New-York tribune., 1907-08-04
STEARNS CARS IN LEAD.
At FT. GEORGE.
OnLy One accident to Mar Danger
Ous Hill Climbing Contest.

The Fort George hill climb. held under the au-
spices of the Metropolitan Automobile Association
yesterday. q big success in every way
large crowd gathered to the cars go up the
steep grade which was made dangerous by sew
eraI bad turns. There only one accident, how
ever and that before the start At the foot OF
the hill the subway trains leave the underground
tunnel and an elevated structure II was
necessary for the TO drive between the iron
girders of the structure before ascending the hill
At first Il was planned 10 give the flying
start but the accident before the start TO the 90
horsepower Simplex ruIabout car driven by VIII
tam Watson, caused by running into one OF these
pillars caused the officials 10 send the cars up ine
hill a a rolling
AL Poole the mechanician Of Joe Tracy in the
Aanderbllt Cup race was IN lle [ula oouJ o. 1ei
Watson After the hit the structure 1t skldded
around few times. when the rear end of the car
smashed with considerable force against the iron
post wrecking the hind part Of il Warren ana
Poole managed TO hold their seats and not
hurt. Later some one set fire 10 the leaking gaso-
lene under the car, running what chances there
for It's repair.
Considering that the iron pillars at the foot OF
the hill very close, especially where the cars
are compelled make a turn. the time made by
many OF the cars in taking the l9n-foot incline
remarkably good. Mounted policemen and a
number Of others on foot kept the course clear.
The honors Of the day were carried off by the
Stearns ear. The big siX-cylinder roadster driven
by Frank Leland. by going up the hill III y 10
seconds made the fastest time Of the day. This
record was made in the Glass A contest. in which
It finished first. Second best time in this event
was made by William Mamma in a 6o-horsepower
De Dietrich car. his time being 40 Is seconds
Another victory for the Stearns car was IN 'lass
r. IN which ". A Tilt made the second best time
OF the day in a 3o-6o-horsepower car This car COW
cred the distance in 3 20 seconds. Stearns cars
also finished second third and fourth in this event
=. J Robinson, in the @5-horsepoWer stevens
Duryea car. was first in Glass in Sc Is seconds.
with r T Peckham. in the 35-horsepower fennsyl-
vania second Il 15 seconds. The 25-So-horsepo"-
e Pope Hartford car. driven hy ]. z Grady. per
formed an interesting feat by making the best
time and winning the trophy offered in Class - in
1915 seconds. The Babcock electric. entered by
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for electric cars. Its time was rs 10 seconds
special contest was arranged among Stearns
cars In this event Leland gave handicap Of 10
seconds 10 the other starters The handicap proved
too much. and Tilt won in a 1-5 seconds.
The contests We're scheduled 70 start at l O'Clock.
but owing 10 an unsuccessful attempt 10 get the
electric timing apparatus working there was de
Iav Of nearly two hours. The timers were com
PEELED 10 fall back on stop watches, and It was
until they got together after the finish Of the
contests and compared time the start and finish
Of each trial that the official time was given out
Once the contests were got under way they were
off in lively fashion and without hitch
The classification Of the cars was arranged ac-
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syndsr ssrs ans 12s S6 1aa 81 ?7s %is
o4ohs. third. {. N Hamilton 30 horsePower snPlez, %
hs bore. time "c43>s fourih y IN: ": Powell ''"''s
eIass r 61 and ,,fdsr m i25lon by W A Tilt 600
horsePower r7naout stear6s "a bore time o.524
f & bore time "a hsri " 7 Fioli1s
power searns 5 bore tine o2Ss foor5h A. NTrTe4'
Armstrong time 0.4l d, eighth Felix
Poser Riancht 9 bore time a.
ninth r Crawford, 70 horsepower Crawford. bore.
Iirne o:44<: tenth a Tilt horsepower StHarns.
5s bore o:45i5; eleventh. . y Hamilton 30 10Tsf
power Isotta 1so m time o+6>: twelfth c a SngTr:
ir Natheson time o472s: thirteenth. Walter Allen De
Dietrich. 54 bore. time o-43-s- -..--
g~ass n urfe 0l--V 2 7 Robinson.
81 horsepower 27s bore time n3"'s
ond r T Peckhar. 81 ho-seToTe- Iennsy lvania. -
bore time third. II a Van Tine. 30 horsepower
Clement Bayari 30 time 0,4l- fourth. J. II Man
horsepower Franklin a. bore time . a. =. H'th
Joe Judge horsepower Pope Toledo - brre- time
r. Sro3iarI DAYTON. - bore.
O4s: Judge 80 horsepower Pope Toledo
q bore i'm
C1ass n go ana under sWon by Philip Hines, - 80
Pore Toledo bore. time o39&: second. p7rner. p
horsepower Cortn. II! bore tire e:469s' third. -15o
Pore Hartford ~ bore time o:iets-
SCoyiile, BahCoCk electric