The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-17
GREAT AUTOMOBILE PARADE AND
HILL GLIBMING CONTEST FOR
PROFESSIONALLY.
(From Tuesdays Day)

(From Tuesdays Daiy)
An automobile parade and hill
climbing contest. participated in by
scores Of machines now here and
scores more from out of town, follow
ed by an automobile ball, promises
to cap the climax of the seasons So
cial gaiety and afford unlimited
pleasure to the towns thousands of
guests. ..........
The movement to hold this, the real
lyly big even of the season is backed
by scores of the most public spirited
citizens of Observation-Disclosures who
realize fully the necessity of making
the towns visitors stay here as en-
joyable a possible and who are viii
ling to go down into their jeans for
that purpose.
There are probably something like
a hundred buzz buggies now here.
1t is thought possible to have another
hundred here for the event. A great
parade of gaily decorated cars in the
morning, a hill climbing contest in
the afternoon, and a ball at night is
the tentative program. The details
of the whole affair are now in the
hands of a very hard working COM
mittee of automobile enthusiasts
who will shortly make further inter
esting and authoTitive announcements
Z The prizes to be offered will be
substantial ones-and may aggregate
already been subscribed by public
spirited citizens and visitors and
more is in sight. Every cent SUD-
scribed will be used in futhering the
event. There is no profit in the
matter for anycne-it is just simply
to give the visitors here an example
of what the town a do when it
tries to entertain them.
The parade in the morning will be
one of the most interesting features
of the days sport. All cars must be
decorated and no money must be
paid to anyone for services in help
ing to decorate. The idea is to let
each car represent the efforts of its
owner to his family and friends.
Flowers, ETC., may be used or any
other method adopted which the own
er of the gasoline wagon may wish.
The hill climbing contest will be
OFT Fifth Avenue, at Laurel Park,
where there is a stretch of road which
answers admirably all purposes of
the contest. The cars will be di-
vided into classes and prizes offered
for each. 1t is expected that this
contest will interest agents for
different machines in Asheville,
Spartanburg. Greenville and other
cities, and will bring many cars
from these places.
nh ho11 uyfIl ha hn1d IN tho HoCfnn
at Laurel Park-the accessibility Of
this place, and the excellent dancing
floor there, making it meet all re-
quirements. CHESTS will wear auto
mobile costumes, linen busters, Cog
giles, etc, al excellent orchestra will
be ca-ha"d sd a thoroughly enjoy
able time nay be anticipated.
Mr.. Gorge Stephens. of Kanuga
Lac, Ecr. Joseph Holt of Highland
aln. NJ. W. A. Smith of Laurel
AL. MI. w. NJ. Stimson of the Sugar
: caf Automobile Club, are expected to
Become interested in promoting this
Ee1seTsonville Automobile Day."
>YFd1e aI are excessively busy men, it
'Sttcusht they NOV be prevailed upon
m aid p~evson?'lv. as well as inan-
,;allv, in making the event the one
= eat. bio red-letter day of the sea
son of 1911.
The following prominent motor en-
thusiasts will be asked to take charge
as a committee of arrangements. They
will also handle the funds raised, d.
vide the aggregate sum subscribed into
arproprjate r~iZes and see that these
prices are paid;
DR.. N NJ. StimSon. president Jack
sonville Automobile Club.
Mr.. George Stenhens, Kanuga Club.
Mr.. Joseph Holt. Highland Lake
Club.
Mr.. w. A. Smith, Laurel Park.
T. G. Push, New Orleans.
F. j. Smith, Charlotte.
Alex B King, Atlanta.
Arthur Chenoweth, Birmingham.
John Maybank. Charleston:
Walter r. Smith, Hendersonville.
Edward Enrich, Columbia.
Mr.. Burgess, G~reenville.
Messrs. Sawyer and Lang of Ashe-
vile.
Julian Calhoun, Spartanburg.
Other southern cities will be as ably
represented as those already named.
A more complete list will appear in
tomorrow's paper.
Among the subscribers to the FUND
to be divided into prizes for the win
ners in tne parade and in the hill
climbing contest are the following.
Further subscriptions will be an
nounced later. The events will be
"pulled off" some day next week.