The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-08
STUDEbAkER RUNS
SET HIGH RECORDS
Hundred Dealers Drive Cars Thou
sand Miles Each Over Country
SHOWS QUALITY IN BUILD
Absence of Mechanical Trouble with
Number of Perfect Scores Re.
corded are Features of Remark
able Stock Car Test

The Grand PriX has its thrills. but
devoided Of certain features, no
more so than with the nation wide
100000 mile reliability run Of
Studebaker dealers held last week.
There were lis entries filed for the
event, each dealer taking 1916
Studebaker out Of his stock to cover
at least $50 miles Per day for four
consecutive days. 1t was severe
but convincing test of quality of
steels and workmanship that make
for durability. power and speed.
None of the cars were given any
preparation for the runs beyond
oiling and greasing. filling radiators
and gasoline tanks. The test was
intended as demonstration of the
ability of the Studcbaker cars for
meeting average conditions. as they
might be found by an automobile
owner. Heavy rains, with snow in
POI luis VI Inc "tSt, toldpllSileu
conditions, however, that were
somewhat out of the usual but each
car responded splcndidly to every
requirement, setting high mark
for automobile efficiency,
1t was probably the most unique
tests ever originated by an automo-
bile manufacturer, and that 1t was
interesting to the general public,
even to beyond the confines of the
motto, ing world. was evidenced by
the crowds which turned out at
points along the scheduled routes.
The San Jose. Cal. car covered 343
miles the third day in II hours, with
the radiator sealed and with the car
locked and sealed in high gear, the
shifting lever having been removed.
The Salt Lake car ran over noun
famous roads and through binding
snow storms. The totals for the four
days show ISL IL miles of mud and
slushy snow; 160 miles of snow
storms with the roads unbroken and
drifted a foot and half deep. The
car was forced to travel for so miles
in second speed
The Minneapolis car on one day
struck 40mile patch of sticky gum
DO, which was followed by 80 miles
, of slippery mud and 120 miles of
I gravel covered with water.
!, The Idaho Falls car was compelled
to break a trail through 20 miles OF
snow six inches deep. yet averaged
10 miles to the gallon of gasoline
The Seattle car made a thousand
mile nonstop run. the total running
time being 31:53. The second and
third days runs were made up Mt
Rainier in rain storms. necessitatine
having top up with side curtains on
and chains on all four wheels, due to
slippery roads.
The Colorado Springs car finished
its trip on the last day in snow
drift on Pixies Peak 1880 feet above
the sea level.
The Omaha car experienced the
only disaster running over 30-foo
embankment 1t required four hour.
to get the car back on the road. Still
il finished the run under its owl
power. making the 1000 miles il
1910 actual running time.
The Utica, ~ Y. car was driver
successfully by four young ladies'. A.
a result of the test a challenge ha
been issued by Miss Nina f. Fitch
who drove 232 miles in $50 to NEE
any lady driver in the United State
for a 300.mile reliability run OF
Thanksgiving Day
A surprising number of perfec
scores have been reported. Where
any difficulties were experienced tina
might be classed as mechanical
troubles, they were of such mno
nature as to be inconsequential Bot
Six and Four models were used il
the tests
The Gainesville, Ga, car made {
record for that territory. running
locked in high gear Reuben Kyle
the official observer. who has but one
arm. drove in the last lap. taking
some stretches at 46 TO As miles al
hour The Savannah car made il
mileage without the radiator bein
tou,h he'd
The Cedar Rapids. Iowa. car alsC
had a lady driver. who covered IS
miles in : IL hours. averaging i
miles 10 the gallon of gasoline
The Philadelphia car covered So
miles in S:O7 and had but two pune
lures in the four days running time
The Melrose Mass. car made S5
, miles in one days trip, Notwith
standing the extra mileage covere,
: by many of the cars the running
: time OF all was close around tel
: hours for each day
Bob" Johnson. driving the Detroi
= car carried away the running tim
honors for the four days Althoug
he attained the rate of 81 miles pc
. hour on Monday. 80 miles on Tuesda,
So on Wednesday and Sc on Thurs
day. he drove constantly with ID
greatest OF care and would only le
ont his engine on clear sfretches c