New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
AUTO ENDURANCE RUN.
HOW CARS WILL START.
Ne5c Plan for Checking Promises to
York Out Vel.

The twenty-nine entrants for the New York
Motor Clubs two hundred mile endurance run
from this city to Albany on Thursday. drew for
positions at Reisenweber's last night. The
Prayer Miller car entered by H H. Knepper
drew No l, and viii be sent away first at 6 a m
Fred J. Wagner. the official starter. drew
for the owners who We're unable to attend
Zoe" Judge, the old time bicycle rider. will
drive the Pope Toledo car.
From New York the route passes northward
through Yonkers Tarrytown, Peekskiu and
Fishkill to Poughkeepse. Here the route leaves
the Hudson River and goes through MlIbroOk
Armenia and Lakcvlle. enters the Berkshire Hills
and passes through Salisbury and Great Barring
ton to LenoX Up to this point the route is the
same as that covered in the opposite direction
on the last day of the 1905 Glidden tour. From
LenoX the route continues to Pttsfield, and
here turns eastward through Lebanon and
Canaan -Four Corners TO Chatham. From Chat
ham the route lies almost due north. through
Nalatie and Schodack Centre finishing at Al
bany
Using the rules which We're ISSUED yesterday
the cars VIII be divided into two classes-CIass
A. for all touring cars; Glass B. for two
three seated runabouts. Each entrant must
nominate an observer, who will he assigned for
duty on a car Of some other make, who. in ad-
dition to keeping written record Of all repairs
adjustments and replacements-on his own car
must also keep track if possible, of work on
any other which may be laid up along the
road.
a suitable certificate will be awarded 20 every
car with a perfect score. and in case there is
only one car it will receive a silver cup. There
is a penalty OF two points for every minute or
fraction thereof spent in making repairs and ad-
justments.
he "a will ctor q kI,-
lowed a for reaching each control will be
reckoned from the time it actually passed the
preceding control. This means that a car which
has been late at any control shall not suffer
reduction in the time allowed TO it for reaching
subsequent controls. For example, If one hour
and thirty minutes allowed for reaching
the first control and one hour and twenty min
Utes for the trip from the first control to the
second control. car which started at 6:30 a.
would be due at the first control at a. m, and,
if ii time here would be due at the
second control at 9:2O O'Clock. If the car, in
stead Of arriving at the first control at a, m.
should arrive at 500 a. m. the running time al
lowed to It from the first to the second control
would not be changed. and the time at which it
would be due at the second control would be
90 a. m.
This is n variation from the checking system
employed in previous contests of the kind in
this country, and is believed to be an improve
mcnt on the plan which requires a car. If It
loses time IN one control 10 make up such lost
time in other controls The old plan is unfair
in that car which is delayed in an early con-
troll is apt to suffer more penalties than ear
having the same amount of delay in one of the
later controls Of the day
Under the checking system employed in this
contest car which has been late at any con-
troll falls back at all the other controls from the
order In which II originally started. Similarly
n car which passes control ahead Of it's
schedule time Will be due at the other control
earlier than had 81 adhered 10 schedule II Is
the hope of the committee that all contestants
viii use such care in their applications and in
approaching checking stations as not To mar
their records by passing controls ahead of time.
In case a checker is not at his post Of duty
when amy car is due to pass him, il shall be-
come the duty Of the observer on the car TO
make note Of the time al which the car passes
such checking station. \ period OF time for
luncheon has been allowed. when the ears will
he parked under the custody of an official and
a supply OF gasolene will he provided at every
control, ana all cars must carry mud guards
and mufIcrs.
away In the following order: Frayer-Miller
Coroln. Dragon. Stoddard Dayton. Knox. Mora
american, Continental Iozier. Wech. Haynes.
Pope Hartford REQ. Berliet. Pope Toledo
Stearns, Premier, Glide, Franklin. Pierce White
Aerocar Maxwell Corbin Mitchell. Stoddard
Dayton Dragon Darracq and Corbin