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RIVALS IN DASH
FOR SOUTH POLE,
American and British Explorers
+. to Use the Automobile.
WILL START NEAR SAME TIME.

Or. Frederick A. Cook to Use Especially
Designed Machines-Motor For Lead
err Of British Expedition Will Draw
Sledges-Hopes to Make Sudden Dash
After Reaching Ice Edge, Relying on
Manchuran Ponies.
In view Of the report cabled from
New York to London that DR.. Freder-
ick a. Cook has made preparations to
explore the antarctic regions and make
an effort to reach the south pole, using
motor cars for the purpose, 1t Is inter-
esting to note that the British expedi-
ton to the south pole under command
Of Lieutenant Ernest II. Shackleton,
announced In February last, Is now al
most ready and will start from the
Thames about the same time as Or.
Cook does from American namely, at
the end of July.
About that exposition New York
Herald correspondent recently had a
talk with Lieutenant Shackleton. He
was much interested in the American
expedition, especially as the automo-
bile will play a prominent part in his
plan, though the lieutenant is not re-
/ lying on the automobile entirely.
1T is not stated in the cabled report
about DR. Cook" remarked Lieutenant
Shaclleton, where DR.. Cook is going
to land and whence he will start his
journey to the pole. We Of course
shall land on King Edward VII. Land
and explore around the Ross Quadrant,
which has hitherto been the British
sphere of exploration since it was dis
covered by Sir James Ross in 1912.
"Of course the prospect of going
south from King Edward VII. Land is
yet hypothetical because no one has
landed there since it was discovered
during the national antarctic expedi-
ton in 1902. But we have decided to
land there for certain reasons. We
have a good staff Of strong, scientific
men, numbering twelve in all, men
who are not only expert biologists and
meteorologists, but are able to put
strong hand to sledging in case Of
trouble.
1--WE have Sir Philip Brocklehurst
who will be Invaluable to the expedi-
ton in sledging work. Mr.. James
Murray is well known biologist, He
has been for the last five years en-
gaged with Sir James Murray on lake
survey. Lieutenant Adams is our me-
teorologist, and we have splendid
mechanical engineer and chauffeur In
Mr.. James Muir
Our general staff will join the ship
ut New Zealand at the end OF the year.
Our automobile FOR we shall have
only once consists Of a framework of
specially manufactured steel and is a
very simply constructed affair. It win
carry separate sets Of wheels to suit
the varying conditions Of the surfaces
over which we shall have to travel.
For instance, in soft snow the two
front wheels will require to be taken
off and sledge runners substituted.
There is no water circulation to cause
trouble through freezing, and the Ell
glnes will be air cooled. We shall car
ry no weight on the automobile at
any rate, no more than necessary. The
chauffeur will be the only passenger
the car being used merely as an en-.
gine, as 1t were, to draw the train OF
sledges which win carry the members
Of the expedition and provisions
Arrangements have already been
made for Us to ship a number of Man.
churian ponies at dyttleton, but these
are not to do any work unless the au
tomobile breaks down. Then they will
be used to draw the sledges My rea.
son for adopting the automobile as q
locomotive to draw sledges is because
/ do not think a heavily laden automo
1 bile would be so serviceable as the
/ method propose to adopt.
\ 1T Is a we'll known naval saying
I that the speed Of feet is the speed Of
4 the slowest ship, and our speed will
be the speed Of ponies, which should
be about twenty-five miles a day. We
shall also take some dogs with us. but
not for our journey to the pole. These
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