New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
CATSK|LL HILL CLIMB
Autos Must Use Road Gear Up
Glove Mountain.
WILL BE VALUABLE TEST
New York Owners to Have New
Tourist Licenses for Jersey
After August 1.

The Meteor Contest Association has an
nounced a combination automobile reli-
ability run to the Catskills and hill climb
which viii be a real test of the cars en-
gageG.
The dates selected are July t6, II and Is.
The reliability run will be on Saturday
Sunday the tourists will be free to do
what they please, and the hill climb on
Monday will be up Glove Mountain, prob
ably the most difficult hill in the country
with the possible exception of the historic
Climb to the Clouds" UP the carriage
road of Mount Washington.
Under the conditions the cars which try
the climb must have taken part in the
relia ability run and must use the same gear
ratio. President Morgan of the Motor Con
test Association hopes in this way to in
sure an actual test of stock cars, and not
the usual contest between cars specially
fitted, stripped chassis and the like
Only the preliminary details have been
taken in hand by President Morgan. The
contest will be managed by z. L Ferguson.
now on the Glidden tour, who succeeds Mr.
Morgan as the active manager Of contests
for the Motor Contest Association
Sanction has been obtained from the
American Automobile Association, although
the first day, Saturday, conflicts with the
last day of the twenty-four-hour race at
Brighton Beach track. The sanction for
the hill climb was issued about a week
before the sanction for the twenty-four-
hour race
The cars in the run will return to New
York on Monday Immediately after the
climb The hotel and newspaper interests
OF the Catskill region have asked for the
running of the contest and have planned
to support it in every way possible. The
New York trade is keenly interested, and
the outlook even at this time is promising
for big field of important and powerful
cars. There viii be no free-for-aI num-
Der, the cars being sent up the hill in
classes, according TO their piston displace
naent
= This contest should demonstrate definitely
the relative hill climbing qualities of the
cars entered. and Will undoubtedly attract
a great deal of attention in all parts of
the country. The hill itself has never be
fore been used for such contest. The
roadbed is good one, and will be care
fully put into excellent condition.
Eight-day New Jersey licenses will be
August I, as the owners will not have the
numbers after that date, to which the short
term licenses were issued. w. ]. Morgan,
who is commissioner for New Jersey
licenses, said Yesterday:
1T is not the fault of New jersey, but
rather of New York, as this state will
issue new numbers on August I. All the
tourist licenses issued up to date have
been issued. of course, to the old New
York numbers. Automobile Commissioner
7. B R Smith, of Trenton. who is a firm
friend of the motorists, is trying to get the
General of New Jersey to adjust
the matter. New Jersey may retahate on
New York, which bars New Jersey driv-
ers out of that state under the new Callan
law unless a New York license is issued.
The Attorney General may decide that,
the dollar for a tourist license having been
paid with the understanding that it was
eight nsecutive days during the year, the
old license is still good. This will be only
if the owner can prove the correctness of
his old number. This should not be diff
fcult because the owner should have the
seal hearing his number which this state
issues to him. But if the old numbers are
not recognized by New jersey, and as enly !
one tourist license is issued to a non-resi- !
dent each year, it viii be easy for a tour
lst who has not previously taken out such !