Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-12 | Page 7 | Auto Records Smashed

AUTO RECORDS ' SMASHED. Contest in Hill Climbing at Mount Washington. MOUNT WASHINGTON. N. II.. July 11. Five times the record was smashed In the hlll-cllmblng automobile competition today. The contest was one of a series arranged by the White Mountain Good Roads Improvement association and Wa3 over a measured course of eight miles, with a grado varying from 5 to 20 degrees. The record for tho distance, 4S:59, was made by Otto Westman three weeks ago. This time was cut down repeatedly today, to-day, but F. E. Stanley of Newton, Mass.. with a six-horse gasoline machine, made tho best run of the day, his time being 21:15. No More Glove Eights. CHICAGO. July 11. Mayor Harrison today to-day declared that prize lights of every sort, including contests under the guise of "glove contests," must cease In Chicago. Chi-cago. Ho gave Chief of Police O'Neill strict orders that the mandate bc enforced. en-forced. Numerous exhibitions already arranged ar-ranged have been called off- Permit for the Eight. , SAN FRANCISCO. July 11. The Board-of Board-of Supervisors today granted a boxing permit for tho month of August to tho Yosemlto club. This club Is handling the Joffrlcs-Monroe match and the Issuance of the permit today means the meeting of the two heavy-weights hero August 23. Jack Muuroo Defeated. BUFFALO, July, lj.-lack Munroe of Butte was defeated In a wrestling match, catch-as-catch-can. by Charles ("Yankee") ("Yan-kee") Rogers of Worcester. Mass., at the Olympic Athletic club tonight. Rogers won the first fall In 11 minutes and 20 seconds sec-onds and the second In "43 minutes" and 00 seconds.