El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-18
GOOD lime was had by am

"A This expression. used many
times in the county news
! papers, aptly describes the second an
nual farm bureau picnic held at Clint
I Thursday.
The big crowd enjoyed the speeches.
I the playing CT the cavalry band, the
3 demonstration OF tractors and farm
/ implements on an adjacent ranch. the
auction OF the first bale OF cotton
and the dance in the evening
But the star attraction Of the day
was the Jumping automobile
Early IN the morning the two plat
forms were placed on the grounds.
The first jump, a matter Of three feet
tice kept up at short intervals IN
til at IL o'clock the Overland was
hurdling a gap OF fourteen feet.
r A Otto, OF the Ell Paso Overland
company. was the Jockey and the
initial jump Thursday was the first
he had ever made. although not the
first jump made by an Overland
Accompanying photograph shows
Mr. Otto at the wheel in one OF the
afternoon jumps. The perpestiFe does
inner edges Of the two platforms
were exactly "A feet apart When the
car is down the track ready to start,
and one looks at the space 10 be
leaped IL looks like an lmpossihllity-
However, the driver toots the horn,
20 be driven hack, and the car ap-
proaches the hurdle. not at a fast
rate, as would be supposed but at
about IS miles an hour.
Leap Into Space.
The front wheels ride up the first
Incline and leap off Into space As
the front OF the car IS slightly heaT-
Ter than the rear. the front wheels
begin 10 drop and hit the the Tar in
o..
the rear wheels following. just as
u they were on the ground
The action looks for all the world
Ike a horse going over s hedge
Twice during the day Mr. Otto
miscalculated- the first time putting
on TOO much speed, with the result
that he leaped completely over hte
second platform and landed In the dirt
three feet beyond Il looked al first
as though the car was going to make
rolled on their way ana the rear
ones came to the ground right side
up Spectators say that finger prints
show on the steering wheel where
the driver held on
The second near accident was when
the speed OF the car was too slow and
the rear wheels Just touched the
edge OF the alighting platforms and
broke the s by 2 plank In half Il
spoke we'll for the springs, and es-
pecially for the Fisk tires, which
stood Up under the gruellinE test
The stunt IS spectacular and was
performed at hourly intervals all day,
attracting the entire attendance Of
the picinc grounds every time lt was
performed Mr.. Otto and his jumping
motor car viii be at the Las Cruces
fair next week.
Auto Men Helped Success.
The automobile and tractor dealers
Of FL Paso did a large part to make
the picnic success James Allen OF
the Paige Sales and Service company,
mounted q Paige LarchmOnt model
touring car on the frame OF q Paige
three and one-half ton truck and
drove It 20 Clint, displaying . on
the fair grounds Re stopped at Is
leta on the way and carried the school
children from that town on the JOY
ride OF their lives.
The Lone Star Motor company eE-
hlblted G. II c cotton truck and
Dodge brothers business car and
Demonstrated q Lauson tractor IN the
field tests.
The Roe-Eibbs company and the
ROBBERS company combined IN eL-
plotting Cletrao tractors and power
farm machinery. The Western Bat
terry and Ignition company had a
and demonstrated Case tractors and
wope rfarm machinery, A. did also the
Fl Paso Moline Tractor company with
a Moline tractor. The Oldsmobile
Gales company arrived on the grounds I
with an Oldsmobile sedan and tour
ing car. The Southern Border Motor
company had Hart-Parr tractor
blowing all day. The Pierce OIL com
pany was represented showing the
farmers the value OF Pierce products. |
The International Harvester company I
displayed tractors and farm machin- I
cry.
About the only FL Paso concern !
missing was the Tri-State Motor I
company with its Fordson tractor I
and It was DEMONSTRATING five miles f.
down the valley.
The motor car. truck and tractor I
men OF FL Paso always turn out in I
force when there IS anything worth I
while going on The Dona Ana /
county afr VIII contain many Of /
these exhibits.