The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-11
MOTOR TRUCKS
MAKE fine RUN
Local Dealers Say Reliability
Test Last Week Proved
Worth of Machines.
MIR. BENSINGER IS WINNER
His "Vulcan" Car, Driven by H. r.
Marshall, Jr., Carries of
First Honors.

Local motor truck dealers are unani-
nous in declaring the motor truck relia-
bility run last week the most successful
ever held in the automobile history OF
Washington. They expressed their entire
satisfaction of the showing made by their
cars and agree that the best won.
The Vulcan, entered by Daniel Ben
singer and driven by II. " Marshall, jr.,
carried off first honors. Although the
heaviest truck entered in the run. ii COW
cred the 22S-rnile route at total cost OF
l.22 cents per ton mile. This is regarded
as a splendid showing, and demonstrates
that the motor truck has reached a
point in its development that entities 1t
to the favorable consideration of every
business man.
Despite the 237 dement's charged
against the Vulcan during the four-day
run, its economical use Of gasoline and
oil won for IL the sweepstakes prize. as
we'll as the trophy in its class, di-
vision K.
The winners OF the other divisions
were as follows: Division OK, Rowe, no
trophy; division SIX, No. Is, Atterbury:
division Ak, No. Is, White; division 3K,
Wilcox; division PIX, No. H. White; di-
vision TX, International. In the nom
contesting division, No. 100, White. was
the winner.
to their cost of operation per ton mile,
were as follows: Division SIX. Vulcan,
1.22 cents: division OK, Rowe 2.62
cents; division Ok, No &C. Atterbury,
LIZ cents; Lauth-Juergens, PA cents;
division Az, Mails, 30 cents: Witt
Will. 2s9 cents; Mcintyre, Isl cents;
Autocar, LSS cents: No Is. Atterbury.
LIS cents; No. Is, White, 14o cents; di-
vision Ok, Little Giant. 2T cents; Will
q
cents; division 2K, No. 13, Atterbury.
20 cents; No. IL. White. 2Ss cents; No.
20. Atterbury, All cents; division TX,
Hupmobile, Ala cents; International 347
Scores of Noncontestants.
In the noncontesting division the scores
were: Brown, 442 cents; Four-wheel-
drive, SIS cents; White. ZIG cents.
AS a result OF the outdoor tests the
only truck in the contesting that suf-
fered a penalty was No. 20, Atterbury.
which lost points for a defective clutch
In the noncontesting division the Four
wheel-drive was penaliZed "a points for
defective hand brakes.
The technical examination of the cars
brought the following results: Vulcan.
leaky radiator, 20 points. Mais, perfect.
Little Giant, hub fange bolt lost, 1
point, and six loose spokes, 30 points;
total, 81 points. Witt-Will, leaky water
connection, ] point Wilcox, perfect.
Rowe, water leak in hose connection, 1
point: broken fender iron, 6 points:
gasolene leak, ! point; total, points.
Hupmobile, perfect. Mcintyre, perfect.
Autocar. one lost muller support bolt, I
point. Lauth-Juergens, handle of car
buretor shutter valve rod lost, ] point.
No. IL Atterbury, loose steering connec-
ton. Is points; one nut lost, 1 point;
total 16 points. No. IA Atterpury, lealzy
water connection, ] point. No. is After
bury, loose muffler pipe. ] point No.
IS Atterbury, water leak between cyl
inder and water Jacket top plate, 1
point. No IL White, loose steering con-
nection, Is points. No. is White, per-
feet International perfect No. 20
Atterbury, perfect
In the noncontesting division the re-