Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

ified with the cars of $250O and under,
| giving it an immense advantage
Starter Reuss feels the same as Mr..
! Cowan does in the matter of entering
| his cars while acting as official, so the
Pope Hartford. which has been SO
dena hill climbs, will not be seen in any
of the fifteen events.
Arranging Road Details
The Altadena people are takirg
| charge of the repair of the road, which
is in better condition even now than it
was on the day of the contest last year.
Lee Guyer will have charge of placing
the bridge across the railway tracks
| as he did last year. The manner in
which he threw the bridge across the
| double line of tracks was very gener-
ally complimented by those who under
stood the difficulty of arranging in ad-
vance for a complete bridge which
would have to be placed and taken out
in five or ten minutes
| Permission has been granted by the
police commission of Pasadena for Chief
| of Police Favour to handle the policing
of the entire course, most of which lies
outside Of the city limits of Pasadena.
| At least twenty-five men will patrol
the course and danger points will be
roped off and extra men will be sta
| toned there.
The Pasadena board of trade is TAX
ing an active interest in the contest
and doing what it can to assist the
dealers association in making the meet
a success from every point of view.
Rules and Regulations
L The object of this hill climb is TO
assist the buying public in selecting the
car best suited for their work. and as a
| consequence the committee is very de-
tsirous of having all carS absolutely
| stock and not have a dealer win an
event with a car especially imported
! for this event and with a great many
minor mechanical changes, but which
the buyer does not get in the same
make car should he purchase one for
| his own use. The committee will insist
! that all cars entered conform to all
! the rules, and the newspapers will be
given a statement why a car is not al
lowd to start in case it is found not
'stock
2. But one car of any model will be
allowed to start in any event.
5. All entrants must be absolutely
stock.
a. By stock the committee menas
| that the car mechanically must be
| identically like 85 per cent of the cars
of the same model sold and delivered
in Los Angeles and vicinity. This rule
applies particularly to the following:
| Valve spring, tension, compression
plates or special pistons to increase
compression, changing fiywheels, spe-
eial carburetors, changes in timing of
valves, as well as changing opening of
valve. In other words, the car must be
exactly as the cars that are delivered
| to customers.
5. Seventy-two per cent Of any test
gasoline will be furnished by committee
at start and the use of pitric acid,
ether or chemicals will not pe
allowed; in fact starters must use pure
gasoline.
! 6. All gas cars must carry mufflers
and if the car does not come regularly
equipped with muffler cut out one can
not be used. Under no conditions will
| a car be allowed TO start except in free
| for-all. unless exhaust manifold is prop
erly connected to cylinders and also
| connected to a complete muffler..
| Steamers must have their exhaust and
cOndensors properly connected.
Must Report at II O'Clock
| T. All entrants must report to starter
at starting point and line up for in
| spection at II a. m. February %, or
entrance fee will be forfeited and en-
trant not allowed to start. Protest can
be made against any Irregularities be-
| tween IL: 80 and 1890, when a commit
| tee will Immediately investigate. All
protests must be written and signed by
a. member of the A. d. A. S. c., and
then only provided said dealer has
| car entered in the climb. Drivers, un-
less members of the association, cannot
| enter a protest against another car
| Cars will be assigned their places at II
a. m. on reporting to clerk at start, and
must stay in places assigned to them
until called on to start.
8. All starts will be standing, and if
/ 1rsz Tcse5
is his loss. When the gun is fired your
| race is on, so drivers will take heed
and not take any chances, as under no
conditions will anyone be allowed a
| second start
9. Every starter must have, besides
the driver. someone to ride with him