The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-23
AUTOMOBILE WORLD

the railway trains and succeeded in clos
ing the business in the time available
In places he had TO send the automobile.
a Franklin, through drifts that overtopped
the hood Of the engine.
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Races under the auspices Of the Boise
Automobile club, at the fair grounds at
Boise Ida, resulted in a double victory
for the Franklin six" owned by A. r.
Cruzen and driven in the competition by
J. G. Moore The first event was one of
two miles, from a standing start the
time Of the Franklin being 2:E 3-5-1:2S
for the first mile and 10 30 for the sec
ond. The second event showed better
time for the winning Franklin. the dis
lance also two miles. being covered in
2:43 20 A strong wind prevented the
making of the highest speed of which
the cars were capable. The Franklin 5
competitor in the first race was Thorn
as FIver. driven bv T. F Bradshaw. and
in the second race was d Winton, driven
by Harry Falk
one OF the remarkable features OF the
brisk business being done in automobiles
this spring is the breadth Of the demand.
The lowest priced cars and the highest
priced ones seem to sell equally we'll and
all sorts Of styles, as well as all qualities,
are being purchased. An example Of this
breadth of demand is found in the bust
ness OF the American Locomotive com
psny, which makes the Alec cabs Of six
teen-horsepower. Alec pleasure cars or
IWenLN-LWDs LOELN ana SlAlN Altt o lgff0A .
including a six-cylinder model and a
three-ton truck. This is as great a Farl-
ETY. as shown in any output ana YET IN
every line the locomotive company Is be-
hind its orders. 1t is SAID that there are
few cars to be had on immediate delivery
in New York
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In its 1910 motor cars the Packard Mo
tor Car company of Detroit, Mich, con-
tinues its previous policy Of combining its
n quality and of making cars
of this one class in two stzes-the Pack
ard thirty and the Packard 'eig hteen
town car. The basis Of production in
each size is a standard chassis which IS
adapted TO several STYLES Of open and en-
closed cars. Both cars are the same IN
design and construction, the essential
differences being in size ana capacity
The Packard motor IS substantially the
same as that Of the 1900 cars. The motor
of the Packard thirty has four vertical
water-cooled cylinders of hve-inch pore
by five and a half-inch stroke. develop
ing thirty-brake horsepower at go reVo-
lufions The Packard eighteen motor
fs of four and one-sixteenth-inch bore by
five and an eighth-inch stroke, develop
ing eighteen brake horsepower at 6J0 rev
OlutiOns.
Lewis strang. Louis Chevrolet George
Dewitt and Bobby Burman, composing
the Buick team drivers, were the first to
reach the CObe trophy course ana estaD-
the racing party The camp VIII be IN
der the personal supervision Of ". j.
Mead of the Buick company and IS one
of the most complete ever established FOL
a racing event.
hotel at Crown Point. Ind, has beer
chartered and a Pullman sleeper. with
dining arrangements. will be used for the
mechanical force. being parked adjoining
fbe huge garage car which the Buick
team uses for travelling. The garage car
is fitted UP TO carry eight automobiles
and is equipped with a small factory Of
extra parts tires. etc. a miniature ma
chine shop. a lathe. drill press and black
smiths forge and anvil are located IN oh'
end. "a,
For the care Of the drivers, who will b.
put through a rigid course Of training an'
practice each day. an experienced phy
steal culture expert has been engaged
and the drivers viii be as well cared 10
after a long drive as is customary IN con
diffouinr athletes. The CODE race is =
a distance of over 400 miles. and Mr.. Mea'
figures that the physical condition OF tn
mon aft the steering wheels viii count 10
as much as anything else.