The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-21
AMONG The AUYOMOBlSTS
RURAL POLICE HOLD UP SEALED
BONNET CONTESTANTS.
Newcastle Corners Has Trap With Rope
Stretched Across Road-One Driver
Fined and Another Let On-Seyeral Ma
chimes Eliminated From A. c. A.. Test.

| Newcastle COFneFg Has Trap With Rope
Stretched Across Road-One Driver
Fined and Another Let on -SeveralM Ma
chimes Eliminated From A.. c. A. Test.
Though the drivers implicated stoutly
declared they had not been travelling more
than ten miles an hour at the time. two Of the
contestants in the sealed bonnet contest OF
I the Automobile Club OF America were held
for alleged speeding yesterday at Newcastle
Corners. The latter plac e is on the route
from New York TO Danbury. Conn, which
was selected as the second days trip Of the
four day contest. and the contest committee
Of the A. c.. A. had posted fagmen at each
end OF the town to warn competitors that the
authorities OF Newcastle Corners were very
particular about the rEte OF speed at which
automobiles travelled through their bailiwick.
The occupants of the first cars that reached
the inhospitable place noticed that coils OF
ropes were piled up at one side of the road
and that one end Of each rope was tied to a
telegraph pole. +. on enhauser. 1920 horse
power Maxwell. and F. Cimiotti. % horse
power Mora, we're halted by the rural police,
who stretched q rope across the road in front
OF them. There was another car directly be-
hind this pair. but the police force was not
large enough to look out for more than the
pair Of alleged v~iolators Of the speed regula-
ton. so that the other man drove on about
his business. though he had been driving
at the same pace as the other two drivers.
The two men stopped were taken to a
nearby residence. where Judge Rhoades held
court. He found Ohenhauser guilty and
fined him $40. which was paid under protest
and with notice that the case would be APP
pealed. Cimiotti was evidently q better con-
versationalist than 0fenhauser. for while he
too was found guilty and fined $40 he talked
the learned Ma Sistrate into RENTING the fine,
The contest OF the A. I. A. TOOK
no action AGAINST either driver. as the OfnClal
observers on both cars declared that neither
car had been travelling faster than ten miles
Though al Of the foTty-seyen cars hat
S only nH toTtS-s X S we're sent a sSSS Sesu,rcEn;
morning. as It had been learned from ap OBJ;
servers card that a nut had been replaced
horsepower stoddsrd-Dayton runsbout dur
ing It's trip to Patchogue, and return. While
had been broken. the fixing Of the steering
wheel was clearly a violation OF the condi-
9 sIGRfia rnq 4. GGGn o. s%eaa9sWoyEth re So c Sors waS alsi
P~ope-Toledo started out yesterday. morning
under protest. Joe Judge. the driver, had
throttle which had stuck and refused to move.
The rirst machine TO be eliminated through
Barretts IS Horsepower Columbia, on, which
a spring on one OF the inlet valves was broken
ylreesterday while on the way to Dan6gry,
for a time, but finally the seals were broken,
the bonnet raised and a new spring fitted.
after which the trip was resumed, j. e. |
McCa1erty's 80 horsepower Glide was laid
up with tire trouble at Peach Lake, siIty-four
miles from the clubhouse. The right rear
tire came of the wheel, and the Glide was
still at Peach Lake when some of the other
cars passed that point on their return journey,
\, Nj. Narney's 80 horsepower American
Mors and l.. h. Burne's 1880 horsepower
Rolls were also held up by tire trouble
The Maplewood Inn, about FIVE miles from
Danbury, had been selected as the place for
luncheon. Those who tried to get luncheon
there found that there was a somewhat linn
tied supply of sandwiches and coffee, and
there were many very hungry ones among
the drivers and passengers who stopped for
lunch at the Maplewood Inn. The wiser
ones, however, stopped and had their cards
punched by the checker at the inn and then went
back TO Danbury for lunch. obtaining a most
substantial meal at a hosiery recently opened, |
The dust was bad yesterday, pa PARTICULARLY on
those roads on which cars passed one another |
going in diff erent directions, as was necessary
TO make the distance. To-day the contes-
tants 60 to Woodmont through Larchmont. |
Chenille. Stamford and Bridgeport.
4. report comes from Texas that the Five
Million Club OF that State contemplates pro-
noting a l 900 mile endurance contest across
the State from III Paso to TeXarkana some
time next fall. The club is said TO have de-
cided TO appropriate 5000 to purchase prizes
for the contest. The purpose OF the contest |