The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
RECORD AUTO TRIP
FROM CHICAGO TO NETWORK
IN 39H. 53M.
Franklin Car First to Make the Long
Tour in Less Than Two Days.
Experience En- Route.

At last the trip over the roads from
Chicago to New York has been accom-
plished by an automobile in less han two
days. A light little air-cooled Franklin
runabout Thursday night completed the
run of 1,240 miles in 80 hours So minutes.
cutting the record between the Two chief
American cities down at a single effort by
II hours s minutes. Among intermediate
records made was 10 hours 10 minutes from
Buffalo to New York.
In many respects the record is the most
remarkable yet established in this coun-
try. Running ceaselessly day and night
the little car averaged more tina 81 miles
an hour over rough country highways,
through sand stretches n across noun
tains. For long stretches where the go
ing was fair a speed of 45 and so miles
an hour was maintained, while in other
stretches Is miles an hour was the limit.
When it is remembered that in the re-
cent Glidden tour many competing cars
found difficulty in maintaining an average
OF 10 miles an hour, running only $50 to
40 miles-and that all In daylight-the
magnitude of the Franklin performance
will be better appreciated. A good cri-
terion of the speed is afforded in the run
of 214 miles from Cleveland to Buffalo, in
which the same railroad train carried three
relays Of drivers, in each case the auto
mobile awaiting the arrival of the train
at the station where drivers were to be
changed.
The start OF the run was made at Chi
cago at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.
n at the same hour Thursday morning
the car was well on the route between
Buffalo and Syracuse. At seven minutes
Of 8 o'clock Thursday night the record ride
was terminated at WeehawlSen, where the
ferry was taken to New York.
On the trip c.. S. Carus, James Daley.
c. Talbot and NJ. S. Bates alternated at
the wheel. two men riding in the car, while
two travelled by train. The usual route
was followed to Syracuse. from which
city the trip to New York was made
| via Delhi and across the Catskill Noun
tains to Kingston, thence to Newburg
and along the west side of the Hudson to
Weehawken.
The times of arrival at principal points
follow:
Wednesday-Left Chicago 3 a.. M. Ar
rived South Bend $40; Elkhart, 7:3O;
Bowling Green. 1:25 D. m; Cleveland. $40
| Erie. 800.
Thursday-Left Buffalo 12:40 a. IN. Ar
rived at Syracuse 8 a. m: Newburg. 5:35
D. M: Weehawken, 1853 p. m.
The former record was ffty-six hours
ffty-eight minutes, by l.. L. Whitman and
C. S. Carus in a six-cylinder Franklin,
made last wear. They had broke the pre-
vious mark that had stood for several
years by about two hours. Several at
tempts made TO beat last years record
resulted IN failure The new r~ecord-hold-
ing franklin is of four-cylinders and OF
| 1908 model. It develops twenty-eight-
horsepower and has thirty-four-inct
wheels. larger wheels than previously used
on Franklins.
Between Buffalo and Syracuse the gaso-
line became exhausted and for fifteen
miles the car was run on Kerosene taker
from the supply provided for the side
lamps. The only mishap Of the trip wa,
one punctured tire. Diamond tires were
used.