New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
''MOTORCARN|VAL' PLANS
Many Events in Auto Line for
Summer Celebration.
NIGHT PAGEANT ON JULY 10
Hill Climb and Race Meet Will
Be Other Features Of Elab-
crate Programme.

Entry blanks for the ''motorcarmvar'
pageant. scheduled for Saturday. July IL.
New York. will be ready for distribution
tomorrow. Already a large number Of re-
quests for blanks have been received at the
headquarters of the Hotel and Business
Mems League Inc. in the Cambridge
Building.
At meeting the committee in charge Of
the automobile week (Which is to be feat
ure of the general celebration I'm New York
during July and Anguish the matter VI
selecting an appropriate name for the event
was taken UP. "Motorcarnival." merger
OF the words motor car" and carnival
was suggested by a member OF the New
York press The name was decided upon,
and hereafter IL will be known az such
The doings will begin on Monday. July y,
and continue for two weeks. Saturday, July
IL. will see the night carnival pageant
Several thousand automobiles beautifuiy
and grotesquely decorated. are expected 10
be in line There will be a floral DIVISION
an electric car division, decorated motor
truck section. advertising ana comic Sec-
lions.
More than $500 I'm cash prizes ana nurner-
Gus handsome cups and trophies are offered
for the prettiest and most original destgns-
Ssvaral of the prizes will be set aside for
women drivers. and inasmuch as the per-
centsge of fair ones driving cars has IN
creased greatly during the last coupe OF
seasons. many feminine pilots are hke'y
TO be counted.
A is traditional with carnivais, @ king
and queen Of the motorcarnival VIII De re-
lected by popular vote. The details OF tnss
matter have not yet been completed, tus
will ne announced within few days.
Prior TO the pageant night, on one after
noon during the week, an automooile nin
climbing contest will take place on the
For, George Hill, provided permission can
he obtained from the city authorities. Dur-
ing the last carnival week In New York the
hiI climb on that course was great sue
cess and was run off smoothly and withoue
accident. In case permission cannot be
obtained. course just outside the CITY
limits will be the scene OF the climb. ON
Saturday July %. a race meet IL planned
for one OF the tracks near New York. Ne
gotIations for three available ones haVs
been opened.
Members OF the motorcarnival COMMITTEES
are II. A. Bonnell. general manager OF the
Automobile Board Of Trade. chairman a.
G. Batchelder. chairman OF the executive
committee OF the American Autosnooiio
Association: r. w Whitridge. president OF
the Automobile Club Of America; W. NJ.
Sweet. manager OF the Motor and Aces
sorry Manufacturers; Fred j. wagner OF
ocial starter of the American Automobile
Association; 7. L. Downs, secretary Of the
show committee OF the Automobile Board
OF Trade: s. A. Miles, general manager or
the National Association Of Automobile
Manufacturers: c. z. T. Scharps. president
Of the big Village Motor Boosters; James
N. Carples, Alfred Reeves. Charles f.
Stone secretary Of the Motor Truck Clue;
Charles A. Stewart, general manager OF the
Automobile Dealers Association. ana
George Robertson, president Of the Motor
Racing Drivers Association.
The directors of the carnival who Will
have charge OF the many details connected
with It are E. F. Korbel and NJ. W. Col
well.