New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
trTOS OFF ON TOUR
orrFNTEEN GET AWAY IN
SEVERE TEST.
c.r. Make First Days Run to Cats
lii after Early Morning Start
from Weekd5cken.

..-.-,saring over the PaIsade hill in Weehaw-
z.-e the official time taken. with each
-sire- I'D a cloud Of dust. seventeen eutorno-
.,,-1ed Yesterday IN the three-day sealed bon
.,-+est through the CatskTls and Berkshires.
-. rn6e- the auspices Of the New York Automo-
-. Trade Association
:. ,,,se who have watched similar contests it
.,-,s7rha+ surprising that such speed should
-.se At the start, when It IS taken into consd-
- that The mechanical condition OF the cars
- s,r,ra ir the awards, as we'll their arrival
~. various controls on schedule time; also that
=. e hard going TO he encountered. with many
=, hills 10 climb A more picturesque spot for
:. Start could not he found, and perfect weather
= ,-st+v women among the tourists added their
sftracions. -~-,,,,-
VERY Of the contestants started from Columbus
,,-cls At SIS o'clock ard paraded down Broadway
. .05 street. where they took the ferry TO wee
sv-ssn and met the rest Of the competitors AS a
80 so,,ad Of police escorted them out Of the
-. tbis pa-t Of The trip mad 10 be taken AT a
- With ". c. Poertner. in his National car.
"a. his wife while Mrs. C H Larson accompanied
-. hpshsnd in an Oldsmoble car. with Mrs 4. J.
--..--,ssen With L c. Van Bever. in an Inter
..+s osr were his wife and Mrs Allen. Mrs R T
S-.r-n7 rode with her husband IN a Stoddsrd-
paytun
The cars were started At one-minute intervals
- .he first one 70 get away was Frank Eveland
,e str-cvltnder Stevens-Duryea, carrying six pas
se-ee-s al eos o'clock This machine was the
ss-,ske-. and the rules require the other drivers
:. s,Tovr !, eXcept in case of accident, when the
-. cs- must do its work. Two Mitchell cars Of
me four that we're entered were next 70 be sent
sva, and then H. Z Sheridan, of Ghdden tour
.s-,e IN a White steamer There was no delay IN
g.,,fng the other machines under way exactly on
tine
The cars we're divided into five classes, according
20 the selling prices, as follows:
Class Cars selling for from sl25I to 5000
Mitchell ----------.- O.. O. R De LsTnaesf 4so
Nirohei ..-....-........ $50. y. NJ Hasbrouok
sstsn5a-5 --......-....--..... Charles Short
CLASS n-ca-s selling for rom s2-oo1 to $4,000
Nado1sl I-fae-,,
stodda-d-Day1on .-----------R- 7 @ @Negton
FTznkla CHARLES Fox
CLASS E-Csrs selling so- from s8.o0l TO $4,000
White ...--..----.-----------.--H K Sheridan
65Er7o5Ie -. ..-.-Fred 9 FoIbeth
Class F-cars selling tor s4.oo1 and
s-evenS-TsIrysa .....---- Frank Evsland
Class G-Taxicabs carrying TWO passengers
Tsoues ...--.--.--. Richard Fenker
With few exceptions all the cars in the contest
were touring machines. A Thomas the only
entrant in the taxicab division. The route mapped
out Is scenically beautiful. The run yesterday
was 10 the Catskius the machines following the
west shore Of the Hudson 10 Nyack. After Nyack
suesrn end Tuxedo were passed, after which Ar
6ea was reached. The cars thereafter passed
through Central Valley. famous as the exile re-
treat Of Estrada Palma, who afterward became
President Of the Cuban Republic From Central
Valley the run was made to NeUburg. Esopus.
.s.,o os 2 was visited then
ginrstoa ssugertfes and thence 10 Catskfll, where
The tourists spent the night
Today's journey will be from Cstskil through
Cairo and thence 10 Rensseiaervile, from which
popint the tourists wiu be piloted over the new
Rensselaervlle road 10 Albany, where an effort
will be made 20 have the Governor review the
as they pass through the city. Leaving Albany
The tourists will head for Pittsheld by way Of
Nassau and Lebanon. The Wendau House at
Pittsfed will be the night stop.
After leaving the Berkshires the cars will return
through Sharon. Washington Hollow, Poughkeepsie
and FeekSkll
The parts Of the cars 10 he sealed by the com
nlttee each morning include the bonnets. battery
boxes, coil boxes. pilot light. flow motors Their
noststs and engine cases. Penalfzations Of one
point for each minute Of delay and Of two points
for each minute ahead Of the schedule will be i'm
posed for failure 10 pass checking stations on
schedule time = penalty Of point for each
man making Or helping 70 make each adjustment.
repair or replacement Will be imposed for each
minute OF fraction thereof spent in making such
repairs For each broken seal the contesting car
VIII be penaized FIVE points. except in cases where
oil tanks are in such position that the filing Of
them requires the breaking Of seals al the noon
Gay controls. where the breaking must be done
by the officials only At the conclusion Of the tour
the cars viii be examined by the committee and
penalties viii be imposed for al essential defects.
such IS broken springs, bent axles, broken gears
AID 50 forth-
suitable certificate issued by the New York
Automobile Trade Association will be awarded to
eacA entrant whose car finishes the tour under the
prescribed conditions In the event Of single car
finishing the tour with less penalizatons than any
otaer car ta its class the entrant will receive a
special trophy. IN addition. drivers who complete
Ire tour with perfec. scores will receive souvenir
medals. Observers ara carried on each car.