The sun., 1908-06-28
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
ONE ACCIDENT IN THE CANA
DENSIS HILL CLIMB.

DENSIS HILL CLINE.
Halstead Swan Tumbled Out Of His Car
but Is Unin nJured-Kilpatrick Gets
Levy's Racer In Shape and Makes Fast
est Time in Speed Trial and Climb.
STRoUpsBuRa Pa. June 28.-There was a
double bill to-day In the first annual carnival
OF the Monroe County Automobile Association.
consisting OF one mile record trials at Pooono
Summit in the morning and hill climb for
amateurs on the Canadensis Hill in the after
noon
There were no accidents during the time
trials, and only one mishap occurred while
the hill climbing events were being run.
Halstead Swan OF Brooklyn being tumbled
out Of his Stearns on a curve Of the road.
The course used for the hill climb Ii twist
ing stretch Of road about / 800 feet In length
shaped something like a huge question mark
standing on its head. the start being just
below a sort of 9 turn. The drivers had about
300 Yards In which to get up speed before
reaching the starting tapa. and Swan was
travelling very fast as he began his climb.
The road turns to the left about fifty yards
from the start and Swan steered his car away
over to the right with the apparent intention
Of making sweeping curve around the bend
In the road. His machine ran too far to the
right. however. and when he tried to steer It
around to the left 30 as TO round the turn the
right wheel collapsed and the car turned over
toward the right Swan tumbled out Of his
seat as the car toppled over and escaped
injury altogether.
Spectators swarmed to the spot, many OF
them crying the driver had been killed, and
there was great rejoicing when young Swan,
who had been alone In the car, scrambled to
his feet and said he was unhurt.
The Pennsylvania State constabulary men
have been guarding the courses for the
events here and the way the crowds obey
these quiet. gray garbed men has been
welcome revelation TO the New Workers who
have been here. In fact one New Yorker
remarked to-day that the eight members
OF the constabulary force on duty for the
mile speed trials this morning had kept
the course clearer than the hundred or so
young militismen who di d duty in front Of
the grand stand at the Briarclir trophy
race in Westchestsr county last April. All
the unmounted constables had to do to clear
the road at any time was to raise their hands
and way< the spectators back. and they
went.
IL. j. Fitzpatrick made good his promise
to have Harry Levys big l20 horsepower
Hotchkiss racer In running order to-day
for he made the fastest time with IL in both
the time trials and the hill climb. He made
the one mile time trial in a. 3-5 seconds.
second best time, which " as made by Leonard
zengle with a Pennsylvania,
The event for gasolene stock cars Of l};I
70 - horsepower was the trst event In
with Rambler. in / minute 10 s-5 seconds:
W. D. Church was second, with a Buick. in
won the sasoene
Jan James e Z young. 2Sss VAS IS sseona il minute
the event for gasolene stock cars of PAL to
40 horsepower. In / minute 10 2-5 seconds;
W. p, Evans y. Stevens Stevens Duryea' was second, In
The free for AZ event went to H; !: XII.
Mss asTTy IN
was second. In SO 10 seconds; Harry Jones. In
Ess th, n minute
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" T. J. Kifson. stevens-D -Duryea, won in the
GLASS from 81, ,0oi 10 81 1000 In 50 rs seconds,
aIS A6eTs Sc Scot being sec
triais In the Briarclif Thomas in 80 and 80
es event Tor members Of the Monroe County
Automobile Association. his ttle runabout
Maxwell was second Ia y 2-5 seconds.
II. j. Fitzpatrick made three trials with the
Pennsylvania In 20 and ~ s-6 seconds, scoring
the fastest time OF all with the exception OF
the big yellow painted Hotchkiss raoer, which
stIll has the big plumber 9 that was its
osiai PI%6eir IN the 1905 Vanderbilt cup
both the Hotchkiss and the Pennsylvania
raised great couds Of dust IN they raced over
the dry. macadam road. The spectators
chesred The E9tchkiss , q, every time Il went pp
by the exaggerated manner In which he
acknow ged the plaudits OF the crowd
President Wright and Robert Johnston OF
parties Of friends over here to-day In their cars
to watch the events.
BOSTON, June 2s.-The nine oars that are
still In the tour Of the Automobile Club OF
Americe arrived IN Boston early this after
n. II. When thee tour started there were
twenty-five oars In, but thirteen have dropped
opt. The start on t9-dsy's run was made
about about s;so & 4 M On the the Rouleysgd at Revere /