The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-19
ESSEX CAR BACK
MADE 1872 MILES
LOCKED IN HIGH
Successful Completion of Re-
markable Trip
NOT A SINGLE FAILURE
Climbed Most of Test Hills in Vermont
and No Engine Adjustment
Required

e. w. Williams of the Bennington
Garage returned Thursday night with
his Essex touring car locked aud
sealed in high gear. The trip cover
ed 1872 miles during which absolute
" no attention or adjustment to the
engine.
1t has proved the most remarkable
demonstration of motor car ever
planned or undertaken in this part of
the country and has been completely
successful in every respect. 1t is
record that is likely to stand for a
long time.
Not once has the car failed to do
all that was asked of it and more. 1t
has climbed the test hills in score
of Vermont towns and has covered
majority of the main line roads in all
parts of the state All the time the
car has been in the custody Of neutral
observers and the tests have oeen
made in each case under the observa-
ton of some we'll known citizen OF
the town visited.
At night the car has been left IN
charge of the police in the towns yis-
tied and it has been in garages only
to be washed, except once for new
brake Innings after 200 miles on
muddy, slippery roads during the
heavy rains of last week The radi-
ator was filled with water before the
start and only once since in the en-
tire trip has water been added ana
then less than two quarts. Twice
during the run the oil has been drawn
from the reservoir and new oil put in.
In spite of the strain of the long
trip in high gear the Essex finished
lust as strong as it began. FREQ
Stickles who was the first observer to
go. with Mr.. Williams after the car
was sealed in high gear on Sept.
made the following statement:
Carrying four passengers, hrst
over Harwood hill. next country club
hill to Monument avenue in Old Ben
nington and the hill to Capt. Cores
on the Beech street road Car did
these hills with load with remarkable
ease
Today Mr. stickles again observed
the work of the car and his. report
says: ads a
"A short run around Bennington to
warm up. then with four passengers
climbed the Captain Gore hill, dup
licate of the demonstration made un-
der my observation Sept. 4. This tul-
fills the promise made for the Essex
that il would return from its run with
the same power it had at the start.
If there is difference the car
showed stronger power today than at
the start fthe run"
During the 1872 mile run some or
the accomplishments of the car have
been as follows:
Three times over the Woodford,
and Hogback ranges be-
tween Bennington and Brattleboro.
Twice up Shelburne hill between
Green field and Shelburne Falls.
Back and forth between B,attleboro
and Keene by way of Spofford Lake
and four times both ways over Beech
hill in Keene,
Brattleboro to White River juno
ton by way of Bellows Falls, Spring
field, Claremont and Windsor.
Up Seminary hin and Mansion hill
n Springfield. 1l.
Twice over Bible hill in Claremont.
White River Junction to Bradford
md return by way Piermont, N H.
White River Junction to Montpelier
after As hours constant rain.
Montpelier to Bennington by way
If Burlington, over French hill in
Niliston with four passengers.
Bennington to Montpelier by way
If Rutland, Mendon, Pittsfeld, Bethel,
Randolph and Northfeld, with four
Over Clay Hill and Mutt farm hills
o East Montpelier and return.
Trow hill in Barre with three pas
;engers.
Montpelier to ST. Johnsbury by way
If Marshfield and Danville Heights.
St Johnsbury to Burlington back
,ver Danville Heights and by way Of
MONTPELIER Waterbury and Williston.
Through Sunderland Hollow both
ways, twice in Colchester
Ledge road in Burlington with
start at 10 miles per hour.
Burlington to Rutland by way of
and Middlebury.
From Rutland over MendOn Notch
o Sherburne postoffice and return
300 feet climb in two and three
Ourths miles.
Rutland to Bennington.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing
about the car is that it climbed all ex-
,ept the very steepest hills without a
lying start. For all ordinary hills no
was required. All eX-
,ept the very worst hills can be made
1t ordinary driving pace of 10 to 20
niles.
What looked to be an impossible
,eat has been performed without ac-
,ident, without mishap of any kind
md with less trouble than in ordinary
with an ordinary car.