The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
AND GOSSIP
Continued from Page Three.

cause for each stop-whether for bridge
inspection, impossible roads. or fuel
Some people seem TO be in doubt
whether the electric current in passing
from one point to another on a spark
plug merely fills the gap or actually
jumps it." said Emil Grossman. manu-
facturer of the Red Head spark plug.
And I have often been asked the ques-
tion. The truth of the matter is that
the current Is momentarily stored
through means OF the coil, and when
the circuit is broken by means of the
commutator or other form OF interrupter
the tendency OF the current is TO keep
on flowing. so II jumps the gap. In
order to complete its circuit, a $ II does,
or tends to do. 1t is necessary for it
to jump from one point to another
MANY motorists do not understand the
difference between a magnetic and a dy-
namo." said Emil Grossman, the Red
Head spark plug manufacturer. In a
magnetic the electricity is generated by
the action of the magnetic. while in the
dynamo the electricity is produced by
the conversion of a high degree Of me-
chanical energy"
The Board OF Aldermen OF New Bed
ford. Mass. probably deserve the dis
tinction of being the most painstaking
municipal officials In the entire country.
Recently 1t was decided upon to pur-
chase an automobile and TO make sure
of their venture and secure the best in
vestment of the public money, ffty-nine
different makes of cars were examined
and considered. The Abbott-Detroit ~
nDI Nr1A fr,1F1 1Ait otalN-
placed with w. NJ. Jenkins & Co. OF
Boston. distributors for the Abbott Mo-
tor Company in Massachusetts.
An interesting automobile run was
made last week between Detroit and
Iowa Falls Iowa, by Glare Mcdowell.
manager of the Abbott Sfotor Sales Com
pany at the latter place. with a thirty
roadster. The entire distance of 76 miles
was covered with ease the fourth day
after leaving Detroit. with no thought
of creating a record. Frightful road con-
ditions were met in many places, but
the car pushed through without diff
Guilty and without a single mechanical
adjustment. and reached its destination
with the same air that was pumped in
the tires at Detroit.
Unique among the wagers that have
been made involving automobile travel
and globe trotting IS an agreement which
DR.. H. Benton Young. OF Trenton. N.
J., and William B. Kumpf. OF Mount
Holly, y. J.. have attempted to fulfill
with the certainty that one or the other
will win $4,000.
Starting with a high-powered auto
mobile and only a $ bill in his pocket.
DR.. Young has begun a trip from Maine
to California. Under the conditions Of
the wager. he must cross the continent.
financing his trip by his own earnings
en- route, without recourse to his bank
account. to his friends, or to the practice
OF his profession. In every town where
he stops as long as two hours the doctor
must earn SO by legitimate methods.
The bet grew out Of a discussion as to
the ability of some people to travel eS-
and at the same time earn
good incomes. Mr.. Kumpf ridiculed an
assertion of. DR.. Young that he could
cross the country. earning so in every
place he stopped. and the young physi-
clan was promptly challenged to do so.
Dr. Young, thereupon. prepared his CO.
lunbia roadster and started for Maine.
there to begin a run that will mean
dollar mile II he wins.
David Bruce-Brown, twice winner OF
the American Grand Prize race, has
challenged Boillot, the great French |
driver, who won the French Grand Prize |
at Dieppe on June . and rs last, to meet |
bin In this years American Grand Prize !
race at Milwaukee. Bruce-Brown won !
the first days round of the French race, |
and was leading on the second day when !
he ran short of gasoline and was dis |
qualified for taking on a fresh supply !
At a spot not designated as an official |
supply station.
As yet Boillot has not indicated |
whether he will come to America for the |
big race, but 1t Is generally believed that |
he will. The Grand Prize race will be |
held In Milwaukee on September Il, 1912. |