The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-09
AMONG TIE AUYOEOBILTYS
EIGHTY-FOUR ENTRIES IN FORT
GEORGE EVENTS.
Record Breaking List Of Cars Nominated
for Carnival Week Hill climbing Con.
tests This AnenOOn-In Case Of Rain
Programme VIII he nun on TO.mOrroW.

by the member OF the New York A'N~moblle
Trade Association to celebrate the tenth
anniversary Of the practical modern motor
vehicle, II proving to be a great success and
even as the Illuminated parade held on Tues
day evening was the greatest AFFAIR OF the
kind ever seen In this country 30 will the
Fort George hill climbing contest this after
noon he the greatest event OF the sort ever
conducted In the United States. Hin climbing
contests have been held that were more
strenuous than to-day's afair will be, so
far as the grade to be surmounted by the
competing cars Ia concerned, but never before
10 America has so large a number Of entries
been made for such an event.
Col, Kirby c. Pardee, chairman Of the
hill climbing committee for the carnival,
announced yesterday that he had received
the unprecedented number Of tiEhty-four
entries for the eleven events that make up
the afternoons programme. The competing
cars are divided into eleven classes according
10 the catalogue selling price set by the manu-
f%soturer, and the contest Is restricted to
stock cars, except In svenb No. ., which IL a
free for all. On account OF the narrowness Of
the road at the beginning Of the grade. the
hill climbing committee decided to do AVA
with a flying start, which was used for the
Fort George events last year, and allow the
competing cars to have a rolling start up the
grade. being sent away from a dead stand
still at a point to be fixed by the committee.
Trophies have been offered for the winner
Of each class and there will be a special prize
awarded to the owner OF the car making the
fastest time Of the afternoon. irrespective
Of price or power, provided only that II is
entered In the regular classes. Before ap-
pearing Al the starting line contestants are
required to present their cars 10 the technical
committee for examination 10 determine
whether or not the conditions Of the contest
have been complied with. No car In the
stock classes shall be considered com pletely
equipped unless II appears "A catalogued,
except for mufier, top and glass front. Com
petinR cars must carry stock touring or run
about body complete. Including regular ton
nesu or rear seats, Tenders, steps. running
boards, lamps. horns. mats, &C, Contestants
will. he allowed to change the sprockets on
their cars II they are chain driven machines,
or to change the gear ra:io Of shaft driven
ones.
The entries for the differ ent events are as
follows
Event A,-Open TO g]asolene cars selling for
$50 or less Two MsXWeils,
Event B.-Open to g~ssolene cars selling
from $751; to and including $3.50 One
Mitchell, one Jackson. one Reo and one over
land.
Event C.-Open to g%asolene cars selling from
SI,2Sl to and including i2,OOO-One Mitchell,
one Aerocar. one Corbin. one MARVEL, one
Pullman, one Jackson and one Oldsmobile,
Event D,-Open to all g%asolene cars selling
from t2.OOi TO and including G,OOO-Two
Stoddard. Daytons, one Pennsylvania, two
.t.-L.-. F.nr n,Aa-H n rNfnEGa ana NaYtNUaI |
one AerocaT. two Pullmans, one Glide, three
Oldsmobiles, one Crawford. two Knoxes and
one Frayer-Niler.
Event E.-Open to steam. g~asolene or
electric cars selling from s?.OOI to 5000
Two Corbins, one White, one Pullman and two
KnoXes,
Event Open to g~asolene cars selling
from 1901 to and including NOOO-One
stoddard- Dayton. one Pennsylvania, one
Allen Kingston, one Cleveland, one Stevens
Dur wee, one Mora and one Acme.
Event G.-Open 10 four cylinder gssOlene
cars selling for over N,O0O-Nine SteaTns,
Simplex, one Renault and one Apperson.
Event Il Open to SIX cSllnder sasqlene
one Stearns. one Steyens-Du Tyea and one
Acme.
types and motor powers-Oue Stoddard-
Dayton, one Renault, three Whites, one
Pennsyivsnis, one Fiat, one Pope-liartford,
Knox, one Stevens-Duryea, ono Matheson
one Apperson.
Event J.-Upen TO steam cars only-lhree
Whites.
Two BabCocks. !
-ary for the'oricials TO keep the contestants
staTtinH I'D the grade as rapidly as possible,
and Uftclal Starter Fred j. Wagner is eG-
Dected to start the first car on lts climb
- a. q n AN.laaI WLtn "a
noon. The top OF the grade, where the COM
peting cars finish, can be reached by auto
mobile by driving out Broadway to the Ameri-
can League baseball grounds and then turn
the top Of the Fort George hill. The hill
can be reached by the Broadway subway to
Dyckman street station, the start OF the
climb being, a. the subway station. 4 K,
The events will be postponed until tomorrow,
ANY hope that New Jersey Automobiles
might have had that a majority Of their State
we're now disposed to display a more Just and
reasonable attitude tQward users OF motor
has been dlsDeiled; on Tuesday
both the Senate and Assembly AZ Trenton
look a hand at voting down meritOrious bills
that aimed to render automobiling less irk-
some and dangerous than II Ia under the eG-
sting Law framed by senator trellnghuysen.
The bill introduced by tssemblyman Colgate.
which motorists Of tile State had hoped TO see
passed. as il would tend TO discourage the
establishment Of speed traps by rural con-
tables with cheap stop watches, was de-
'eated in the Mouse, nj yhfteen Assemblymen
Voting in favor Of H.. ,
The bill provided that the speed limit in the
open country should be increased from twenty
% thirty miles an hour, an1COl Colgate. author
VI tha bill, said that every one knew thirty
miles an hour was not a dangerous rate NJ
,peed in unsettled districts where there vas
70 ; : chance of sG oH{hcd S So be &C. dsSl1T rom th tSg
legislators. But his hill was voted down. .
rhe Senators, by a vote OF 80 TO IS, refused TO
pass the bill introduced by .Senator Lesvitt to
essen the present restrictions on the use Of
ire chains on cars travelling on improved
highways when they are coated With ice or
IRE In a wet condition, AZ present tire chains .
ire allowed on improved roads only when
here Is one inch or more OF snow or Ice.
W. H. Hotchkiss. president OF the American
automobile Association, presided at tho
monthly meeting Yesterday Of the 4. A. T. i
members present were J D. thompson and
I G. Batcheldsr, New forh:G Z F4rrlngton. ,
East Orange. y. J.; Paul c. Wolf, Pittsburs; :
me following directors Of the association :
Ilso were present: 0. A.. Quayle, president I
tew. York State Automobile Association; /
T. White. Cleveland Automobile 2
Secretary Elliott made the following an !
OF the commltteee work. :
President Hotchkiss announced that he :
lad positively been Informed that the Judi d
iary Committee OF the House Of Representa-
ives had not yet reached y decision. on the
federal registration bill, despite the news
to the contrary printed under a
eCent Washington date, which information
IA been further confirmed by a letter from a
Hartman Jenkins under date Of April :, Il
that the Federal automobile bill, i
n which a hearing was given by the com. Q
nittee on March u, has not as yet been reaohAd 7
~ the committee, h
Chairman Thompson Of the racing board