Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-28
THE PIKE S PEAK
HILL CLIMB WILL
OCCUR IN AUGUST
First Entries in This Most lo-
tereSting Event Were Made
by Cadillac Eight-cyIinder
Cars,

The honor VI making The firHt en-
trieg in The Pikes Peak MI elimp !"
be held on the new Pike's PEAK auto
highway August 80, ~, ~ has talien
10 The Cadillac Motor car company
Through rs colorado representative
this company has entered three eight
,,iinder models, two Of them Tor lho
class ID free-for.all--the fehtufe sNrh'
OF the mcet-and the other IN thc
Glass r amateur event Thls VIII
mark the return 60 speed competi-
tion of This company after an absence
~ aavcr,d wears II Will be rccallcn
that few years ago the Canlilar
made an cnVinble reputation IN speed
events and hin climbs. Az one time
Tho Cadillac held the worlds 2i-hour
competition record. -,
one OF the cars in the free-for-ali
IL TO be driven By Harold 5. Brinker
OF Cheyenne. the veteran western
driver who has various victories 10
his credit. one OF his most remark
nl1e performances being his pnrticl-
nation In the Now York to Paris race,
when he drove the winning Thomas
from Cheyenne 20 San Francisco,
STAYING az the wheel at one time for
Sg consecutive hours. The other ca
flifAN VIII ~ uIlAtI Wy ~ W tff'
sheffel, OF Colorado Springs. Mark
eheffel has probably hnd more ex-
uefience driving over mountain roads
than any other driver in America. Al
though he has never driven In any
special competition II Is safe to say
that he will set a pace for some OF
the stars in the -for-all that VIII
be hard 20 follow
The management Of the pixies
Peak Hill climb is receiving numerous
inquiries relative 10 routes and gen
eraI particulars 80 that tourists may
take in the hill climb while on trans
continental or western tours In Au.
guest Probably no speed event has
ever offered such remarkable features
for visitors IN the way OF scenery.
Between Colorado Springs and the
summit OF pixies Peak, over thus
worlds highest highway upon when
the contests will be run the motorists
nee such sights Az the high mesa
drive. the charming ana romantic
Garden of the Gods, the historic Bat
nnced Rock, Mushroom Park, Mani
tou and Soda Springs, Ute Pass, mem
ufablo IN history; the Cascade canyon
whore the pixies Peak highway starts,
the Cripple Greek mining district, the
Ilke NATIONAL forest ~ t@R"f'NH'
acres. together with many lakes. won
derful cliffs, tumbllng waterfalls, etc
Some 400 miles OF mighty Rockies
are IN plain view. and hillowy ocean
OF plain can be- seen rolling far into
Kansas, Wyoming nd New Mexico, !.
visible area Of more than 10000
square miles Of the earth'a surface, Al
one point the visitor may look straight
down a distance OF s. 1919 feet-n depth
half mile greater than the Grand
Canyon OF Arizonu.
The new highway itself is an rs.
mile boulevard, 20 TO SO feet wide
with an ayernge grade Of z per eeni
and a maximum OF l0.5 per cent. II
is smooth and even, ana motoring
over II can be done with comfort and
delight IL will be the "sporttcst
hill climbing course and by far the
longest IA al motor rncing history
The series Of contests 80 be held on
this highway VIII far overshndow any
attempts OF former years IN the MI
climbing line. Not only X the course