The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

an unnecessary amount or wear Oh the
steering mechanism and sometimes
even bending the steering connections
IL no bends are caused by this harsn
treatment, greal deal of back lash or
so that the wheel can be turned 20 or
80 degrees without it's having any ef-
feet on the front wheels =
This condition is very bad, and when
| the car. under these circumstances,
strikes soft sand it is extremely. difti-
cult to control it, and many accidents
are caused this way. Every. automo-
bilist should be expert in driving back
ward At first, this may appear to be
an unusual statement, but experience
has shown that many accidents might
ding of the wheel, when using the
reverse. Sometimes accidents occur to
the forward speeds of the wheels, when
1t is necessary to run the car back
gear shift may be missed and the
brakes may not hold sufficiently. max
ing backward descent imperative
Under these conditions the ability to
steer backward accurately will prevent
what might be serious accident 9TH
erwise. Again it is often necessary,
when travelling through mountain
passes, where the road is just wide
enough for one vehicle, to back up to
the wider parts of the road In order
to let team or another car pass.
"A great deal could be written with
regard to careful and expert handling
of the car. but space will not permit.
1t is, however, wise to note a few fea-
lures which should not be overlooked.
taking corner, as the car can be more
readily brought to stand by. the
brakes and furthermore the wheels
can roll around the curve without skid
ding. while with the engine driving
there is a decided tendency for the in
ner rear wheel TO slip. which in course
of time wears out the tires. Curves
should always be taken at moderate
speed. When striking a water break
in the road it is always Well to throw
off the engine and coast over it, as it
saves the entire mechanism of the car.
When il is necessary for the beginner
to descend very steep hill 1t is best
at the top of the hill to engage the
intermediate or low gear, even though
the brakes are sufficiently strong to
hold the car, With the low gear in,
if the brakes do not hold. by simply
letting in the clutch the engine will be
found sufficient, if not to stop the car
entirely. to keep its motion at least
within a safe limit. If in ascending
a hill a gear shift is missed and the car
comes to a standstill. of course the
brake can be instantly applied to hold
the car, but should the brake prove
Ineffective the best way is to instantly
let in the clutch, thus connecting the
This is usually sufficient to hold the
car. If, however. the car still contin--
open: If the hill is not too steep it is
just wei to steer the car, keeping
il as near as possible TO the center of
the road, But if on very steep hill
where the speed might become too
great it is better to suddenly turn
the car to one side, letting the rear
wheels pass up on the sidewalk. over
the curb or into an embankment, If
there happens to be any The forego-
ing merely emphasizes the fact that
the brakes should be thoroughly in
spected before starting out, or at least
tested. while in q safe place. to make
sure they are working properly I
What is undoubtedly the most re-
markable feat OF economical motoring
on record is that
of the election day
Chalmers ln, a Prize sweepstakes held
winner Nameo of under fpa the e6a1mars agSpigss
Detroit factory. The following letter
announcing the winner of the prize for
this event was received yesterday by
the Pioneer automobile company:
Please note that we have awarded
the s100 cash prize which we offered
to the dealer whose car. consumed the
least gasoline in the election day nom
stop run.
..As per sworn affidavit received from
A Vernon Hart of Rochester the car
used by him in the election day run
only consumed eight gallons and q
little less than a quart of gasoline in
covering 200 miles. This was the very
lowest consumption.
We have therefore awarded Hart
the 500 cash prize.-Chalmers- Detroit
Motor Company
Another record, sale and delivery of
a Studebaker automobile was made
yesterday by Man.
: o,,,o,- s.,. - ager John H. Eagai
a sfadebaker 9anartmsnt Of ane ent0mo9ile of the
-----.: studebaker tia baker Broth
ers company local branch. At
o'clock in the morning a long distance
message was received from the Los
AnrplaS of the Stude-
baker company. The latter called for a
seven passenger model b. 40 horse
power touring car and urged immediate
delivery. A car answering in detail
the description was taken from the
salesfooms here and shipped by the
steamer state of California, which de-
parted at $3.50 o'clock.
Cuyler Lee, representative of the
Cadillac cars reports that there is
,,as,d ,,,an. FOR 1he 1905
Cadillac Cars models of the Cad
Being Delivered illacs. In fact.
orders on file to guarantee that the
allotment for the season will easily be
disposed Of Among those who have
received these new cars are j. w. Stet-
Fresno. Selbach & Middlekauf of Stock
ton and G. Fletcher of San Jose.
A. c. Wheelock, the representative of
the Pioneer automobile company. was
:. in town yesterday.
Z r,, .,,- Wheelock came up
SIs to place an order
Oi" IN FRESNO for six cylin-
der 40 horsepower
Thomas flyer for DR.. j. J. Moppin and
also to take home a four cylinder. 60
horsepower Thomas flyer for a lumber
company. He left in the afternoon with
the car. by the way of Stockton. the
roads. by the way of Niles canyon be-
ing all cut up. Wheelock reports that
Fresno is going to be a good market
this season for high priced cars, as he
mas already received several deposits
for future deliveries
Manager Cutting of the Standard mo-
tor car company has just ret urned from a
:. trip through the
Ford u.s. San Joaquin valley
EccS an So in the Ford tour
ing car demon
strator The ear
has run l. 400 miles to date without
the slightest adjustment and has shown