The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-01
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
RECORDS BROKEN IN GIANTS
DESPAIR HILL CLINE.
seventy-fve Thousand Spectators watch
REM, Fiat. knox n Chadwick
Better Time Made = e Ago-No
Serious Aocideuts-Other Contests.

w~TLxEsHARRE. May 3i.--The old record
for the climb up Giants Despair Mountain
was bettered Ave times to-day during the
fourth annual hill climbing contest Of the
Wiikesbarre Automobile Club. Tit con-
test attracted one Of the most notable lists
Of cars that ever competed In a hill climb
ing went IN this country. It was estimated
that about 5000 spectators were cro~ded
at all the available vantage points along the
grade Of 5. 100 feet up which the cars climbed.
The grades vary from 10 to 2: degrees.
There were no serious accidents. though
this state OF Affairs was due more to the
skill OF the drivers than to the caution or
good sense OF the spectators. There were
q number OF members of the Pennsylvania
state constabulary force posted along the
grade who worked very hard and en cctively.
but they. were too few to be BILE to hold
the crowd In check. There was only one
Of the e~nscient gray shirted men at the
finish line on top Of the grade aud he and
DIR. j. r. Oyerpeck. al assistant starter. VINO
the mountain, had . hard time keeping cars
and spectators OF the course, but they. 40
complished their task successfully. Mrs.
Ounce did not appear TO dive up the noun
louis Chevrolet gave a bad scare 70 the
iaH He had gone up the. mountain once
without mishap in a two cylinder Buick and
a few minutes later came. along In . 30 horse
.sfeiy, even though he appeared to be travel
road, He left front wheel seemed to strike
turned turtle, Chevrolet jumped as the
David Brlce-Brown was the hero Of the
a sma,e .Hr diver ipfs %I piioted the Biz 10 horse
power Benz racer up the mountain IN !
onds, The former record was made q year
ago by, Willie Hoput. now q memoe OF the
Herreshon contest team. but then the pilot
free for all event to the Benz and its driver.
and also shut them out OF the invitation
extra event. LA,
year re wss driven by by Il, B. Lsrxsier. sales
manager OF the Chadwick Arm. whe twice
proved himself { a ne s.P psss f1 pilS III. he BE t THn
being 1 minute "a seconds. Ralph De Palma
won third place with the 90 HORSEPOWER
Fiat Cyclone In minute 20 3,S seconds. HIS
IN a hill climbing event on q rough road.
Albert Denison. SO horsepower Knox won
fourth. place In 1 minute IS seconds. Al
four times were better than last year,
or the other contestants In the free for all
Snd.' Bert Mpn M niis D' g h q %eeS,s g Sod. ssd:
dard. Paytop Tas siEsh IN I a. minute hp,. Is =: .
s \ r Tsf f feet dre " a %i q hor...Po sser
Babeock electric up the grade In 3 minutes
Mr. I@rzaler in the Chadwick. made the
climb faster than the old record when he
won ihe inyitatiSSn event n I MINUS eh d t.s
In / minute 20 is seconds, Albert Denison.
KNOB. was third. one second behind Depalma.
Charles 9, Merz, National, wSs fourth. in
s b Is !seesd. c sna ohs Mfs q Bssie ~ M.t %,aoIe
Was sixth, In 1 minute 80 seconds.
der Indian. motorcycle. was the ,nrst CON
testant TO 30 sent up the grade by Starter
Wssacr His tune T,s minute = seconds sSe a..
only other competitor IN the class for single
cylinder machines, Ills time was . min.
re d 81 sss9 sSi;nd. %r nsye sIse wen sIim ies sys 'Ss
rradc on a 77'horse.power indian In ! minute
Il IS seconds. Charles Anderson. 4borse-
pewcr Indian, W. 4. sncGqd; IN min ~ 81 rs
was third in ! minuie ~ - seconds, and
Edward Swain. Q horsepower PeidinS
Standard, vas fourth In , minutes 80 Sec
Will I'M ~Sickinsen. :, horsepower Man
we'll. was the only starter lay event onet Tor
EE%s.oiyn line. 't eek cars n,i milling for $50 or Isd..
from N5i to si.a0. Louis Inevrol.t, Is
horsepower buick. had n walkoyer In
? minutcs a. 81 seconds. Howard Bauer,
90 borst:powcr. Oakland. won event three.
for easolene stocs cars selling from si.,bi
to 81. oo0. His time WAS ? minutes u ,-5
seconds. Louis Chevrolet started up the
grade In a ~ horsepower Buick. but the
car turned over on q curve about hall way
up tho mountain. Chevrolet was not injured
by his tumble.
r. W. Belcher. driving a 10 ho~rse-powe,
knoi. won the n~ollrnouok trophy ny ma king
the fustest time w e,e.,t four, for gao.
lene stock cars settling from a., O0i 10 sS,oSo.
His time was I minute 81 as seconds aud he
practically wrecked the camera OF a too
adventuresome photographer who had en-
croached on the course az one Of the abrupt
turns, l,elciier said one Of his front wheels
struck the triI Oh. but he did not know the
sIast amount of damage because he did not
have time, TO stop. mis- victory gives the
,~loi'cuback trophy into the custody OF the
knoN Automobile Company Tor the next
year, 80
Charles Basle, n. l.. Bowden o former race
driver, drove two ak cylinder 80 horse-
power, Mathesons In this event. He took
oRCnn1 nlnHa With oar AZ In y tutA.I-.