Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-29
SAXON MAKES NEW .
RELAY RECORD.
Travels From Coast to Coast in
Six Days, IS Hours and
Ten Minutes


Precisely at 4:40 last Saturday
morning, July %. in San Francisco a
worlds record for automobiles run
ming from New York TO Frisco over
the Lincoln Highway was establish
ed.
Thirty-eight six" standard model
regularly equipped automobiles with
dealers at the wheels, racing in re-
lays, shortened the best previous time
of any make OF automobile by nearly
a day.
The first Saxon six swung out Of
the New York Saxon salesroom at pre-
cisely 1890 Saturday morning. July
IS, bearing message from Mayor
Mitchell, of New York to Mayor Rolfe,
of Frisco. Accompanying the dealer
We're q representative Of the Saxon
Motor Car Corporation and an official
observer. The official observer travel
ed every foot of the distance. chang
ing from car TO car as the race pro-
gressed. The 3Sth Saxon six" pulled
UP in front of Mayor Rolfe's office in
Frisco just s days, IS hours and 10
minutes later.
The official mileage of the Lincoln
Highway is 1891 miles. but the dis
tance Saxon traversed on the relay
race was considerably in excess of
this, inasmuch as the Highway is
torn up in Q number of places and so
long detours were necessary. In every
case these detCurs were over very bad
roads. In the absence of accurate
figures. It IS safe TO assume that at
least 500 additional miles were trav-
eled in the tours.
Probably no automobile test of re-
cent years has attracted so much at
tention from the motor world as this
thrilling Atlanuc-Pacihc Saxon Six"
relay race.
Mr.. Ford stated that he felt the out
come Of this sensational trip was an
impressive tribute to the remarkable
qualities embodied in Saxon Six" He
pointed out that al the cars partici-
paunS in this cross the continent chal-
ienge 10 time were stock model Saxon
Skies and had not been tuned" or
"coped' in any way to make them ap-
proEimate racing cars. Furthermore.
he called attention TO the fact that
the. drivers were Saxon Dealers and
not professional racing drivers.
In the course of the run nearly ev-
ey kind OF road condition that ever
exists in any part of the country was
encountered and surmounted by Saxon
Six"
Precious time was necessarily lost
at each step, and this added to the
burden of speed and endurance which
the drivers We're forced TO ask OF their
cars.
Mr.. Ford points out the real lesson to
be drawn from this run does not con-
cern itself with the record breaking
pace, nor with the condition of the
roads, nor with the length Of the trip,
but with the fact that these Saxon
Skies did no more than the Saxon
Six Of any private owner can do.
For in every respect they are identi-
cal with the cars that are now being
sold from the floors OF over 1000 deal
eTs throughout the country.
As O. matter Of fact. the time of
days, is hours and 10 minutes is sew
eral days faster than the Saxon Motor
Car Corporation had expected would
be necessary to complete the run. The
main reason for this is found in the
remarkable strength and stability of
Saxon Six construction which en-
abled these 50 cars TO compete in the
ocean-to-ocean grind without a me-
chauical fault.