The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-11
ROADS LEADING TO
POLO FIELD GOOD
Some Of the Routes There Have
Been Resurfaced Only
Recently.
w. L. COLT BACK FROM TRIP
Cole Agent Closes Up Much Of
His Tcrritory-Othcr
Motor News.
W. L. COLT BACK FROM TRIP

Motorists going TO the polo matche. on
Saturday will have excellent roads To- tho
Meadow Brook Hunt Club Polo IieiI
Some of these roads have just been 70.
surfaced The BuSeau of Tours of tho
Automobile Club of America sent one Of
its pathhnding machines to Meadow
Brook to investigate conditions. 1t was
found that Queens Boulevard is in fine
condition from greensboro Bridge 70
jamaica. This road was formerly called
Thompson avenue from Greensboro
Bridge to the railroad crossing at Win
field and Hoffman Boulevard from this
latter point to Hillside avenue in Jamaica.
The name of the entire road has been
changed to Queens Boulevard since its
Improvement under supervision OF the
borough Of Queens highway department
A short stretch of road Is being re,
paired one side at a time so that II does
not interfere with traffic near the Peace
Monument on Hillside avenue In Jamaica,
Good conditions otherwise exist on tho
Rocky Hin road. Jericho Turnpike ami
other roads, for which directions were
given in the Sunday edition of THE sun
to Mineola. After reaching the Old
Country road at this place fine new
macadam surface has been placed on this
road and leads to Merrick avenue, where
n turn right OF about one mile leads TO
the entrance of the Meadow Brook Hunt
Club. This road has just been finished
and was opened to traffic Sunday, June I.
william l.. Colt of the Colt-Stratton
Company Eastern distributors of tha
Cole car, IL back from a trip into the
New England district where he has
IT,. a. Tv.xl.
ton for the coming season In Boston,
Worcester. Providence and Portland. This
trip follows on one to Washington, d. c.
and ~ Maryland. Arrangements have
been concluded with Philadelphia, so now
remains only small part OF the Colt
Stratton territory, which Includes almost
the whole East to be closed for the new
cars.
"The announcement OF the new line"
says Mr.. Colt. has been received with
enthusiasm and the making and retaining
of strong agency connections has been a
simple matter. The Cole line consists OF
a four. n little six and big six. The
little six, new departure, is going 10
he great seller to judge from the early
reception. All indications point to al
extremely active season, both wholesale
and retail"
r. C. Rueschaw. sales manager OF the
ReO MOTOR Car Company, is ut present
in the city looking over the Eastern
branches of the company. According tC
Reuschaw's figures, the REQ company'S
production for the current season is 81
per cent. greater than that of "a yeal
ago Last season up to the cortesponding
date the factory produced and delivered
1900 cars and SO far this year 1900
cars have been turned over to agents, anC
there are enough orders on hand to keel
the factory working to its capacity TO
some time to come in order to fill them,
"a good showing was made on Decora
ton Day by one of our Car-Natlon road
sters," says J. NJ. Donohue. sales man
ager OF the American Voiturette Com
pany OF New York. &c. L. Colt, VIII,
| has owned one of the roadsters for abou
two weeks. drove IT to Springfield, Mass
| on that day and returned the following
day. covering distance in all of 80
miles. For that mileage he used jus
exactly eleven gallons OF gasolene. Tina
makes an average of 1881 miles to
| gallon. Our motor has n bore OF 3N
inches and is rated at 22 horsepower
r.. s. Jordan. sales manager of H.
Thomas Il. Jeffery Company, is in tow
with reports of prosperity from Kenoshp
The Jeffery line has been particular
we'll received, he reports. and bushes
| with his factory has been all that cal
be desired.