The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
AUTOS TO CLIMB
THE GREAT HILL
The WilkeS-Sarre Hill Climbing
Contest to be a Grand Affair.

What will unquestionably be the
greatest hill climbing event Of the
year will take place at Wilkes Barre,
Pa, on May 81, when the local club
will hold Il national climb up Giants
Despair Mountain. Last year co.
900 spectators witnessed the event,
and the managers expect that the
affair will draw a crowd OF l00,-
600 spectators.
At present the course is being
oiled and prepared in the most ap-
proved manner, in order that the
fastest time possible may be made
on the tortuous ascent. Two thous-
and gallons of crude oil is being
used to make the course dustless,
while the turns are being banked.
On the entry list are the greatest
number of cars the club has ever
counted upon at such an early date,
and among these entries are some
of the classiest machines and driv-
ers to be found in the country.
Some of the stars who will perform
are David Bruce Brown with the
Benz, with which he scored such a
string of victories lately; Ralph De
Palma, the famous Fiat driver, at
the wheel of the fast Fiat "Cyclone;"
Albert Dennison in the Knox Giant"
Vanderbilt Cup car; Matheson, the
Chadwick Six" which holds the
record for the hill Obs 2-5 for the
one and one-siXteenth miles course) 4,
and the Corbin, which won the first
leg in the Hollenbeck trophy con-
test last year. A couple of Nation
ais, which made such splendid time
at the Fort George climb; a Sim
pleX some Bucks and other we'll
known makes will make things hum
on the 31st. 1t is quite likely that
George Robertson and Willie Haupt
will be seen at the wheels of the
Herreshoff entries. Three days
prior to the meet authorities will
permit contestants to practise on the
course between the hours of and
~ a. m. and and p. m.
Announcement has been made that
the principal prize, the Hollenbeck
trophy, donated to the club by John
Welles Hollenbeck, will be offered
for the car making the fastest time
in event No. 4, for cars selling be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, instead OF
event No. 10, which is piston dis
placement class. The trophy has tC
be won three times before it becomes
the permanent property of any one
winner. In addition to this CUP
there will be numerous other
trophies, shields and cups of attrac,
tive value.
A special event, which will be
probably one of the most interest.
ing of the day, has been added tC
the present list of twelve. 1t is ar
event open to gasolene cars of any
type between 451 and 600 cubic in
ches piston displacements, which
will be an invitation event. This
means that numerous famous driv
ers and the biggest of cars will make
the attack in keenest competition
and it is in this that records are ex
pected to be broken.
Giants Despair is mountain
well named. AS hill, it is the ter
ror of the East. 1t is located righ
in the heart of Wyoming Valley anC
rises to an altitude of 690.6 feet il
its 1 lie miles course. The grade
vary and it's ideal feature as an au
tomobile testing ground lies in tn,
fact that the grade is steepest a
the summit, where it reaches a pitcl
OF 22 per cent The slope has it
share of sharp curves, OF whicl
DEVILS Elbow is the star. Follow
ing this comes an IS" bend, cal