New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
0CE AN-T0-0CEAN RACE
INTEREST IN 4UTO RUN
fCROSS COUNTRY.
Same cf the Difficulties TO BE Deer
come and Rules for the
Contest.

...-,ss are being received daily from all parts
.,4--rv requesting further information con-
y -. ,,.e ocean -to-occan automobile contest for
= n r2cl,ert ofusgenheim trophy
+;oss from Seattle state that Mr.. Moore who
charge Of the contest. has completed sat
We srr.sre.rnents with the authorities not
g -4,a LAYING out Of the route. but for the
.S,,o7 OF a building in the Alaska-Y ukon-Paciiie
-5.i- grounds in which the cars that complete
,ls ran WI be exhibited.
-, f 7revious trips across the continent
-,s, there VIII bc little difficulty encountered
=. drivers rntI they reach Granger. Wyo 1t
y -,s7rt l,-- ibis :sat the roads are smooth as
-, .r hard r,acadam for this distance. but that
=, -,..o-fs. VIII at al times recognize that what
81 sr-a- af him is a road and cannot be mis-
-, =, 4 lax. sand pit, granite quarry or corn
80 Is,t from Granger west conditions change
- r,.l--.-s and cascade Range must be crossed
ii ,oe available routes are bad Al the best
nc taken 1lZ III. Hover last summer neces-
.s.sies "A climb Of three thousand ieet IN three
Ills This Is bad enough coming down, and prac-
-. 7- s7-,ossi5ic TO climb the average grade being
-. ,,,-l,e~ rossible route is that which
- ti,r,,f,,r Snoouairnic Pass. This pass is
,rit;i;D TWO hundred miles Of Seaite- ana yer ihe
snow even ia June. Is over thirty ieel oeep. Nith
,bea f-culties N view The pathhnding ear Will be
f,sfr,el To lay out more southefsE route ihroush
the State Of oregon
ain ls after leaving PrneviIle- From. this point
- salem and Portland the tourist is under the
i,,a,erce of Mount Washington with Its contlnl-
alf,. failing bowIders and uprooted trees. The
Seattle Automobile CIub. however. VIII staten men
=. -se ,rorsf points and viii endeayoT TO clear the
- as much as possible. while the highway au
,ri-:es viii make repairs TO the roads lying With
"a the State Of Washington
Z, order 10 lessen The expense to contestants the
railroads will ile q with the Interstate Com
rlerce Commission cutting Eastern freight rates in
mo on competing cars They also VIII guarantee
10 deliver. cars back in Chicago in ten days. This
IS 2 consideration 10 the oveTworked traffic man
ayers of the factories, who know from bitter ex-
ueence the length Of time it takes under ordinary
circumstances TO get carload shipments through 10
tie Coast
The contest committee Of the Seattle Automobile
C1pb has beer nominated to take charge OF the
race NJ Robert Gueeenheim, who offers the tro
nbv has been nominated chairman we'll as
referee Associated with him viii he Alfred Battle.
Clarence Hanford. R. S Eskridge. y. H. Latimer.
u X Loose, ). B. PoWels. j 7 Ronald and l. A
Walker WHO will AK as secretary.
The rules and entry blanks for the contest have
INST feen issued They novel ia that each
rule which is printed in red. has an explanation
IN black as a preface. The preamble states that
If s an International contest open 10 entrants from
the United States Of America and foreign countries
/ and that It is sanctioned by the Automobile Club
or America which conducted such successful race
for the Grand Prize last year at savannah
The object Of the contest It is stated, is TO reach
Seattle in the shortest possible length OF time nav
mo stopped at various checking points along the
road a an evidence OF good faith that the contest
ant has travelled the route as laid out by the
committee.
1 The preamble goes on 10 say that il is the pur-
Epose Of the promoters 10 eliminate. as far as pos
tsibe all rules. ii being felt that not only manu-
fscf1pers but drivers ana individual owners desire
is or de
steep 10 be trarersed 10y the modern automobile.
Then follow the rules beginning with one stating
that cars may be fitted with any kind Of body.
provided IN each car is left vacant for any
news writer or photographer who may wish 10
travel part of the distance. The rule provides
That certain hotels along the route shall be the
checking points wlere the drivers must have pre-
viousy prepared passports vised by either the day
Or night clerk The third rule deals with drivers,
and provides tha- any one who has started on the
car from New York may drive The fourth rule
is important aac is quoted in full.
There Will be no observers on the cars The
technical committee OF the Automobile Club Of
America VIII stamp each car before departure.
follows: The side members Of the frame. front and
rear axles engine base and cylinders transmission
and steering gear Contestants will be allowed 10
replace, without penalization, any of these parts,
except the frame. twice during the contest, but
such reserve parts must be stamped by the COM
mitiee before the contest. and set must be
hela al chicago and tie other At CHEYENNE WyO.
These parts VIII BE- in charge Of a member of the
committee and may when desired be secured at
any time only from either one Of these two places
me winning cars must bear the stamps on arrival
al Seattle
hule puts the entry Zee Al $50. while Rule
iofms The entrant Nhat he will get for his money.
4he prizes are five in number. the winner receiving
me Ougsenheim trophy and S2o19 in cash the sec
ond getting E.5da. the third 900 the fourth $50
and the fifth $50
huie contains an amateur provision, while Rule
warns entrants TO observe speed regulations Rule
= makes It easy for the foreigner ia the matter II
~s''n House charges, The committee being will
1 e - 9ay me custom House charges and execute
lte bond covering the duty
li'iie ies can be made with the Seattle Automobile
oI10 me Automobile Club Of America, 5.th street
aho broadway; Mills & Moore. No q West s2d
TIee'' or "a Hogan. 10. IS Avenue Kleber.