Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

good records heretofore, the best time
ever made was seven hours and ten min
utes. and this was not official.
A party Of local motorists enjoyed a
weekend trip to Benedict, Md, last
week, leaving Washington Saturday and
returning Tuesday afternoon. The trip
was made in DR.. W. w. Greer's locomo-
bile. with w. Hill, T. B. Spence and
Charles Milburn as guests. They expect
storm of Sunday delayed them somewhat
George c. Altemus has received his new
Cadillac 80 touring car, with full
equipment.
John r. Thomas, manager Of the Max
well-BriscOe Washington Company. re-
turned Wednesday from an extended trip
to New York city and Hartford Conn
Allan Lard. the golf champion, has left
the golf links temporarily and may now
be seen motoring about in his new Mar
ion touring car, with a torpedo. body. the
car having been delivered to him dur
Ing the past Weeh.
Fred A. Schmidt of this city has pur-
chased Waverly electric runabount The
car Is finished in blue, and is a model 90.
=
+. l.. Davis has purchased a Cadillac
~ car, with demi-tonneau, and fully
equipped.
Recent purchasers of EMF 49,
touring cars with full equipment include
Capt Thomas Franklin Schley, L. S. A.:
u. T.. tonlne and Alexander Millar.
unique self-propelled vehicle which
VIII take part in the maneuvers at
Gettysburg next month, when the United
States Army and the National Guard or
CARNATIONS go into camp, will be the
monster couple-gear searchllght motor
truck, which Will be in charge OF the en-
slnterinS branch of the service This
vehicle has been in service for the last
year at the Army Engineering School.
aShlnSton barracks, this city under
lhe supervision OF Lieut. W. H.
4'oSe VI tue corps OF Engineers. The
weight OF the truck, with the search
ngnt mounted. is 1850 pounds A trailer.
carrying another searcnIicht is some
times Used. The army truck was de-
slSned and built for the War Department
tor experimental field service and * in
tehoed Tor use under the severest con-
ditlohs OF actual war service IL is known
as coupie-gear" truck. taking it's name
from the transmission, and was built by
the Couple-Gear Freignt-Wheel Company
or Grand Rapids, Mich.
The distinctive feature of the truck *
the electric motor in each wheel the
power being applied direct to the periph-
cry OF the wheel. This form of trans
mission Is appllca BILE to all self-propelled
vehicles which have electricity as their
motive power, but on account of its ex
tremely high efficiency, has been applied
mus laf mostly to heavy motor trucks
Each or the four wheels is a driving
Wheei, ana all four wheels steer stimuli
taneousiy with one steering operation
knuckle-joint at each wheel enables the
truck 10 turn complete circle in "A space
having a diameter little larger than the
length OF the truck. The wheel castings
are dustproof and sufficiently watertjg1t
TO allow fording of streams
The wheel and motor con, bination ,s
simple, out very effective. The motor
allure has pinion on either end one
pinion pulling up on one side Of the wheel
the other pulling down at the onros;te
side, and both working at the periphery
An evener device permits of compensatine
movement and divides the force eyenly
between the two ptnions, regardless OF
any unequal wear or adjustments Pronev
brake tests of the couple gear by the
United States bureau of standards show
over 81 per cent efficiency in transmission
OF motor energy to the wheel, at full
load of motor and with gear reduction
25 to l. So nearly perfect is the trans
mission by this device that the pinions
are made of soft steel and require no
OIL
Power Is supplied the motors from a
storage battery or by generator, operated
in turn by a gasoline engine. The army
truck is of the latter class, the engine