The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-18
CALLING DELAYS
FOR The CHUFFERS
Park Board Bows It's Back Over
Hill Climbing at River
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Eleventh.hour troubles are crowding thick and
fast upon the Minneapolis Automobile club in
it's attempt to hold a hill-clmbing contest on
Riverside hill tomorrow afternoon. r..
Stationed the hill, which is part OF st.
Anthony parkway, is park policeman who will
not let the agents of the club begin work rop-
ing off the course or putting 1t In shape. The
ten policemen detailed by Chief Of Police ]. e.
Doyle to mount guard over the course cannot
take their posts until the park board calls on
it's officers
In the meantime the quarrymen of the vicin-
ity, who are said to have been the ''residents'
who protested to the park board last week, are
hauling heavy loads Of stone over the course
and rapidly putting it to the bad This last
| failure of the case is the most CALLING to the
| automobilists
| "Why should the park board or its officer
keep automobile off one of the parkways
and at the same time permit 4 teamster to haul
heavy load of stone over it?' was the question
asked by President F. NJ. Joyce of the club to-
day. "Of course the matter is only one of
temporary misunderstanding, and will he
Strengthened out as soon as we can get into
| communication with the park board. Aside
from this. everything is in good shape so far as
the course is concerned With the police force
promised us by Chief Doyle and by ropng Ill
| the will be able to give complete
protection to the. public - -f-. :,'..- r..
| The ps which are to reward the winners ir
| the -four classes are missing. Nobody knows
where they are, or If they are at all except
Asa Paine. chairman of the terus and contests
committee. and he won't tell, not for while
at least, as he is somewhere the bad ROADS
:. between here and Farbault trying out new
siX-cylnder for Mr.. BloGgett of that place
When he telephones in this evening, as he ha
agreed to- the mystery of the missing cup
will undoubtedly be explained
+ Mr.. Paines sudden departure. which wa
s. forced by engagement of long standing, ha
| thrown matters into some confusion, as his in
structions to where the cups, left over fror
| lot purchased last year. were to be found hav
evidently been misunderstood.
Up to noon today only three entries had bee
received. - This if anything better thai
was expected, everyone is holding back til
the last minute in order to avoid showing hi
: hand. This is especially true of the dealers
l and private owners seem to be infected by thei
: example
The three entries already in are: Phillip R
Brooks one four-cylinder forty -horsepowe
! Limousine car valued at 50. 900, which will b
driven by Carl Arosin. and one four-cylinde
twenty six horsepower car, listed at 50. 25t
4 which he will drive himself; International Stoc
4 Food company, in Glass 3, foul
cylinder twenty-five horsepower valued q
$4,000.
Tonight at the new rooms in the Plaza hot,
the club will hold a rousing house wa rmins
j. The members with their wives and friends, al
: expected to be out in full force. and ever!
0 thing will be done to make the first session
J. the new rooms memorable one.