The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-24
HOFFMAN, WONDER
OF AUTO AGE
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superior knowledge of the construction
of his machine was evident He carried
of first honors of the day in his class
Of entries Speaking OF this event the
Motor Age, an authority, called him
The star OF the day"
Ihen followed the economy test on
October 20, when his course Law he
| tween Chicago and Cedar Lake. Ind
through Hammond On that nernorabl
day Paul Hoffman's machine carried
seven people a distance of 500 miles
on 2 gallons. 23 onees of gasoline his
machine being of $3.50 horse-power
HIS was gasoline economy contest
Tor fair and under such adverse weather
conditions as the run was made the
victory was a grand success. Writing
or 1t The Motor Age says
II was a grand performance by the
motor and still more remarkable bit
o. driving on the part Of young Hoff-
man From the time he got the word
al Michigan avenue and Thirteenth
street in Chicago until he pulled up on
the long white stretch of road on the
east side OF Cedar Lake. Hoffman only
spoke twice. He took every advantage
OF the road conditions, coasting when
there was the slightest opportunity
t" save bit of fuel by doing so, while
he resolutely stuck 10 the street ear
tracks preferring TO ruin his tires if
necessary in order to avoid swinging in
and out OF the tracks. At Corners he
went around as closely as possible and
did not overlook one single opportunity
to eeonomize on the fuel proposition.
Nursing his motor all the way, Hoff-
ma daxr Il I, t.
to Cedar Lake on the least amount Of
gasoline possible. He's a clam" said
Charles l. Gregory, chairman of the
runs and tours committee of the Chi
cago Automobile committee who acted
as observer. Maybe he Is" observed
Mr.. Paulman, but he was out to win
an economy contest; not to conduct
debate" 1t was by these careful
tactics that Hoffman won the contest
in which IS different makes of motor
cars represented by twenty-five ma
chimes took place"
When the first official test Of de-
natured alcohol for fuel purposes in
automobiles in the west was made in
run over the same route as was
layed for the economy contest in gas
oline on January 2Sth Of this year
Hoffman again lead all other COM
petttors. The run was uneventful as
far as excitement goes but it added
new principal to the motor world and
Hoffman was the demonstration. On
August 10 of this year he won another
picturesque hill climbing contest at
Algonquin and followed the victory
with another, winning the economy run
from Chicago to Valparaiso on Friday,
September 10. The day held no hoodoo
for Paul who relies on his ability and
never takes luck in to consideration.
On October Is. last week, he won the
Silent Knight trophy, a silver cup for
winning the economy contest which
was held from Chicago to New Carlisle
and return, a distance of 1875 miles.
This contest was held as an aftermath
to the one held on Friday, September
10
The finish of a motoring event out
side of a speed race is beginning to
look incomplete without the name of
Hoffman at the top and with his past
record more is expected of him.
When not in a contest Hoffman is
employed as an expert demonstration by
the Pierce Arrow people and although
many fattering offers have been made
to the modest young man, as yet none
have proven enough to tempt him to
leave the desirable place that he holds.
Through his ability and his past
record he has turned his whole fam
lily, who live at 404 Truman avenue,
in this city into motor enthu siasts.
Paul is frequent visitor in Hammond
and is very modest about his achieve
ments.