The sun., 1909-02-21
AMONG THE AUlOMODILISTS
orE4N TO OCEAN CONTEST
AROUSES INTEREST.


,.ous.d great interest in motoring circles.
IN. fact that the contest has the indorsss
o.nt Of the a-Yukon-Pacino Exposi-
ian authorities and that the finish line will
IA in the exposition grounds lends to II an
ohis,tiye point which many contests lack,
nt.russlon regarding ths time that the
winner will take has commenced, severA
,oretasters being Of the opinion that the
wnnins car will reach Seattle In less than
twenty days.
\ The distance by the shortest practical
route l. 2 900 miles, so a twenty day sohed-
ula would involve driving practically 200
mile. a day This mileage is possible in
me East, where the road conditions are good
and routes known. but when Wyoming Is
reached. with nothing but rutted trails TO
mark the way. II will be good running for
,ny car that can leave 100 miloposts behind
II in days travel
Robert Guggenhelm. the donor OF the
irophy and originator Of the race. Is q sports
man v no has been interested in motor cars
,or some years. lie was one OF the few pri-
y,teoSners % enter his own car In the Briar-
cIiH race. the Renault driven by Block hav-
ins bean owned by him. Mr.. Guggenheim
also acted as one Of the sponsors for the Elk
wood Park meet at Long Branch last sum
m,r which was one OF the few track meets
ru1 DY spOTVsineu hllhout tho hsSbtdnco
Of professional promoters.
f. e expected that the ocean to OCEAN con-
,sst will be hampered by very few rules.
the object OF the race being to show that the
modern motor car. either IN the hands Of the
user or the professional. can go anywhere
and carry passeng gers to any destination.
TO this end efforts will be made to have an
o,ber trophy given for amateurs who drive
heir own cars In this race. as there has been
no opportunity for amateurs TO compete in
,eruelling long distance test except in COM
tet hion With professionals.
Rstords on file with the bureau Of tours
Of the Automobile Club Of America show
nat tho continent has been crossed on
seventeen different OCCASIONS The banner
year for transco ntiDent alists was in 1908.
when Jackson and Croker in a Winton.
Fetch and Krarup in a Packard, and Whit
man and Hammond In an Oldsmobile made
ihs trip from San Francisco to New YORK.
Whitman again crossed the continent In
lscI using Franklin car. with Carris as his
In 1913 occurred the famous trsnsconti-
named named old Scout and. Old Steady. Huss
IMsssrsei M and stanchiieid The obiec-
i've point OF this race was Portland. Ore.
Later in the same year NagarRle accom-
panied by EsSsest erosd h. 'nS ne conhhen,
q
'f lie ninth successful trip Mas made IN
hs sumner q lsSe Ry oshs %ssS Snd csnied nsSs
AZ about the time that Whitman and CARTS.
Francisco for New York in a Franklin.
5.ntsl II's trio trip in 100 driving q Buick Then
s07 was an on year and the possibilities
Of trsnscontinental touring sere not re,
yived until 1908, when Thomas. Zust and
ne Dion crossad the country
J. NJ Murdoch in a Packard came East
from Los Angeles during the last summer
rom rome ssatt. r. n 0S' Maxwell 0 Last S Summer rEsq
asS saM sas rPa9 %ert @ e and SaHsSS
SsslsS sSrnes.d from sa pesros To- san
and from Detroit to New York during the
ast year. The information culled during
ss nos Sd M
Ss selected for the contest for the Gusgen;
helm trophy. Ii is hoped that a new record
'OT speed across the continent will be es-
,tblished.
The officials Of the Cincinnati Automobile
tub made an active campaign for members s
city recently. At present there are AS
members. but the managers Of the club con-
iiently expect that within the next few
mark. a. q great many automobilists who
are not yet members said they would send
a their applications in short time.
An English motorist has evolved the
motor apron. He appreciated that many
dresses and suits have been ruined n motor
Hs because the long coats would slip apart
u front; Accordingly he supplied his
oats with an apron made or the same ma
erial and lining as the coats themselves;
1t is simply made. being a square piece OF
maternal with zusset inserted from the
bottom to the waist line. 1t il held in place
Nv straps which fasten about the neck and
one across the waist line. They are worn
by men as well as women
J.sss Newman. q chauffeur employed by
T. Kaufman OF Trenton, broke the lock
one u recently and went for a drive in
VIZ kaufmans car. The latter VAS away
rom his home at the time. but when he re-
ar % had u been rin nj liz Iis miles Shie he he Was @
away. Newman admitted taking the car
out without authority when arraigned be-
tore Justice Of the peace and was SEN
'snced TO psy fine Of $500 or serve sixty
DAYS 10 Jail
new form Of deviltry. is just now en-
Within ten days no fewer than twenty seven
motor Cars-in nearly every case vehicles
otevpensive make and luxurious upholstery
were seriously damaged by corrosive
acids poured or thrown over them ny un-
snoSn persons, running the paint and In
,luhS the leather work and the tires. The
"Iuu appears 10 nave Deen thrown from "a
window, but the police have been unable
IN discover the perpetrators. though they
,Is believed to DO friends Of the unem-
poyed,'
Alexander Winton. president OF the VIM
ION Motor Carriage Company, accom-
eanet oy Mrs. Winton. sailsd from New
York on the Lusitania- on February 10 for
ssI weeks visit to England and Scotland
The certainty OF a road race to be held
h.ar Chicago In competition for the Cobe
he spring months for last American rae.
lhg machines, One Of the Chicago mill
ionaIre motorists who has a number OF fast
tirh powered cars purchased a six oyfin-
osr Acme racer which he will, campaign In
aG mere ere ore ncSi3osns oIs spSEirE event.
nay The new owner intends giving the car
VII De over the Cobe course in deaionstrat-
facing. =
Consnl-General Frank II. Mason makes
he following report from Paris on the
lSscess attendant on the annual motor
iieych capital:
Tie first section Of the eleventh annual
Pars was opened with the usual brilliant
,!1oundings In the Grepd Palace on No
sefnber IS and continued until December IS. |
ht section included everything relating
,9lRotor vehicles for touring, travel. racing
mo city use. together With bicycles, tires.
ponert parts.
- he second section opened In the same
nNs on December ~ and was devoted
10 We heavyweight vehicles and motor
esnyen cars Of all kinds for industrial. COM
neioa no,t and agricultural purposes: also