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ear I.'rtu'- may become contestants for
The DI.Ii"u trophy by 40 declaring In their
entry blanks and covering tho entire route
he'r cor Hunnlo ard BRETON Woods. En-
tftrfs fnr 'h" pleasure tour only will be allowed
10 join tho tourists ut Saratoga or any point
ve.' of 'hrtc Tourists not competing for
tho Dldden trophy will he subject only to
rule. GOVERNING their regist ration in aud out
NJ u'.ul garages and such other general
regulations "a may be thought necessary
by 'lr \. 4 \. Touring Committee Con-
testHu's for the Glidden trophy will be sub
iect 20 drastic rules and regulations, which
are now being drawn in accordance with the
plans formulated at a meeting In this city
la.t week. The weight limit has been aban.
donoI and cars with tonneaus, of all prices
and weights, will be eligible to compete by
carving four passengers.
The system Of scoring ia to be on a time
bass and economy In gasolene and oil con-
sumption will not be considered The com
nittfe will prepare a running schedule for
eacu days run. based on the maximum legal
speed bet ween town and town. with allow
auces tor luncheon, and local speed and
traffic re- equations. Each driver when leaving
in the morning will be notified Of the exact
hour and minute when he must report at the
next official garage. Contestants will be
penali2ed one point for each minute beyond
their set time. Should any one arrive before
his SET time he will be penalized two points
for each minute in advance OF the scheduled
time. Repairs or adjustments on cars In an
official garage will be allowed only on a writ
ten application. and ehe contestant VIII be
p~enalized one point a minute for each man
employed. After arriving at official garages
and reporting the cars will be locked up for
the night and drivers or others will only be- \
allowed 10 visit them after making a written
application. The contestant having, the low
est score at the end of the tour will be de-
clared the winner. Entry blanks will be issued
on June 5 by A. B. Tucker, superintendent OF
the tour. and entries will close with him at
noon on July 3 at 81 West Forty-second street,
New York city. Glidden tour numbers will be
awarded in the order of receipt OF entries.
Number l has been taken by n. II. Van
Sicklen, a director OF the Chica go Automobile
Club, who will drive a 40-45 Appersou. which
will carry four or five passengers. r.
As guideboards thes Scriptural passages
ana dire warnings that have been painted
into the landscape by Salvationists and others
are not of much use, but occasionally one of
them c ONES in handy to point a moral and
adorn a tale. 1t is one that can be seen on the
fences and rocks of the opep country here and
there. 4 New Yorker who ran across IL re-
Gently tells the story at his own expense. He
was on atour and had his wife in the car with
him. 1t was raining and he had lost his way.
Hewa.driving along mean dirt. road, wonder
ing where it led to and doing his wondering
with some profanity, in, spite OF his wifes re-
proof, when she suddenly cried: See! See!"
and pointed to boulder. on which was painted
You are on the way to hell.
The tourist ceased swearing, but a few min
utes later he shocked a native whom he met
driving a farm wagon by calling out: "Heyl
4 sign back there says this is the road to he'll.
Can you tell me now lar il is frsm here and if
We can get a meal there?'
Automobiles who make the trip from New
York city to Long Branch. Lakewood and At
lantIc city will be glad to learn that the dis;
lance from the former city TO these points will
be, materially shortened when the new road
bridge between Perth Amboy and South Ann !
boy Is opened on June Is. At present they
are required TO travel from Perth Amboy to
New Brunswick and back to South Amboy, a
distance of about thlrty-three miles. With
the bridge completed the distance between
the Amboys will be less than 9 quarter Of a
mile, and more than an, hour will be saved in
the trip from New York city to Long Branch.
10 shorten the route to Lakewood and Atlantic
City ii is proposed tononvert a dirt road be
tween Clifton and Matawan into a turnpike,
which will shorten the distance Ave miles.
Another turnpike to save eight miles Is
planned from Freehold through Turkey and
southard to Lakewood.
What a really complex affair the modern
motor car really is can best be Illustrated
by telling Of how many parts 1t Is composed.
In assembling a well known make of car OF
= horsepower a count was made and the
taIiy showed that it. was composed OF just
7Oie pieces. This is not the maximum,
either, and it may help some persons to
understand why automobiles are SO ex-
pens!ve.