The Washington herald., 1912-06-02


be the reliability contest to be known
as the Washington endurance run, to be
held June II, p and l3
The Cole pathfinder, with Cleveland
Campbell at the wheel, viii leave at s
O'clock this morning, carrying the official
pathfinder and a party Of newspaper
men. laying out the route to be COW
cred, designating controls and making
arrangements for the coming Of the con-
testants. As proposed the first nights
stop viii be at Harrisburg, arriving there
by the way OF Frederick, Hagerstown,
and Chambersburg. The second days
run viii be to Philadelphia going by the
way OF Allentown. The third and final
day Of the run will wind up in Washing
ton, returning via Beliar, Baltimore, and
Laurel
The run has been sanctioned by the
American Automobile Association, and
will be conducted under Grade III rules
which penalties contestants for the loss
Of time leaving or arriving at CONTROLS
for work done on the road and the re-
plenishing Of water or gasoline outside
Of controls n reliability run is for the
purpose OF testing the ability Of a car
are for time lost in making repairs or
adjustments that would Inconvenience
the owner Of a car on a tour.
Entries will be classified according to
the price Of the car, and a handsome
prize awarded the winner under each
classification. sweepstake prize will
also be offered, going to the car that
completes the run with the best score,
regardless Of the division in which il
competes.
1t is anticipated that no less than
thirty cars will participate. The first
entry TO be received was that Of the
Buick MopOr Company, Manager Ted
Johnston being particularly anxious TO
prove that his car possesses all the
power Of endurance claimed for it.
The run is to be conducted under the
auspices Of the Automobile Club Of
Washington, and the officials have been
selected from among the best posted
men on events Of this character in
Washington. Entries will be received at
any Of the newspaper Offices, or by Capt
Rudolph Jose, Of the automobile club,
ll4O Connecticut Avenue.
Before the motor truck arrived nearly
every stable had a dog that got chummy
with the horses or with some particular
horse OF team. The dog followed them
all day, slept with them and lived with
them That a dog might strike up the
same sort Of friendship with a motor
truck was something that had never oc-
CURED even to the animal psychologists
But in Los Angeles the driver Of a
truck owned by the Meier Brewing Com
pany has a little dog named Fritz who
thinks as much Of the truck as he could
Of any horse.
When the big truck comes out OF the
garage in the morning he jumps on the
bonnet settles himself comfortably and
sits or lies there all day, while the truck
travels scores Of miles over Los Angeles
streets and the roadways Just outside Of
town. He has a very good time.
'Tis a far cry from the frozen ice
fields Of Alaska to the smoth bOulevards
Of a Western capital, yet Sam Black
burn, who drove a fine team Of Eskimo
dogs and took Uncle Sans mail across
the Alaska SHOWS to numerous mining
"cities" out Of Yukon, has come down
from his frigid fastness to enjoy the
more temperate life Of driving a high
powered motor car.
Blackburn went North during the ear
lest rush Of gold hunters and spent many
years in and around a glacial camp,
making some mighty good strikers, but
unaware Of the development Of such
things as automobiles. Stories Of horse
less carriages had reached the mining
fraternity and occasionally a magazine
or newspaper showed pictures which to
sam, looked more or less fanciful. He
concluded that them critters would be
all right. II gentle"
When he got back to Seattle a few
weeks ago one of the first things he
bought was an automobile and he imme-
diately set out to tame" It by driving
out into the mountains to look up an old
pal who ran a big Pacific power plant.
It is always a good plan to carry a
package OF extra valve parts, such as
valve insides, valve caps. washers, and
dust caps, says the Michelin tire ex-
pert These can be bought for a few
cents and are at times invaluable. The
small rubber tipped valve inside, which
is really the valve proper, sometimes
leaks when old. 1t can be screwed out
readily by inverting and inserting the
screw driver. When the valve inside is
removed it is only the work Of a mo-
ment TO fit a new one.
A lealy tire valve is sometimes re-
sponsible for a fault blamed on a SLOW |
puncture." When pumping up a tire, If |
the pump handle comes up OF itself after |
pushing down on the imitation stroke, |
a leaky tire valve may be looked for. |
II the motorist carries a spare set OF |
valve parts he is all right, but not so |
his less thoughtful neighbor who left his |
in the garage.
The motorist early in the season |
should provide himself with q good tire /
repair kit, including a supply of Mastic, |
a can Of cement Of good quality, some 4
inner tube patches in assorted sizes, and /
a blowout or inside envelope patch. /
The red inner tube patches are generally
conceded best. Those Of pure para rub
Der, not containing fabric, the edges Of
which are beveled, are to be recon-
mended.
H. S. Ellzins, who has been appointed
District representative OF the Esterline
Company, manufacturers OF the Berdon
system Of electric lighting for automo-
biles and motor boats, is located with
the Miller-Dudley Company, TS5 Thir-
teenth Street Northwest.
The Borden system is meeting enthusi-
astic Endorsement and giving just the
satisfaction guaranteed This system ap-
pesis TO those who want only the best"
II keeps the battery fully charged and
supplies current for all lights. It is
absolutely reliable, free from adjustment,
and backed by an iron-clad guarantee.
1t Is equally well adapted for automobile
and marine work.
Memorial Day will always be a mile
stone in the progress Of American auto
mobiles, for II was on Memorial Day
sixteen years ago that the first Ameri-
,an speed endurance contest was held.
The race, known as the Cosmopoiitan
Race. was from the City Hall, in New
York, 70 he-Hudson and
return Originally It was intended to be
! speed contest, but there was such q
5ublic uprcar AZ the idea of frvinv "a !