Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08

tiiy W. H. hClHfffcl
Early ID May 1919. Teddy ToNlaff.
III tho wheel nf an Italian Flint rsab.
iiahpd q nhW worlds road racing rees
ord of 1851 miles an hour Ia winning
tho annH1l Santa Monica classic. in
the intorHouing time since that day I
often have compared the record
breaking feat 40 tbe powerful Fiat
with lhai "a lhe nntlqna ana forgotten
Mneiitr, which 0n November q 1895,
won thN firsi speed contest Tor motor
cycles or horrlrgs eafflnges- the
name hy which motor cars were known
eighteen NAHra NHO ever held IN
amsricl, hN averaging thirteen miles
an hour in D rlneiy.milo drive from
Chicago ~ WaUkcghu und return
in ihr dual capacity ~ referee and
spectator ! witnessed ihlH race. which
attracted 10000 curious lnhnhltanis
nf tho Western metropolis NJ inrka0n
park. lht Startling and finishing point
and would consider my Helf selfish,
indeed III ! ala nor shnre my present
retrespectlonH with the motorists Of
today
Only Two Cars Competed
Only two eus competed in inc com.
fest of November o. lS8b ana tho
Mueller wag the only ono 90 finish. ai-
though about ninety entries were
made. About % week. before the
scheduled dHtr ~ Tho race which WIS
promoted hF me Chicago Tlmcg.llef-
ala. That offered % prize of $4,000 70
the winner ihe majority of The MAX
cfa who hHd nominated cars, diHcnf-
erred that their ancient motors would
not generate enough power 90 move
tne machiBea 1ui Of the shops, and
.| j. I.I. "a NaIa.f
names 10 petition asIne the judges
fer "a p0tponemcnt fhis petition
which A Interesting 90 mo since but
ono 90 The alRucrs ie building cars ~.
da1 Awas presented rs n ~ Kohl
slant. publisher az he thiev1O Times
ilefnld who agreed 20 THE postpone
mfnt, bot huns up g consulnlion prize
Tor ihN victor ln tnre 90 hc run ON
the Original date November z Tine
uIAuuc event hAd been widely AdFtr-
tlaad, ana because he dld not Wish
TIE people 30 Do disappointed hy The
pastpunemenl Mr.. kahla1nt was
prompted o. additional generosity
The consolation race attracted only
two entries. thu Mnelcr 0f Decatur
which was dwHiihed hy Tho neWs-
uapnr reporters aa d tWn-aeatcd dos
a.dna imp.' and the Duryca. the rp
fnt VI three years ~ experiment ~
paofln The distance 20 pc covered
wan b0fA miloa ana the course WINS
measured IS chnrlea T. Root ~. q.
Van shhieA and j. u. Gunthpr IN
wlnnlue the race the Mueller cone
stunned five anu onc.half gnllona nf
nnaOim0 Il Htnpncd ten times on the
rood losing f0rty.HiN minutes ~ mhk-
inF repairs. ana crossed ihe finishing
line after eight hours forty cIRh mlu-
uiea Uf strange clliicr ana nnomla
pnlflne.
ordered on boulevard.
In driving the olr % tho starting
point, Mr. Mueller waH stopped hY q
south PARK policeman and ordered
aff the boulevard lio sought "a rnnnd-
about way ana reported utD tu the
officials just 10 prove Ia % Hkepile
thrunR that his car would move, he
drove the wondrr.lueg around the
WASHINGTON park track. which the
summer before WIS in the iimohghl
when Joe i'utrhru drfeHtpd John H.
Gentry m a06 49, The record ut
tho famous mgcr WgH moi oven threat
enod the Mueller car making tue
milo n about q ne minutes
Tho following deH rlniiun of the
mechanical snaiia ore quotations from
a Chicago newspaper
"rho Mueller A an Imported car
made hy the Benz people OF Mannheim.
Germany II Be- equipped with O three
and uue-hllf horsepower motor, fnn-
aamca "a gallon 0f gasoline un hour
has ihrnc speeds and lH e4puhlo of he-
lnH stopped aud started very quickly.
When stopping Tor short time The
operators do nHl utiDmui l0 shuf off
I...NF II
shifted on loose pnliDY This ia
done On account of the difficulty ri
starting q naa engine. which nocesais
fatHs MAN getting at tho vehicle
ahC CarrHEr "a stopped from lh" FRONT
Haat and hs shifting the hrt
"Tho aaaalIn0 ls hmtnd hy ihe eX-
haHHt FROM fhe cylinder oft the en-
nne which gives q raa aluual equal
rs power tn iliuminHtur Hir. known
as cnfhufHted m Tho r19 admitted
10 Tho cylinder lH f.rci tr means 81
an electric apuk produced hy n fiof.
$3.50 haiirfF aud Olot trio coll the
mueller wagon hos wandun whfeig
fitted u4th AHHl rubber ttes
Planted supply stations.
The nurten looked mitch Ike a
fiHrir.enfted fnld nr sHeed woFuu.
~ uaes ordinary Store slHoine
tha "esncria off o'gbfarn years ago
wraio. and hus b carrying capacity
~ t.ght Elilan M viii rHu from eH
H. 300 miles without fHflllInf. and
rn uued forward Hnd backward. H.
has four HpHrds five. ten and twenty
mliea forward and ihue milca haek-
ward NJ Is three horsepower and
Weinhn pu pounds
SomU M the incidents of that
HfarfIInn raHfHrf of November are