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ELM RIDGE RACE
WON BY BUICK
GLIDDEN TOURISTS HAVE REC
REATION DAY
100-MILE RACE WON IN FAST,
EXCITING CONTEST
Great Crowds Witness Day of Sport
on Circular Track at Close of
Long Tour at Kansas
City
CCy Associated Pness.)
KANSAS CITY, July 31.—Gllddcn i
tourists' were entertained today with
automobile races at lam Ridge park.
While th.- events were exciting, no
records were- made, as heavy rains had
made the. track slow.
The feature event, a 100-mile endur
ance race for gasoline stock cars, was
won by Robert Burman in a Bulc-k in j
1:54:0 S. M. D. Breed, also in a Bulck,
was second, his time being 2:02:48.
Burman and Breed, each driving
Buicks, made a clean sweep of all
the last events. Burman In each case
finishing first and Breed second.
The award committee of the Glidden
tour suspended operations today to
attend the races.
With nine starters in a 100-mile en
durance race for stock cars, and with
drivers of national fame at the steer
ing wheels, a gran,] racing matinee
was inaugurated at the Elmridge
club's track here today as a wlndup of
the Glidden tour, which ended at
Kansas City last night.
Thousands Witness Races
The races were run on a mile circu
lar track.
Kansas City today fairly swarmed
with motorists drawn by the climax
of the Glidden tour.
Last night many of the tired tour
ists secured their first solid rest since
they started from Detroit em the
nerve-racking trip, inn today found
them eager for another set of thrills,
and the crowd that made Its way to
the race track was numbered by the
thousands.
Last night there was much recount-
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ing of incidents encountered on the
long trip and speculation over the
probable winners. This gossip became
even more enthusiastic today, develop
ing Into keen discussion of all points
involved.
Th,- members of the technical com
mittee of the American Automobile
association resumed their considera
tion today of the various conditions
covering the entire journey.
Awards Not Made
It was a long, hard task, and it was
stated that the committee's conclusions
would not be known for two or three
days yet. at least not before Monday.
Tonight the visitors were tendered
a dinner at the Elm Ridge club house
and a series of other entertainments
carried out. In today's events the
greatest Interest centered on the 100
--mile race, which was for a cup given
by the Kansas City Automobile club.
Tile' entrants follow:
Driver and Car. .
Al Dcnnison —Knox.
Iloreert :ifrinfln —B'iick.
C. Levendosky—-Maxwell.
Philip Onetz—Moon.
O. M. Breed —Bulek.
O. F. Pnicler —Oreat Western.
p c Shrader— Petrel.
C. D. Dlnkleage— Auburn.
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LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY .MORNING; AUGUST 1. 1909.
AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
SUBJECT OF STUDY
Questions Concerning Analyses of
Ingredients Bring Forth Import.
ant Facts of the Auto
Industry
The Investigation and practice of the
, member! of the association of Licenced
. Automobile Manufacturers as to the
- springs which carry their ear bodies
• and frames make a very Interesting
i tale.
Many grades of metal domestic and
foreign have been used, including
chrome nickel steel and steel contain
ing chromium combined with tungsten
anil vanadium.
With special alloy steel, a very su
perior article can he produced, pro
vided the requirements of heat treat
ment are followed. By gome it is ad
' vanced that sllico-manganese steels
, will endure longer than high carbon
steels. Springs of certain specified
analysis are today being made, which
I will successfully withstand any test to
which they would be subjected.
Typical practice is to have the proper
! ingredients In the Initial product, in
sisting upon a strict maintenance of
! this standard when the product is de
j livered, following with a standardized
; method of treatment all the way
'■ through, Including the requirement
that the spring will take- only so much
set under the first test and stay there.
It is necessary to have the furnaces
!In which the steel is treated under
pyrometer control, with very slight
variation In temperature allowed; and
! with a so-called "soft". heat, not harsh
or severe, as to which the kind of fuel
' employed Is Important.
The me est commonly used heat treat
ments are annealing, hardening, tem
pering, hardening and annealing, dou
ble annealing, and double hardening
I and annealing.
It Is contended by some producers
that a spring with the least arch, thai
is. the nearest Bat, is the safest spring,
if enough room leer the proper amount
of deflection is reserved. This is on
the theory that the greater the arch
the greater is the fibre strain in a
spring. .
In connection with front springs, ono
authority states they should, to
preserve proper resiliency, not be
thicker than their width; should
be fairly stiff, with a maximum de
■ flection of not over one-otarter of an
Inch per hundred pounds; not self
centered; and have lie- front eye set
I higher than the rear eye not less than
! one-half Inch, this latter preventing
the car from ducking.
That In rear springs, where* the prob
lem Is relatively easy, the length ana
width should be as great as possible,
if made scientifically as to the spacing
of the leaves, the length of the taper
and the grading of the steel.
There can be made a spring that will
take certain dimensions under a given
load, and ten thousand other springs
which will tak-- the same dimensions
under the same- load, but it Is es
. sential that they have a large number
of leaves of special grade steel, speci
ally tempered, with an absolutely cor
• rect grading, so that there will be
spring play from the center of the i ye
to the center of the spring.
It has long been seen that the car
riage spring steel of tic last quarter
of a century will not do for automo
bile springs. Successful experiments
of the last ten years have given us
various satisfactory designs for auto
mobile springs; securing reliability and
ease of riding with lower suspension
of the body.
The weight, the spied, tin- traction
feature and the variation of passenger
load are elements thai never, until the
case of the automobile, existed to tin
same extent in any one vehicle.
TIME MADE IN SANTA
MONICA RACE A RECORD
Comparison of Figures Shows That
Apperson Beat All Previous
Marks
'-mi .11 i'-r has been looking up
the records made In some previous
stock ear road races, and comparison
with the results In the, recent Santa
Monica road race brings out some In
teresting facts.
The Apperson .lack Rabbit that won
the Santa Monica road ran was a
1907 model, second-hand car that had
been used more than a year 1 y Its
owner, John 0. Eastman editor of the
i Chicago Journal,
In making the best average time in
America for stock cars—64.s3 miles an
hour, the Apperson beat the average of
the Isetta In the Long Island sweep
' stake last October (84.28 miles an hour),
the isetias time being tin- record until
the Apperson's marvelous feat was
' scored,
The .pperson tit Santa Monica also
beat the lee- time of the specially con
structed I!>iis Locomobile rarer that
Robertson drove to victory In the 1908
cup race.
The Apperson also beat the average
time of the Locomobile stock car that
Robertson drove, to victory In the
Fnirmnunl park race last September,
The Apperson also defeated by an
, . i rage of fourteen miles an hour the
average, time of the Bulck In the < lobe
race hi June- 19 last.
Coming almost on top of Edgar Ap
person's winning of the«Altadena»Pa»a«
Sena hill climb last Washington's
birthday, when lie used exactly the
fame type of car, it |8 significant proof
of Apperson quality, Apperson speed,
Apperson power and Apperson endur
ance."
News Notes of
Local Motordom
Lawrence F. Daley
The motorcyclists of Lot Angeles
and vicinity will assemble today at
Stoddard's camp at tlie mouth of San
Antonio canyon, Upland, where they
will he entertained by Mr. Stoddard,
The start will be made at 1 o'clock
this morning from the club house, 2806
South San Pedro street.
The course to Stoddard's camp is
forty miles along the foothill boule
vard, making an ideal journey for both
men and women.
One of Stoddard's famous dinners
will he served and a program of ath
letic .sports has been arranged.
A party consisting of J. S. ('unwell,
secretary of the Automobile Dealers'
association, "his wife and two daugh
ters; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. New. it' and
two children, Clare-nee B. Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sahland left Los
Angeles yesterday morning In three
cars for a ten days' outing at Cuya
ma.a dam.
At this place, which ls fifty miles
north of San Diego, the party wi! 1
camp in the mountains and enjoy the
excellent bass fishing in that vicinity.
Two Japanese cooks were- taken on
the expedition, and as Mr. t'onwell ex
plained: "It was to be a real vacation
In every sense of the word." Mr. Con
well will lie prepared to make Max
well 1910 announcement upon his re
turn.
Howard Shafer, the policeman mo
torcyclist who failed in his last at
tempt to lower the record of "liar,-
Devil" Derkum for the round trip from
Los Angeles to San Diego, is the late,
person to make the old inquiry as to
"Why does a hen cross the road?" It
was because such a thing happened
with disastrous results that compelled
Shafer to abandon his attempt
With the Steams-Loco race the com
ing Raldy climb and the annual Los
Angeles to Phoenix race, Los Angeles
motor enthusiasts will have plenty to
keep them busy the next few months.
The. Stoddard - Dayton company
moved Into its new and handsomely
appointed garage last week. The new
garage is situated at the corner of
Tenth and Olive streets and is one of
the largest and most spacious in
Southern California.
Col. F. '. Fenner returned yesterday
from a tour to San Francisco and in
cidentally an Inspection of the Baldy
course.
Col. Fenner was getting a line on
what repairs and road work will have
to be done before the Baldy climb la
held.
Both Ralph J. Leavltt and C. C.
Slaughter showed true- sportsmanship
in arranging the details fen- the match
race August 15. There was very little
argument necessary to bring about a
meeting between the old rivals, and
the match Will be held for the largest
purse ever lit up for a similar race.
Many of tin- auto dealers are still en
joying their belated vacations, but it's
a sate bet that nearly everyone will
he on hand at Ascot park August 15,
Eleven small Maxwell ears were- re
ceived and sold the past week by the
Maxwell-Brtscoe company. .1. S. Con
well, manager of the Los Angeles
agency, has announced that the small
car, which sells for $650, will be con
tinued for another season.
W. D. Howard, manager of the How
ard Motor Car company in connection
with the Chadwlck ear, will in the fu
ture handle the Wlnton six-cylinder
cars, The Wlnton agency Is regarde 1
as a plum in automobile circles ami
Mr Howard expects to receive the
1910 Wlnton demonstrator about Sep
tember 1.
The Durocar company reports that
last week was one of the busiest ex
perienced hy the concern since its es
tablishment, despite the fact that the.
present is considered the dull season
in the auto line, due to the awaiting
of tin- arrival of tie- 1910 models.
H. O. Harrison, Los Angeles and
San Francisco agent for the Peerless j
cars, expects to receive tin- 1010 mod- i
els very sunn. The demonstrators were
shipped from the factory, July 22, by
way of San Francisco, from which
point the Los Angeles models will be
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PRIVILEGES ARE ABUSED
Joy Rides and Moonlight Jaunts Made
an Issue in New York
. Politics
That autos figure In politics as well
as In every other phase of life ls ap
parent by the news from New York
that the abuse of the municipal auto
mobile privileges has been made an is
sue in the coming fall election. It is
hoped that the heads of the various
Los Angeles municipal departments
will not regard the article too seriously.
Preliminary to the fail mayoralty
campaign, which New York city Is
about to face, on.- political body, the
Democratic union, has turned Its bat
tery of rapid fire- guns on the- municipal
automobiles. It set on foot an Investi
gation of the coal to the city of the
automobiles used in the various muni
cipal departments and their use for
other purposes than only business.
In a statement Issued, the union de
clares that three Tammany district
leaders, one of them an alderman, have
organized a syndicate for the purpose
of selling second-hand machines [or
new ones to the city at large profit to
themselves.
The union says the city now owns
476 automobiles, which cost .50,000, ex
clusive of an annual repair bill of $125,
--000 and .00,000 for supplies and
chauffeurs. It states that Street Clean
ing Commissioner Edwards has three
can In bis department, and the lire
department six cars, one- of whlrt cost
14500 and another $6250, on which
$1200 has he-en spent in repairs since
its purchase In 1906.
Continuing, the statement says:
"As there is no actual use for autos
In several of the city department the
commissioner of docks, who travels by
boat, lias two cars which cost $15,775
each, It lias been necessary to find some
uses for them, and they are now gen
erally employed on joy rides, moon
light jaunts, or trips to and from the
races.
"In all the city is now spending more
than .1,000,000 « year for the operation,
maintenance an.l repairs of autqs, most
of them seldom used for public pur
poses."
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AIR GAUGE MODEL
The regulation Twit-hell air gauge
is only three and one-half Inches long
and can be carried In the vest pocket,
but a gigantic gauge, 280 times larger
than tin ordinary gauge will be manu
factured lev the W. D. Newer! Rubber
I company, the distributors, for exhibi
tion at the New York and Chicago
gantlc scale just how the gauge work 1:.
ing model, designed to show on a gi
gantic scale just haw the gauge works,
: it will doubtless attract much atten
tion. •
U. S. Grant of San Diego has pur
i based for his ear a complete set of
Goodyear oversize detachable tin- and
Goodyear universal rims. Mr. Grant
tried them out by driving his cur to
his home in San Diego, and has ex
pressed himself as being much pleased
with the service given.
The Renton Motor Car company did
not move" to its new quarters this
week -is was expected. The garage
was not in readiness for occupancy,
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week.
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