New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
AUTO NEWS OF. THE DAY
Military Protection Rule Not In.
flexible, Says Mr.. SChimpf.
VANDERBILT RACE OUTLOOK
Roads in Vicinity of New York
Are Breaking Up Worse than
Usual This Year.

II is not impossible that the Vanderhu,
Cup race Of 1912 will find its way back "a
Long Island This much was dsveopsa
yesterday in "A talk with William schimn,
Of Brooklyn, chairman Of the eonte.,
board Of the American Automobile Assoc,s.
ton. According TO Mr.. Schimpf, the r,,lA
requiring military protection for cour.e.
over which road races are run under thA
sanction of the national body is not inney-
ible and can be revised informally az IN.
discretion of the members OF the contest
board
The drawback I'm the matter OF holding
road races on Long Island Is this" said
Nj Schimpf. that we cannot see. in view
Of what has happened in previous races.
how a contest can safely be held unless
military protection is insisted upon. Any
race Of the fame of the Vanderbilt Cup,
held close TO the most congested centre OF
population i'm America, is certain TO draw
an enormous assemblage.
Personally, / would like to see the race
brought back 10 this part OF the country.
The Vanderbilt is the Long Island classic.
and that should be its home; but, as an
official Of the contest board, certainly
would hesitate to take the responsibility Of
sanctoning such a contest unless absolute
assurance OF safety 10 the spectators and
the contestants could be given.
THAT is the situation as IL stands to-
day The contest board has the power to
sanction a race anywhere, but II II does
allow the holding OF the Vanderbilt Cup
race at Riverhead, or on any other part
Of Long Island, It will only be when we are
certain that the protective measures will
be all-suffcient to insure entire safety to
all"
The annual spring breaking up Of the
roads outside of the asphalt limits has
been begun in earnest. Reports gathered
by the bureau Of tours OF the Automobile
Club Of America show danger spots for the
automobist on almost all Of the trunk
routes leading out from the city. The re-
cent heavy rains have done an enormous
amount OF damage 10 even the best OF
macadam roads, but the troubles encoun-
tered consist merely of an extra amount OF
iolting and with the necessity Of a slacken-
ing OF the usual speed.
Based on the number OF record salss. Mr..
Wagner, the sales manager OF CONNER
trucks, makes the prediction THAI this
spring will mark the opening of the great
est rrucl1 selling season I'm the history ot
the industry. Mr. Wagner instances ths
sales during the last week 10 number OF
big houses in this city as proof that tho
truck has at last come into its own.
Among recent buyers OF CONNER trucks
have been the Commercial Coal Company
of Brooklyn. which has just taken 5i5-
ton model: the New York Bottling Works
which is awaiting delivery of similar
machine: the J. & NJ. Haffen COMPANY
which has Just ordered 419-tOn CONNER
and r. f. stevens, of Brooklyn. this being
q sio-ton chassis from the English works
as the American machine OF this type mas
not yet been placed on tho market
GRAY Brothers, bottlers, who cover four
teen townships in Fairfield County. Conn,
and Westchester County. New York. adopt
ed CONNER trucking eight months ago. ana
enthusiastically praised the work or thelr
machine to inquirers in the same line OF
business in a recent letter 10 The Bot
tIers' Gazette" Gray Brothers said: Some
Of our runs are over thirty miles there and
hack which We cover in half day, ana go
another route Of twenty-eight miles IN the
afternoon. We formerly covered these
routes with horses, but would rather go out
Of business than go back TO the old way OH
these long runs. The bulk OF the carbonated
water business comes in the heat OF sum-
mer. when horses can't stand II.
The special meeting at the Automooiie
CIuh OF America called for last night, which
was to consider the radical amendments
nroposed to the constitution and bylaws
was adjourned upon an amicable under
standing. The meeting, it was agreed, VIII
be held on Tuesday April ?. at the Auto
mobile Club OF America at the same time