Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-26
HUDSON GETS RECORD
Crosses Continent in 5
Days, 8 Hours 81 Min
uteS
United States Royal Cord Tires
Were Used


a trip from San Francisco to New
York is some travelling" said A. B.
Henley of the Henley Kimball Com
pany yesterday when talking about the
new record made by the Hudson Super
Six last week that clipped IA hours SO
minutes off the old record.
THE most important feature about it
Is that the car was checked through
all the way and so there Is no doubt
that makes the run from coast to coast
in record time there are number that
start, but never finish.
I'VE know Of three cars that covered
the distance beyond any shadow of
doubt in a year or SO. How many 9TH
ers started and did not make good it
is impossible to tell.
''On this trip the Hudson Super Six
covered 3476 miles and the average
speed was 27.14 miles per hour. The
car left San Francisco on Wednesday
morning, Sept. 13, at 1901 and reached
New York last Monday morning at 6.31.
"a. H. Patterson drove the car from
San Francisco to Elks, New. Ralph
Mulford took the wheel there and drove
TO Laramie, wy. Patterson again took
the wheel and brought the car to South
Bend, Ind. c. H. Vincent drove the
last lap Of 910 miles into New York.
With these men in the car were W..
Sturm and L. Kalinsky.
"The trip was made on United States
Royal Cord tires and came through
without trouble. This same make Of
tires was used on another car on a
similar run.
Following Is the check Of Hudson
Transcontinental car: Left San Fran
cisco, Sept 10. 1901 a. m, checked by
L. ]. Pinkson, automobile editor, San
Francisco Chronicle, and w. c. Kief-
fer, general agent Wells Fargo & Co.
Carson City, Sept. 49, 7.25 a. m, 253
miles. A. C. Cunningham, blacksmith.
Ogden, New. Sept. IA, 1905 a. m, S42
miles, w. w Fleetwood, clergyman,
and F. w. Wheeby,; dentist. Laramie.
T. Glessner, dentist, and E. w. john
son. undertaken.
North Platte, Neb., Sept. Is, 2.45 p.
m, 1860 miles, j. L. Souder and L. A..
Spencer. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 16, 2.05 a.
M, 1914 miles, A. P. Ginon, lumber
dealer. Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 16, 1926
a. M, 2O2s miles, DR.. D. Lecon, automo-
bile editor Register, and H. E. Ward,
newspaperman.
Joliet, ILL.,, Sept is, s.25 p. m, 2ssl
miles, G. S. Jackson, manager Basket
Motor Co., South Bend, Ind, Sept. 16,
IL midnight, 2491 miles, ]. F. Cole,
president National Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Sept. II, 2.3o p. m, 2s71, miles, II. M.
Wall, president New York State Motor
Federation. New York, Sept. 1s. 6.31 a.
M, James Hemstreet, American Auto
Association.
The car was delayed nearly three
hours when it ran into q herd Of cows,
going 60 miles an hour in Indiana.
Moreover. our car was a seven-passen-
ger phaeton model, carrying three and
sometimes four people with baggage.
Now the Hudson holds the trans
continental record, the 24th-hour rec
ord, the worlds greatest hill climb, the
record for having travelled the great
est distance with fully equipped seven
passenger car carrying FIVE passengers.
and the fastest mile over measured
course for a stock chassis.
It holds a similar record in all local
communities where it has contested. It
has never failed to make good in any
test in which it has been entered. When
the 24-hour record was established. we
Ia hut pf~
through with it. Other cars have un-
successfully attempted. since the Su-
per-Six established the 24-hour record,
to beat that time. They have not fln-
ished Boston Globe.