Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17
HILL
CLIMB CONTEST
SUCCESS OF PASADENA EVENT
ASSURED
Salvation Army to Receive one-HaIf
OF the Entrance Money Posted
by the Contestants In
the Race

II. o. Harrison, chairman OF the
Pasadena-Altadena hill climbing COM
mittee, makes the following report rel
ative to the Washington birthday con-
test:
1.-THE course, which Is one and four
tenths miles long, is now in perfect
condition. Unlike the course OF last
year there are no turns and bridge
has been built over the railroad tracks
in order to do away with the hard
jolt by striking them at speed. The
telephone system for timing will be
installed in plenty of time for the con-
test.
"The Pasadena end of the course
will be policed by the Automobile
Dealers association, one member from
each firm will be drafted as a police
man on that day. Arrangements have
been made for fully 200 yards beyond
the finish tape in which to slow down
the cars.
I'VE desire to call the general pub
he's attention to the fact that we are
establishing two precedents in this hill
climbing contest. one of them is that
no cups will be solicited. OF course
there is a perpetual challenge trophy
| already up for the car making the
fastest time, regardless of class, up
the hill
This cup was donated by the Auto
mobile Dealers association and is now
held by the Western Motor Car COM
pany. Then there is the Leon II.
Shelter perpetual trophy for the $500
and under class, which is now held
by Mr.. Shelter. Aside from these
II ophies there have been several
who seem anxious to place a perpe,
trophy 10 be raced for year after ye Il,
and they will be accommodated. The
winner of each class is given a hand
some certificate which he may frame.
But one car of make may be
entered in any class. This does away
with one dealer placing three or four
machines into class for the chances
of one of them pulling through.
I'VE have also deemed it advisable
not to take the entries of any one not
members of the Automobile Dealers
association, as every automobile dealer
in the city is a member and the public
wishes to know what each car Will
do under the very best of handling and
conditions.
Ten dollars is charged as the en-
trance fee 10 each event. There will
be not less than fifty and probably
seventy-five entries. OF this money
so per cent is donated to the Salvation
army to be used in this city only anF
the other 80 per cent is to be kept I
the association to pay the eXpensesl
this meet.
Because OF the sickness of Don Ile
who was a member of the hill climN'
committee, Leon T. Shelter has CT
sented to take his place on the co'
mittee.
That there will be considerable
rivalry in the $500 and under class
for touring cars is quite evident. The
two hated rivals, the Buick and the
REQ, are to lock horns in this contest.
II will be remembered that last year
the Buick beat the REQ out with two
passengers and the REQ turned around
and trimmed the Buick with four
passengers in the car; the cars break
ing even.
This year Mr.. Shelter offers to
wager Si00 that his car makes better
time than the Buick in either the two
passenger or four-passenger class, and
agrees to turn over his winnings to theI
Salvation army, to be added to the I
1und that the association has started.