New-York tribune., 1906-05-06
AUTOS MAKE RECORDS.
GO FAR ON LITTLE FUEL.
Tanner CoUers 80 Miles on TSco
Gallons of Gasolene.

OF the seventy-one entries for the two gallon
efficiency test held under the auspices OF the
Automobile Club of America yesterday sixty
I'VE started. The 12-horsepower Franklin car
Of A Holmes at an early hour this morning was
figured the winner, having gone distance Of
eigflty-seven miles, for which performance it
received score OF 100000. the highest made up
70 that time.
The remarkable distance the machine went on
so little fuel was astonishing TO the hundreds
Of automoDilists who gathered at the clubhouse
last night 20 hear the results. Next to the
Franklin came the 1890 horsepower Darracq
Of s. B. Stevens which made a score OF 1Ts.s3S.
going a distance Of 46.02 miles. Many Of the
other cars also made big scores
The start was made from a brewery at 57th
street and Avenue A. where the Weighing In was
done. The cars went over the following route as
far as the small supply Of fuel lasted:
From Avenue A and 57th street west TO 56th
street, 20 First avenue TO 57th street, 20 Fifth
avenue and up Fifth avenue TO 10th street. TO
st. Nicholas avenue. 20 155th street. across the
viadUct to Central Bridge, TO Jerome avenue, TO
1S9th street, thence to Fordham Road 70 Shore
Road, 90 Barlow Bridge, TO Hunters Island and
Travers Island and on Pelham Road 10 forks
The machines then went through the following
towns as far as the power lasted: New Rochelle
Larchmonts Mamaroneck, Rye, Port Chester,
Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, West
port and Bridgeport
women and children rode In the cars, and all
were well loaded down with passengers. Be-
fore being weighed IN, the tanks Of the cars
were enptted OF gasOlene and two gallon can
was given to the owner OF each car to put in
the tank OF his machine. After each machine
weighed I'm IL was sent off, Each Of the ma
chimes carried a small flag OF the Automobile
Club Of America colors.
It was exactly 1880 p. m. when the first car
was weighed in. At that time a more perfect
day could not be asked for. but before the last
car was sent OF, a few hours later, rain began
70 falls and for good part OF the journey the
machines were run In a dOwnpOur, which left
the roads In muddy condition The showing
under the conditions adds more glory 20 the per-
forrnances OF the machines. There were all
kinds OF passenger vehicles IN the contest, from
the small runabout TO the pOnderOus sightseeing
car, holding as many twenty persons.
Protests were numerous az the clubhouse last
night. Some OF the contestants declared that the
handling Of the gasolene supply was left too much
20 them. A few declared that small boys got pos
session OF the gasolene emptied from tanks on
arriving &c the starting point and went about orer-
ing 70 sell II 20 those who took part in the contest
After the supply OF gasOlene had been emptied
from the tank OF Augustus Posts big now White
chine and for a few seconds flames shot up in all
directions The fire put out in time TO pre-
vent the machine from being damaged
The official announcement or the winners OF the
day. IL was said at the clubhouse last night. The
miles covered by other follow:
]. K. Millss horsepower OldsmObfle. bTs35; Ia r.
Burne's 10-hOFsepOwer Cadillac, 4&6; r. G. MOrris's
horsepower Stoddard-DaytOn, 20; Prayer Miller
Motor Car Companys 24-horsepOwer Prayer Miller,
go; c. D. Alton frs, 24-2s horsepower Columbia,
44O6; Majestic Auto Companys 26-2S horsepower
Queen, co.; Percy Owens 24-horsepOwer Aerocar.
ass; Arnold & Stearns's 16-hOrsepOwer COM
pound. 80.