New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Heard Along the Row and in the
AiSIeS of the Shows.

I'm his first 1911 appearance in contests
in Los Angeles on January Il. Ralph De
Palma drove his new racer He won all
three OF the races in which he was eligible
and which he entered. At the board motor
drome he piloted his new e0-horsepower
car 10 victory in the ten-mile event, cover
irg the distance In the fast time of So.
He also won the fve-mile free-for-ail in
3.25 and the fve-mHe handicap in $50,
starting from scratch. In all OF these races
he had the fastest cars and best drivers
on the Coast against him. il the mile time
trials De Palma covered a lap IN O.S9>5.
tieing with Hal Wilcox for the fastest
time Of the day. The neutrality-suspicious.
race has been postponed until the spring.
De Palma drove a so-horsepoweT Simplex
special
What we can 90 with gasoIene and what
lt can do 70 us viii be the substance OF
demonstration and lecture Of Z. W Mar
shall. Easolene expert. on Tuesday evening
next in the auditorium Of the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association, No.
s1S West 57th street The lecture, which is
free 70 the public. prccedes tho opening Of
a new term OF the association automobile
school l. IS the object Of Mr.. Marshalls
demonstration 10 show how gasoleue may
be handled without danger, and also where
its real dangers are. Among other things
the lecturer will boil gasolene, exttnE1ush
lighted cigars IN the fluid and other
stunts" likely to interest automobilists.
rorspicuous for its novelty and hitherto
eIusiveness Is the regenerating system Of
control applied 10 the Lansden ave-ton
truck for George Ehret
For years designers and engineers have
suggested control system whereby the
electric IN going down a Hill should turn
the motor into a generator and thereby re-
turn 20 the battery a very CONSIDERABLE
amount Of the extra energy required 70
climb the hill. The Lsnsden company, with
customary conservauvenoss, has not eN-
plotted this scheme in its inception, in
stead. it has actually used n Tor
pe-iod Of two Years having covered a dis
tar-e Of more than nineteen thousand
miles with an experimental model sys-
tom Of this kind. on the level, Of course
shows no increase in mileage over the or
dfnarv series type Of motor. but Vnere
grades I'm excess Of few per cent are
encountered very considerable gain Is
Effected. often - per cent being TeLuiheH
IN The hatterv on the down grade.
Another result Of this simple method ~
control is that the truck becomes praon-
csrv a constant speed machine. climbing
ordira~v hills AZ practically the same speed
as on the level. and held back on the de-
scents not bv brakes but bv the energy
required t9 create the current returned 10
the bs,.qs.s. ,lFhrs eliminates all the wear
and tear due 70 breakage and means d
motor wagon OF the greatest efficiency and
cheapest repairs.
On Friday the a. Elliott RanneT COM
NAM. Sa~e a luncheon N their agents and
statesmen az Healv's. The object OF he
gathering was 70 impress upon the agents
/ and statesmen the fact that every eror'
( sbould be made ~ get customers 20 specify
! Immediate delivery on Hudson cars MI
/ Tohack. ~ the a Elliott Ranney com
rarv. is authority for the statement that
/ prospective purchasers Of Hudson cars are
/ liable 20 he disappointed later on IN 'ns
spri7z because If the fact that the factor
7-N have difFcul'v in meeting the orders
p-bich have already been placed