longer. should leave nm
side avenue AZ its intersection with QUEENS
Road. run through the town 81 Queens. pass
Belmont Park on the left. continue straight
on through Fulton street Hampstead
Gloss Main street Hampstead. and pass
the Long Island Railroad station on the
loft one and three-tenth miles from the
railroad station A sharp turn 10 tho left "a
made leaving Fulton street. then run dag
onaIIv across the eadows toward the
northeast 10 the entrance ~ fhG club
Those entering from the Hampstead side
will observe the polo grounds and new
gran1stand on their left 70 the rear NJ the
clubhouse.
Those entering from Mineols will turn
into an entrance road marked For Motors
and run around the clubhouse 20 the grand
stand i'm the rear.
Single Hill. az New Haven. where the
Yale and New Haven Automobile clubs
will hold a hill climb on June 10 Is being
thoroughly prepared for this annual fiyi-
ure Gangs Of worknen are busy removing
rocks and trees from the course and bank
ing the turns.
Since tho entry blanks were issued the
office Of the contest committee. az No. iiS
Church street New Haven. has been
swamped with inquiries regarding the climb
and requests for entry blanks. New en-
tries are coming in daily. the last on be-
ing a 5O-horsepower Simplex. entered by
Robert X. Haas. Of New York, former
student a Yale
The Yale Baseball Association has n.
fered the promoters several hundred yards
81 rope 10 fence tho course The student
guard that kept the field clear AZ the re-
cent aviation meet has volunteered its soy
vices to assist the West Haven police. Fred
Daily. captain OF the university football
team last fall. will have new title on the
day of the climb-that Of chief DAILY "
the "policc department" The football star
will have a number Of gridiron fayorites n
help him buck tho line" 90 that the driv-
ers con sec clear way to the goal
The Abbott company sends out this sun.
mary Of the races in which Abbott Detroit
cars are to he entered this year: AIzon
ouin hill climb. Chicago. June s: Hawthorn
Reach races. New York. June q: road
races, Riverhead. Long Island. IN T. MI.
climb. Port jefferson. Long Island, July g.
Grand Circuit, Readyile Mass. July :.
Grand Circuit. Worcester. Mass. July q.
Grand Circuit, Providence. July IS. road
races. Elgin. H.. August Is and IS: stat.
fair races. -. Paul. September o. sss
fair races. Syracuse. September Is; read
races. Lowell. Mass. September 30 rui
races, Philadelphia. October :, races A.
lanta Speedway. October 70 and D. and
light car races. Savannah, November s.
Frank Briscoe. one Of the viCe-presdenl'
Of the United States Motor COMPANY has
been placed i'm general charge 81 the De-
troit properties Of the company Mr. Bris-
COG Will have Offices in the new United
states Motor Company building This ar
pontment Is in line with the policy Of the
company TO centrallze and perfect rs or
ganization and 10 realize all the economies
possible I'm motor car manufacture.
Mr. Brscoe in his present capacity VII
have general charge Of tho Detroit oom
panies of the United States Motor COM
pany. They employ from $500 % i51 men
and represent an annual prcd.cuon ~
over 100000. Next year these figures viii
be considerably higher.
Mr. Rriscoe entered business I'm i@N win
his brother Benjamin now president "
the United states Motor Company IN tn'
Detroit Gavanizing and Sheet M''a
Works. From this company crew ne
Briscoe Manufacturing Company. pioneers
in making automobile parts. In 1904 Benlir
min Briscoe left 10 found the Maxwell
Briscoe Motor Company in TarrytoOn
y Y. and Frank Briscoe assumed charg'
OF the Briscoe Manufacturing COMPANY
After 1905 he left active management 81
this company TO John Boyle and organized
the Brush Kunabout Company. Air Bris-
coo now relinquishes active management OF
tho Brush Runabout Company % g. :.
Briggs. Mr. Briscoe was horn I'm Detroit
thirty-six years ago. lie is a graduate 81
the University of Michigan.