The sun., 1896-10-11

not stop to recharRo their storage batteries by
the four Rasoene motorcycles. one the Duryen
was an American creation throughout; one, the
Macy and De La Vergno MAJ hines we're both
imported Benz motorcycles. only very slightly
r1 ali I b%d .o
tires OF much less diameter than tie Duryea.
The Duryea tires were blown up SO hard that,
except for their greater diameter. they were
not much different from the solid tires. Five
Of the machines we're of at about haf-past &.
leather driving belts the night before, and these
caused such delays that II was minutes past
from jackson Park to Evanston and return
over the snow covered frozen mud. Duryea was
ilrst at Evanston, aud frst to reach jackson
ing been made at s;l5 A. NJ. The only other
motocycle to reach the finish that day vas the
Mueller -BenS.which arrived about 10 =. NJ. The
morning had been clear and cold, but the day
grew warmer and cloudy. and fine rain began q
fall about o'clock, making tho roads still
more unfayorable to motorcycle progress than Mt
the start, II such a thing could be possible. That
heson e Of one pair Of Wheels for their advance.
should have travelled over the sixty mile course
at all that day seems incredible.
II will no observed the Pennington does not
appear in tho event OF Nov. %. He Ind been
for some time In negotiation with English cap
and this deal took such form that in the month
of November Pennington sail with all his
motor-driven vehicles for England the transfer
to English hands was completed, and at the late
motorcycle show In London Pennington moto..
tricycle. was on view. ana remington himself
on his favorte hobby OF flying machines. No
Pennington machine has ever competed in eny
This Chiesgu race greatly stimulated in
ventors and concentrated public attention on
the motocycle. The performance of tho ma
chimes over such horrible roads made it clear
that the motorcycle was an accomplished fact,
change In the means OF rond traffic which
should really displace the horse a. means OF
traction. were IN many quarters q,;,, accounted as
change, u general and actually made. would
snd Sie' would @ n' certainty n W bring % vast '0f f"r
tunes to the more successful motocy-
cycle manufacturers announced themselves.
and there were rumors OF English Canadian
snd American motoeycle EXHIBITS ~ & early In lSon;
in America from the time of tho Chicago con
test to the comps,ito1 pr9T9ted e, edo by lGhn
for run on May 80. 1896. from tho City Hail.
New York, to lrvington on The Hudson and re-
four entries by Duryea, ali practically the same.
his own o'Gyllnder gas engine.driven wagons;
snaone y
Brander OF Bridgeport, Conn.,, and DR.. Carlos
W: Booths motoeyele. carriage built
and fitted with . single. cylinder casolene
Engine Company of New Brighton. Pa. This
Booth carriage was the only novelty present. 1t
Is an extremely we'll OeSlRneu maCnlie, OF ~
tractive appearance. 1t is used by Dr., Booth
regularly in his daily rounds among the ioungs-
town hills, mounting grades as steep as one IN
wae driven in the Now York race by Mr.. Crouch,
designer of its engine. and was expected to give
There was. however. some trou ole with the cleo
trio spark iEnit ion from the FIRST and It drew
out OF the race between Yonkers aud IIilsdale.
Before the stop was made this carriage showed
itself to be the only one able to ascend the Pea
body hill without assistance. as tho Roger Benz
a
by hand. The Roger. Benz ran to the Casino
at Ardsey. a mile and a half south OF Irving:
ton and stopped there. Duryea was permitted
to enter four wagons. all alike OF these one
ran down and severely injured an nnlucsy cycle
driver to be locked up IN l25th street police
station. and another sprung leak In the water
No. l reached Ardsley Casino at 3:20 p. NJ. the
start having been made from the City Hall at
n59n. 40 a. NJ i,oI The hs run S was PrrsaG A. 3
bridge; from kingsbridEe to lrvington and re-
turn 1t was speed contest The four wagons
were sent away from kinvsbridge about 2:lo =.
the DuTyes No. 2. at s:ss: and last came
MIR. Brsnder. with his Roger benz, a, 3:45. Al
Ardsley Casino the wagons travelled with diff
Guilty over a level road freshly laid with loose.
broken stone. All arrived with water tanks
stained-in fact looking much more Ike lot
on MpeFf sMo enrss DurS
wagons were pushed up the hill south OF the
Casino by hand. and started on the return trip
City Hall at !:l3 and o p. NJ. respectively.
Duryea received the whole of the $4,000 purse.
Island State Fair. held at Providence through
DAY the sho% 9a
carriages entered by the Riker Electric Motor
Company OF Brooklyn aud Morris d salon.
electriCs. and six Duryea wagons, entered under
the names OF Duryea and William N. Ashley q
son The only novelty was the R,ksr electric
ready for the road. II follows bicycle construc-
ton throughout. The electric motors an exert
about ten horse power. extreme effect The
principal test at Providence was intended TO be
for speed rs giving the most interesting form of
OF the run OF Sept over Ave laps. on the one
mile course OF the fair grounds was Riker !eec.
I5 Hsrs saso
Sept s. was: Riker. 1905 Morris & Salon.
and 10 were stormy days so the third and as it
proved final run. WAS made on Friday. Sept. IL.
batteries on top OF the body OF their electrobat,
and with this increase OF storage battery capao-
Morris & SALON.. II:27; Duryea. IL so: Ashley
Duryea), l5:i7.
AS the motorcycle stands now. It is really in
practical use Ia Europe. About 900 motorcycles
mercially by stores and business houses. and
the automobile Is regarded sober reality
represented. Iihe smooth asphalt pay ements Of
| the motorcycle. and the Paris city ordinances
| give the automobiles the same rights as horse
| drawn vehicles.
! In America there are several Benz and Daim-
| Ter wagons. none of which is commercially used
| or our own American types OF motorcycles ]
| know of but one the Booth machine, which is
| In regular work. DR.. Booth uses this machine
In making his daily round OF vsits as practis;
| ing physc an. Mrs. Booth was severely injured
In u runaway accident to horse drawn carriage
| some two years ago. and DR.. Booth then maie
| uD his mind to adopt the motorcycle. and pro-
! duced his vehicle from his own designs.
Many concerns throughout the country are
investing largely In motorcycle experiments
| and much may be expected from their efforts.
| The principal obstacle to motorcycle use Is
really our wretched American street pnvements
| AMI roads We have here nothing at all COM
parable to the common macadamized roads
| OF England and France. But there Is at least
| the prospect OF Immediate change in this par
| ticular. The bicycle demands good roads AS
| imperatyey as does the motorcycle. and the bi-
cycle users are multiplying so rapidly, and the
| general denirabiity and economy OF decent roads
| Is becoming so apparent TO the American pub
| lie, that we may reasonably expect Legislation to
| compel the construction and maintenance Of
| really good roads In tho United States very
soon. Bunalois paved almost exclusively with
| asphalt. II New York had similar streets we
| might look for a nOiseless trAifc carried on
| pneumatic tires propelled by Rasolene or kero-
bene engines At far less expense than eQual loads