The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-26
EASY MOTOR JAUNT
TO THE BOAT RACES
Nearly Straight Run Up Either
East or West Shore of
Hudson River.
OIL SEPARATORS Up AGAIN
To Hold Final Hearing Before
the Board of Aldermen e..
Saxon's Progress.

The direct way TO Poughkecpsie for
those who are going to the boat races to.
day is along the Albany Post road. II ID
straight and good running through Yon.
kcrs. Hastings. Dobbs Ferry and Irving
ton TO Tarrytown. A detour is needed
here. as the road Is being rebuilt. The
better way to go from Tarrytown Is to
leave the river road at this place and TO
by way Of pocontico Hills, then turn lefs
through Briarcliff. from which place go
to Ossining.
In Ossining the road Is a little rough
and then fair macadam leads through
Harmon. Beyond this place arc some
worn stretches through Croton ana
Buchanan, followed by a good brick
surface entering Peekskiil. After leav-
ing this town State road continues through
Annsville TO a point three miles beyond.
Here the State road Is still under con-
struction and will not be completed for
several weeks. This construction work
necessitates using the old road, by way of
Garrison to Frshkiil village.
From Fishkill village good mscsdsrn
runs north through Wappinger Falls to
Poughkeepsie, except that the last I'VE
miles have become worn and bunny.
1nasmuch as the observation train runs
on the Highland side and the raos 10
tomobilists will prefer TO go UP the ives,
side. avoiding the ferry change at
Poughkeepsie. Taking tho weehawken
ferry a pleasant run Of eishtyNfve miles
may be made by way OF the Hudson
, county boulevard, south to Newark ave,
nue.. then right toward Newark Crosa
the railroad and at once take the road
which forks TO the right and is In good
condition. through Arlington and Belle
vile to Montclair. At the top Of the hin
turn right and follow the road through
Cedar Grove Singac. Mountain View,
compton Plains. Oakland and Darlington
to Suifern. This road, from Pompton
Pains, is along the beautiful Ramapo
River. through a most attractive SCI
ton. Three miles of the road, from Suf-
fern through Ramapo. is bumpy. followed
by good roads through Tuxedo to Cen
trail Valley. 49,.
Continue through Highland Mills.
Woodbury.. Mountainville, Cornwall and
| Moodna to Newburgh. This road is an
In excellent condition, and the section
near Newburgh has lately been refinished.
ferry may be taken to Beacon, for
merly called Fishkill Landing. and then
good road will be found through Hugh
sonvllle and wappinger Falls to Pough-
keepsie. There Is good road from
Newburgh. by way of Marlboro and Mil
ton. to Highland, and there is u ferry
which crosses the Hudson to Poughkeep-
sic.
The final hearing before the welfare com
m'tee OF the Board of Aldermen OH the
repeal OF the "oil separator ordinance
VIII be held to-day at O'Clock IN tue
city Hall. large representation Of
| automobile interests IL expected at the
hearing, as the subject is one which in.
terests. directly or Indirectly, every one
who sells stores. or owns AN automobile
The Automobile Dealers Association
| OF New York city, the Garage owners
Association of New York. the Brooklyn
Motor Vehicle Dealers Association. the
Brooklyn Garage Owners Association
and the American Automobile Associa-
ton, have all Joined In the fight to re-
peal this ordinance. Charles Thaddeus
Terry OF New York and John q. Snyder
OF Brooklyn are looking after the legal
interests OF the automobile people at the
hearing. Prof, Charles r. Chandler NJ
Columbia University will appear as con.
| sultng chemist and Gail Mersereau will
be the chief technical expert,
Eighteen days out from New York. the
coast-to-coast Saxon car was reported Al
Cheyenne. Wyo.. with total Of zoos
miles. day lost because OF heavy rains
In western Illinois and eastern Iowa has
been made up The record days run
since the trip started was made between
Kimbnll, Neb.. and Denver. Colo, iss
miles.
Word from the crew is that tho trans-
| continental car has been taking the
sharpest graded hills on high gear and
has experienced no difficulty In neeotist-
ing roads Of gumbo. sand and alkaii mud
In sections where the Lincoln Halfway
Is under process Of construction. An
average Of better than twenty-six n,ileo
on the gallon OF gasoiene has been main.
tained by tho car on the hills, and on
good roads the average by the galion
Of gasolene has mounted 10 thirty nniies