The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
HOUSE WARMING WILL
:PREcEDE HILL CLIMB
Automobile Club Will Open New
Quarters on Next Fri -
day Night.

Officials have been named for the
Minneapolis Automobile club hill-climb.
ing contest, which is to be held at the
Riverside hill next Saturday afternoon,
and everything is in readiness for the
event. a...s.r y ...s.s.. r. -..ri .~&z ~
The club rooms at the Plaza are now
in the hands Of the decorators, and will
be ready for an opening session on Fri,
day night, the eve Of the hill-climbing
contest. At this meeting the cups to be
awarded to the winners in the four
first classes will be placed on exhibition
and light refreshments will be served.
The presentation of the cups will be
made the feature of gathering at the
club rooms on Saturday evening. :,
Entry blanks will be mailed to all
blanks may be obtained from Secretary
RI Smith. The following are the off
Gals for the contest: .:s~@ ..1s'E s..
Judges, q. +. Piper, Thomas P Pease, George
chrs Glay T. + isttFsn Sssrse
Gardner, John Leslie. 2: Mspes, =. R. z1erxa'
! clerks Of course, J. A. o'Brien, G. E. Gee,
1 un s s. II. colburn, 9. !. Copper, George
B. Norris. ~" ..- '.''.r 1872. IS. az 900
Scorer, RI Smith. d. s.. l-.s ~. sz.s4
Telephones George W. Duiany, IT., W. P.
Devereaux. ' -. - - ss@
49,. Course a Stiff One. "a. ...-
The exact length Of the course, which
is part of st. Anthony boulevard lying
along the east bank of the river just
below the Washington avenue bridge, Is
between the start and finish is 76.a
feet. The grade for the first part Of
the course is about per cent and at
the finish 10 per cent. s'~Ss q. = - &
/ Preparatory to the contest Fl. G.
| Wilson has been trying out T. his
home-built jack-rabbitn on the st.
Anthony boulevard, the hill selected fol-
the contest, with startling results.
= Mr.. Wilson IS light steam rig, which
has an iindicated horsepower Of only
Climb, An With its sharp curves ~? in q
seconds. The best record made in last
| years trials was "a seconds, and the
| two next were 81 and 4O1% seconds
| The cars which made these scores were
Of the heavy touring type and bad
something over. thirty; indicated horse
| power. 49,. ..~ ...-
The machine in which Mr.. Wilson
made this record-breaking performance
| is of his own design and make. It is
|
| the "jack rabbit" and despite its
under 400 pounds of steam, as shown
in it's trial run. Tho originally de-
I'signed and geared for speed, the little
car took the 4 to 10 per cent grade of
Riverside Hill under, full steam.
"While am going to enter my cal
in the contest next Saturday I shall
not attempt to, duplicate the record
| made Tuesday, said Mr.. Wilson, Gun
less I find it necessary to do SO to best
the record made by other cars; It is
too dangerous. Running under the pow
er I was using it was highly difficult
to. control the machine on the curve,
and 7 had two. or three unpleasantly
narrow escapes which I am not anxious
to repeat.''- II. g. -. .sf.>,- ~ ~.e>
Mr.. Wilson'S car is not eligible t,
I compete for the cups offered as they
are reserved for "stock" cars, but
he is entitled to enter in class 5
I'steam. or gasoline freak cars and any
kind of stripped cars,' and have his
| time officially recorded. II
| Encouraged by the success of this
car, Mr.. Wilson is now engaged upor
the design of another with which te
90 after the world 3 speed record. A
| fifty horse-po steamer, capable OF
| making two miles a minute or better
is his ideal and he expects to have .
| car which can do this by next fall. II
his designs work out as well as he an
ticipates he will enter the mile race a,
Daytona next winter.
| For the exclusive accommoda oil
members Of the Minneapolis Automobile
club the city board Of examiners fol
| licenses to run automobiles will holc
special sessions from to $3.50 p. m. OF
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.