New-York tribune., 1910-06-25
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Famous Drivers to Compete on
Port Jefferson Hill.

| The first annual hill climb under the ans
pices of the Automobile Club OF Port JEFF
Ierson, Long Island, will be held to-day,
beginning at 10 O'Clock. Ninety-two start
ers are nominated for the sixteen num-
oers for cars of various classes, motive
| power and piston displacement. Each
number has been strengthened by several
new entries.
Ihree more starters have been added to,
the nine previously announced for the free r
Ior-ali. These are T. r. Burns, Fiat: Z.
oster Chalmers, and A. F. Fergus On,
Lancla. This will be the feature of the
cllmb and has remarkable field of tiriv-
ers, among whom, in addition to the three
already named, are Ralph De Palma, Louis
Dlsbrow, Caleb Bragg, Fred Belcher,. J. R.
Kirkpatrick and Jules Devigne.
Fast time was made in the early morn
Ing practice yesterday by Bragg, Disbrow
and several other drivers, VINO ,1rade the
2,000-foot ascent in less than Twenty-Five
seconds
The Port Jefferson hill starts III the main
street Of the town and reaches. its highest
elevation opposite the entrance to the Belle
Terre clubhouse The average grade is 10
per cent; the greatest grade is approxi-
mately Is per cent.
The course has been specially prepared
for this fixture under the supervision of
the Superintendent Of Highways of Suffolk
County Turns have bee'a banked and ev
erything possible has be en- done to insure
absolute safety to cont ,estants, spectators
and cars. More than fifty special deputy
sheriffs will patrol the. course.
Fred J. Wagner, the starter, will allow
the cars rolling start of four hundred
cir,
the line. An ELECTRIC timing system will be
used and the time of the start and finish
of each car will he announced from tele-
phone stations at the top and bottom of the
hill
Trains will lea oe for Port jefferson this
morning from 2ath street ferry at 5:4o 9
and II o'clock. Trains will leave Port
Jefferson for rEew York in the afternoon
at 2:26, 353 ana $50 o'clock.
It was the intention of the Motor Racing
Association to run sprint races In connec-
ton with the twenty-four hour race on
July Is and is, but the entries for the long
race have fseen coming in so fast that the
sprint races have been abandoned.
William Clare, superintendent of the
track, premises that it will be in better
condition than ever before for this race
There Is a tradition held by many who
have watched the old track at Brighton
Beach that it is faster and has better
surface in hot weather. There are various
theories concerning this. and the general
opinion is that it is due to the tides, which
run higher in the summer.
Eis,ht cars have been already pledged and
four more are promised.
R. G.. Kelsey, who has been appointed
manager of the new Carhartt NO 3d. was
the host at luncheon yesterday at the
Hotel Plaza TO the old members OF the
Fiat Tire Club, association or happy
memory which once met daily at the
Astor The luncheon was gathering OF
men who are prominent in the automoolle
trade and men who write about 1t. After
tbe luncheon the new car was exhibited in
tho show rooms at the Plaza. Mr.. Kelsey
! is we'll known as a manager and promoter
of racing fixtures. The new car VIII seI
for 50. 20 and is being built at Detroit.
The new smoke ordinance goes INTO el
| feet on July and is as follows: NO per-
| son shall cause, suffer or auo" oehSo
! smoke to be discharged from any buliolns'
vessel. stationary or locomotive engine OF
| automobile place or premises Wlthin inc
| city of New York or On waters adjacent
! thereto within the jurisdiction of the sald
| city. All persons participating in any Vlo-
1ation of this provision, either as pro-
rrietors. owners, tenants. managers su-
perjntendents, captains, engineers hreiileii
or automobile enginemen' OF oliei "i7e'
shall be liable thereto.