New-York tribune., 1909-06-15
AUTOS HOME ON TINE
SHORT TOUR n SUCCESS.
Thirteen Cars Nay Hare Perfect
Scores IN Three-dag Run.

Each OF the seventeen automobiles that sta-t-A
IN he three-day run to the Catskills and Rers-
snres on saturday under the auspices Of the New
York Automobile Trade Association arrived In
'front.' or the clubhouse OF the Automobile Club OF
America in West s4th street last evening vr.!I
ehead OF the time allowed for the final checking IN
Inc run yesterday from Pfttsheld Mass
Vhere the start was made at O'Clock in the morn
ing Besides a control at PeeksEiT there vas
another at Poughaeepsfe. where one and one
quarter hours allowed the contestants for
luncheon broken bridge at Great BarrinS4ou
n'aoo u necessary for the tourists to make de-
tour over big field oats 20 get on to the r,ais
road again. but the most exciting part Of the trio
yesterday for most Of the competitors was IN reach
ing Peekskin on schedule time Some hard going
was encountered before this stage OF the journey
was reached. through woods and and over muddy
roads, and several Of the cars driven az fun speea
Just managed to get IN on time
The final results Of the showing Of the cars viii
NOT be announced by the COMMITTEES in charge until
To-day but from the latest information given our
on Sunday night thirteen OF the machines raw.
perfect scores This Is considered remarkable when
u Is taken into consideration that the run vas a
sealed bonnet contest. IN which nearly every con-
oltlon OF the machine figured IN the scoring The
tour onered lots OF hard going. with many steep
hills 20 climb Sunday was the only day that fe
rained during the run. and hard dovnpour zav.
those who were not prepared for it thorough
drenching.
All voiced the opinion that the trip offered N.
Besides the six women reported In Sundays Trfo-
une as starting in the tour two more wer. sddsd
on the return. Harry Fosdck who had entered
his Lancia car. was unable 70 start out with the
other contestants Saturday but later in the dav
joined In as a non-contestant and met the other
cars at the Catskl. the first nights stop With
him were his wife and Mrs. Walter Lee wife oe
the secretary OF the New York Automobile Trade
Association
The showing Il the cars or the a hole was sx-
eeptionally good OF the five so far penalizsd the
most serious mishap the breaking OF a wheel
on the Standard car. driven BY Charles Short. at
Kingston on the first day out. when IL skidded
into stone fence. Both Stoddard-Dayton cars
earned small penalties. the one driven by Allen
America. for repairing a feed pipe. and the ore
piloted by Richard T Newton for flooding the
carbur-ter. which caught fire
The Stevens -Duryea six-cyIinder car, driven by
Frank Eveland. which acted paceraker was
penalized for running out Of sasoIenel OF the four
Mitchell cars. only one received a slight penalty
so far known. o. r De Ianater's machine
running out OF water inst Pittsfeld was reached
The first to pub UP IN front OF the Automobile
Club Of America yesterday the Columbia.
which carried the checkers. at 4.4s D. n Thirty
two minutes later the Stevens Duryea pacemaker
car, with several Of the other cars tackled on be-
hind. arrived The rest OF the machines followed
at closs intervals. All more than half hour
befors checking-in time.
At meeting on Sunday evening OF the commit
tee in charge IL decided to allow the contest
ants TO check IN Immediately on arrival at tbs
finishing point but this decision was not an
nounced to the competitors for fear that Tiers
This arrangement allowed the tourists to go to
their homes on their arrival az the club without
the trouble OF waiting for the Official time for
checking IN.