New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
QUAKER CITY. TEST.
Fine Performance Made by White
Steamer an Hard Run.

The endurance run of the Quaker City Motor
Club. of Philadelphia, held on January L ano =
proved a most decisive victory for the "ni@e
steamer. The single entry of this make triumpheo
over no fewer than tweuty-seven gasolene cars
representing twenty-three Of the Leading MAKES
and various other attendant circumstances served
emphasize the superior performance OF the "iise.
In this contest each carried an observer naIned
by q competitor, ard all adjustments, repairs or
engine stops involved penalties. Tne scheoue
called for average speed Of twenty miies On
hour and checking stations were estanhsneo AZ
intervals of approximately twenty miles, "hefe
officials took the times at which the seVern Cur
passed Twenty-eight cars were entered IN the
competition for the prize the Macdonald & CaIhp-
bell trophy.
On the first days the second control proved
a Waterloo for fewer than twenty of the con-
testants This control trihe over Twelve
miles long, and thirty-seven minutes were allowed
in which TO negotiate It. The road was In nao
condition. being full of ruts, and there were
numerous grades. The fe1ibity Of the Whlte mere
showed to especial advantage. The White urlVer'
H K Sheridan could rush his car up to thank
ye-rna' am and then slow down as he crossed II,
then he could open his throttle. and the car Wouo
instantly regain its former speed On the other
hand, the other contestants had TO choose between
the bumps at top speed or else slowing down LOT
them and losing considerable time before they
again acquired full speed. Thus 1t was thai
twenty high-powered touring cars out OF twenty
eight starters dropped behind the schedule on this
A. J. King. one of the occupants of the VIC
torious Studebaker car in the Quaker City en-
durance run, gave an unusual entertainment last
night Arrangements had already been made by
friends of the victors for dinner IN their honor
when Mr. King sprang a surprise by sending out
Invitations to sef-congratulatory dinner in honor
of having lived through the event The menus
were printed in bright orange. At the top OF the
menu one line in bold type told the story;
Just because we're glad were alive
of bri
the following to say regarding the run;
THE roads were unQuestionably the worst
have ever travelled over More than anything else
I can think Of they resembled ploughed held
frozen over, with here and there hole from three
to five inches deep, which you couldn't see uH you
struck You'd know when you did strike, however
for the man in the seat would come rorWaro
like q punching bag and hit you In the back OF
the neck. At the end OF the first days run there
were onlv six perfect score cars left The second
davis run knocked off three more. At Bethlehem
we ran into q driving snowstorm-and II you nave
never driven q car in a snowstorm, with Watch
I'm vour hand with a broken crystal. Keeping ll1ie
to the second you don't know what Arctic explor-
ing is"
7 B. C,othran formerly with the Diamond Huo-
ber Company Of New York, has Joined the forces OF
the Continental Caoutchouc Company and Will rep
resent It in this city.
Ell De Camp, recently in the sales department.
OF the Packard Company in New York, has been
secured by the Continental Caoutchouc Company TO
rsnrssent that concern on the Pacific Coast. Mr..
De Carnp will make his headquarters at San Fran
cisco and will have charge Of the branch office Of
The Continental company Nos 422 and 424 Van Ness
avenue