MOTOR CAR HILL CLIMBING
COMPETITION
The Scottish Automobile Club held a hill climbing competition on Saturday at Glenlude Hill (Paddy Slacks), about 4½ miles south of Innerleithen on the St. Mary's Loch' Road. The cars from the Eastern Section assembled in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh at ten o'clock for the run to Innerleithen, where they were joined by the Western section cars. The gradient was one in seventeen. In the competition each car, which was required to carry its full complement of passengers, including an official observer, had to mount the measured mile on the hill twice. The vehicles competing were divided into two classes, namely, those with one cylinder, and those with two cylinders. Eleven cars left Charlotte Square shortly after ten o'clock, at which time the weather though dull was favourable enough.
The turnout comprised an interesting variety of vehicles, from the commodious car
of the waggonette type, to the smart landautte and Victoria. The assembly and despatch
of the cars attracted a good deal of attention. The following were the results: -
One of the cars returned to Edinburgh in 56 minutes from Peebles in Spite of the
fact that the many long hills had to be descended very slowly as only one brake was
working. The Lord Justice-
St Ronan's Standard Wednesday 18th June 1902 Published by E Smail & Sons, Innerleithen