New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
AUTOS SPEED UP HILL
Thousands Watch Cars Flash
Over Tortuous Course.
De PALMA SETS RECORD
Fred Belcher Wins Second Leg
on the Gold Cup in
Fast Time.

WiIkes-Barre. Penn, June H-The ff-s
national hill climb Up Giants Despair, un-
der the auspices Of the wilkes-Barre Au-
tomobile Club, was held to-day and enjoyed
by fully fifty thousand persons.
Ralph De Palma driving a 200-hOrse--
power Fiat car made a new record over
the course. going the distance of $500 feet
at rise OF 100 feet with one sharp elbow
ard an 81 turn. with the grades from 10
to p per cent i'm I IS %. breaking BY three
seconds the record established by David
Bruce Brown In his 200-horsepower Benz
car last year.
A Warren-Detroit carr driven by Tom
Berger, the first one up the hill was
ditched near the mountain house. about
half way over the course. The car skidded
on a short curve. where the road vas
slightly oily. Berger was thrown out and
had narrow escape from serious injury
Two wheels were smashed and the mech
antsn badly damaged
The Hoilenback trophy was won by Fred
Belcher in a Knox Giaatess. the time being
1;52 3-5. the fastest ever made by the win
ner of the gold cup in this race This Is
the second time Mr. Belcher has won this
trophy. and If he takes It again next year
it will remain in his permanent possession
Benz car. driven by Ed Hesrne. made
a single trip over the course. but the tim
ers failed 10 catch his time. In a second
attempt, when about half way up tire hill
the car was stopped by a slight accident
and put out of commission
The summaries follow:
Free-for-au race-Won by Fiat. De Palms,
driver; time. rs rs (nex record for course;
Len Zengie drtSer. time. 1.S7 Third Knox
GiantesS. l. A. Dtsbrow. driver. time, 40 Id
Fourth. Knox Runabout. Fred BeIcheF drivers
stock chassis, Is1 70 $50 piston displac.-
a 5s. 3 o sseaaa Reno E1aHE Mats
Maxwell o. N s DonneIly. driver; time.
500 rs.
ment-won by Marmon Thtrty-two. Ray Har-
roun. driver; time, $50 l-5. Second, Pope
HaE5fora ,, Robert Johnston driver tine 2os-
EOS 2-5. Fourth, Pope-Hartford. Emil Holt.
stock chassis, sol TO $50 piston displace-
nent-won by Knox. Fred Belcssr driver;
time. 30. Second. Mar.non. HarroUn- driver;
time. 1:54 % Fourth. National. Kincaid.
Stock chasris. 451 to 500 piston dispIaes-
driver: time. Ia - second National j. D.
william Tousey. driver; time l IS Is.
Stock cars. selling for from $1,000 TO 5000.
about borElnf Fred 1a seicher driver time 1ss %
Second Matheson Six Guy Rsynoids: DRYER
caid. driver; time. 2: 01 %.
Cars owned by members of the Wilkes
Barre Automobile Club costing under 81 600
Won by Marion. Ed Habblett driver; time.
2:19 2-5- Second Maxwell q. NJ = Don
nelly driver: time. 2;46 Third. Maxwell t.,
T Costello. driver; time. 2-55 40 Fourth.
Regal. w c. Moore. driver; time. -05 2-5
Cars owned by members OF the W1Ikes-Barrs
Automobile Club. costing s2.0oI or more
Won oy Matheson Six. John Turner driver.
time. :4s 2-5. Second, Knox, Fred Belcher.
driver; time. 1:51 is. Third. National, J. D.
Aiken driver; time. 1:52 Fourth. Pope
Hartford. Robert Johnston, driver time.
2:04 As.
Open to any car competing IN any event
except the winner of first prize in the free
for-all race-Won by Chadwick. Len Zengle,
driver: time, 81 So Second. Knox GiantesS-
l. A. Disbrow, driver; time Ia 20 Third
Matheson Six. Turner. driver. time, l-4S-
Fourth, National Aitken, driver time, 1 .53 Ia.