New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
MANY GL[DDEN ENTRIES
CHANGES MADE IN ROUTE.
Nezc Jersey Hill Climb Postponed
Ne7c Country Clubhouse.

All interest in automobile circles is now centred
the annual American Automobile Association
tour and contest for the Glidden and Hover tro-
phies The tour starts from Cleveland on July 10.
and as the day draws enthusiasm not
noticed heretofore is becoming manifest. The route
has been changed 70 avoid the worst places and
the rules altered TO overcome all objections.
and big entry list is assured
Through tourists who have been over the route
since the official survey was made II has become
known that the trip through the mountains Of
Pennsylvania Will be far more picturesque than
anything encountered in the tour OF last year
through Canada and Maine.
Twelve entries have been made during tha
last week and the total number for the tour on
June p thirty-eight. which is more than were
IN hand on the corresponding day last year, when
the tour started with nearly eighty in It, The
habit of not deciding or withholding their entries
"l'I the Ist minute continues 10 De characterlsuc
Of the automobile manufacturers and amateurs
alike. for there are known TO be many intending
10 enter as there are entries now in hand These
include only those who have declared themselves
positively 1t Is probable that an equal number
have kept their intentions TO themselves and that
the next few days VIII witness deluge Of entries
at the offices Of the touring board The entries
No 76o Main street, Buffalo.
The latest change In the rules made a
meeting of the touring board held at Buffalo
Thursday In response to the petition OF e. num-
Der Of clubs who thought that the original rules
were too favorable 20 clubs having teams OF large
size the progressive scale used in awarding the
total number Of points with which the teams will
start has been abolished Instead Of n team of
three cars having 1900 points the outset and a
team OF ten having l.20 points to lose. all teams
Will start with 1000 points their credit The
system Of penalization remains unchanged. that
team of three ears loses one-third Of point for
each minute late at controls team Of six cars
loses one-s!xth of a point team of ten cars one
tenth Of point and so on.
The rough roads between Canton and PiffShrIr9
have been cut out by change of route and there
will be 10 need Of taking the train ferry at Havre
trip from Baltimore Philadelphia There will
be detour by way Of York and Lancaster over
new toll roads thai Will make the increased dis
tance trivial
The journey each day the night stops will be
as follows: July To- Cleveland to Toledo: July II
20 South Bend Ind; July u 70 Chicago: July ls
and H. in Chicago: July Is. 10 South Bend Ind
July l6. 70 Indianapolis; July T. 10 Columbus Ohio:
July IS. to Canton Ohio; July 10 10 Pit+sburg,
July 70, 10 Bedford Springs Penn; July o. at Bed
ford Springs; July ~ to Baltimore; July o. to
Phllade!pha: July 2t TO New York
The Royal Tourist. driven by Ralph Tucker in
the sencd bonnet contest held bv the au1onobfa
club Of America. finished with perfect score and
was pronounced by experts to be one OF the
smoothest running automobiles In the contest
Not being satisfied with this clean record the
Royal Motor Car Company has instructed its
driver TO bring the ear the road to Cleveland
breaking the seals which placed upon II be-
fore the seaied bonnet contest. The car has COW
GEea over halt the distance without hitch. The
Royal Motor Car Company has made further
announcement that if the car arrives at Cleveland
with the seals intact it Will be entered in the
GHddcu tour.
The Schooeys Mountain (New Jersey climb sched-
uird for July has been postponed. the new date
thar VIII be set will either be July ~ or q
When the climb announced about n month
ago the citizens of German Valley agreed to place
the rough r.ountain road in good condition for the
climb. w. :. Morgan. who promoted the climb
I'"ue SrVtF"I ulp with automobile parties to the
scene of thv contest with the view of cettirq rho
opinion or the drivers as 70 what repairs the road
ntt"eo Inc township committee finally agreed to
have the road in good condition one week ahead
ana Tor that purpose was To bring by rail several
carloads of road repairing material as the town
had already decided to fix up the road
Many drivers who had entered for the climb de-
clarcd that the road too dangerous unless
fixed. Learning that the work was proersssfnf,
slowly Mr.. Morgan visited Schooleys Mountain ana
after consultation with the officials he arnonnraI
that the climb would not take place on July 4 a
later date will be announced when the repairs 70
the road completed
In addition TO its Lake Mahopac and Ions, Reach
Gun houses, the city and Country Motor club il
now making arrangements for a new country, Lo,aa
nearer the city. Several places are being consld-
cred. the Idea being to provide a rendezvous for
the club M mbers who wish TO make short 60
ing trips after business hours
While Lake Mahopac and the Lon, Island resort
afford delightful Sunday and holiday tours The
plan ot . suburban home. whore motorists can
dine in pleasant surroundings. is bound 10 meet
with approval
All motorists in New York and vicinity are cord
laIlN invited TO inspect the homes OF this club
ana 1,I automobile parties viii be welcomed the
The Pope Hartford recently sold 10 the Ar+or,o
bile Club of America by the \. c. SoLthworth
Company MAS given an opportunity last week to
the club when they picked 1t of some FORTY
other leading makes as the official club car
Just before and during the sealed bonnet conts.,
the covered 1900 mies-twice the distance
the competing were asked 10 so-and COW
sumed only l69 gallons of gasolene OF this 9no
miles $50 were covered without single adjust
ment of any kind. and a quarter turn OF the nIa+,
mum contact screw OF the COLL requiring about ten
seconds. was the only adjustment made during the
whole 1900 miles
Prior to the contest the officials went over the
course in the Pope Hartford and put I'D the vel
low arrows. This took five days on each day. of
the contest the Pope-Hartford made the round trim
over the course. At the end OF the 200 miles n
running as smoothly and sweetly as at the
start and no repair of any kind had to be made
\ 2i-horsepower Premier touring car carving
passengers, made Il great record in the non-stop
run held under the auspices of the Bridgeport Au-
tomohile Club
The official odometer indicated that 1895 miles
were covered without stoDpage of the motor, this
Icing twelve hundred miles than was made
in any previous nonstop The route covered
in this was between Bridgeport. New York and
several other cities within a radius OF 100 miles
of Bridgeport Preference invariably given TO
hilly and rough roads. while heed whatever
was paid to rain and mud, the object at all times