The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-30
OF INTEREST 70 MOTORISTS.
Building Special Cars for sand Plains
Of Nevada.


A prominent American automobile
manufacturer is preparing for deliv-
| cry December four cars that were
/ especially built for use in the sandy
| deserts and roadless territory IN the
neighborhood of Tonapah, New The
agent from Nevada some time ago
visited the factory and said that he
| had been having great difficulty in Sc
curing cars which could be used by d
| mining company in Tonapah, which
was on his list Of customers, using
number of cars.
II am afraid it is almost a hopeless
/ job" he said, 1--WE have tried almost
/ all the Weli-known American makes,
! and several foreign cars. but none Of
| them seems to be able to stand the
STRAIN OF travel through shifting sands
traVersing country where there are
practically no roads, and which
/ abounds in low sage bush.''
me four cars are now being built
with special axles, giving considerable
more clearance than is ordinarily the
case The rear axles have a drop on
each side, leaving the entire frame and
/ springs more than five inches higher
tnan IN the ordinary car. Special re-
endorsements of frame and bolts and
special axles had to be made.
A remarkable showing was made bv
1 American cars in the endurance run Of
1 the Automobile club of Philadelphia
held last Saturday. Seven cars start
ed. fifty horsepower touring car.
aIlVen ny ". G. Longstrath. was an
easy first, and secured the Baetoi-
Brazier cup. G. W. Kelsey, driving
another horsepower. was third
and these two, with the car of G. s.
Mayer. were the only three to finish
1 the tour officially Mr.. KELSEY was. de-
| iayed by many tire troubles and so
lost the second place, which he held
F, during the larger part of the run. The
| run was over q course which Obliged
| the contestants to start from Philadel-
phla and report at Doylestown, Quak-
ertoWn and PottstoWn, returning to
| Philadelphia. Contestants We're at lfb-
erty to use whatever roads they deem
ed best. The first and third cars start
ed at scratch, giving allowances to
other cars ranging from fifteen to sew
Charles J. Ghdden will start about
November 1 on his tour to Mexico. Mr..
Ghoden has outlined his itinerary.
Which includes travel over the high
| ways from Boston, by wav of New
York. Philadelphia. Washington. back
| 70 Albany, and over the 1904 A A A.
tour roads, to Chicago, the distance
being 1850 miles. From Chicago he
VIII travel by the Rock Island railway
the rails.
From Fort Worth he viii travel
also, on the railroad tracks by way of
the international & Great Northern.
BY way Of Texas cities to Laredo. and
from that point over the National lines
Of Mexico by way Of Monterey and SAN
Luis Potosi to Mexico city. The total
8 mileage By highway win be5f.45f. and
by railway 5,302 miles, making a total
Of 1853 miles -
The remittance of Edward Russell
Thomas, the New York banker. into
the automobile racing game was pre-
saged by MS purchase last Thursday of
the Hotchkiss racing car, used as a
substitute car by Elliott r. Shepard
IN the recent Vanderbilt Cup race. The
car Is the one driven by LIE Blon In
the Grand Prix this year and is of 1875
morse power (French rating) and ex-
aetly duplicate in every detail If tbie
years Vanderbilt Cup winner.