The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
Big MOTOR PARADE
ON SPEEDWAY DAY"
Motorists to Form Huge Line
Going to Sheepshcad on
September 10.

Enthusiasm among motorists over the
great decorated parade to the ShcepS-
head Bay speedway on Scptemb,r is TO
witness the start of formal practice for
the Vincent Aston cup Race ON October
2 exceeds all expectations. Although the
Motor Club OF New York. which Is nan
aging the parade. gave u II 900 appli-
cation blanks To the trade for distribu-
ton among owneTS. several dealers al
ready have exhausted their supply and
are asking for more.
The parade committee Of the New
York clubs. s. Toback. chairman ;
George Robertson, T.. e. j. McShane and
William c. Poertuer-has announced the
route. The parade will form GA seventh
venue between FIT y-third and Fifty
ninth streets and adjacent streets. The
procession will move fIvn Columbus
Circle south ON Broadway to Forty
seventh street. east TO Fifth avenue.
south TO Fourth street and via Lafayette
to kenmare, crossing WILLIAMSBURG
bridge, via Brooklyn Plaza to Bedford
avenue, thence via Parkside to Ocean
avenue, direct to the speedway. The
passengers Of the %parading cars will lie
the guests Of the Shecpshsad Bay Speed
way Corporation. All Others. however.
will be charged an admission fee.
How great is the interest OF motor
dom and the general public in the COM
Ing race is evidenced by the number Of
boxes and seats sold and the names OF
their purchasers. At the s~pccdNays
uptown office at 1896 Broadway. many
prominent tradesmen have bought boxes.
among them being W q. Poertner. Ma
t,onal and Jefcry T.. G. !. McShanc,
Mercer CASTOR Plaintiff. Ford :. s
Tohack. King Charles l.. Rc,ss, IIup-
mobile; A c. Kaufman, Peugeot
Bishop. Mccormick n Bishop, cole
Sales Manager Harrington. Packard
Frank q. Carrie. Marmon Clodio &
Engs, Kisselkar; r. + g. Forbes and
A. J. Picard.
Other dealers are buying blocks o'
seats to provide for the needs Of visitors
from their factories and customers. \
reservation OF $50 seats has been made
for the Packard Motor car Company
and Il. II. Johnston has a block FOR the
White company. OTHER hig buy ers in
clude William Allen. Allen Auto Spe.
ctalty Company. and Henry Goodman
OF the Times square Automobile Com,
pany. AutOmobil, clubs are also be-
speaking whole sections for their mem.
bcrs. notably the Motor club II Brook
lyn. the New Jersey Automobile and
Motor club Of Newark and the New
Haven and Hartford clubs.
Many orders for boxes have also come
by mail to he Speedway Corporations
main office. They embrace many names
OF prominence in the social and finan-
cial worlds, among them being w. h.
Vanderbilt, Edwin Gould, Percy r. PyuC
I'd. N. Taylor Pyne. NJ. Taylor Pyne,
Jr., NJ Orme Wilson, Thornton Wilson,
William Payne Thompson, Aymar John
son, W. Redmond Gross, Richmond Tai
bot, Howard W. Maxwell, Thomas b
Clarke. Marsden j. Perry, Wadsworth
II. Lewis, Bayard Dominick, James
Speyer. sherman Day. Richard T. Howe
Lynford BIddle, Harry Hardness, Ed
ward Schroeder, Mortimer J." Schin, A
u. Russell, W. Hull Wickham, Charles
Il. Sabin, John f. Harris, Daniel q
Reid. George T. Brokaw, j. II. Rice, Jr.
Irving VI. Day, Frederic u Pratt, L. T.
Waring. George Arcnts, Jr, and Edgar
Palmer.
Mayor and Mrs. Mitchell Will view the
race along with Mr. and Mrs. Vincent
Astor, as guests of Percy r. Pyne Cd, q
director Of the speedway.