Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29

When the experiments at Chicago nave
Cadillac will be taken to Washington and
further experiments conducted there.
The Light motorcycle will be shown at
L. Flesher's this week. This is a clearing
out sale of that particular model. and will
no doubt be very attractive to motorcycle
people. The Model is 2N-horsepower,
spring fork, double grip control and is
equipped with Thor motor.
W. L. Huffman announces that the Hup-
mobile will compete against the larger cars
for honors in the Munsey reliability run.
1t has been entered by Little Joe" Weis-
enfield of Baltimore, q well known en-
thusiast among the eastern motorists. The
Munsey run covers the distance between
Washington, d. c., and Boston and return,
and in severity will rank with the Glidden
tours. 1t begins September 70 and ends
September %. The Hupmobile was a con-
testant for seven days in the recent Gid
den tour, having a perfect score through
out the first week. After its withdrawal
II continued as a noncontestant, running
with the contrasting cars and leading many
Of them into controls each night.
Mr.. Guy L. Smith has signed with the
II. H. Franklin Manufacturing company as
the dealer to handle Franklin automobiles
in this city during the season of 1910.
The Franklin cars for 1910 are being made
in sixteen models, besides trucks. The out
put from the factory for the coming sea-
son has already begun. AS has been the
case with the Franklin from its beginning
the engine is ~air-cooled. There is In the
method of the air-cooling a modification
which produces a marked increase in eff
cheney.
A laminated wood chassis frame, full
elliptic springs, large tires and an alum.
mum body, continue to be characteristic
of the Franklin. Combined, they are pro
ductive of two features-light weight and
easy riding. The cars are three-horse.
power ratings, AZ, IS and is, and includ,
touring cars, ~runabouts, close-coupled-bod
cars, limousines, landaulets, town cars anC
taxicabs.
D. c.. Bradford and party have jus
completed the trip from Omaha to Denver
in a Locomobile. They were at Cheyenn,
on Frontier day. They visited Colorado
Springs and toured Colorado. Aside from
dusty roads the trip was beautiful.
L. Fletcher on a Merkel made the triI
from Omaha to Bellwood last week. H
covered the distance of more thar fort,
miles in one hour and fifteen minutes
The Merkel was double cylinder six an,
one-half horsepower and made nlnety-elgh
miles in three hours actual riding time
At times Fletcher says that he made sixt
miles an hour.
Yesterday the Hupmobile won the hou
race at Brighton Beach track, New York
226 miles, defeating two S. T. o. Frencl
cars, listing at S2,lOO, and several others.
Besides manufacturing 5000 Oaklan,
go in the touring car, runabout an
toy tonneau styles, the company will brin
out for 1910 q new four-cylinder car to SCI
at $3.50, which will have a wheel base @
100 inches. This car will be equipped wit
a AKA motor, developing approximate
thirty-horse power. The drive will be b
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the selective type
sliding gear-the front axle "T' beam fors
ing-multiple disk clutch-tires S2x3h mag
neto will be included. Like the Oaklan,
40" the new car is designed by A. P
Brush. the original designer of the frs
Oakland.
c.. F. Louk entertained a number of visi
tors to Omaha yesterday by touring tn
city in a Marmon and d "trip to the stoc
yards.
w. l. Huffman & Co, received sewers
carloads of interstate cars last week. Th
Interstate is the car which has sprung int
favor in this section and Huffman is IN
dealer, with four others, in the Unite
States, who is regarded at the factory {
being foremost in introducing the car.
w, r. DrummOnd spent several days la
week IN Norfolk and Long Pine,
Il saw the automobile accident out 1
Cheyenne the other day" said }. Fl. Ham
CHAN. 1T was a COW that caused II, Il
automobile people say. II almost DISCUS
me with the thing. How could a COW q
out OF the way OF a car tearing 1t off
) The rate OF seventy miles an hour2 81
the COW had no sense. It CROSSED in frol
/ of the car, and might have escaped. b,
II turned and went back over its trac
r The car knocked 1t twenty feet and shl
4 the driver up in the air like a skyFocks
5 Poor fellow. he was dead quick enoug
5 When they took the body down town a.
other car ran into 1t and broke q fellow
leg. Great doingsi"