Touring Club Plan Two Day Autotour Through Hudson Valley
The Touring Club of America outlines a two day auto excursion from New York City through Hackensack Arcola Saddle River Ramapo Valley Harriman private road and Tuxedo Park to Kingston and Poughkeepsie with tolls and macadam roads. The route passes Goshen Middletown Kingston Rhinebeck Poughkeepsie Stormville Stormville Mountain Croton Yorktown Elmsford Ardsley Dobbs Ferry and returns via the Hudson River Road for a total about 92 to 311 miles depending on start point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tribune Motoring
A. L. Westgard
Touring Club of America
New York State
Hudson Valley
New York
Columbus Circle
Ridgewood
Turner
Monroe
Chester
Goshen
Denton
Middletown
Kingston
Fair Oaks
Bloomingburg
Wurtzboro
Ellenville
Wawarsing
Acord
Stone Ridge
Marbletown
Hurley
Eagle
Rondout
Hudson River
Rhineclff
Rhinebeck
Staatsboro
Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
Wappinger’s Falls
Fishkill Whaze
Peekskill
Stormville Mountain
East Main Street
Red Oaks Mill
Wappinger’s Creek
New Hackensack
Fishkill Plains
Quaker Meeting House
Hopewell Church
Stormville
Pougkeepsie
Railroad Station
Dean
Baldwin Station
Amawalk
Yorktown Heights
Croton Lake
Croton Station
Croves
Pine Bridge
Merritt’s Corners
Echo Lake
Briarcliff
Vilage
Glidden Tour Rules Outline 1910 National Run Start Cincinnati
The seventh Glidden and Chicago trophy national tour begins in Cincinnati on June 14 with all entered cars fitted for the long trip. Drivers report to Mr. Butler at the Gibson House for final instructions. A strict penalty based reliability test rules the competition with stock cars only and observers track daily operations.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Butler
American Automobile Association
Gibson House
Chicago Motor Club
Contest Board
Bragg Wins Uphill Victory in Worcester Hill Climb
Caleb Bragg of Cincinnati drove his Fiat to a 58 second winning run up Dead Horse Hill at the Worcester Automobile Club event. Harry F. Grant of Boston finished second in the free-for-all with 1 02, while Grant won the free-for-all gasoline stock chassis. The crowd totaled about 25 000 along the course with no accidents.
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Worcester
Mass
Caleb Bragg
Cincinnati
Fiat
Dead Horse Hill
Worcester Automobile Club
Z. F
Baldwin
Providence
Stanley Steamer
Bragg
Harry F. Grant
Boston
Grant
Leominster
Tims
Alco
BR. M. Lovejoy
Jackson
J. J. Kingsley
Thamas Flyer
Harry Fr. Grant
Fred H. Marriot
Stanley
John J. Kingsley
Thomas
Payne Breaks Walking Record In 12 Hour Race
London on June 4 saw T Payne win a twelve hour walking race covering 72 miles 30 yards. He broke the world amateur record by over three miles, surpassing prior marks set by T F Hammond in 1908 with 100 miles in 18 hours 4 minutes 101 5 seconds.
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Payne
London
T. Payne
T. F. Hammond
Motor hare and hounds set for June chase by club
The Motor Racing Association launches an old fashion hare and hounds motor event on June 15 starting at 2 pm from 304 West 58th Street. The hare restricted to six miles per hour in city and eight outside, pursuers follow via confetti scent to a country hotel dinner reward prizes for all aboard with $350 entry per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Racing Association
T. Francis Moore
West 58Th Street
Americans to Attend Second International Road Congress in Brussels
Joseph W. Jones and Thomas W. Wilby of the Touring Club of America will represent U S motorists at the Brussels congress with plans for a long touring study of roads in Great Britain and Europe. They join Samuel Hill A W Campbell and E L Powers from the American Road Builders Association as delegates.
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America
Brussels
United States
Joseph W. Jones
Thomas W. Wilby
Touring Club of America
Jones
Mauretania
England
Logan Waller Page
Department of Agriculture
Wilby
Foreign Department
Europe
Mr. Jones
Liverpool
Great Britain
American Road Builders’ Association
Samuel Hill
Seattle
A. W. Campbell
Toronto
E.L. Powers
New York
Faris
International Association
Portrait and landscape artists collaborate on wife portrait
A dialogue notes that two artists contributed to a single wife's portrait with one handling the face and figure and the other painting her hat, reflecting a collaborative approach to the commission.
Defends Auto Maker Says Industry In Infancy In This Country
C W Matheson argues against critics of motoring, stating demand for automobiles grows and the industry is in its infancy. He cites rising wages, vast capital, and a large workforce supporting car production and distribution as proof the enterprise is sound and beneficial to the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Matheson
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific My
Tgg
Matheson
Figs
Plainfield Open Novice Singles Contests Stir Interest
At Plainfield Country Club New Jersey the open novice singles tournament produced tight matches among first time prize contenders. S Wallis Merrihew advanced to the third round by defeating W West in straight sets and Merrihew also beat H Brower 6 2 7 3 in another round while J E Luscomb and A Lovell won their matches in early rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield Country Club
Plainfield
N. J
S. Wallis Merrihen
W. West
J. EF. Comb
C. A. King
J. E. Luscomb
Frost
A. Lovell
C Brown
Wallis Merrihew
A. L. Willis van Earle
Tehedy
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Tribune
Can Automobile Association
Glidden
Welch-Detroit Car
R. H. Higgins
Stearns
Time
Elmer Knox
Atlas
R. M. Lovejoy
H. A. Bauer
Oakland Roadster
E S. Cameron
Albert N. Locke
Parry
F. F. Cameron
Oakland
Martin Dorsey
Maxwell
Albert White Cameron
F. A. Wheelock
Stavers
Frank D. Costello
Rene la Leumier
Lander
E. P. Blake
Stuart H. Clapp
Berkshire
Harry B. Grant
Fort George Hill
Buick
Buick Motor Company
Broadway
55Th St
Brooklyn
Flatbush Ave
Newark
Halsey St
Plainfiew
FORD
Columbus
Sieeter Company
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