Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27
HILL CLIMBING
AUTO CONTEST
Arrangements Were Practically
Completed by the OFF,
Gals Today.
ENTRIES CLOSE TONIGHT.
Course to he Guarded by 10 Onicers
And $50 soldiers---Atecting at Conn
mcrcial Club This Evening.

With the exception of the final de-
tails to be arranged this evening, plans
have been practically completed for
the big automobile hill climbing con-
Est, scheduled to take place on SAT-
urday afternoon next. Entries close
at O'Clock this evening, and nearly
every machine IN the city Is expected
10 be on the list,
AT the Commercial club tonight there
will he a meeting at which the auto
mobiles win be listed. classified, regis
tered as to speed, etc, and given a
place in the contest
STREET WILL BE CLOSED.
1t required considerable work on the
part of the committee to make arrange
lnents for the big contest and provide
for proper protection to the contest
ants and the public President a, j..
Davis Of the city council stated today
that, after u consultation with The OIL
Gals and the management OF the Utah
Light IL Railway company. a satisfac-
tory agreement had been reached. The
contest starts at 2 p. m from Eighth
East and South Temple street and be-
tween the hours OF and 1870 the street
from Eighth East To the fort will be
closed, and none but automobiles al
lowed thereon
NO CARS ON STREET
when the matter was discussed with
Surt. Hunter OF the ear company. tho
latter was most accommodating and
agreed to discontinue the car service
on South Temple from the point men
toned and to use the First street
line for spectators. The finish of the
contest will be near the fort, AT poin,
where the First street line crosses tho
boulevard. The south side OF South
Temple street will be used by the au-
tomobies There will be no traffic OF
any kind whatever on the north side
Of the street
GUARDS FOR COURSE.
To guard against accidents to spec
tators, President Davis says the city
will furnish a. mcnt 70 guard the in
terseotions Of the streets and in addi-
tion to these officers, there will be
$50 soldiers from the post to patrol
the course ana keep The same free
from distractions.
Just how many cars Will be enter
ed for the race can not he learned
until after the meeting at the Com
mercial club this evening.
EIGHT EVENTS SCHEDULED.
The eight events arranged for so
far are expected to include practically
all the machines which Will be enter
cd, They are as follows:
First Contest--For runabouts cost
ing 81. 900 apd under
Second Contest-For touring cars
costing $500 and under.
Third Contcst--For stripped cars
| and runahouts costing sl.500 and un-
| der
Fourth Contest-For touring cars
costing $4,000 and under.
Fifth Contest-For runabounts cost
ing $4,000 and under.
Sixth Contest--For runabouts cost
ing $4,000 and under.
Seventh Contest--For touring cars
costing SIS, 600 and under.
Eighth Contest-FTee-for- class
! (the Newhouse trophy)
| Entry blanks viii be mailed 10 every
auto owner in the city and all will
be invited TO enter. There Is absolute
| ~ no cost for entering.
The following are the officials cho-
sen for the tournament:
Refcree--Walluce Bransford.
Starter-Frnnk Gardner.
Judges-F'ranlS Knox. w. 6. Nc
Roberts. NJ. II. Walker. samuel New
| house, Orsou II. Hewlett. Ezra
| Thompson. David Keith, Windsor "
| Rice.
Timers-Dr. Plummer. Samuel c.
| Park, c. S, Burton, Dr. Staufter. Sam
! Porter, c, c. Goodwin,