The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-31
THOUSANDS WATCH
CLIMBING CARS
Buick Autos Show Speed in
Three Events.
INDIAN BURNS UP THE WIND
Motorcycles Record of Fifty-two
Seconds Up Steep Grade Regarded
Beats Oakland and FOrdA in Light
Car Event-IdeaI weather.

Six thousand persons watched the auto
mobiles OF many factories throughout the
United States climb the hardest hill OF
any contest in hill climbing at Randle
Highlands yesterday afternoon. when the
Krit. Buick. Matheson, Palmer Singer
and other well-known machines. besides
the Indian motorcycle and the Merkle
and other weIl-known two-wheei prod
Ucts. made some astounding records. The
Indians record Of hfty-two seconds up
the hin was regarded as sensational
II vas the first annual hill-climbing
contest under the auspices OF the Auto
mobile Club Of Washington. The Buick
car. model 16-B. driven by T. S. John
son. made the best time. ascending the
grade IN hfty-nine seconds.
Ideal Weather for Events.
The weather was ideal. and promptly
at 2.3O o'clock the four machines entered
in the first event started n desperate
struggle. The Krit car. driven by Thomas
W. Cadick, finished first. In 1:S1I-5: Hup-
mobile. R. c. Wilson. second. l.39: Krlt.
Jack Ray. Ia Ia. and Maxwell, Bert
Robertson, 1:52 3-5
In the second event the cars raced
were nip and tuck until near the finish.
when Warren-Detroit. driven by
Berges, dashed 10 the front in 1:O3 As.
The Ford car. driven by Charles Miller,
came second. in 1l3 As; the Oakland.
driven by Howard Bauer. third. In. and
the Ford, driven by Edwin J. Drake.
fourth, IN $500
The third event was won by a Buick
car, driven by Ward Angle. IN 1.0e as.
Warren-Detroit, driven by Theo. Barnes,
second IN I'll: Petrol, driven by A. M
Llano, third. IN 1l7l-5.
The fourth event was won by a Buick,
driven by T. S. Johnson, in 1.02 Is; Oak
land. driven by Howard Bauer, second,
in l:02 3-5; Buick. driven by g. G. Ham
ner, third. in 1.07: Apperson, driven by
Jim Orme, fourth. in lib 2-5; Buick.
driven by Griffin Halstead, fifth. in lis:
Apperson. driven by John J. Fister. sixth
in 1l9; Apperson, driven by Edwin Ham
merry. seventh. IN III 2-5.
won by a mntheGOn-
The fifth event was won by a Mathe-
son. driven by W. B. McBurney, in
l:03 2-5. while the Columbia. driven by
r. A. KlOck. finished second in Us
The sixth event was won by a Mathe-
son. driven by A y. Hall in O.5S, with
Palmer-Singer, driven by T. /. Lescault,
second. in l:02.
The first motorcycle event was won by
an Indian. ridden by T. NJ Mangold, in
1,O2; Indian. ridden by Charles Osborne.
second. IN Loo As; Marvel. driven by
Baron, third. in III; Haverford, driven
by ". T. Troop fourth, in 1:2l 2-5.
Mangold on an Indian also captured the
second event in 0:52 A Merkle. ridden
by W. p. White. was second. his time
being O.5L
The tree-for-Hll event was won by q
Buick model IS, 1910, driven by T. S.
Johnston. in 49lk seconds; Matheson,
driven by W B. McBurney. second, in 90
seconds; Palmer-Singer. driven by F. l.
Lascault third. in 1:0l s-5.
A. NJ. Llano, Of Milwaukee, Wis. who
drove the Petrol In the third event and
came out third, said last night that his
car would have won had It not been for
his lateness IN entering He said he had
no time TO tune his machine for the
contest.