The sun., 1908-06-28
AMONG tHE AUToMoBILlsrs
STR0UDSSURG CARNIVAL MAY
DE REPEATED LATER.

:. ---woridng ON Palace show Decorations.
Even thdagh tho affair represented their
fret attempt at contest promoting, the mem
bers and officials of the Monroe County Auto
mobile Association at StroudsburR. Pa. have
eyery reason to be proud of the suocess OF
their irst annual reliability, hill climbing and
speed carnival which wound UP yesterday
with q number OF gymkhana games on the
grounds Of the Monroe County Agricultural
Society's Fair Grounds at Sroudsburg.
There were some hill climbing events yes
terday at Norrlstown, Pa, which attracted
some Philadelphia entries that might other
wise have been made for the Monroe county
events owing to the shorter distance from the
Quaker City.
Stroudaburg has many advantages for such
affairs as that Of last week. as there are many
good automobile roads in its immediate Vi
oinity. while there are more than sufficient
hotel accommodations at Delaware Water
Gap and other nearby places to care Tor all
the spectators and contestants that would be
attracted by series Of hill climbs, straight
away time trials and Gymkhana games.
New York motorist who returned from
Stroudsburg yesterday declared the only
thing needed to make conditions In Monroe
county ideal for automobile contests would be
to sprinkle the roads with oil 80 as to do away
with the dust nuisance. There had been very
little rain around Stroudsburg before the car
nival. with the result that tho competing cars
kicked up terrible clouds of dust during the
two hill climbing contests and the straight
Sons sSsy oas i w s S
small expense, as 1t would only be necessary
to sprinkle the short stretches OF highways
TO the visitors from New York and Phila-
dsiphs the most impressive IeatHTs tS c2owds %I va
e Re ssnd by the
Of the Pennsylvania State Constabulary.
There was not an especially large number
kept the roads that were used for the events
clear at all times without the slightest trouble
asts at Stroudspurg on Thursday night after
the Delaware Water Gap hill climbing oontsss sst
secured, cur yA as H ne State constables could pro
vide the very best possible protection 1or
Sfs IN the e'rSs roads &a Without any dcuy
members Of the Monroe county orsanisaaui0,h
have already started talking about conduct
ing a similar affair some time later IN the
summer or In the early fall.
n. o. Smith, chairman of the show com
mittee OF the American Motor Car Manutac-
turers Association. declares that number
9esiTns ' FOR cp' the deeorstons ION nc" Of the inde,
pendent" show which ls TO be he Id IN the Hrand
Central Palace December q to Jap%SiTIy nmiI3,ns e.
will be more beautifully decorated than ever
before and says hs. committee intends to have
ever held before.
Edwin Melvin. chairman OF the entertain
ment committee and A. r. Pardington. chair,
man Of the contest committee, have issued
formal invitations to the owners drivers and
te fars trss on So hsde
ysmaies. on June and Will % be PSrs present. a. sns
sward tie Rs trOpSle. III won se Jamaios and
oshsr ss @ fof he ssso4s anu
Anerssn fss &ssor caT
isD aondsy' ss Hos
snd d j. s1psetsd ] to lsavs ca t the Hospital during
the frst week in July.
scott. both q whom are Yale students have
sSG SsSG.dss snS morning sy eFc9cR When
drove away from the residence Of Mrs
street, They are making the Journey n a %
fs.sss Z ias ri ssst SsSsS
asss hs ssaa ssSf S TAI Se
and easoleps tanks The extra sasolene tanks
have q capacity Of seventy gallons OF fuei
S s shs s.ons iars o. ~ fsRas hay
70 be used when the car gets into deep sand and
g, ssr into ops mud With hsss coils II wire
.ad i ssSh ssSlns ..ssls G ste shs% sSsy sspsss
Crocker expects to reach San Francisco IN
SSst S.s CAN dtSs' az abS dreS
ton has been mounted on the dashboard
Frank B. Hover has decided . question Of
considerable interest and importance regard
ing the Privileges OF the Glidden tour IN IN favor
% M so1 an e sf
before the cars were checked out for the start
fused, and thsn the privilege Was asked Of
having the tanks outside the control. at the
e and ns pss
Fac and ss al oe hese
%Re RS5sss used d'es Certain al S erss %osd
Of mafer. who did not provide these tanks OF
Furthsr@ors. If all the tire. msnutaotuEerrs
should have pressure tanks At IN the Sysrnisht,
seR to the sea oentesa A eanotuSs
90 near the starting point that y might make
the pressure tanks availa1ie would ntm nave "a an
Hover's aim in framing the rules for the 1905
as far as possible. The ruling noted was
made for this reason, and 1t Ia recommended
by Chairman Hover that all contestants pro-
vfde their cars with pressure tanks. 50 that
they may have equal chances regarding tire
troubles.
From Atlantic Highlands to Point Pleasant
along the Jersey coast the summer and perma-
pent reside9ts are making pIeParetiona to
Journey TO Long Branch on July 70 wit
asss the race meet ON the old Ekwood Park
track. More than . thousand wagonloeds Of
earth have been hauled to the track and
placed on the two turns, 90 that the curves
are now 90 well banked that the famous course
IL probably one Of the safest circular mlla
tracks tn the country for automobile speed
contests, The old fence on the inside OF the
track will not be repaired, much TO the disgust
OF the carpepterg Who have been working on
the grand stand. as Seoretary. Moose does
not want II touched, It is 90 frai! and ancient
that II any OF the drivers ahould be uplucky
enough to go through IL there Is scarcely any
chance that he would be injured. Judging
from the reports Of coaching and automqbile
parties that are being made up 70 attend the
races the affair will be quite a social occasion.
The number of we'll known young men that
have declared their intention Of entering the
event for amateur drivers has aroused great
interest among the summer residents.
The old Nstional PiSs. Or at least q possio9
rnembers Of the Maryland State Highway
Ccmmissicp a9d 2 number OF aptomo6ilists