Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-05
have MOTOR HUNT
Novel Auto Contest Devised in
East Likely to Become
Popular.
START FROM NEW YORK END
Hundred Covers to be Laid, Prizes
Going to Machine Finding the
Largest Number.

A. Il. Pardington. chairman Of the
automobile division Of the greensboro
bridge celebration in New York. has
planned a novel motoring diversion for
that occasion. which promises to be-
come popular In every part of the
United States 1t is called motor
hunt" and il will take the hunter over
much ground to unexpected places or.
in short, to all points where the scent
may lead or the game" may be In
hiding
The ''Tame" In connection with the
Greensboro bridge celebration event is
In the form of cards, showing that the
hunter has visited an official control or
cover. The person who at nighttime
hands In 70 the committee the greatest
number of these cards will be declared
the winner of the hunt and will re-
ceive silver trophy valued at $50
and either cash or plate amounting to
500, the latter going to the driver of
the car. AS an additional check on
the movements of the hunter. at each
control or cover his card of. Identified
with the number corresponding to that
of the station visited
Certain limits to the hunting ground
have been agreed on, all of which are
over coed mlcadam roads suited to the
motorcar. The western boundary of
the northern section of the hunting
ground will be Hillside avenue, Jamai-
ca. reached by crossing from New
York over the greensboro bridge to
Thompson avenue and Hoffman boule-
ward. Rockaway road. which enter,
Jamaica near the corner of Hillside
avenue. and Hoffman boulevard will
be the western boundary of the south
ern section The eastern boundary
Will be highway known as the Oys-
ter Bay Jericho HicksvilIe Central
Park Massapequa road, which runs
almost north and south between Oys-
ter Bay on the north and Massapeuua
on the south. Hicksville being about
midway. This hunting area contains
approximately 800 square miles. In
this territory are several towns and
villages
In hotels. garages. road houses, real
estate offices and other suitable points
the controls or covers will be located.
and there will be 100 of them. No par
ticular order or system will be follow
ed In establishing these points. This
is purposely done SO that clews as to
the different locations will not be easy
to obtain in advance A weatherproof
card. yellow in color with black print
Ing. will indicate the control or cover.
banner or flag of good size. of yellow
bunting with black center. either in
the form of star. square or other dis
tinguishing emblem. will also mark The
control or cover and will be posted in
a conspicuous place. The contest will
begin from the Manhattan end Of the
Greensboro bridge promptly at 8
o'clock on the morning of June Is and
will end at the same hour in the even
ing of that day
Another Contest, Too.
In connection with the hunt for
which entrants In that event are eli
gible will be another contest in which
the principal figure will be car suit
ably labeled rowing at will In the
hunting area in the manner of game
bewildered by the close pursuit of
hounds. This car will keep on the
road continuously, travelling at modpr
ate speed. and the representative o.
the committee riding therein will sur
render TO each contestant met card
of distinctive design and color. The
driver securing the greatest number
| of these cards during the twelve hours
| will receive trophy valued at not less
than 500.
Entry fee will be charged only for
the hunt" and. irrespective of size.
class. horsepower or capacity. the price
for each car will be So Entries will
be accepted up to 10 o'clock of the
morning of the event at the office of
the automobile division of the Queens
boro bridge celebration.
In order to guard against speeding
| it Is positively announced that 1t will
be impossible for all of the controls OIL
| during the twelve hours. The winning
| of this event will take care and pa
thence and not speeding. as controls
or covers may be half a mile. q few
| yards or as many as five miles apart
There will be no blind controls estab
lished. Contestants who during tn;
event have been convicted of exceedins
the speed limit will be absolutely dis
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