The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
HALE Tells OF
EUROPEAN TRIP
Automobile Enthusiast Is Again
Touring Abroad in His Pow-
erfuI Studebaker Car

The weekly letters Of Walter Hale
who is touring Europe in his big Stude-
9aker, are replete with most interest
ing stories. descriptions ana expert
epces, and put into book form would
make exceptionally fine reading. Re-
ewIng them from the uncrating OF
lhe car at Hare, he writes that the
Enotcrist proba bly, starts from this port
af entry of American automobiles and
Follows the national route, which takes
n bE way Of Pointese to Rouen.
34aJes however, caring more for coun-
Ky lanes and byways. took the river
road through Caudebec and Duclair.
w1Iieh d. he says, are as fine as the main
highways and sometimes better. which
speaks good deal for the general con-
ditioai II the roads in Normandy And.
he ACIDS, this is the only route to take
- become Intimately acquainted with
the towns ard villages and their IN
ferestinE Inhabitants,
The Route Rationale was left at the
Village Of 81 Roman and the Stude-
baker was pointed toward Lillebonne.
bale tells OF an amusing wayside
experience with a retired British odi-
Ger
He was standing in the middle of
Fuefl llly at a little two cylinder Ameri-
can runabout OF the vintage OF 1900.
We pulled up and asked If we could
help him. He had bought the American
car in England with the intention Of
touring France. lie explained that he
knew nothing OF motor cars. but the
deaier ia London told him that the
engine was SO simple that all he had
to do was TO crank her up and II
would 50. But the beastly thing would
not 60. He had 10 get the entire garage
force out in Havre 20 push him along
the street until the motor and gears
agreed - work in harmony. And now
was stack in the country with no
one 10 give him a push
we looked at the car. Beside the
Hg StUdebaker. glistening IN It's white
enamel and polished bonnet. and with
The power Of 30 horses under its hood,
the rlnahout looked like dingy tug
under the shadow Of one of the private
acats in the basin at Havre.
Jump In. We said. and together we
loEed the little runabout along the
z1ad. He promptly got under way,
sEer7ing from side TO side as though
prove the drivers inexperience. We
assed him and went TO Caudebec for
'euner
We were sitting in the balcony of
e Hotel de Ia Marine when half an
oE later he came down the village
streets chickens lodging from under his
sr1d guards and a couple of dogs yap-
ping IN the rear. He beamed when he
US. Now he said, I can stop and
have something to eat for l know YOU
8Sll shove me again We waited until
be had finished to shove the car along
f@ road again and helped him out
agSsg at Duclair.
-ssr passing the gates OF Rouen we
stQD1s 4 IN square with a statue in
fhe center of It. TO ask the way to the
ho.eI. Il took some minutes TO get the
infOrula ton. Ia the meantime our Brit
tsh officer was wheeling round and
round the statue Round and round he
went q crowd gathering al a safe dis
tance TO watch the performance.
= hats the matter2' we inquired as
he passed; why don't you stop2' Can't,
he shouted; I'm afraid if do she IL
never 60 again. When you're ready FL
tag along behindr
few minutes later we passed un-
der the ancient Tower Of the old
clock and turned into the courtyard
OF the Hotel du Nord. :"
For. remarkable mileage records. Ted
collier and Arthur Gardiner, the well
----- known X m b l e r
I Rambler Secures drivers, who re-
Another Record fes tS dso eo9h ,,esa pars PAIN IN
-
ance contest of the
WISCONSIN state automobile association,
probably take the honors. Their record
row stands IN rgures large enough TO
cover more than half the distance to
tee moon or 8 times through the earth
and six times around the world.
Collier drove the big Rambler Sixty
1o1r In the recent run, while Gardiner
WAS at the wheel Of the Rambler road
Ster According to 4 letter received by
= J. II BIZ, manager Of the Pacific coast
-rZ1- Iaf afNfaT11
. EsnF+ both COiffer and Gardiner drove
Itaniblers IN the first long distance en-
durance contest ever hetq IN TINS coun-
Try that from New York TO Pittsburg,
held 30 years ago. Collier has been at
lbe wheel practically every day for the
last 10 years. driving an average of so
Charge OF the testing of Ramblers,
every one OF which, aside from the
engine tests on the stands in the lab
ratory lasting for days, is given 200
factory at Kenosha- Gardeners long
distance record aggreg egates more than
every day Of every year since the first
one made, having competed successfully
in q score OF endurance contests and
having figured prominently in the first
gS5idaen tour ever held.
Although the automobile motor has
been termed &c many uses apart from
- r.. To- was was Intended. II
HroSSlio c.r has remained for
John L. dus Bois of
Dubois, Pa, to
use one FOR the drilling Of ar oil well
The IL II Franklin company, manu-
factBrers Of the Eranklin cars, has re-
ceire6 a letter from Dubois telling of
fee service he Is receiving. copy OF
the letter mas been forwarded to the
lFr6rk kiln automobile company il this
sifv and reads: The motor IS ar air
cOofed Franklin and Is IN Use at New
5h6Hse Beaver county. Utah. under the
direct charge % John r Steele. OF
The work Of the motor ] can only say
Nfat Afr. Steele reports that ii is doing
sIeeiient work II is combination of
Z lie churn and the core. the core is six
inches. The motor is set on the front