Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-07
ROUTE LAID OUT
FOR STARS BIC
ENDURANCE RACE
Every Condition OF Highway
Encountered in 125=Mile
Course Selected.

The past week has been a busy one
for the officials of the Newark Motor
Club, under whose auspices the Dig
endurance contest to he run by the
STAR on October 2S will he held. VI
q meeting on Tuesday the sanction TOR
holding the contest was granted by me
contest board Of the American Auto
mobile Association and officials Ia take
charge of the running Of the big en-
DURANGO event were named. Joseph u
Wood will be the referee and also the
representative of the A. \, n. contest
board. Dewitt Q. Reynolds and fred
G. Neuhaus viii be the timers, and
w. Eugene Turton will act as starter
The handling of the observers and the
press will be under the direction ol
Claude L. Holgatc,
Practically every make OF car handled
In Newark and vicinity, as well as
several from the metropolitan district
will bc seen in the contest, when VIII
insure the run being the most repre-
sentative and biggest affair of its KIND
ever held in New Jersey. Some makes
OF cars. like the Buick, Maxwell. Lion
md others, will enter two or three ears
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touring cars. There will probably be
from forty to fifty cars face the starter
When the drivers are sent away on the
125-mile Journey at : a. M. october rs.
The following makes of cars will be
seen on the entry blanks when they
are distributed early next week;
Sehacht. Reo, Premier, Alec, Mitchell,
jackson, Everett. Buick. American,
Correia. Ford. White, otto, cole, Il. {,
IT,. Maxwell, Chalmers. Hudson,
HAYNES standardization, National,
McFarlan. Flanders and Lion. The
Peerless Motor Gar Company will
supply the official car for the run, and
4 Pierce Arrow from the Ellis Motor
Car Company will act as the press car
On last Thursday Referee J, II,
Mood and a party went over the course
selected FOR the contest aud found that
the 125 miles embraces every possible
condition OF roads. from the smoothest
Of macadam to the toughest of back
woods dirt roads. There will be plenty
OF stiff hill-climbing to test the merit
of each car entered and those who have
been over the curse say that il will
he found to be tho %stittcst proposition
ever encountered in a contest held in
this state.
The route mapped ont is as follows;
Start from star office, Broad and Mar
ket streets, Newark, north on Broad
street to Central avenue C.lm), turn
left and follow Central avenue to tlar.
rison street. East Orange G.an)
where turn right, continue across rail
road track to Main street Ci.2mD, turn
left with trolley track straight past
park, through orange, 10 tlag pole In
front OF st, Marks Church. West or
ange (5.3m0, here bear left. ON North
field avenue winding road"and sharp
turn to right just beyond to foot of
hill: continue on Mortified road up
mountain; at fork at top of mountain
bear left (6.6m), avoiding main road
tina turns sharp to right, and continue
straight ahead down hill, striking troll
ley track, 10 st. Cloud llm.); follow
trolley to end of same and continue
straight ahead to crossroad (S.lmD;
take left fork through South Orange
Reservation. keeping Campbells Pond
on left, follow winding o through
reservation 10 road crossing C9.2ml.
turn sharp to right and continue up
grade or winding road 10 branch road
with sign marked ITO Millburn;' here
make sharp left turn C.5nlD down.
grade through winding road straight
ahead past crossroad 01.3m.D. over
wooden bridge into Millburn; keep left
under railroad arch, striking trolley
tracks just beyond At Millburn Hotel
I'll. 7m) turn right and continue
straight ahead to crossroads Q2.Sm.).
turn sharp right and Immediately after
at Farmers Hotel take right fork of
road and continue up Hobart Hill
H. II
straight through on Morris turnpike to
Chatham us. 7m.), being careful 10
arrive cautiously on account of trolley
repairs; continue straight ahead TO
Madison, leaving trolley to right. and
shortly after crossing D., l., X w. r. II.
tracks at grade GS.5m.). Straight
ahead. bearing left, at fork Q9.lm.) on
Madison avenue, and continue on main
road 70 South street, Morristown,
straight ahead to centre of town, with
mark on right C32.9m.). Pass Mansion
House on left. and down grade Just
beyond C23.im.), turn sharp left on
Western Be careful to avoid
main travelled road straight ahead, At
white farmhouse in fork t25m0 turn
sharpright over road leading into Mend
ham turnpike, on which turn left
C26,1m.) at foot OF grade, At fork just
beyond (26.2m.) keep to left on main
macadam road to centre of Mendhaln,
Phoenix House on left (3i .2m).
Straight ahead on main road TO flag
pole in centre of fork at crossroads
ts6m.) Here turn sharp left and cot-
tinue on main road to Chester
t36. S1n.) Just beyond at small railroad
station (37m,1 take right fork of road
10 German Valley N1.4m) Turn TO
right over bridge and Immediately cross
railroad at grade (caution) and straight
ahead up steep. winding road over
schooley's Mountain. straight ahead
down steep grade and continue to
American House. Hackettstown
a7.Sm) checking station and gas and
oil control-turn right on High street