The sun., 1912-07-20
bRUCE.bR0WN FEARED
TANK WAS TOO SMALL
Couldn't Persuade Fiat Engi-
neers to Change, Says
Race Driver.
ELECTRIC AS PATHFINDER
A. A. A. Gives Privilege to
ELECTRIC AS PATHFINDER
A. A. A. Gives Privilege to
Flanders Car. a Brand
New Idea.

TODAY, 1:1.


David L. Bruce Brown. who drove one
of the three Flats In the French Grand
Prix race. arrived home yesterday from
Europe. Bruce Browns car was an un-
official third. because he was disqualified
on the second day Of the nearly 1000
mile road race for taking gasoleue at n
station other than the ofYic!al one.
There was most interes. naturally In
the matter Of this sasolene and Bruce.
Brown was asked about II. THE tanks
on the Flat racers hold about thirty
eight gallons said he. which Is all
right on a course like that at Savannah.
which is small and where there are sup
ply stations other than a. the grand
stand. But the Dieppe circuit Is 47i,
miles around and there Is only one of,icial
supply stat,on-at the grand stand. Both
wagner and I told the Flat people the
tanks should be larger. but the engineers
didn't seem to think II necessary.
In practice We replenished every hve
laps. The first days r1nn.ng lin which
Bruce Brown vas first Of the field by a
good marg,n] dlied up ever tour laps
The Second day. In the rain. had run
abou: three ard threc-ouarters laps when
the suppl gave out
The course was covered with calcium
chloride. which proved a nne dust LAYER
At the end Of the race M face vas
hardly dirty. The course was In nne
condition when the race vas over. save
Tor a few turns where stones came UP.
The circuit IL d.ficuit In that although
there are long strenchcs there are many
turns. some OF them turns and up HILL
requiring lots OF second and third spe ed
work"
The nrst day Bruce. Brown covered the
nearly 500 miles In time eleven minutes
better than Nazzaro did when he made
the European road race record a; Dieppe
Bruce Brown also made a lap at the rate
OF 's miles an hour. the fastest Of the
race. The first day lie was az minutes
ahead OF De Palma and :6 minutes in
front OF Wagner. his team mates lie
had lead OF IL minutes on BoiIlot. the
winning driver. when his gasolene gave
out,
The French race authorities do not use
many haSs Tor signalling and what the.
nav" diNcr from those used here vol.
low nag means Great danger. ytop" and
is also used for finish flag. tn. oni,.
other nag is blue that means: BE care.
fu,." "'
Bert Smith OF Los Angeles finished
mere Yesterday transcontinentsi trio
IN I0comobile that has been on the
Wv wv "p'ul TWO InOntnS. No RttcmDt
was made at a record. vhc trip being un .
uertaken in the interest Of n nation a 1
highway. Arrangements were made on
tn" way with civic orSan,zat,ons Of
towrs on the line Of this highway.
Tue pathhndinE trip for the ;iiddcn
tour this year Will be a decided stunt. Tho
a. 4, A. has awarded the privilege 70
The Flanders Manufacturing Compapv
"Aich VIII send an electric over the
route Special arrangements will have
to he made along the route from De.
troit to New Orleans for recharStnr the
car. which is to start from Detroit next
week.
This Is the hrst time that an electric
has been made use OF for a trip Of this
sort. Some one In the Flanders Company.
r.. LEROY Pelletier no doubt, saw what
bully chance this would be TO bring th.
Flanders clccr'c prominently before the
puhlr IN new way and made II at
fra'tive TO the A. a. \. to award II
tho privilege.
Tho United States Mail Co, which hs,
the contract for handling the malls in
New York and vicinity, has r,att~d an
order with the Il. 4 l.. Company, Eastc rn
agents for the Garford. for eleven three
ton Gsrfcrd trucks. This comes after
having experimental with about a dozen
different makes Of trucks In tho past two
Yeas.