The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-01
Cars Ability Measured In Prac.
tioaI Manner, With Crafty.
Ing Results.
HILL CLIMBING IS FIRST
Throttle.D Down and Getaway
Tests FoIIow-Experiment
Made In City Proper.

A unique series Of tests under the d.
fectfon OF the Times Automobile Edi-
tor, Mt the request of Perry Kinyoun.
local manager for the Allen car. reveal
ed some highly gratifying results early
In the present week.
Almost every conceivable measure OF
the Aliens ability was made, and each
STUNT performed during tho trip was In
the city proper. where stops were fire.
quently necessary. In short. the tests
were such ne might come as q matter.
Of course, 20 the Allen owner. though
Hill climbing was first on the pro-
gram. for which purpose the car was
taken to Tilden street hill in Rock Creek
Park. At its foot the car was brought
on the first inclination Of the ascent.
The change from low to high gear was
quickly madc. and within twenty feet OF
the bottom the Allen had picked up to
which II maintained without Q faiter
beyond the difficult first turn. Once In
the last stretch Of the climb the speed
mounted to nineteen miles an hour TO
the top. There was practically no pull
on the engine on the entire length OF
the hill. and the cut out was not even
employed.
Down Tests.
Three throttle-down tests were then
made. the first on Connecticut avenue,
the second on Park road. and tho third
on Fourteenth street. near Y. In the
initial instance the Allen throttled from
sixteen to three miles per hour In three
seconds. On the next test the car was
throttled from fourteen to three and
one-half miles per hour In two and one
was throttied from twenty -four to two
and one-half miles per hour In three
and four-fifths seconds.
After the throttle-down tests. the get
aH Here "s 81 X q ,ss etssr sa:. ss three ;s
were made at different points in the
city. each for one-tenth mile, approx
mately. The first was made on the
tesntS street. Fourteen snd three. ft
S2s feet. at the end Of which the Allen
waS doing q miles per hour. Tho SEQ
teentS street, the car covering the one
tenth mile in twelve and three-nfths
seconds. picking up to "a miles per hour
The third try in rapid accelleratins
seconds nat to 70 miles an hour. These
tests included starting from dead stand
still and chagfng over from low to high
gear. and are the more noteworthy
Splendid Work of Merit.
The total time required for all the
tests was nfty-hve minutes. during
which the Allen covered az miles.
Maximum speed Of the car was
olene consumption for the 27.2 miles
was one gallon. two gills. in spite Of
the many stops and starts the Aliens
average was 25.6 miles to the gallon
This all-around program Of tests
gives tho car splendid mark Of
merit. in view of the very practical
use through which 1t was put.
There was no advantage such as
must have been present were the
Easolene test made separately on a
long stretch OF good Maryland road.
The gasolene average was made on
an everyday basis. sans clutch slip
ping or coastinE.
Particularly II must also be con-
sidered that THO car used arrived but
three or four days ago from the AL
len factory. and there 10 no remote
hundred miles. could eclipse the
great majority Of these admirable
nArforY,n ancAl