The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-29
MANY CARS IN
AUTO CONTEST
Evening Telegram VIII Hold Its
Third Annual Hill Climb
on Saturday.
F0RTY-TW0 MACHINES
ENTER EIGHT EVENTS
A Beautiful Trophy Will Be
Awarded Winner of
Each Race.

All arrangements for the third annua
automobile hill climb of the Evening
Telegram, which takes place over tn;
Brigham street course Saturday after
noon, are about completed and point
toward the most successful event of Its
kind ever held In this city. The entire
event is being run under the sanction OF
the American Automobile association a
feature which makes IL very popular with
the dealers,
Through the courtesy OF the Utah Light
a. Railway company the Telegram Will be
able to close the street TO all vehicles and
conveyances. except the cars entered IN
the climb. and this. with the complete
arrangements as we'll as improvements Is
on the road. should make the course de-
cidedly fast
The cars will get a running start from
Tenth East street on Brigham street
and will go over Federal Heights and
upon the United States military reserve
and the official time will begin rs the
cars pass Eleventh East street
The city council has granted permission
for the use of the streets during the con-
test and Colonel Scott, commanding Fort
Douglas, has given his consent for The
race on the reservation part OF the
course. Chief OF Police Sam Barlow wall
see that the course is properly policed
and every precautlon will be taken to
avoid accidents and furnish the people an
afternoon programme OF sport that Will
In Good Condition.
Jake Raleigh, supervisor Of streets, VIII
go over The route this. morning, and
Will give orders TO have the roadway put
in excellent condition for the races.
The street railway company has made
arrangements Tor the best service posi-
bic, so that tho thousands who wish to sec
the exciting rivalry among the best cars
in the country can get 10 points OF adyan-
tase easily and return to their homes Inn
mediately after the last race. Cars viii
be running all the time on two nearby
lines: But during the contest no cars
will be run cast OF Tenth East on Brig
ham street.
The officials for the big event are
some OF the city's most prominent men
and absolute inpartiality and fairness
can be depended upon.
The Bell Telephone company has kindly
promised to arrange signal system so
the timers at each end OF the course can
check up instantly at the start and fin
ish of every cars run.
The Independent Telephone company
has also generously offered its assistance
IN helping make this the biggest event
of Its kind ever conducted in the west
II viii arrange, special wires so the results
office the second they are announced,
and an extra edition will be issued at the
close Of the races, giving in detail the
results.
Eight Contests.
There win be seven regular climbing
tests. beautiful cup being offered for |
tie winner In each one. and there will
also be special event. bringing two OF
the fastest cars in the world together |
The famous Newhouse trophy-costing |
sl000-will be offered In the free-for-allI |
event. Mr.. Newhouse put it up when the |
first hill climbing contest was conducted |
by the Telegram, with the understand |
ing that ii should go permanently to i
the first one winning 1t three times. 1t |
has been captured once each by two diff |
ferent persons.
II such an interesting and exciting pro- |
gramme were pulled off for private gain |
the admission would not be less than 81, |
but this VIII cost the public nothing 4 |
person wishing to purchase n car that can ]
climb steep grades will have the best |
opportunity he could get to See what his |
money Will buy, And the owners of cars
viii be able TO demonstrate what they
have 10 offer.
But there will be entertainment for
thousands who haven't enough money TO
think OF buying cars. and for others who
have cars but do not need any more.
The first contest OF this kind that ever
took place in this part of the country was
conducted by the Evening Telegram
June %. 1907. and ii was a marvellous
success. The dealers. the private owners |
OF machines and the public in general |
showed their appreciation of that papers
enterprise. And the second hill climb
Ing contest conducted by the Tele-
Gnrm, August 8. 1908, was even more
of q success. The fact that forty-two
cars have already been entered for the
This one will far eclipse either OF the 9TH