New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
RIVAL OF IDEAL TOUR
Plan to Make CatskiII Reliability
Run an Annual Fixture.

The Ideal tour. which has held uudis-
puted sway as the most popular automo-
bile touring route in the East, is 70 have
a rival This tour has become we'll known.
and is at the present time giving thousands
Of motorists a beautiful outing.
Through the efforts Of the Motor Con-
test Association. with the cooperation of
the people OF the CatskiHs and Robert
Bruce. tour manager and secretary Of the
American Automobile Association the
''west-of- Hudson and CatskiI scenic tour
will be formally launched on September 10
snd L. when the CatskfI reliability con
test Will he run. The route is from Edge
water. n. J.. to the Catskills along the
west bank of the Hudson and return. bv
way of Newburg and Suffern 70 Edgewater-
A large number of car owners and others
vill make the tour
The tour will pass through Engiewood
from Edgewater. thence TO the pretty little
village Of Pearl River and on to Haver-
straw. continuing along the new state
boulevard on the banks Of the Hudson
Then the climb will be over Crows Nest
Mountain to Cornwall. Newburg and then
on through Kingston and New PaItz In
stead of going to Catskill Village how
ever, the participants In the forthcoming
endurance test will 90 direct TO Haines
Falls by way Of New Paltz and Palenville
This decision was arrived ar owing 70
the fact that there will be large number
OF women on the tour, ard the manage
nlent thought 1t best to have the first
days run finish at the scene of the hill
climb. which will take place on Monday
morning. After the climb rs over. which
Will be early in the morning. the return
trip will be made To Newrurg for luncheon.
and from that point the run TO New York
will be continued.
meeting Of the business men Of the
CatskiH Mountains will be held at the
Haines Falls House on the evening of Sep
tember 10 for the purpose Of organizing and
developing the scenic tour idea The meet
ing will be attended by many of the par
ticipants of the contest. who will arrive
there that evening. II is purposed 70 get
out book for free distribution under the
auspices of q mountain committee. and
Robert Bruce. of the American Automobile
Association. has offered his services in as
sisting to compile the book and arrange
route maps, etc.
Permission to pass through the restricted
grounds al West Point was granted yester-
day 10 the Motor Contest Association by
the government. This was the first official
duty Of Major General Thomas H B. Any,
who has Just been appointed superintendent
OF the United States Military Academy at
that place
Entries fCr the Catskili reliability cont test
ana hill climb will close on Wednesday.
September :. when il is expected that the
list viii show thorough representation of
the most popular cars tha have figured in
contests in the past and which will take
advantage of this last event of the year in
TINS section to again prove the worth of
their 1910 models Many viii take the op-
portunity of introducing their 1911 models
by entering them in the contests. Entry
blanks may be obtained from E. L Fer
guson, manager Of the Motor Contest ASSO-
citation. No. III Broadway. or from Edward
F korbel, No. % West 42d street. New
York City.