The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-21
SPEEDWAY PROMOTER
ACTIVE IN CHICAGO
Albcrs II Getting Under Way
With q MotOrdrome in
Windy City.
MAYBE 1T WILL BE BUILT
But All Past Performances Are
Against 1t-Other
Motor Notes.
MAYBE 1T WILL BE BUILT

Henry r. Albers. the speedway pro-
motor. who did not build q speedway on
the Newark meadows or at Garden City.
although he did get far enough to sell
stock In the Metropolitan Motor Speed
way. Inc. or something like that 10
now trying to do something In the way of
high speed promotion IN Chicago mod
eht paragraph from = Chicago newspaper
says:
"chicaeo apparently 10 to have an su-
tosnobile speedway. There was filed for
record yesterday = lease by Henry +.
Albers OF New York city from Lucy C.
Dana and Virginia {. Durkee OF tract
OF $50 acres lying northeast Of Home
wood. Just east OF HaEelcrest. on the I'LL
nois Central Railroad. The lease 10 from
February 1 OF the present year to June
1. At rental Of $1,000. with an option
TO purchase during that period at $780,
600 II IL stated the land is acquired
for the purpose Of constructing an auto
speedway"
Lsnd was leased here a couple OF years
ago on the Newark meadows. but the
company Albers headed found IT would
have cost a million or so TO all In be-
fore the speedway could have been built
Then the scene was shifted to Garden City.
where an option TO lease come land was
got Albers never exercised his option
Not . great many people bought stock in
his Jersey meadows promotion and he
didn't make much Roadway with the
other. The Chicago paper is not right In
saying Chicago apparently il TO have
an automobile speedway" II should read
apparently not"
Al the March meeting Of the metropoi-
tan section OF the Society Of Automobile
Engineers. which will be held next
lsrs-. IL. t,.l. -
America, the subject will be The General
Trend of American Motor Design" which
| the =. A. Il. notice says - "a particu-
| larry liv. topic Just at this time. when
| several OF the conventions Of automobile
practice are tottering'
Among those who have bought Saxon
cars in the last few day. are Thomas :.
! Wi,iets OF the technical department OF the
local Packard branch. Thomas Weller.
head OF Auto Carriers Ferry Works, Lon
don. England r l.. Richards Of j. >.
Bache Il Co. bankers Stuyvesant Fish. Jr.
| &. Trowbridge Hollister, J. Fred buprrz
Or y Black. Or j. Stewart Doubleday
Dr. T. IL booth Of Elmturs l.. Mrs
Theresa Holmes Daniels. Miss Grace l. slie
Johnston NJ A. Barnett of Great Bar
I rington, Mass. who owns seventeen cars
and Nathan Levy. vice-president STANDARD
Tallow Company.
I The first delivery or saxon cars was
/ made Tuesday OF last week. The second
shipment was delivered on Friday Ship
/ ments are scheduled to come through Al
the rate OF on. carload every third day
After having been exhibited at the Lon
dor. Paris and the leading American auto
! mobile shows the Briscoe caS and ~ ,Np''
chassis have been brought to New Nors
anu may now lie seen in IN" new 50 es
'oom Of Partridge. Clark A kcrrist
sixth street West.
Tho Premier and Lewis cars. vhicf
complete the y. {. X. Inc. line, also ar
the arrival Of these cars the new firm o
be ready TO bid for public favor I'm IL
new home
Al meeting OF the Orphans Au,umo
bile Day Association OF New York. Inc
held yesterday AT the offices OF thu M
tional Chamber Of Commerce new officer
were elected and IA general discussion o
the plans for entertaining 5000 children
this summer was heard william G focrt
n.r was elected president, w. J. Nlorr1
first yic..pr,sident. George IA. Robertson
:. cond vice-pres.dent. h. \ Bp.u'l treas
urer and \ l.. Prindle secreta''y,
II was decided at the meeting that th
outing Will take place on THURSDAY. Jun
a. No definite decision Was reached "a
. I TO where the outing would be. THIS W.
} be announced later. note or thank
was eXtonied TO : 4 Miles, the rettii1
! president for IN" services he rrndeTe
I last