The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-28
GETS A GOLD MEDAL
Rambler Automobile Wins Honors In Hill
climbing Contest In the Mountains.

RAM bier Automobile wins HOn0rS In bill
climbing Contest In the Mountains.
"The Climb to the Clouds is the
picturesque title given to the recent
contest held in the White Mountains
of New Hampshire to test the endur-
ance of automobiles. The entries
were open to the world and the con-
test was participated in by practically
all the foreign automobiles now sold
IN this country.
| Over roads that have not heretofore
been considered negotiable by auto
mobiles, five thousand feet up in the
air, the course was laid, and, to
the lasting credit of American
manufa cturers, it may be said that
/ the carriages came through in a man
ner that was more than creditab BILE.
Following the mountain climb, in
which literally the carriages passed
through layer after layer of clouds,
came two days touring through the
White Mountain District, in which
every hotel and each city was con-
troll. For two days the cars travelled
mile after mile through the mountain
district, running down and climbing
| up mountains as steep almost as that
on which the climbing contest was
held. The route was laid out SO that
a round trip was made each day, re-
| turning at night to the starting points
at the Mount Pleasant and Mount
Washington Hotels, and it is pleasant
| to note that the Rambler, made in this
city, received handsome gold medal
for perfect score.
The Rambler two-cy1inder carriage
was driven by Arthur Gardiner, who
is admittedly one of the best chaffeurs
in the industry, and, as usual, he car
ried the Rambler to victory with
performance that was not exce11ed by
any of the high priced foreign cars.
The roads over which thes tests
were conducted have seldom been
traversed by an automobile, the
grades having been considered pro-
hibitive. In the mountain towns
through which the route lay, arches
were erected, and the citizens gener-
ally put on their holiday attire. The
leading inhabitants provided lunch
for the tourists, and the whole jour
ney was marked with a sense of well
come and hospitality that could not
easily be exce11ed.
Each carriage carried it's complete
quota of passengers for which it was
constructed. and among them were
the governor and ex-governor of the
State, and many other prominent per-
sonages.
The route is described as pictures
que in the extreme, following the
banks of the Saco river through intri-
cate passes and forests, the objective
point on the second day being the
Crawford House, 1920 feet above the
sea level. Many accidents were re-
ported, owing to the narrowness and
roughness of the roads, but through
it all the staunch Rambler came with
out a scratch.
Kenosha has reason to feel proud
of the public performance of it's home
product in the automobile line. The
Rambler, ia the last endurance test
from New York to Pittsburg the
most severe ever held in any coun-
try, amply demonstrated it's sp1en-
did construction, and, although one
of the smallest cars in the run, it fin
ished with the highest priced cars
sold in America, and was the only car
of it's class to finish the long ride on
schedule time. Since that time it has
on many race tracks given visible
evidence of it's speed, and, as eli
max to the season of 1904, it has won
nous contest and endurance test ever
held for motor-driven carriages.