New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
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ENTRIES in TOUR
Rules for New York Reliability
Run, Early Next Month, Meet
with General Favor.

JuuSlnS from the interest Delng SHOWN
by individual car owners, manufacturers
and dealers In the 500-mile New York re-
liability contest which the Motor Dealers
Contest Association is to hold in the vicin-
ity OF this city on December 3, and 5,
the contest will prove a success in point
of entries and in other ways. The COM
mittee in charge of the run, consisting OF
David Beecroft. George Robertson and E
Lascaris, has received many inquiries
and thus far about fifteen actual entries
are assured.
AS the lists do not close until Decem-
Der ], ii is expected that the final list will
include double this number. The interest
which is being shown by manufacturers
in the run indicates that the unusual
character Of the regulation appeals to
them. One manufacturer points out the
absolute need OF such rules if motor car
contests are TO continue In this country.
In few days the tentative routes Sc
lected for the run will be surveyed by
Henry Caldwell, the well known touring
guide. Caldwell will first lay out the route
on Long Island where the contestants
will journey on the first day of the run.
The distance for the first days trip will be
about l64 miles. and a noon stop will be
made at Riverhead On the second day
the contestants will journey into West
chester County and Connecticut for a dis
tance OF approximately 169 miles. The
noon stop on the second day will be at
New Haven.
On the third day the tourists will jour
ney as far as Poughkeepsie, which will
DO the turning point 10 the finish OF the
run, and that city will also be the noon
control The start and finish for each
days trip will be in New York City, from
in front OF the Manhattan Automobile
club. The route data will be compiled
and published in book form as a guide to
the tourists.
AS has been announced, the run will be
for non-stock cars. and penalties will be
imposed for many causes, chief among
them being lateness in arrival at check
ing controls, replacements and replenish-
ments done on the road motor stops in
operative or damaged brakes. clutch, gear
sets. motor front and rear aXles and
springs, accessories, etc. There will be a
preliminary and final technical examina
ton OF all the parts which are subject TO
penalty. The penalizns OF accessories IS
new feature injected into reliability
contests. The result will be watched with
great interest by motorists.
The equipment with which a car Is reg
ularly sold will be considered an integral
portion of the car during the road part
OF the contest and also during the pre-
liminary and final examination. This
equipment will be checked at the prelim-
mary examination and findings recorded,
and In the final inspection the findings
will be checked with those in the pre-
liminary, and where broken, damaged, de-
fectve lost and imperative parts are dis
covered penalties will be imposed.
Equipment which will be considered in
tegral with the car will consist of cleo
trio, bulb and other horns or signals.
speedometers windshelds, tire carriers,
shock absorbers. all lamps leather and
other type OF rebound straps, and bump
ers. either front and rear or both. Clocks
will not be included.
Metal seals, the same as used for doors
of railroad freight cars, will, previous 10
the start OF the contest and during each
night or noon control thereafter. be af-
fixed as needed TO motor hood, radiator
filling cup, gasolene filling cap, oil reser-
volr filler cap. mud apron, floor boards
and other necessary parts that might be
tampered with by driver or others when