The sun., 1912-07-12
MOTOR SPEEDWAY HEAD
Isl. OEM0NT THOMPSON
Veteran Racing Man President
of Mo:Or,lrOmc on Jcr-
Soy Meadows.
SUMNER TOUR LICENSES
Drivers i'm New England States
Advised as to Needs
Other Notes.
SUMMER TOUR LICENSES


TODAY, sol.
To morrow. July H.. .sm Wednesday, July 7.7;ss
sunday. July II. $40 Thursday July Isl
Monday. july Is. I9a friday: July zig 49, 20 ~ 77
jefferson Dc Mont Thompson. II was
yesterday. has been elected
president OF the Metropolitan Motor
Speedway Association, which is prepar-
ing to build two mile motordrome on
the meadows near Newark. Mr.. Thomp-
son has been interested in motor racing
for many years on the sporting side and
not the business end. In 1906. 1907 and
1905 he was chairman OF the vanderbilt
cup commission and before that he was
in putting on the earlier
Vanderbilt road races. lie served Tor
several years as chairman OF the Racing
Board OF the a. 4. a.. and also was
director and the treasurer OF the Long
Island Motor Parkway.
Mr. Thompson didn't go abroad to see
the Grand Prix run at Dicppe last month
because he was busy making arrange
incnts to take up the new speedway plan.
Iis acluaintanceship abroad Is expected
to have it's effect in inducing drivers OF
the leading foreiCn makes to enter for
races on the speedway when 1t Is COM
pleted.
4. n. pardincton recently was elected
vice. president and general manager OF
the speedway. lie confirms an earlier
statement that the promoters are work
inr to have the track opened with Its
first big event July 4. 1913.
G. $. Henshaw, manager Of the New
York Thomas branch. is away just now
on trip OF about 5000 miles He Is
to visit the Atlantic coast States pretty
generally and will go as far south as
New Orleans. The trip Is undertaken In
the interests OF the Thomas company.
Nonresident motorists who intend
spending the rest of this month and
Augus; and september In Massachusetts
and New Hampshire are advised to take
advantage of the half yearly license rate
offered 10y these States to summer resi-
dents. In some cases. particularly II n
.no'orist has more than one car, a great
saving can be effected in this way. APP
Ilication blanks for licenses can be had
at the Touring Department. Automobile
Club # America
Residents of New York will find that
Vermont extends reciprocity the en-
tire year to tourists from this State.
a special deputy with power to license
owners and chauffeurs has been appointed
at the Mount Washington Hotel. Bret
ton Woods. y. II. The laws OF the State
extend privileges for ten days only. There
after Il license must be taken out
The city Of Newark has ordered from
the Garford Company police patrol
WAGON similar in type to those which
have been in the service OF the city OF
New York the last few weeks. The wagon
Newark has ordered Is a 20 horse power
machine. seating twelve persons. II Is
expected to be- able to maintain a speed
OF 40 to as miles an hour In actual work.
The three Garford wagons In New
formerly was touched by ten horse drawn
patrol wagons.
Although the Diamond Rubber Com
pany was recently taken over by the
Goodrich Company, the sales orGanixa-
tions are not to be consolidated, but they
are to remain quite as distinct as before
the merger II Is announced. There are
TO he no direct changes In personnel. and
II is planned to continue the competi.
tion between the two houses as II they
were not part Of the same business whole.
Artificial competition. II 10 believed, will
bring about the best results.
In one New Jersey town a resident has
complained that the use Of oil for street
sprnkling rs we'll as for warfare against
mosquitoes. has had the effect OF killing
OFF birds Of all sorts. This Is one argu.
ment for type Of dust laying material
that will have no oil in IT,
| After having been closed for nearly two
Years at points east OF Woodbury., the
Jericho turnpike. which Is the main high
way OF the north side Of Long Island, will
be opened to-day The State. at a cost of
! more than $4,000 n mile, has transformed
this famous old country road into an ideal
, motorway. The new section is fourteen
| miles long. extending from the Nassau
county line TO the bridge over the Nisse-
quogue River at Smithtown. Eleven miles
are Of concrete foundation with tar and
! gravel coating and the last three miles
| are OF asphalt macadam construction.
The turnpike is reached from New
York by way OF the Hoffman Boulevard
and Hillside avenue. II runs from the
village of Queens through Floral Park
East Williston. Jericho, Woodbury. and
Cominack to Smithtown Beyond Smith
town the country roads are In fair condi-
| tion, enabling the tourist to reach st
James. Stony Brook. Port Jefferson and
other North Shore towns. There Is only
one railroad crossing between East Willis.
ton and Port Jefferson. motor run OF
forty miles through picturesque wooded
country.
H. H. Bosworth. Philadelphia. Pa
IL impossible TO get beyond a point twenty
five miles from Big Moose Lake in th'
, Adrondacks. Entering the Adirondack
from the east. YOU run by way of LAX
George as far as Blue Mountain Lake
From the south by way OF Utica It is pos
sible to go as far as White Lake. From
'h,s latter point the railroad may b.
taken to near Big Moose Lake. so tina
this may appeal as the better way. Oh
the eastern side there is n long carr.
from Blue Mountain Lake TO Rig Moose
Arthur T, Smith. formerly OF the Pack
ard Motor Car Company. has been ap
pointed sales manager for the a. Elliot
Ranncy Company, metropolitan distribu
tors of the Hudson car. Samuel s. To
back Will act M general manager for tn
| Ranney company, in which he has &C
uulrcd stock.
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