. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ll be rejieatednext year on even a larger scale. Alreadynegotiations are being made for the pur-chase (if Mlkwood Iark with a view ti>converting it into an automobile racingtrack. The carnival was in charge of promi-nent automobilists headed by WinthrepK. Scarritt. president of the AutomobileClub of .\merica, who, by the wav. hasbecome an all-the-year-around resident ofNew Jersey, attracted by the Statc^ -m-perior roads. Gymkhana races for automobilo wiiegiven for the first time
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ll be rejieatednext year on even a larger scale. Alreadynegotiations are being made for the pur-chase (if Mlkwood Iark with a view ti>converting it into an automobile racingtrack. The carnival was in charge of promi-nent automobilists headed by WinthrepK. Scarritt. president of the AutomobileClub of .\merica, who, by the wav. hasbecome an all-the-year-around resident ofNew Jersey, attracted by the Statc^ -m-perior roads. Gymkhana races for automobilo wiiegiven for the first time in this country.( )ther novelties included an attempt tomake a 3.()Oo-mile non-stop run, the routeselected being from Long Branch toSpring Lake. The full distance contem-plated was not covered, hut the etTortsucceeded to the extent of breaking allrecords. In this connection mention should bemade of the .Automobile Tournament,which took place at Spring Lake thesame week. It was a most successfulaffair and many of the cars entered atthe Long Branch show were also enteredat Sjjring Lake. This was done with the. JUDCINl^ KULK IN HAM).-, :.ONi. lIKAStH H u K ,■ 1. iHOW 12 THE SUBURBANITE cooperation of the Long Branch man-agers, who gave up Friday so that theirentries might go to the resort furtiierdown the shore. The final feature was a floral parade,in which about fifty automobiles partici-pated, a greater number being deterredby threatening weather, frizes were is-sued for car decorated the prettiest, mostgrotesque decoration, prettiest machine driven by a lady. etc. The line movedbetween Monmouth Beach and Elberon,being crowded with sight-seers from dis-tant as well as near-by points. The success of these two recent enter-prises only goes to show that when NewJersey takes hold of a project it is fore-ordained that it will go and will have to hustle to beat therecord. A Prehistoric New Yorker By CHARLES HOAKES
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