New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-04-25
AT MT. KISCO CONTROL
Strang a Farorite 7cith the Mattress
and the Visitors.

At Mount Kisco the largest place along the route
of the automobile for the Briarcliff trophy,
there was scene of activity yesterday that began
long before sunrise. The first trains pulling into
the station found the inhabitants of the down
70 greet them. the several saloons in the town do
ing rushing business. Not since the day that a
real circus showed in the town has Mount Kisco
had such an occasion, and everything and every
body were in holiday attire All of the storekeep-
ers with one exception had agreed to make the day
a half holiday. and with their families in Sunday
best were sitting on their front door steps looking
over the arrivals.
The residents of Mount Kisco good natured
but they would not allow the automobiles to run
through the town at breakneck speed. and control
station had been erected at each end of the town.
The distance between them nearly three miles,
and the village consta BILE delivered his ultmatum
that the cars must take ten minutes in making the
distance. As reached the first control station
the time was taken and the car allowed TO proceed
through the town with man on motorcycle
carving the time to the other control station.
After ten minutes elapsed from the time Of the
leaving the first control it was allowed to leave
the second.
The first car 10 arrive the Bianshi, which
came in shortly after 80 o'clock and was greeted
with cheers Strang. IN the Isotta vas a ia
vortte with the Mount kiscoans from the start on
account Of his youthful appearance. and as he
rsnidIv forged ahead of the others Mount Kisco
low was unconfned After leaving the control the
route led up steep hill with several bad curves,
where the largest crowds assembled. looking for
trouble which never came One OF the curves. called
the Mount Kisco curve. the worst IN the neighbor-
hood was the scene of several lively skrmishes a.
one "a would 1ry TO pass another. Most of the
drivers would slow down, but Strang usually took
II at full speed. That several accidents did not
happen at this point both to the drivers and TO the
SPECTATORS was considered miraculous. as the latter
crowded the course running back to the safety Of
+ha were fairly
on them.
Hundreds of Italians employed the water
works lined the along this point and when
every one Of the Italian cars appeared it was the
signal for much enthusiasm on their part They
leaned into the air slapped each other on the back
and whenever any one who looked like an official ap-
peared he Immediately surrounded by crowd
Of them anxious to knew where their favoTtte car
stood in the list
II represent the law in this town" cried out an
old man. sporting a badge as large as the top OF
tomato can and If any of those internal 'chofers
oct to shedding here I'm going to put them in the
lookup" Whist, went one of the cars. missing
him by a foot and disappearing in a cloud Of dust
The representative of the law looked bewdered for
moment and disappeared in the crowd, and was
not again
And then the Broadway crowd that hang around
AID street were up in Mount kisco with beHs on
,r,hey brought all their paraphernalia with them,
ezervthng from the wheel to the shells. and they
reaped a harvest The "capper with his loud
Iaugb as he leaves the with the role of yell
IoUbacks which he has just won. and goes out
side and gives it back, was there In all his glory
..Sten right up. boys. and pick the little pea you
can't miss it or well. we'll well, there goes the
double O. and l have got to double up again. was
the crv Of the day around one of the Mount hisco
hotels. and Broadway will see a good lot of money
that came from last years hayng season in Mount
kisCu.
several times during the day it thought
that accidents might happen owing to men with
automobiles racing along the course one man, with
car about the size of motorcycle, being the
most persistent After of the racers had
missed him by about two feet ne stopped and con-
tented himself with watching events from neigh
boring ston- wall Mount kisco had its day, and
a,er,. one was satisfied when night It's
beer a hne day." said the night force of the Po-
lice Department as he came TO work. but give
4 horse