Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

those peoples head swim. 1t was on Or
mand Beach that he lowered the worlds
record, going at the rate Of a mile in SIX
seconds.
In speaking Of that race a local paper
said: "Nestman had bet boxes of candy
with the girls that he would lower the
record. When he arrived on the Beach II
was 9 o'clock. He warmed his car up and
asked them to get a basket In which to ga
gather up the small pieces Of the former
record, that he expected to smash. Then
crouching low like a tiger about to spring
upon its prey, Nestman drove his little
fragile racer like an arrow from the start
and was soon fading into the distance. And
he did smash the record
Nestman made himself famous at Wilkes
barre hill climb. The papers had G great
deal to say Of his ride from Portland, Me.
to Boston in the most desperate snow
storm that a car ever encountered. Al
Readsville,' Mass. he met a few giants and
slew them Such men as Barney Oldfield
and Riker, designer of the locomobile,
were his adversaries. They went in on a
ten mile race, Nestman won first, average
time So seconds. The second day they went
in on a five mile race, Nestman won Sec
ond.
1t was Nestman who drove President
Taft's car in Omaha during Ben
and who was so highly oomplimented by
the chief executive.
7. G. Northwall, In speaking of the
Brush Runabout, said: "Mr. Brtscoe calls
1t Every AMI Car because It can be used
by practically anyone who has any use
at all for a motor car, and the price,
$4S5, puts 1t within the reach Of every
body. The prime idea of the Brush com
pany is to make a standard chassis which
will be available for use under a great
variety Of conditions. and for 1910 the
Brush purchaser will have his option Of
n one of eight bodies at varying prices,
all OF which will fit the regular STANDARD
chassis. While the same general oonstruc-
ton is followed. there is a big novelty TO
be found. In the car. and It resides in the
motor. This Ia an auxiliary balance wheel
"a new idea in American motor practice,
and, in view OF the revival Of the single
cylinder motor, due to its simplicity and
economy, II is reasonable to expect that
the auxiliary balancing idea will have a
large influence on the future of this situa-
ton. The new balanced gear In the Brush
motor does away with all vibration, which
has been the only objection to q single
cylinder motor. and. contrary TO the
theoretical objection to its use, It intro
duces no noise. The vertical spring sus-
pension found on the Brush is exclusive
to this particular car, and, while It Il at
a variance with common practice, has al
ways been a complete success, as evil
denced by the fact that over 5000 Of
these cars so suspended are In daily use
all over the country. The car for the
coming year has a longer wheel base thar
any model heretofore uilt by the COM
pany and has more graceful, rakish lines
throughout. The steering wheel remains
on the left side. a practice which has al
ways been followed by the Brush. They
have a new factory under way, which will
be finished before the first OF the year, In
which the company hopes to be able to
take care of the big demand which Is al
ready in evidences for the car.
Charles Merz Is in New York contrasting
for the Vanderbilt cup. He drives a Ma
tional, the same car handled by himself
and H. e. Wilcox, of the andar Auto
mobile company. Merz is q years old,
but has made a record for fearless driving
and fast driving. A car does not get
along so he says, until 1t is clipping off
a mile a minute. When he reached New
York to enter the races he tried the Ma
tional out and beat a mile a minute. The
New York American said all sorts OF good
things about him. When Merz returns
from the races next week he will brine
TO Omaha the car that he drove in New
York and may demonstrate its wonderful
| coins uauyar VVpon a.. .-a 49,
John Drexel did not take his Frankli
with him the ether day when he and
Messrs. Hanlon. DeFrance and Robertson
went into the western section Of the coun.
try to shoot ducks and catch fish. H,
stuck to the plain railroad cars. He got
there. The weather gave promise wher
the party left omaha of being fine, and
when Morris ranch and Endres lake wer,
reached the snow was flying and It wa,
just a few degrees above zero. TIL,
ducks were thick and the shooting wa
fierce. and the slaughter was awful. /
is said that Drexel went mainly TO reduc,
his flesh. but every time a meal had beer
finished. he would ask where they woult
eat next. He gained a few pounds II
weight. but his friends say that Il doe,
not spoil his looks at that. The part,
was in the midst OF the Kinkaiders, an,
their former practices so preyed upoI
the feelings Of Colonel Hanlon that he wa
billed for a lecture to those settlers, an
might have delivered It, but was caIle,
out TO settle some urgent transaction OF
some OF his possessions near there an,
Cancelled the engagement.
Zirbies, perhaps, has had more exper
fence in long and tr-anscontinentAI drivinl
than any other pilot In the country. II
plotting OF the Mitchell Ranger through
twelve states and amid vicissitudes o
climate, highways and mountains was tn
latest OF his tasks. Constantly at IN
wheel Of this car, he succeeded in exceed
ing his schedule from Governors island 4
Chicago by fifty-two hours and was a da!
ahead Of the official schedule when n
arrived at Julesburg. Colo. with his com
panions. Lieutenant b. B. Rosenthal. OF tn
veteran corps, spanish-American war AM
Private Malcolm e. PARROT OF the New
York militia. Through the mud and storm
Of Wyoming. the passes OF Utah and tn