The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-25
AMONG THB AUTOMODILISTS
MANY NOMINATIONS FOR PORT
JEFFERSON EVENTS.

"a Ehtries for Hml CIimhlnE Contest a
long Island TSwn- Drivers 10 Have
4SDO Feet for Flying start Course q
he Guarded b. 10 Deputy shertEs
/ The hill climbing events Of the AutOmO-
bile club Of Tort Jefferson at Port Jederson
| l., l.. are scheduled 10 start at 10 O'Clock
this morning and II was announced last
/ night that ninety-two entries had been made
| for the sixteen events on the programme
A dozen cars have been named for the free
I for all event, three IN addition 70 the nine
| previously announced. 7 new entries
are A. .. Ferguson. lancia; c fOster,
Chalmers. and T. Il. Burns, Fiat Ralph
/ DE Palma Is eEPsg;sd 90 win The free gos al
event with Edward w. &. Arnolds 10
horse power Fiat racer
some Of the drivers made fast time early
yesterday morning during the prartice
hours. Bragg. DisbrOw and several other
drivers being unoficially timed In leHa than
! . seconds for the 2,OuO feet Of the course.
| The hill to be used starts at the main street
Of the town and reaches ts highest eleva-
ton opposite the entrance 10 the Belle
Terrc club house. The average grade
is 10 per cent and the steepcst grade Is Is
per cent,
The road up the hill has been specially
prepared and oiled under the direction
Of the Superintendent Of Highways Of Suf-
folk county. The turns have been banked
and everything possible has been done 70
insure safety for drivers, spectators and
cars. More than nifty special deputy shsrihs
will be employed by the club 10 guard the
.U,1 q. -
Starter Fred J. Wagner will allow the
drivers a flying start Of 600 fee, h get under
headway before crossing the starting line.
The competing cars are 20 be timed by an
electric timing device and the time Of each
car will be announced from telephone sta
tiOns located az the bottom and toy Of the
hill. Trains will leave the East Thirty
fourth street ferry for Port jefferson this
morning at SEQ. 0 and II O'Clock. Trains
will return from Port Jefferson for New
York this afternoon AZ 10, S5J and $50
O'Clock.
II was reported yesterday that the Ofilcials
Of the Motor Racing Association have
given up any idea they may have had Of
running a number OF short distance events
before the start Of the next tWenty-iour
hour az tho Brighton Reach MOtordrome
on July rs and ~. Il h thought that rare
enthusiasts are more interested In the
tWenty-fOur hour events than In short
races and the association will devote all
OF its attention 20 the twice around the clock
contest
The committee In charge Of the fifteen
hour endurance contest Of the New Jersey
AUTOMOBILES and Motor Club last Saturday
has announced the standing Of the COM
peting cars a. follows
Class 4. for touring cars selling for o. 600
and less. lngis NJ. Tppercu. 10 horsepower
cadillac. perfect GeOrge y. EvelAnd. 70
horsepower E-M-F. I77 points. y L. &
Martin, ~ horsepower Mitchell. withdrew
h. y. Hilton. 10 horsepower Regal. with
drew
class D. for touring cars selling for o. .o0i
and over J e. Belt. - Horsepower Buick
No 10. perfect. James " Ward, ~ horse
power Buick. perfect =. u. Carlough.
- h0r-e-g oWPF Franklin perfect: J L BELL
IN horre-poWeF Bntck 40 ". pointr
w. q Seibert ~ horsepower AmpleN.
3 points ! e BELL. 30 hOfss-pOWer Buick.
No a.. Withdrew James d. RourhA " horse
power HAYNES, withdrew J J. Meyer. ~
horsepower Auburn. withdrew I'd n
paddOCk. 3n horsepower Haynes, WithdreN
philip Hilton. p horsepower Fiat With
dreN Hollander ~ horse power Packard.
Withdrew =. T. MuniOrd, rs horsepower
Seiden. Withdrew
CIass {. for r,insbouis selling Tor o. 90
and ieue 4. ". Humphreville, - hOrse-
power Hudson. perfect. p. y. g. Martin.
% Horsepower Hupmobile. No n. perfect
/ Nyes os - sorssPSwsr tGrd d Psrfsc,
&, points J W Mason. "a horsepower
Maxwell. No. 5. Ia points y. l.. e. Martin.
% horse,poweT hupmob'le, No. -. l6i
GD D,Sson. So G S s,,sS,.S soF'H STcg
Is horse power Overland. Withdrew
class y. for runabouts selling for ~ nj
and over W VILLAIN J. lyman, % horsepower
Iolum his, perfect W. Mason, ~ horse
poWer MAXWELL. No. .. periect ". y. shut
ilewOfih. ~ horsepower Haynes. perfect
Frank I Kramer. ~ horsepower Jackson,
perfect. D. u. CarlouRh, ~ horsepower
Franklin, No. 10. point lngii- VI. ippercu.
~ horsepower Cadillac. No IS. = points
t.eorEe l. Keius. 40 horsepower Overland.
20 points, \ 4 t're@ue, ~ horsepower
Mercer. % points. Frank ! Radel. W horse
power Chalmers. withdrew Carl y John
son, ~ horsepower special. withdreW
after having Included all the important
automobile manufacturing CentFes Of
Europe IN his Itinerary and having gathered
exhaustive data by the AID Of he courteous
treatment accorded HIM by the continental
a. we'll a. British makers 81 motor cans.
John W Rate. deaigner and factory mana
ger ~ the Mite hell. Lewis Motor Company
az Racine Wis. has returned 10 his home
We declares that there h nothing IN motor
car manufacture that has not been adapted.
tried nuf. releCted OF exploited by de-
stgners In the United StNtes Ne says the
tnited states h still more than q lap ahead
o. Europe In producing motor cars atted
for highways that are 70 be encountered
In most Of our States
The complete lisi Of the acorea Of the cars
that competed IN the good roads tour from
Atlanta To New York under the auspices ~
the Atlanta Journal and the New York
HTdh b. A. follows
Division 4, for ears selling for 300 and
under y " Wallace. JT.. Charlotte, y. g,
nupmohile. driven by owner, winner with
~ points penalty. Maxwell BTiscos south
ern Company. Maxwell, 100 points. GeOT-
gia Brush Automobile Ompany, Atlanta
Brush finished ~ non-cOnte~t ant, John
Moore a 90. New York. Brush. finished
a. contestant r.. y. crane 4 Co, A.
Huta. Hupmobie. finished ~ non-oon-
testant
Division "A. for cars selling from ssOi
20 81 .2Oo-E VI Willingham. Atlanta. Ga
Ford. driven by owner. winner, with perfect
score \. BurNeli. lr., Charlotte. y G..
Lambert finished a. nOn-Contestant =. &.
S-aNTiEht. Fayetteville. Ca. Ford finished
No uon-Coute~tant j. n. ReynOlds AuRusta
ia. Maxwell finished ~ non-cont eBtant
> tallan. Washington. Ga. Maxwell nm
ished a. nOn-COut eniant. J.. \ Collier A.
lanta. TIA. buick Withdrew
Division "A, for cars selling IRON ~ 20t
to 81. COD X MCColl, Bennettsyille. h. a..
Cadillac, driven by owner. and James 4