New-York tribune., 1910-05-23
AUTO MEDAL FOR POLICE
Association Offers Trophy in
Motor Cycle Contest.
MORE HILL CLIMB ENTRIES
Long Island Club Plans Three.
Day Tour of Many Miles Over
Memorial Day.

Entries have continued TO pour IN ur,r
the Amateur Automobile Contest Assoc,.
ton for it's hill climb on Anderson TJYjI :.
White Plains. on Saturday, Nav Ust,,
the total has reached forty. In the r1sssIz
of the week when announcement Of ths ti..
was made. thirty-ive was put as the ons
side number. The two most importan- =,
the late entries are the so-horsepoxsr Sim
pIex OF G.. 3. Lambert and the Premier ~
Jonathan Thompson 1t Is unlikely tha,
any more entries will be received. undsr
airy conditions. as each car viii be give,
TWO attempts at the hill, and there's ar.
numerous other events on the programme
A UNIQUE number will be q motorcycla
race for the patrolTnen OF Westchsster
County. for which G. W. Qufntard, Sd, hs,
given a gold medal. and the club has pre-
sented two prizes Should the contest prove
the success it promises, the club may hold
a similar one IN the fall IN connection with
another automobile competition more ssr-
orally open TO motor cyclists.
The average grade Of Anderson's I'm ia
$50 per cent, and the maximum 111t per
cent The steepest part being near the top.
the entire hill affords an uncomuaonIy good
test. especially as the road Is straight,
thereby reducing the chance OF accident.
The stretch lacks a few yards OF being
mile long. and runs from point nearly
opposfte the home OF Oliver Hartman, one
of the members of the association, 70 spos
a mile and a half from tho White Plains
railroad station
In connection with the worlds twenty
four-ho1r record Of 1,19o miles, held By Z.
J.ozier car. which has been brought to at
tention since the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. race iast
week at Brighton, an explanation os tie
twenty-four-hour record held BY s. E. Edge.
of England, will avoid confusion IN the
minds of many.
The record of s. f Edge, something
over fifteen hundred miles, was made on
the Brooklands cement track in England
This is a specially high banked motordroms
more than two and one-half miles IN cir
cr1mference. Edges record was nads
against time, he having the entire track TO
himself, and his car was not restricted TO
stock car specifications.
The Lozier record was made IN competi-
tion. by a stock car, and against other
stock cars. The Brighton Beach track was
a. one-miIe. unbanked. dirt, horse track.
untitled for high speed automobile racing
full Of ruts. gullies, and in many places
worse than a bad dirt road
The drivers were obliged TO find their way
in and out among the other competing cars
blinded by clouds Of dust. The two records.
therefore. do not offer fair comparison.
as thew were not made under the sans
conditions
The Long Island Automobile Club will
enjoy a three-day outing over Memorial
Day. The start will be made at noon Sat
urday, May IS. from Prospect Park Plaza,
BROOKLYN. The route VIII be along ths
South Shore OF Long Island via Eastern
Parkway, Highland avenue. RockaUay.
Merrick and South Country roads. 20 Pat
chogue, and thence 10 Port Jefferson VIA
Medford Road. The first stop will be az
Blue Point, where the cars will be checked
The Belle Terre Club will be reached a.
8 O'Clock, after a run OF seventy-ors miles
Sunday viii be spent at the Belle Terrs
Club, the use Of which has been given the
members for the day Those taking part IA
the run will have the use OF the golf eourSs.
tennis courts, and all the appointments OF
the clubhouse
On Monday Memorial Day. the rer1rn
trip will be made along the North Snore
reaching the Long Island clubhouse aoouf
5 O'Clock Dinner will be served there 70
be followed by an entertainment II tns
Entries for the run Will be received up 20
Tuesday, May q, by c. Stewart CaNaeas.l'
secretary, at No go Union street. BrooAlyh
(For other sporting news see Pass lfl