New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
LONG CATSKILL CLIMB
Road Up Glove Mountain viii Be
Well Prepared.
OFFICIALS FAVOR Confess
Course Mile and Half IN Length,
with Maximum Grade of
% Per Cent.

Preparations for the Kaatsrskin Ciovs
hill climb or July - following the two
day run from New York. are going for
ward rapidly
NJ B. Richardson and p. ". Reed. Of
the Motor Contest Association. left for
Wednesday night.
Sheriff Abe Post Of Catskil made the
trip 70 the top of the mountain in a little
over an hour. including stops, carrying the
representatives OF the Motor Contest As
ISOLATION ard P. c. DOty. From the village
of CatskiIl TO the beginning OF the climb
the occupants revealed in the beauties o.
the scenery.
dreds Of feet the towering walls OF th-
Catskin escarpment. covered with foliage
and showing curious forms of rock sculpt-
ure against the horizon, while on the other
side We're heard the rushing waters OF Wild
mountain streams.
The course of the climb begins at Lake
Creek Bridge. and from taat point. while
the scenery is Just as beautiful to the
motoriSt. the interest IL in the roadway
itself and the unusual possibilities It Offers
for d hill climb. It is second only TO the
carriage road up Mount Washington. where
the famous elmo TO the clouds was run
eight years ago. From the bridge the
course rises with a sharp grade for few
rods and then aIteFnatss with easy grades
and a series of sharp pitches to the finish
at the Haines Falls House.
The total distance is one and a half miles
and. according to one of the local sur
veyors. the sharpsst rise of the climb IS
approximately grade OF 221s per cent.
exactly the same grade as the wilkes
Barre hill. For the benefit OF the COT
testants the officials OF the community
have very considerably placed a large
watering trough where the hot radiators
may be cooled If IT ts necessary.
In the Holienheck House. at Hafnes Falls.
on Wednesday night number OF men OF
that town met to consider the climb and
make plans for putting the course in proper
condition for the contest The meeting was
opened with address by NJ 3. Rfchard-
son, Of the Motor Contest Association. in
, which he showed the benefits that have
accrued TO Ormond Beach. Florida: the
White Mountains and other places as the
result of the holding OF motoring contests
and sports. and he pointed out that inevita
bly, the same advantages would flow To the
people of the CatsEtiII region once the ac-
feasibility Of the land was known to the
motorists.
A local example OF the effect Of motor
contests was shown in the case Of the
Grant House. Of CatskiII. where the Trade
Association run stopped last year The
landlord firmly believes that large part Of
his automobile business for the rest OF the
season was due to this
After making clear to the assembly the
manner in which the climb will be run and
the necessary Improvement of the highway.
Mr.. Richardson was assured that the town
of Hunter would put the roads I'm proper
the efforts of the Motor Contest Association
/ to make the Forthcoming climb noteworthy
! in the history of motor hill climbing con-
tests.
Sheriff Post Of CatskilI has been con-
suited in reference to the policing Of the
course and has agreed to see that 1t is
efficiently done. He says that he has
first. and if any one wishes to put up an
argument about the policing the deputy
will attend TO the recommendation the event
is over-but meanwhile the argumentatfve
gentlemen will have to obey orders.
The proposed amateur and doctors cham
pIonships are arousiug local interest. and
the management was informed that there
was White Steamer OF the vintage of ISL
in the mountains that must be reckeHed
with in the amateur contest. for It can
climb some.