The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
.KOKOMO man WINS
TROPHY IN. SAXON
SIX ECONOMY DRIVE
Averages 26.2 Miles Per Gallon
of Gasoline and Makes Trip
onsOne Quart of Oil.

| After considering 105 reports sent
In by dealers from many parts of the
country who participated in the
Saxon "Six'' economy drive, judges of
the contest have awarded first prize
to G. F. Seward, Jr., OF Kokomo,
lance from Detroit to Kokomo, 327
miles, at an average OF 26.2 miles per
Igallon of gasoline. Only one quart Of
oil was used on the entire trip. Over
half the way the roads were in bad
condition. At places washouts made
the path aim ost impassap1e. Mr.. Sea-
ward reported that he encountered
ten heavy rains during his trip home.
Final figures show that the total
Idistance covered by the. los dealers
who participated in the driving day
event was 26, 377 miles. each dealer
averaging 252 miles. The average
mileage on gasoline was 81 miles to
| the gallon, and on oil 152 miles to
the quart.
Remarkable Results.
] The results made by the dealers are
considered remarkable, viewed as an
economy record for six-cy1inder cars.
Almost without exception, each dealer
was forced, to contend against bad
road conditions. The drive started
from Detroit during several day
which put the country roads within
radius of SO miles in poor shape.
Judges of the contest consisting OF
Detroit newspaper and automobile
trade paper men, found the task Of
piclink the winner extreme ely difficult
In view OF the closeness OF the rec
ords. Although the item of economy
was considered uppermost, other fac
tors were taken into account, such
as distance Travelled, time on the
road, weather conditions and road
conditions. Mr. Stewards record in
gasoline consumption was bettered BY
a fraction Of mile by one other con-
testant, j. S. Hoffman Of Sharon, Pa.
securing an average OF &c 2-3 miles
per gallon. However, Mr.. Hoffman
was favored by slightly better road
conditions and did not make as long
q run as Mr.. Seward. The judges
accordingly voted the trophy to Mr.
Seward. Other contestants got bet
ter than 25 miles to the gallon Of
gasoline. E. II. June, OF Binghamp-
ton, n. Y, covered run of 234 mile.;
at an average of IS Is miles to the
gallon al teh way.
special Prize awarded.
A special prize awarded to the
dealer who came the longest distance
to participate in the contest was given
to H. Rose Maddocks, OF Boston. MT,
Maddocks averaged 30 miles to the
gallon of gasoline on the drive home,
making the distance between Buffaio
and Boston nonstop run. Another
contestant who chose the nonstop
method was William P. 6"Bflly'0
Knipper, OF Rochester. N Y. Knipper
drove a considerable part of the way
in a beating rain from Detroit to
Rochester. being on the road day
and a night without haltfng, and
covered the distance of 462 miles with
an average OF "a miles to the gallon
of gasoline. Knipper achieved fame
several years ago in many speed con-
tests and is widely known among rae
ing drivers.
The veteran dealers who W. Re en-
tered for the prize founda competitor
In Miss Edna Weisenthal, OF MtIwau-
kee, who came close to winning the
first prize. This 16-year-old girl drove
$50 miles in 10 IL hours and made
an average Of : !. miles to every gallon
Of gasoline She was the entry or
r d. Rockstead the Milwaukee Saxon
dealer. So far. as Is known this is the
first instance of woman entering an
automobile contest against field OF
men Incidentally, the 4S0-mile drive
by the; MLwauke CONTESTANT stood as
oneSof the longest made by any OF the
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