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ZENGLE BEATS MULFORD
Huris Car to Victory in Hot Race
at Fairmount Park.
WINNER'S MARGIN NARROW
Dp Kymt «. the Indian, Third —
Half Million See Contest —
No Serious Accidents.
Philadelphia. Oct. *.— Lcn Zengle, 5n a.
Chadu-ick car. yon the third annual =00
tnile road race of the Quaker City Motor
Club OT3T an dsht-mDo course in Fair
n>ount Park, tins afternoon. In 3 liour.s 23
minutes 7.SS seconds, snatching U>e victory
from EUlph Mulford. who drove a Loxler.
iiy th* narrow margin of 5.12 seconds.
Tobin De Hyincl. the Aztec Indian, fin
ished thirJ. in a Stoddard-Davton. His
time was 3 hours ."7 minutes _L 35 seconds.
John Aitken. In a National, who finished
third in the Yax.dcrbilt Cup race a week
ago, was fourth. In 3 boors C minutes 2L75
:*-cond- . and W. 3. Jas?rs--bcrcjcT, orivins a
Mercedes, was fifth. 1 in 2 hours 43 minutes
"5.71 seconds. Harry Cobe, in a Jackson,
•was sixth; Harry C. Knight, In a Weseott,
Vft i- seventh; Ernest Gellard. driving a
Pullman, was eighth, and the last to finish
Tacfore the race was declared ended was
Oorge E. Davis. h\ an Apperson.
The time made by Zengle breaks the rec
ord of 3 hours 2i minutes 554-5 seconds
made by him in 1908. The lime for the
t-.1-mile course was lowered from 7:iL made
"by Zcnple last year, to 7:38, made on the
Twelfth lan to-day by Kay Harroun, in a
& arm on car- Eiarroun dropped out c-f the
aaee on ib« twenty-fourth lap.
Zengle earned f*.™ for winning the race
and H. 009 and a cup valued at $400 for
Snaking the best time in his division.
The thirty-two e_r.s entered were divided
into five divisions, -cording to piston dis
placement. Ztngle's car had a displace
ment of 307 cubic inches. Mulford receives
$I.ol*o and a $100 cup for making the best
limo In his di.lsSon; Aitken yon Jl.OtX) and
•» $4uO cup tor the best time in the division
in which l;e was entered; Ernest Geilord
yon H. 009 a:ni a fIOO cup in the division in
v hich he competed, and Vincent l'adula,
In an Abbott-Detroit, was awarded $1,000
»nd a $4UM ci;j> for beirg nearest the front ia
tho division for light -:ars. ■ Padula was
stopped :n the twenty-third lap, as he was
then far ahead and the crowd had begun
to surge over the course.
Not the least remarkable feature of a
jnoHt remarkable race was the fc±ct that
although ckvise to iOO.ODO persons lined the
course iiot one of then: was injured in any
•way. There were no serious accidents to
tiie drivers cr mechanics. The most se
rious occurred when Ralph Beardsley
crashed his Simplex car into the railroad
t;rid£e at the Sweet Briar curve, wrecking
i.'ie machine. Bthridge, his mechanic, sus
tained a. fracture of the arm and was
badly bruised. He was taken to the hos
1 ital. Beardsley was also bruised, but not
seriously.
Al ilitchcll piled his Chadwicl; up on the
embankment at the City Line, and both he
and his mechanic, Scott Malcott- were la
jured painfully but not seriously.
The policing was responsible for the ah
fence of accidents and was fully as ctli
«ient as in ether years. There was a man
in uniform every 153 feet all around the
». curse and no one was allowed to cress
the ccurse, no matter what his errand.
Several newspaper men from New York
-iscovered this, but complimented the sys
tem which kept them from crossing.
The day was a half holiday in the city
nnd no business was done after noon.
Manor of the city and state officials were
) resent and the huge grandstand in 121 m
avenue v.jls packed with a, merry crowd.
ICearly eTerybody brought lunciieon and
Ihe affair resembled a neighborly j<icnic.
The handling of tL^ cars on the track
- excellent and the first of the his
l;eld of Ihirty-two competitors was sent
away promptly at noon. L>. G. Hilton Gan
t«'rt was the starter and he had a task to
t;<-nd the men away at ten seconds Inter
vals. E. R. Hess, chairman of the con
test eon-iir.it Uo, was referee.
The race itself was a four-cornered
fight for fifteen Japs among Kalph Mul
ford (Lazier), E. li. Bersdoll (Benz). Len
:^oiifi;le (Chadwick) and Aitken (NTational).
At that time Bergdoll was forced to drop
out of the race, a? his engine was hope-
Icfsly stalled. Tiiis was a great disap
]ioi:itment, as he is a strong favorite in
this city and was driving the B^nz car
for the fun of the thing.
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running very fast and it was freely paid
that if the course had been a few laps
longer the final tale of the finish might
have been different.
Although Mulford led the field round for
several laps In actual position, the Warner
automatic timing device showed that l>e
Heymel (Sroddard-Dayton) finished the
first lap in the lead on time. Mulford
<Lorler>. was second; WDcox (National),
third, and Mitchell (Chadwick). fourth,
with Jog Dawaon (Marmon>. fifth. Mu!
ford maintained his actual lead for sev
en] laps, alternating with Bergdoll (Benz).
The fight between them was most inter
esting. It was evident early in the race
that Mitchell had made up his mind to
irork with his teammato Zcngle, and tor
live lars he set the pace on actual One.
pulling Zengle up along with him. At the
end of the third lap they stood in this po
sition o\\ time: Mitchell (Chadwick), -■•
minutes 7 seconds; Mulford (Lozicr), ->
minutes 7 second?; Bergdoll (Baa*), 25 mln
utos 23 seconds; /.cue!.- (Chadwick). ->
minutes £1 seconds, and De Heymel (Stod
dard-Dayton). 25 minutes 32 seconds.
For two. more laps Mitchell drove, but
then came the embankment accident and
Zensle was left to contrive his victory
Without help from any teammate.
\t the end of the sixth lap Bergdoll
was leading which forced Mulford into
second place and Zengle into third. De
Heymel was fourth.
BcrgdoU held the lead for nine laps, drop
plns back to second for a momentary ad
justment. The other places changed be
hind him time and time again. Mulford
hung closely at second, and often there
was less than a minute between them. De
Heymel and Zengle fought for third, and
in almost every lap their relative positions
changed. Joe Dawson had by this time pot
into the game. He began to force his Mar
mon up and held a strong fifth on time.
Aitken, in the National, had been study
ing the field, feeling; out first one and then
another. He came up also, and they foupht
for fifth, alternating as the other two were
Coins for third place.
During this part of the race there was
remarkably little pit work. The course
itself was in excellent shape, and Michelin
tires, with which practically every car on
the course was equipped, were stacked
waiting in Idle piles for renewals, which
Beldoxn came. The race was a cruel one
on tires at that, because of the unusual
amount of turns and very sharp curves in
the circuit.
The torriiTic pace was telling on mum of
the cars. One after another dropped out
for various causes. The speed for the first
few laps was noticeably slow on the
straight, but as the engines warmed and
grew sweet and the men themselves be
came imbued with the spirit of the fight
the pace got hotter and hotter. At the end
of the tenth lap, with two-fifths of the
race done, Bcrgdoll (Benz) still held his
lead. There was only a minute and live
seconds between him and Mulford <L.o
zier). Then came De Heymel, in his Stod
dard-Dayton. and Zengle— already working
up a!'-' the line— nt fourth. The passing
of Bergdoll save Mulford the lead, and this
he tenaciously held for four laps.
It was at the sixteenth lap that Zengle
jumped from third to second place, and
during this period of the race De Heymel
(.Slotldard-Dayton) Mvai having a little
trouble. He retired to fourth, and then to
fifth, and then came back to fourth and
alternated with Jargersberger, in his big
Mercedes. Aitken (National) was also
jumping into and out of third place right
along und riding a most heady race.
Meanwhile, as said, Zengle had got into
second place. This was where he wanted
to be. His pit management instructed him
constantly by means of large signs where
ho was in the race and whether be should
go fast or slow. Second was the place he
demanded to strike for the lead from. He
seemed to know his six-cylinder car, and
lor four lai>s_was content witb second
I 1!I 1 ! ace.
A feature of the Chadwick pit was the
little pi{j that was used as a siren of ap
plause. Tlie method of operating him was
to twist his tail. He then emitted loud and
graduated squeals from his other nd.
Zcngle frequently waved his band to his
3 --it people.
ngly strong l.
• I :is time, and De I!- jmd
Hiring apeiia ot riding
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At tlie twentieth lap, with only five more
lupe to go, Zer.gle suddenly jumped into
the lead. There had been a minute and
twenty seconds between the two leaders.
The first lap that Zengle was in the van
he turned only three seconds faster than
Mulford. From then to the end of the
desperate ... only seconds separated the
n.en. In the twenty-third lap, lor instance,
Zengle was only one second ahead of Mui
ford, who all this time had been crossing
the tape ahead actually of his rival, of
course.
;U# twenty-fourth lap Muli'ord
j^ace in time away from
.-. ;r< :.t ioar went up, as Mul
■jjular and had driven a
rful race. There was only nine sec
<iids 1 m oii this lap.
■ a • ' lap. Mulford tore
maintaining his nar
row !• ZSengle bad recaired from
aiiil opened pp wide.
'■>vi d, l.is !<»ip, white car
. • strafghl l;ke quicksilver.
Bud Mark ch<<kf-red flag »1
AUTOMOBILES.
FORD than pay taxicab charges and car
fares ; and when you know that the depre
ciation on a FORD is a negligible quan
tity, there is no further need to deprive
the ladies of your family of the one means
to fill their cup of happiness.
NEW YORK BRANCH: 1721-23 Broadway
TELEPHONE 6895 Columbus
NEW-YORK DAILY THIUI'M-:. SINDAV. OCTOBER 0- 1910-
WIWKK OF BIG AUTOMOBILE RACE.
LBN ZEXGLE, WHO WON THE FAIRM< UNT PARK CONTEST IN PHILA
.U'IiiA STESTERDAY.
most flew Into his face for the finish. But
clone behind him— too close— came Zengle.
For a moment the crowd thought Mulford
had won, so little time was there between
them. But the timers figured it out, and
when they announced that Zengle had
taken the great race with less than six
seconds to spare staid Philadelphia made
a new record in noise.
1.. B. Chadwick, who i
Ding car, said I I his me
chanic, Billy M
work< ra, and i
beiore, ex.
lPht-ti third in ■ irnn
had nut plann< d to do a
this year. H
dred cars.
A. curio
• both tl
mount Park
chain drive car*.
The performan ■
Kuli.k ;
I
to hold •
spi • l
Lap alter lap the white car chased the
leaders and had a fair chance of getting
a place, but overeagerness en the part of
the pitmen In hoi pins the driver make a i
replacement disqualified the car.
The summaries follow:
DIVISION 2.
I'istun
displace- I
No. < "■>. . incut. Driver.
27. Cole •■: .0" 2ul . «.. .lijiiy Endicott
I^. Cole "30" 201 Harry . EisdlcQtt
24. Ford 201 Frank ICullck
2. Abbott -ix-tr..!t ii:: ...Mortimer Roberta
B. Abbott-Detroit 213 V:.Montague Roberta
21. Abbott-Detroit ~Vi Vincent Padula
DIVISION 3.
28. Marinon 2fi9 Jop Dawson
13. Mercer :•.<>« H. 1: Frey
I SI. < oibln 270 Joo Matron
10. Pullman 256 Ernest Gellard
8. Pullman 288 ... Harold- Hanicsty
j 32. otto — ■'■ Frank JTerger
DIVISION 4:
17. IV-tiz 448 .. Willie Haupt
j 2<>. Bens 4-i* Ed Hearne
J 4. Jackson ... 354 Harry Cobe
11. Marinon .'US Hay Ilanvun
Westcott V.:,i ii. C. Knight
3. National 447 John Aitken
16. National 447 H. S. Wilcox
DIVISION 5.
I. Apperaon C 97 H. M. Hanshue
7. Stoddard-Dayton.V. 457 . 11. N, Hanling
Stoddaxci-Daytcn... 4.57 Tobin de Hymei
4. Lozler •'- Ralph Mnlford
'.*. Api raon . 697 George E. Davis
20. MerotdPi" 677 . Jagersbeiger
DIVISION 0.
i 12. Chadwick "«" I-°n Zengle
; 1«. (•■„!. Kick '<■'' \l Mitchell
\ IS. Simplex 1572 W. C. Mullen
22. Simplex 672 . Ra!rh Beardsley
6. Betu 7.11 iZ. V.\ Bergdoll
Winners In each division— No. tl. Vincent I'a
<lu!a. in Abbott-Detroit: No. 3, Emesrt Orllard.
in Pullman: No. 4. John Aitken. in National;
No ">. Kalpli Mulford, in Lozier; No. ''■ '' n
Zengle, in Chadwick. No cars were entered in
Division l. __^^_____________
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TO BID FOR_GRAND PRIZE
iiadelphia Will Send Delega
tion to Ask for Trophy Race.
officials of the Quaker City Motor
Club, of Philadelphia, only waited the run-
Mi" the i'airmount Park race to an
their intention of bidding for the
Prize race, which has been declared
Car as the Vanderbilt (*up course on
I-!. mil Is concerned.
Mayor ReyUurn said at the close of the
that he would head a delegation of
Philadi Iniiians who will come to New York
to-morrow and confer with the governors
Automobile Club of America.
not probablp, however, that the
Iphians will be fortunate enough to
The same night that it was
I to call it off here \V. K. Vander-
Lilt, jr., telegraphed to the Savannah au
. id informed them of the facts,
.ii once took stops to obtain the
1 re is a growing feeling that
fixture "ill be decided at Savannah.
• ■!-. tl»e Philadelphia authorities
•-;:■; i ndsta nds, press stands
arda standing for a few days
matter is definitely decided.
HOPEFUL, INDEED.
■ ; icrgins of an optimistical turn?"
Why, be can laugh while he's
Magazine.
AUTOMOBILES.
Hear What a Vanderbilt Race Track Official Said About
WE-HARTFORD CARS
Jack Fleming (Sixth) made the dii
tance of t>78.08 miles in 4h. 26m. 475., an
average speed for the whole race of 62.73
miles an hour. Fastest lap C*d) 10m. 355.,
a speed of 69.26 miles an hour. Time be
hind the winning Alco, 10m. 495. Time
out for lire changes, 83am
WHAT HIS REMARK MEANS TO YOU.
The significance and value of the official's remark to you, the
intending purchaser of an automobile, lie in the fact that the two
cars in the race were in every respect STOCK cars, as required
by the rules of the American Automobile Association.
They were 1911 models and conformed in every particular to
the catalogue descriptions of these models. We shall have for sale
on our show room floor in a few days their exact duplicates.
Our reason for entering these cars was to demonstrate their
steadfast durability and staunchness under severe strain. Cars
without this " stand up" quality would never have finished the
race. Indeed, fourteen cars withdrew before the finish. We
KNEW they had the speed they showed in the race. You could
not possibly formulate a more convincing trial of a car's quality.
THIS IS THE CAR. YOU WANT TO DRIVE
POPE-HARTFORD AUTO CO.
Phone 4994 Columbus
Auto Cheaper Than the Horse
Test Sanctioned by American Automoone
Association Furnishes Interesting Figures.
Complete results of the flrst official cost j
test ever held between an automobile and
a horso and wagon were certified on Thurs
day to the contest board of the American
Automobile Association and announced by
Samuel M. Butler, the chairman. Tho flg
ures show standards of economy In auto
mobile operation. They are Instructive to
those who take a keen Interest in learning
how cheaply a wwll built car can b* driven
long distances. The M»« we11 model Q not
only won the six-day teat In a decisive
manner, but covered almost three times j
as much ground at lc»s cost than the ;
horse. and buggy.
Inasmuch as passenger mile cost was the
basis of the test, It was decided that the
automobile while not In operation should
be locked up by the observers In the place
designated by the contest board of the
American Automobile Association, making
access Impossible. This was unnecessary,
however, for the reason that the car re
quired no attention, no repairs nor ad
justments of any kind throughout the en
tire test.
Gasolene and oil were the only items of |
cost, and these were procured along the |
route for the purpose of striking a fair av- j
erage of retail prices. Since the horse was |
also "touring." the feed waa purchased In !
the same manner to get liverymen's aver
age price for feeding a transient boarder. |
Therefore, neither side had the advantage
of wholesale prices and the figures ehow
accurate touring conditions.
Twenty per cent depreciation a year is
allowed In the case of the automobile on
a basis of ten thousand miles a year. Thfs '
amounts to $180 a year or .018 a mile. De
preciation on the wagon, harness and horse
Is based upon an original cost of $^T5. the
ouflt lasting ten years and supposedly >
TO ROW IN ENGLISH SHELL
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Navy to Order Boat Soon from
Semmes, Famous Builder.
[ By Telegraph to The Tribune.].
Annapolis, Oct. B.— After years of firm
allegiance to American built boats, there
is every indication that the Navy's oarsmen
will appear on the Severn next spring in
an especially constructed shell put together
on English soil and along English lines.
While the new shell has not been actually
purchased, the rowing management at the
Naval Academy Is now in correspondence
with Semmes. the English builder, and
the placing of the order is only a question
of time for the settlement of the details
as to the boat's construction.
Much trouble is being experienced by the
Navy Athletic Association in a financial
way, unusually large allotments of its
funds having been apportioned to football,
and the funds tor the new boat are to come
through government channels. It is said
semi-offlcially.
MALLON GETS THE K-RI-T
Says the Runabout Is Biggest
Little Car on Market.
W. P. Mallon, who ha* for some time
handled the Paterson car In New York,
has taken on another type of automobile to
fill out his line. He has obtained the
K-R-I-T. wrich is a runabout selling for
$6<W. It is made by the K-R-I-T Motor Car
Company, of Detroit. Mr. Mallon says it
is the biggest little car on the market. He
speaks specially of the doctor a coup* as
being a desirable model.
The $800 runabout has foir cylinders, is
water cooled, has a 33i3 3 i by 4 engine, which
develops 22.5 horsepower, and rests on a
%-inch wheel base. The wheels are 32 by 3.
and the entire car la fitted as well as it is
possible to fit a car.
He will still carry the Paterson at Broad
way and 54th street.
AUTOMOBILES.
"Anyone who saw the running of the Pope-
Hartfords in the Vanderbilt need go no further
before purchasing a car."
lie is a man rarely fitted to judge the quality <>r a car by
years of the closest association with automobile building. His
remark was made to a fellow official, the sincere expression of
admiration after watching their work in the race, in which
Their Bonnets Were Never Once Lifted.
He was impressed with this fact — when the race was over the
two cars which finished sixth and tenth were running as untir
ingly and as truly as when they left the starting tape.
capable of ten miles travel every day. mak
ing the depreciation a mile .0075. Follow-
Ing are th« summaries of mileage, disburse
ments and depreciation on each vehicle:
AUTOMOBILE.
Ga«olen«. Oil.
p_ y . Miles. 0.,. Pint. Cost.
I: a; L i* 02
4 :-::::n.. ::£* »> j j£
»: m* H ;s
5:;..: 73 S 3 1 «•*
• 4ft7.9 mile, at co«t of K» 20
Rn>«i!-« ♦ —
Depreciation . . 8-*
Total co«t ll* *■*
Cost per tr.r.e •»
Per passeniter mile 01«>7
HORSE AND BIGOT.
Oats. Hay.
Day £';•■ Qt». -,: Cost.
I:::::::::: 55.5 12 5 05
»"_ 31.2 12 2« »■"»
i.r. »5.9 12 20 !»5
5 »4.4 12 ' 20 OT
6 31.8 ,15 -•> •*
197.3 mile* at cost of SO
Repairs " ' —
Depredation ... — — *•"•*___.
To«al cost *"2"
Cost per mile •■■■
Per passenger mile 01*4
As In every teat, certain factors must be
assumed. In this one it is held that the
cost of shoeing, bedding and wagon grease
( will more than offset the omission of grease
charges from the automobile's operating
cont. In fact, the cost of shoeing a horse
only once would buy enough of the best
grease to run a Maxwell automobile for a
i year. These costs, distributed over the
actual mileage for each vehicle, bring the
automobile net cost a passenger mile well
within the two-cent-a-mile guarantee estab
lished by the Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Com
pany.
3ENSONHURST LOSES GAME
Staten Island Gives Shorthanded
Brooklyn Team Bad Beating.
Playing against a shorthanded team
from the Bensonhurst Field Club, at Liv
ingston. Staten Island, yesterday after
noon, the Staten Island Football Club
placed to las credit a signal victory t>y the
score of 6 goals to 0, in the scheduled
championship match of the Field Club Soc
cer League, of. New York and New Jersey.
The home team scored three times in each
half, and, though the visitors played well
despite their handicap, the defence of the
Staten Island backs proved impenetrable.
A. Van Laar. Staten Island's outside left,
scored the first goal in each period of play.
W. J. Sparks and C. de Wilde contributed
one goal apiece in the first half. De
Wilde negotiated another goal in the sec
ond half, and H. Haufmann rushed through
the final tally of the game.
The line-up follows:
Statan Island (6). Positions. Benson «o>.
C. Rom Goal Braith«wait
V«r. Act Zee . Rijrht back Watson
Stelnthaf Left back
L'dKard Right hair. Mulr
Richardson Centre half ——
Benton Left half Lewis
Kautmann Outside right Bailey
MeWhtnnle Inside ri«ht
De Wilde Centre Macphee
Sparks Inside l^t BowVer
Van Laar Outside left Nixson
Goal* — Van l.aar (2). D* "Wilde (2>. Sparks.
Kaufmann. Referee — C. W. Davis Linesmen
— C. E. D— -yer and A. W. Smith. Time v."
halves — 45 minutes.
On Curtis Field. Staten Island, yesterday
the eleven of Curtis High School succeeded
in administering defeat to the Boys" Club
Juniors by a score or 2 goals to 1. At half
time Curtis High led by i to 0. th* goal
resulting from the ball having been headed
into the Boys' Juniors' net by one of their
own players. Van Blum, who played a
star game for Curtis High at centre, made
it 2 to 0 in the second half. T. Wenzel,
centre for the Boys' Club Juniors, shot
the only goal credited to the losers.
AUTOMOBILES.
Bert Dingloy (Tenth) made the dis
tance of 278.08 miles in 4h. :57m. 345., an
average speed for the whole race of 60.10
miles an hour. Fastest lap (19th) Htm. 595.,
a speed of 69.09 miles an hour. Time be
hind the winning Alco, ','lm. 555. Time
oat for tire changes, ;>7ni. 4'Js.
RISE OF ELECTRIC CAR
How Edison Solved the Problem
of a Battery.
RECENT NOTABLE TESTS
This Type of Automobile No
Longer a Toy, but a Practical
Factor in Motoring.
The growth of th« electric automobile j,
an element of motorin* that has cos*
hardly without notice. T. L, Dickey, wha
Is conversant with Mr. EdUon'a plans, has
written a resume of the situation Cor Th?
Tribune.
By F. L. Dickey.
Within the last year or two the elaaMl
vehicle Industry has come forward wttft
leaps and bounds. Never before, since _«
••horseless carriage" first appeared, ha7s
such a large proportion of vehicles on taa
road been electric.
In the beginning; electricity seemed to la
the logical motive power for the as:o
mobile. Then, suddenly. the electric
seemed to take a gigantic slump— for %
number of very good reasons. First, rat
rapid development of a new power, tat
gasolene engine, which apparently was
much better adapted to the rough us»j»
and Intense vibration of the car In cover
ing average roads. In addition to the fact
that the storage battery was easily I*
Jured by the rack and Jar of ro>i*h gota*
over average roads. It was heavy as*
cumbersome.
And at that time charging stations -ere
so few and far between that it was im
possible to know when you started out
whether you would reach the next charts?
station before your battery was complete
ly discharged. And complete discharge at
that time meant extensive repairs or a an
battery.
Still. In the face of a! I these difflcotOM
Thomas A. Edison contended tnat elec
tricity was the proper motive power for
the automobile and that the electric vehicle
with the proper battery equipment wcuM
eventually prove to give not only the best
but by far the cheapest transportation tl%
world had ever known. He made no rasa
promises to th* public, but he made a re*
promises to himself
The- problem was gigantic— to build a
storage battery that would stand the rack
and vibration of the roughest road«. that
should be comparatively light in weight.
that should .have sufficient capacity for »
full day run and should give a definite
knowledge of its average mileage- and.
above all. a battery that should not be in
jured by the ill usage of the inexperienced
owner Has Edison realized this dream?
You can read the answer to that question
in the performance of the electric vehicle
to-day. A car equipped with Ediaon's new
battery recently made a city run of mor»
than two hundred miles on a single chars*.
In a series of tests with the electric vehic!*
now being conducted ty Mr. Edison over
average country roads and steep grades of
New York and New Jersey the cars have
given an average of 111*4 miles on a single
charge, for the seven trips already com
pleted, with a minimum run of lu£ miles
and a maximum of 139 miles.
On one of these test runs the operatise
cost was computed. The run was 1-0 miiea
and the expense $1 42— or a little le?a than
one and one-fifth cents a mile, or thr?e
fifths of a cent a passenger, which estab
lishes a new world record for low cost of
transportation.
To Thomas A. Edison more than to aar
thing else is due the recent phenomenal
rise of the electric vehicle industry. His
efforts In this field have put new life ir.to
the industry, and the electric vehirle to-day
is an actual contending factor in r * auto
mobile world Instead of the luxurious city
toy of a few years ago.
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