The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-06
CYCLECARS TO RACE
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
Afternoon Attraction Planned
for MOtOrdrOme Saucer
Next Month.

Cyclecar racing Is promised for this
summer at Brighton Il ach. for the
management of the notordtome there 10
making arrangements to bring over some
star performers from Europe to con-
t,si with American entries. The first
meet probably will be held early In
July. ltacng with this sort OF car Is
new here. although II has been tried "A
bit abroad.
The races At Brighton will be held In
the Afternoons la the saucer whore the
motorcycles ana bicycles compete in the
evenings. CyCiocar racing ought to b.
about as eXc,t ing sport as anything
mus Far devised in the way OF a motor
CONTEST
The National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce at rs annual meeting just held
once more cleo Charles Chiffon OF tn,
Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company prtsi
dent Of the association. The gathering
was the largest OF the kind held ~ Ia
history OF the industry IN this county \.
Seventy-four companies were represented
at the meeting. and iat.r at the luncheon
at the Hotel Biltmote New dcvclopms Is
in the patent situation are said TO hav,
been responsible for the increased A..
tendauu.
The officers elected besides Col. Clifton
werr; Nlce-president. Wllfred G. Leland
Cadillac; second vie presidents Hugh
Chalmers, Chalmers Igasolene divlslonJ
Windsor T. White, White commercial
vehicle division) : II. II. Rice. Waverley
electric vehicle divisIon) (; secretary. Il
l.. Chaplin. Hudson; treasurer, Georg
Pope. Pope-Hartford, and general mana
ger. Alfred Reeves
The board of directors consists of the
al md h.. -
Jr., Locomobile: {. c. Hanch. Marmon
Avian Macauley, Packard: W. T. Metz.
ger, Argo n. o. Smith. Premier: Albert
l.. Pope. Pope Hartford L. II. Kittredge
Peerless: John y. WHY'S. Overland, and
f. X. Benson. studebaker.
\ new nfty-four page book called "Elec-
tric Touring" Just published by the New
York Electric Vehicle Association, Is n
most complete and comprehensive bool,
of information on suburban routes about
New York city. II aims to be OF partlcu-
lar value % owners Of electric vehicles
and I'm the text as well az on a map
gives the location Of charging stations
The routes laid out are within the mile
age radius OF the electric and cover New
York, Long Island. Connecticut and New
Jersey. one object Of the book is "a
point out the adaptabllty OF the electric
to suburban use. The mileage from New
YORK To eoch point mentioned In the hook
as we'll as the intermediate mileage he.
tween various points OF interest Ia given
The book has been sent to all known
owners OF electric vehicles In New York
and will be sent free on request mad,
10 the New York Electric Vehicle Associa.
ton. Irving place and Fifteenth street.
The Fifth Avenu' Coach COMPANY has
placed an order with the DE Dion Boutor
selling branch for twenty-five omnibus
chassis to be delivered in August Thos,
are in addition to twenty-five other new
omnbuses of the De Dion Bouton marquC
put In operation early In the spring
Barney Oldfeld. who led the American
drivers at indianapolis when he finished
fifth with the StutE car. went to Detroit
early this week and visited the Packard
factory. "He decided. says Milton J
Budlong, head OF the local Packard
branch, that he wanted to buy AS
The only one available was phaetor
reserved for the personal use Of Alvar
Macauley, the vice-president and genera
manager.
Barney said he'd be satisfied with ,ha
and wrote out "A check. Mr.. Macauley
said, All right and Barney drove away
I'm the car He says he wants the car fol
touring this summer between cities II
which he will give exhibitions.