The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
MOTOR PUFFS

United States Consular reports state tnat
the American tourist invasion Of Europe
this year is simply unprecedented. A very
large number of tourists have taken along
their cars and are enjoying the beautifui
scenery and roads. However, this is not
an unal1oyed pleasure, as a letter, which
has been received by II. M. Sternbergh,
president of the Acme Motor Car Com
pany, will show. Yesterday, in our Acme
car. we ran to Germ, on to Morat. near
Neufschatel, and returned, making seven
ty-one miles in less than four hours. over
fine roads and through charming country
without q hitch or drawback of any kind.
This is pretty good, considering that we
had to slow down frequently for sharp
curves in the road, and in passing all sorts
or vehicles, such as two and four-horse
wagons. two cow wagons. one horse and
one COW wagon, dog and man carts, baby
carriages and men. women, children and
dogs afoot. We came all the way in the
car through Holland from Rotterdam,
along the Rhine, over the Taunus Noun
tains. where we encountered snow banks
In the road, and up and down steep hills.
We then came through Wiesbaden, Darn
stadt, Stuttgart and Heidelberg, through
the Black Forest to Frieburg, S%chaufhau-
sen, Zurich and Lucerne to the delightful
ly quaint and interesting little Swiss town
or Thun, making all told 3,01 miles with
out an accident, and with but one set of
tires. The machine is admirable. Every
guest whom We have invited to ride with
us praises it without stint. 1 myself, slow
to catch the car fever. think it wonderful
that with such a machine and a little gas
cline we can defy fast horses and even the
steam engine, and ride as smoothly as II
in a rocking chair, and go like the wind II
we want to. Without too much praise ]
may say modestly, you may feel proud of
the car"
The New York Automobile Club has had
under consideration for some time the
holding of a test of odometers and speedo-
meters in or near New York, in October.
with a view to finding out whether thi:
would be of practical value to owners. A
canvass of the club membership was re.
Gently taken, and this resulted in an over.
whelming vote in favor of the holding OF
the test. Letters were also written to thu
makers of speedometers and odometers
and replies to these seem to Indicate tina
the manufacturers of these measuring in.
struments are quite as anxious to have
such a test as are owners. The exact date
OF the test has not yet been decided upon
by the technical and contest committee OF
the club, which has 1t in charge, but will
be announced at an early date.
~ NbAoO a1AdHy IHleIcSI manifested
in track racing by he public and tn,
trade has resulted in a movement to hold
more frequent and more extensive meet
ings in all parts of the country. In tho
neighborhood of New York there has beer
a growing interest in track racing, which
mas been evident in a marked degree sine
the holding of the recent twenty-four-hou
event at Brighton Beach track. Inpetui
has been added by the project to hole
track meets at Morris Park under tn,
auspices IT a club composed of well-knowI
New York enthusiasts and representative:
Of the trade. Entry blanks for the open
ing meeting of the Morris Park Motor
, drome Club, on September CT, have no
yet been issued, but a number Of tenta
tive entries have already been made 70
} the Neutrality-suspicious. race. The For,
company will send a new special racer
which has never been seen on any track
to try for the mile record.
l.. L Benedict, of New York, who ha
just returned from a European trip, i
one OF the most strenuous Of amateu
tourists. According to o. ]. Beyers. hi
chauffeur, Mr.. Benedict has a record Q
travelling nearly Ii, 900 miles in fou
month in his Berliet this summer 800
miles being done in England. Often III
party were on the road from 3 a. m. til
midnight. and 2.000 miles were made 4
:, eleVen Gays AItnOugn the car was a yea
! and a half old. being one OF the frs
! turned out by the American Loconotiv
; Automobile Company. Beyers says that be
! yond cleaning the ~carburetter once an
! putting In three 1ew ignition springs
nothing whatever was done to 1t during tn
entire trip. except to MI the gasoline an
oil tanks, and that, in spite Of it's length
the FOUR was free Of cares.
Out in La Grange. III. automobilists al