Evening star., 1934-07-15

obtained without being A. w. U
With this In mind trip 70
MARYLAND, Delaware or Virginia.
nearby States afford all that c
in reach Of any vacationist the
the hardest 20 please and activ
hardly equalled.
Highways are In splendid condition
and what is an added attraction these
days is the absence Of c1neeStit
traffic. The Eastern Shore OF Tho
Peninsula Is dotted with delightful
towns where picluresqueneS and
cleanliness run hand in hand A fast
car il not needed 70 reach sny Of
these towns and one can 60 almos'
10 a mile the distance In one DAY
he desires and find a suitable place
20 assuagc his fatigue.
Two Ferry Routes,
The Eastern Shore may be ap-
preached by two ferry routes. one Is
from Annapolis TO Matapeake, and
the other is by the Maryland capital
via Claiborne. The former takes
40 minutes and brings the traveller on
beautiful Kent Island. The second
Is Of about ! hour and as minutes
duration and provides a delightful
trip down the Chesapeake Bay "a
Talbot County, Nd, approximately
IS miles further South.
From either of these two points OF
arrival only 10 hours is required
for runs to Rehoboth Beach, Del
or Ocean City. Md Prom there a
pleasant trip may be made TO Cape
Charles. Va. At this point, II fur
ther tour is contemplated, a ferry
may be taken to Norfolk, Va.
The ferries from Annapolis are
large and accommodate many cars
They are propelled by two two-cycle
six-cylinder Diesel engines which
make for more comfortable travelling
These oil-burning engines are worth
inspecting, which is permitted at al
times.
TIE Summer schedule of the Mata-
peake ferry, daily and Sunday, is as
follows: Leave Annapolis 9 and ll:l5
am. 2. 4, and 8 pm, Returning
leave Matapeake 7:25. 1925 am, and
800, $40 and 7;20 pm.
The Claiborne ferry daily and Sun
day, is as follows: Leave Annapolis
8 am and and S pm. Returning
leave Claiborne 10 am. and and
pm.
1t is not necessary to take the fer
ries over to Eastern Shore if one pre-
fers to drive the entire way. The
route through Baltimore, Havre de
Grace, Elkton and Dover provides ar
interesting trip. though, Of course
somewhat longer.
Diesel Record Sought.
Speaking of Diesel engines a few
that there Is other Diesel news oi
interest.
Plans for an assault on worlds of.
fetal straightaway records are beine
considered by Clessie Cummins, de-
signer of the Diesel motors which
participated in the 50o-mile race a.
the indianapolis Speedway May 30.
Himself holder of the former Diese
straightaway record established al
Daytona Beach, Fla, in 1881, Mr.
Cummins plans to send Dave Evans
racing driver who piloted one OF the
Diesels in the race, to Muroc Dry
Lake, Utah, to regain the laurels re-
Gently taken from this country by the
British. The Curnmins record o.
100755 miles an hour was topped by
about 10 miles an hour by the English
creation.
It is believed with little preparation
the four ,cycle Cummins racer will b'
able to exceed the l25-mile an houl
mark on the salt beds which are
rapidly becoming the favored spot o.
the world for automotiye record seek
ers. The car to be used in the at.
tempt was driven by Evans in the
race. 1t was qualified at l02,4l4 mile'
an hour for the 25-mile trials, and a
205 miles in the race had made al
average of SO miles an hour with {
half hour of slow driving due Il
wrecks. At this point, however, tht
car was eliminated when the trans
mission broke as the car was leaving
the pits after being refueled.
Averaged SS5 Miles.
The two-cycle Cummins racer
which is the only two-cycle engine evel
to compete successfully in the 500
mile race, finished twelfth, averaging
SS546 miles an hour after 27-min'
ute delay to adjust a slipping clutch
This car was qualified at l05.92l
miles an hour by Stubby Stubblefielo
incidentally himself former holdel
of the four cylinder automobile
mile record of las miles an houl
at Muroc Lake The two-cycle motor
is not a standard production model
being rather a purely experimental
job built for the race. with a view
10 gaining competitive data under
actual operating conditions. Bott
engines were IN perfect condition
after the race. the four-cycle aver
aging l4i2 miles a gallon and the
two-eycle slightly more than Il. The
latter was limited 10 SIS gallons. com.
pared to 45 for the Evans car. anC
mileage was cut considerably by us,
supercharger on both engines, sc,
cording to the designer,
Stubbleheld's performance set q new
record for DieSelS IN the Indianapoli,
race. exceeding the marx of SOL
miles an hour set by Evans IN 1881
in the only nonstop drive on III;
Speedway'S 500-mile race history. Thi.
RECORD was made with the origina
CumminS automotive type four-cyln,
Ger engine. OF which the 1884 entry
was an improved series. Cost Of run.
ming the two cars in the race wa.
SS3l Tor fuel oil. with practically nj
luorlestlng Oh consumption at all. Ny
Cummins announced. This figure j:
based on consumption Of IS ? gallon,
Of fuel at cents a gallon. the aver.
age price for this type OF oil.
New Safety Exhibit.
A new exhibit at the Worlds Fail
this year is safety invention
Whether practical or not. it is OF in,
terest
Every motorist shudders when h,
sees youngsters hitch-hiking on tn,
solution Of Yesterdays Puzzle.
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