New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
FIX ROUTE FOR TOUR
Beautiful Trip Through the
CatskiIIs Planned for Autos.
KEEN TEST FOR ENTRANTS
Reliability Contest and Hill
Climb Combined in Itinerary
Selected.

The preliminary survey CT the route FOR
the CatzkiI reliability contest and hill Climb
which the Motor Contest Association viii
conduct on September 70. II and Y has
been completed by Robert " Bruce. and
the itinerary shows rarely beautiful trip
Mr. Bruce IS secretary Of the American
Automobile Association
The line Of the tour forms at EdgeVater.
on Saturday. September 10. and runs
through EngIevood Pearl River ana
Haverstraw 70 the new state boulevarn
along the west side OF the Hudson River
The boulevard. which at present Is connplete
20 the Orange County line. has been prop
erIy termed the scenic highway OF Amer
( ica-" Leaving this point. the route covers
three miles Of poor. narrow dirt road. out
conditions rapidIv improve. and the going
again is good through Highland Falls 10
| West Point.
After passing the parade grounds AZ West
Point. left turn is made up Crows Nest
Mountain steep climb. with frequent
water bars. This section Unfolds the most
| lovely views TO be found in the HUDSON
Valley The corresponding descent mo
Upper Cornwall Is almost equally fine. Tns
tour then runs into the regular New YORK.
Newburg route, up through Surern and
Tuxedo and thence 20 NevburE
The next stage. which leads 20 Kingston.
/ ,s made bv vay Of New Paltz. because OF
the splendid road for the greater part OF the
distance Kingston is a difficult toun 70 90
through. but the best OF severa! optional
roads have been carefully figured out ard
the tourists will strike the nacadaH1 70
saugsrtfes without touching the business
csn-re The remainder Of the way 70 Sau-
gerttes and CatskilI Is along the regular
road short distance inward from the
Hudson River
/ The tourists will rest in the beaHtiful
/ Catskir Mountains on SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER
II. The following morning. at ! o'clock me
climb Up Kaaterskiu Glove mountain VIII
take pIace From Catekill a run Of fifteen
+ miles is made 70 Haines Falls where
! stop will be made
/ Inasn1uch as the last leg Of the tour can
not be started until the completion Of Tire
climb the route for the quickest return
trip has been selected so as TO bring the
tourists to New York before dark Instead
of going by way of CatsktH the route turns
| south at Palenville 10 Saugerties. and sew
eraI miles are thus saved From here the
route reverses the upbound trip through
Kingston and New PaItz 10 NeUburg. From
Nevburg TO New York il follows the short
I est line possible. which Is by way OF Iuxedo'
Suffern and Hackensack- crossing the l5Orn
street ferry 10 New York While the route
traversed from CatsktTl 70 New York IS not
so picturesque the upbound Trip ana
more beautiful route could be rad. II was
selected because II Is more certain or oe-
/ ing covered in the required time The mile
age on the first day from New YORK 10
/ C,atskiI IS 127.5- For the return trip rom
- N fTS=
/ A number OF motorists who are desirous
Of going on the tour because Of the pleasure
70 he got our OF II. but who do not care
m ne governed bv the rules which COM
netting cars must adhere to. have written
, the Motor Contest Association 70 add
inon-contesting division TO the contest Ihls
reouest was so urgent that the association
has decided TO make the addition Par11cl-
pants in this tourist section. as II -
: called. can do practically as they please
/ and will not be penalfzed for stops, lateness
or in fact. for anything done 20 a car on
the road or in the controls.
Ear7ev OIdfeId who is matched against
/ George Robertson for a series or races AT
the Brighton Beach Motordome on satur-
day. September 8. and Monday. September
! n, ,abor Dayl. has not raced in New York
in six years. ne pIoOdOlS mas l-'A
narrow escapes from death than any other
man in the history of the sporting world
Not satisfied TO be the worlds champion
driver of circular tracks and speedvays.
OIdfeld got the Bitten Benz a car
which was built for Emperor Williams 8
fsyorite driver of Germany. the daring
Eernrerv Hemmery had made world
speed records with the car N England
over the s5.d0aot0 Brooklands speedway
The first day that Barney drove the BenS
he smashed the worlds speed marks set oy
Hemmerv and attained great prestige IN
automobile circles in Europe, where for
the first time the Europeans uppeI thsir
hats to an American driver.
To quote the great driver. in speaking -
his chances for meeting his fate az the
steering wheel. Well they viii have 70
,4-,;- ms 'soi,S some when II hap
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