New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
AUTO PRIZES AWARDED
DRIVERS GET THEIR DUE.
CarniUaI Committee Praised for
Heeding the Weather Nan.

Prizes to the owners Of the winning cars in the
various classes Of the hill climb and speed trials
held in connection with the automobile carnival In
Monday and Tuesday OF last week were awarded
at the Automobile Club Of America last evening.
The hill climb, which held on Fort George
hill was made up Of eight classes while the speed
trials at the mile and two miles held on Hillside
avenue, Jamaica, consisted Of sixteen classes. Ihe
classes were divided according to the selling prices
of the cars and as a silver cup was given 10 the
winner Of each class. the twenty-six cups laid on
a big table in the big reception hall Of the club
gave the room the appearance Of a tewelry store
Besides the winners, a large number Of the club
members with their friends were In attendance as
well as many Of the members of the various COM
nittees of the automobile carnival under the
suspices of which the contests were held An in
teresting vaudeville programme was given and
much enjoyed by the crowd
This carnival committee came in for much praise
for its action IN postponing the parade, which was
set for yesterday afternoon. until tomorrow when
It was learned from the weather bureau that the
weather conditions would be unfavorable yesterday
The bureau guessed right, for once. Ihe weather
also made it necessary for the committee In charge
Of the one-galon efficiency test, which was to have
been held on Friday, to put # off until Friday OF
this week. so the carnival VIII suetcu over 4oI
two days more.
The big Benz car driven by David Bruce BroWn
which won in the free-for-al classes in the hllI
climb and at the mile and two miles IN the speeU
trials making records for the latter Two
events carried of three prizes. The entr2hIs oL
the Knox cars, which made tho fastest Llie Ioi
American cars in the speed trials, won prizes Tor
heine first in the one-nile trials for machines sell
in from 5000 $1,000 and in the one and two mia
trials for cars selling for over $500 In Ihe one
mile trials for machines selling from S2lVc 70 SVv
a Knox car tied with a Chalmers-Detroit for hrst
place. 49,. III,
Cl,aIuers-DetroIt car was also first in the hill
climb for cars selling for S21oO TO 5000 Two cups
went to the owner of the SteaTns car Tor gettlns
first places IN the and two mile speed trls Ivi
machines selling for over 5000 OF four cylinders
A cup was given TO Aitken, who drove Nadonai
..r He won in the six-cylinder class at the mn
clurnb for cars selling for over 5000 AltKeh won
more distinction for this make of car by making
the fastest time for American cars up te NH IL
the free for all class
was in evidence in both contests called for three
cups one for winning in the class open 10 cars
selling from 81 $50 to $500 in the hill chIno' ana
for being first IN the one and two mile speed ulalS
for cars selling from 81 to s2oco The American
roadster driven by RedstaT, was first IN the one
and two mile speed trials for selling from
SOOl TO $4,000 Another American car that rnade
a credtabIe showing in the hill climb and speed
trials was the Palmer & Singer, car OF this MAKE
driven by LescaUt. winning In the NIL cAiHO loi
cars selling from $3.oo1 to $4,000.
In the first division OF the parade tomorrow.
which IS composed OF old makes and famous racing
cars there Will be at least fifty automobiles IN
the second or undecorated pleasure vehicle division
the entry list IS very large and conservative es-
t,rnate places the number Of cars at at least two
hundred.
In the third division. for decorated cars there
will be many surprises The big cash prizes S7VV
$3.50 and $3.50 have been the means OF creating
much interest in this division. and there probably
,-i1l be two hundred or three hundred automobiles
eo7,ncring for these handsome cash prizes
Several OF the dealers and individuals who are
--rar ring cars for this division spending thou
sands Of dollars in getting UP original and attrac-
rive dignIavs The rear section OF this division VIII
no given over 70 the comical and grotes4ue cars
Hero also arc liberal cash prizes. The crew Whlch
won the first prize last year IS confident of winning
again this time There VIII probably be thirty or
forty entries in this section.
The Anal division, for all kinds OF advertising
floats and commercial vehicles, Will without doubt
he the most interesting OF all No Distinguishing
marks are allowed cars in the regular pleasure
vehicle decorated division aside from the identhca-
ton numbers which placed on the cars for the
information Of the judges. In the final division
ANYTHING in the way of advertising VIII be permit
ted The prizes IN this division are $500, 5000
nd