The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
ROBERTSON MAY COMPETE IN
 HILL CLIMB
Vanderbilt Cup Winner Among Likely
 Drivers, at Sport Hill Event.
OFFICIALS NAMED BY AUTOMOBILE E
 CLUB OF BRIDGEPORT.
Riker for Referee = Sixty Militiamen Under Command of Capt. Hawes to Patrol the Course = Six Chalmers. Detroit Cars Send EHtry Today.

When Chairman Ralph M. Sperry of ihe contest committee of the Automo- bile club went to the post office this morning he pulled out an envelope containing a letter from Carl H. Page & CO, of New York. containing check for ss0 and entries for six Chal- mers-Detroit cars in the hill climb at Sport Hill one week from to-day.
 A. l.. Riker, who is to referee the climb, refereed the endurance run of the Automobile Club of Hartford, Sat urday, and he received assurances ot entries from numerous drivers who are anxious to try for the splendid trophies that are offered for the Sport Hill climb. It is reported that George Robertson. who drove the victorious Vanderbilt Cup Locomobile on Long Island last year and was given an ovation in this city later, will drive a Simplex in the hill climb. Borque, an other Vanderbilt cup driver will drive a Knox car and Harry Futile. \ who di1 so well with the Stoddard-Dayton last year has made arrangements to get in every class he can- Some es- pecially fine and close driving will be seen in the class for $3,000 runabouts, the amateur class and the free-fOr-all.
 The oiling of the road has been com pleted and all telephonic arrangements made. Stations will be set at inter- evals along the course, as last year,
  and Van announcer President Staples of tn, Automobile club visits the course nearly every day and he reports the work of grading. oiling, etc, being first class. As a lot of newspapermen from New York and various parts or the state are expected the press stands will be enlarged this year.
 Captain Hawes of the 14th Company, Coast Artillery will take sixty p1en with him this year to guard the course. This Is nearly double the number which old such excellent work last year. There will also be large force Of Easton constables and deputies. utilities will be transported to the hill in three large busses. leaving the ar mory at 6 a. m. next Monday morning. The soldiers will give a guard mount tributed on the course to the best ad-i vantage- A big crowd is expected and 5Tfhf3n. tue peop1e- are -alNays good 84fdred and never disposed to make trouble 1t is absolutely necessary to keep the course clear in order that there may be no accident. The Auto mobile club has made a good record in Sfhis respect so far and it is anxious to continue. There will be only one pro- gram containing the names of the con- testants in each class and this is the official program published by the Press Club of Bridgeport and which will be sold only at Sport Hill the day of the event.
 Following is list of the officials of the hill climb:
 Referee-A- L. Rfker
 JudgesVRalph M. Sperry, Frank T. Staples. F. w. Bolande.
 Clerk of the Course-Gregory S.. Bryan.
 Assistant Clerks of the Course Henry B. Stoddard, Walter B. Lashar. E. A. Strong LIB. Powe, R. T. Staples, A. H. Canfield. G. s. Hadley, Arthur w. Robinson. w. F. Wheeler. H. H. T aO0
 StartereJ. B. Lyford
 Timers-A. l.. McMurty, A. K. L. Watson: H. M Lyon, A. McNeil. Jr;, Nichols. N. V. Doud: B. H. Edwards.
 Umpires-H- D. Miller. R. c. Hous- ton. E. J. Naylor, w. B. Seeley, Geo. s. Youngs. Joseph T. Prey. J. E. Boyle. T. Earle Bartram. Carl c. Reck: Robert P. Beach. M. H. Rogers. P. F. Below. F. L. Mills, E. c. Spargo, Arthur N Wheeler. F. A; Rantz. Day. pr. C. C. Godfrey, Dr. c. N. Haskell, Dr. Robert J. Lynch, pr. Reuben A. Lockhart. Dr. E. H. Wood, Dr. Edwards M. Smith, Dr. W. c. Watson. Dr. J. D. Gold, Dr. J. H. Dr. E. F. Blank, Dr. c. L. Banks
 Telephone Chief-A. L. Berthelson Telephone Assistants-C. F. Griffin. wv E.. Longdon.
 Chief of Military PatroEcapt. Geo. F. HaweS.
 General Committee on the Course Frank Miller, P. w. Hanke, DeVer H. Warner, Dr. H. E.. Miles, T. H. Mac donald. Judge E. P. Nobbs, pr. l.. E. Sage, Louis Rutscher. Jr., N. w. Bishop. Edward A. Godfrey, James I. Brereton. Dr. Sydney Bishop, Geo. w. Jackman, E. P. Bullard. Chas. Gilbert F. B. Hastings, Chas. E. Stagg, s. H. Wheeler, F. c. Blanchard. c. D. Cleve- land, H. B. Curtis. C. S. Fox, w. s. Heel. IT,. A. S. Mclean, Jesse B. Corn wall. E.. W. Bassick, Jonathan God frey. S. E. Vincent, Hobart E. French. Frederick D. Baker, Chas. B. Read, E. T. Buckingham, Jerome Orcutt, c. D. Wallace. John H. Spittler.
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