MOTORING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 13000, 31 December 1907, Page 9

MOTORING.

RELIABILITY TRIAL FOR CARS

THIRD DAY'S JOURNEY

DCXEDTX TO TDLUIU

(nr orn si'r.ciAL heporter.)

TIMARU, December 30

The cars taking part in the CanterImry Automobile Association's reliability trial from Cbrlstchurch to Dunedin nu<l back are again at Timaru, having left Dnnicdin this morning on their return journoy to Christchurch. It is indeed fortunate that the success of tho trial hae not co far been marred by anything in the nature of a casualty or a smash up, and 'that it is a fact that ejH'aks well for the reliability of tho cars and the caro of the drivors.

.Mr J , '. H. Jamas, who is the official ntnrtcr, got th« card marshalled up promptly this morning outeide tho garaye at Duuwlin, and beginning with tho fimt or' tho email ours, despatched all promptly at tho appointed time. Tliore wns a email crowd o f local enthusiasts present to soo tho start, and when the last enr had got «wuy, thm> hearty cheers were yiven for Mr Jamoe. The routo back was tho same as that traversed on Saturday, the first section of tho journey lying through the hiiU that surround Dunedin.

The experience of (Saturday, when quite a number of cars had to crawl into Dunedin in order not to com© in within their minimum timo, wan not forgotten, and tho drivers to-day were mord oareful in regulating their'speed, with tho result that an even pa-co was maintained throughout, and tho care wovr. not so much bunched together. Tho hills agnin proved somewhat trnuMoeotno, ami eevernl of the cars had little, if any, timo in hand by the timo Oamaru waa reached. In fact, one oar, .Mr D. Matron's lo Ji.p. Taibot, lo&t so much time between Duncdin and Oniunru thnt an average speed of 33 miles an hour had to Co maintained to yet the car into Timaru before tho maximum timo limit had expired.

Oneo on the flat country, however, no diflicnltice were encountered with tin* pxcoptioii oP a strojig head wind, which iiicrcaecd the. work of the «vngin«¥i. and practically tho only troiibleH w<>re those relating to tyres. There, wore tho neiial ninnber of minor tyro iniuhups but Mr KngliHh'e 10-12 Stuart car suffered A somewhat serious mialbrtuno in losing 0110 of the driving wheel tyrte altogother. Tho tyro wit* removed from tho wheel when tho car was some distance out from Timnrii, und ac it could not bo replacedj tlie journey vrua finished on the bare rim.

11l rough whatever localitic« the. care pssisod, tho people turned out to ehout sensonablo greutinas and to wish the coinpctitors good luck. Ono man took advantage of tho procession to nocnetoin a UCTvljr trained horse to tho and- noiso of miotor cars. nio llret cur arrivcrl at I'imaru shortly nftor lmlf-paet four, nnd tho others followed more or !<■« irrreularly. ,lb-morrow morning the last etaj?o of the journry will be conimoncod. and passinj? through Itaknia Gorge and liororatA, tho mm will reach Chnstchtiroh «t about 6 o'clock, th© nniehing point being Latimor equaro. Mr a. a. M, McDonald, who had ttfide mi Pxccllont run to Dunwlin on ,jm V h.p. Dion caiv found, on going to «tnrt his engino at Duncdin this morning, that uu oxhauat valve wne brokon. Tho frncturo must hare oooiirrod Avhon tho ongitio was cooling down in tlio after tho run to ; JJulicdin had bt«on completed, but the tfoublo was sufficiently norious to prevent Mr McDonald continuing In tho trial. Two or throe. 0f tho competitwa. took r ft'wro'ug'turning when eomo distance out from Ditneclin. nnd -woro put to tho annoyance of having to turn b«elc a4?ain to reach the proper, road.; . TIME 3OF DBPARTUKB AND AUttIVAL. The tinice of departure from Dunedin nnd arrival nt Tiniaru aio given in the following table:— Owner. h.p. Make. Std. Avd. a.m. p.m. SJIAiTX CAtIS. DexteT nnd - ' Oroiier .. 10 CnrtilUo 8.3 5.35 A. .1. Toxwarei 0 Kiddeley 8.4 7 Mark Stocd .. 8 Hoo .. B.e 5.4 i J. ti. Hawkes Alldaye .. 88 6.48 and. Co. ... 10 Mrs' Bcckanrt S-ilO Darracq 8.10 5.4G Cooke, Howlieon and Co. ?-0 Stuart .. 8.13 5.31 liAUGE CARS. D. Jfatson .. 15 Tiilbot .. 8.30 4.49 Dr. Thneker .. 16-20 Argyll .. 8.32 4.42 J. Itcllao Peacwk .. IG-20 Krrfiel.l 8.34 4.?CJ A. (i. NWder 10-I'J Stuart .. 8.3 C 4.88 i P. L. Hftllonhtem .. 20-23 Pnrracq 8.38 4.41 J«t(,is> Bros. .. 10-12 Htmirt .. 8.40 4.44 W. E. JltlU .. l'J-U) C. Talbot 8.43 4.10 \V\ JteHno I'cacotlc .. IS Stuart .. 8.44 4.3 ft li. lCwgllth .. 10-12 Stuart .. 8.40 5.3J Dr. Neeloy .. 10 ]{»»o .. 8.49 6 H. Dorrnan .. 20 Jfover .. 5..50 4.33 Dr. Finch .. 13 number 5U2 5.18 A. Morten .. 15 Tttimlmr 8.51 5.25 \V. iiacdonakl 15 lJarracq 8.50 3.40 Jones & Son?, Ltd. .. 18-21 Siddeley RSI3 4.58J Skoirtos and Bookaert .. 30-40 Darracq , 9 , 5.1S W, liwinpßou 13 Tbrtl .. 0.2 5.18 T. Y. Wnrdrop 14-lfl Argyll .. 0.4 5.8 Adams. Lid. .. l'J-10 Talbot .. 0.0 5.13 Dexter nml Croxior .. 3tf Cadil'ac 0.8 5.U C. Atkinson.. 15 Darracq 0.10 5.14J J. S. illawk«i and Co. .. 20 Al'kUjb 0.13 5.15 E. F.Qtieg.. 30-22 Dennis 0.14 6.28 D. Wood .. 14 n«nni« 0.16 6.1!) iVd*we, Lt&. .. W Tn'.bot .. 9.19 5.25 A<lam«, Ltd... 2J Minerva 0.20 C.28 Aa*m«, Ltd. .. 15 Tulbot .. 0.23 6.28 >Sk«et»B and Bockaert .. 10-13 Darracq 9.84 6.39 NOTES.

O. A. LM. Maedontild's Do Dion did not loavo Dunodin, the exhaust valve being broken. The email Cadillac aim the Reo mado non-stop runs. The 10 h.p. Alldaysr lost Tniin through minor l>reaknges. Mrs Hockuert had no dolay, ni'ul tho small Stuart had tyro troubles only. Mr Mntson's TalGot encountered luViiiochiffiiCiil troubles. Dr. ThaoKor , * Argyll and the Enfield car, Mr Nalder'e Stuart, Inglis Uros. ! Stunrt, Mr Mills'* Clement Tnlbot, Mr Dormah's 20 h.p. Rover, Mr Jones's Siddelev. Mr Wnrdrop's Argyll, Adams, Ltd.'s Talbot, Mr Crozior's 30 h.p. Cadiirao, Mr Ilu\T7f.Vs 30 h.p. AHdays, Mr Gricg'e Dennis, and Adams, Ltd.'c two Tflibots mado non-stop runs. Mr HallenstemV only penalty was due to the fforir change missing on the run up the Kilmog. The 18 h.p. Stnnrt was stbpptKi for thre<* minutes to take in petrol, while Mr R. English lost 7min his accumulator on Mount Cargill. Dr. Neeley's engine was stopped, for fivo minutes owing to a <leneinney of lubricant, and Dr. Finch had stoppages aggregating Bmm, chiefly adjusting accumulators. Mr Morten had to stop for 20mm owin<r tn trouble with the carburetter, and Mr Mac<lonfl]d'e lo h.p. Damcq lost "(jmin with tyro troubles The big Dorrwcn ka<l .carburetter «nd ignition troubles. Mr Thompson stopped on various occasions with cylinder and coil difficulties, nml on arrival at Tiinaru witadrow from the trial. Mr Vtkinson'e D-nrmcq wjis stopped for 2min. the driver misaed tho road at one point. Mr Woods Dennis was -delayed » full hour with water pump and other stoppagrs. Tho 10-1* JXirracq lp*t imiiii «»n>uffil» cwrburetter and ignition trouble*. PCTROL COXSCMPTIOX TBST. The follnwitiK particulars siiow the horse-power »nd weight of tho cam, and the quantity of p«trol taken in at

Palmerston and Dunedin respective lv :— SMALL CARS. Mark Sl<?e<is Reo; 6 h.p.; ltcwt 3gr; ol>s«irv?.r. l.*>ib: petrel taken—Pahnemon 253.1, Dunedin 22Jlb. A. J. Tcxwatd s SiddeVcy: f> h.p.; 14cwt Iqr; cb««rv-er. ll'llh; polrol taken—Peirctreion lsa;. Dunedin 13J:b. ilrs K. Bocloiert'» Darr»cq; 8.10 h.p.: 13cwt 3qr; cbt«rver, ISaib; petrol taken— P«lmereton Ijal. Dacedin 171b. Doctor ar.d Woiier'e Cadillac; 10 h.p.; 1 ton; observer, 178 ib; petrol taken—Palmer*Um sg;al. LHin«(Uu ITJIb. O. A. 11. Macdoi&tfe D* Dion; 9 h.p.; 1 ton; observer. 175ib; petrol taken —P»im«rston lg-ai, Du&edm 2"i?b. J. S. Hawkes and Co.'c All&aj-e; 10 h.p.: l(»cwt lqr; obwrver. 1621b; petrol taken— Falin«at~n 4g-al, Duncdin SHJIk. Cooke, Howlison and Co.'c Stuert; 7-9 h.p.; lacwl 2qr; ob*«rvw, 2051b; petrol taken—Palmerfton 1 gal, Ducedin 231b. LAUOE CARS. J. S. Ilftwkw end Co.'c AlfcUj-e; 20 h.p.; weight 1 ton llcwt; ob*«rveT, 1901U; petrol taken—at Poimctston 3gul, at Duneuin 471b. T. V. Wardrop'* Argpl; 14 - 16 h -P- : x VnD Tcwt; ob?«rver. MKhb; petrol taken—Palmer*!on 'igal, Duncdin Sljib. Axlauis. LUl.'s Taibot; 13 h.p.; 1 ton 13cwt; observer, IGib; petrel teken—Pelmereton nil, Duncdin 50Jib. okeatoe *o4 IJocAc*rfs D-arracq; 10-12 h.p.; 1 ton !kwt; cueervcr, 2101b; petrol taiien—PaJmeTston 2?»l, Dniisdiix 19lb. Dr. Thicker» Argyll; 16-20 h.p.; 1 ton Hcwt 2 qr; observer, 1701b; petrol taken— l-'e.lmicM.Ufii »fat. Duii'td'iii 331b. Dr. Ficch't llumbcr; 15 h.p. 1 ton 9cwt 2qr; obsoi-vcr HOl'o; petrol taken —Folnieriton 4ga.l, Dunfdiu 37ilb. A. G. Xo.>ier'« Stuart; 10-l'i h.p.; 1 ton 3cwt; observer, l-lSib; petrol taken—l*alm«r--etou Dui:eti'ui 'Jojlb. A. Morten's 11 timber; 15 h.p.; 1 ton Bcwt 3qr; obtcrrer. '22i).b; pattxil taken—Pftlmereton 'Jgai, Duijcdiii 33Jlb. I). Crojicre Cardiac; 30 kp.; 1 ton 14cwt 2qr; obfervc iiO.U; wtrol taken—PelnierBion 4gal. UuDcam 431b. Jones and .Sous' biAdi'lef; 18-34 Lp.; 1 ton J2cwt; SOeib; petTol talieu— P&lmereton lgn,i, Unr.fxha 4tilb. E. F. J. Grid's Dcimis; 20-23 h.p.; 1 ton 17cwt; observer, 190 ib; petrol taken—Pal •' uierston 4gal, I hi lied in 4341b. \\ f . H. Miiils'e Ciein<:nt-Tft.lb<X; 12.16 h.p.; 1 ton Bowt 2qr; observer, 1721b: petrol taken —Palmerston nil, Dunedin 4S£lb.

R. Ktiglieh'e Stuart; 10.12 h.p.; 19owt 2qr; obwrver, i73!b; petrol UkeU—l J «lmer*ton lgftl, Duntdin 23ib. ykoats and Bockeart's Darraeq; 30.40 kp. J 1 ton IBewt 3qr; l«51li; p«irol takct:—Palmerston iga), Dui;eJin olilb. Adams, hxd.'a Miuerva; 22 h.p.; 1 ton llcwi Icjr; observer, IcAilb; petrpl taken — l'airueretou 4gal, Duneuin <isiib.

\V. K. Kord; 15 h.p.; 12owt 3qr; observer, 1751b; petrol taken—Palmerston nil. ihiEcdin 52Jlb. D. Wood* DtMinin; U h.p.; 1 ton lOcwt; observer, ISDIb; petrol tnkea—Palmerstoa nil, Uutiodin o'ij.b. Adams, Ltd'», Taibot; 15 h.p.; 1 ton Mcwt 2qr; observer, lHitb; petrol taken—<Pftlnaersrton 1 gal, Dunedin SOjlij.

W. K. iloUocftid'e Uai'rncq; 15 h.p.; 1 (on sc\vt 3qr; observer, 1701b; petrol taken— l'altnerston nil, Duticdiu 621b. A (In inn, Ltd'e. Taibot; 12-10 h/p.; 1 ton Gott-t lqr; obsorver, '2Wlh; petrol taken— Palmerston nil, Duncdin oojlb. K. Dorman'e llover; So h.p.; 1 ton lOcwt 2qr; obfOrver, S'iOlb; petrol Bt-uii Igal. l>unedin !!o|lb. D. lliillpnstDin's DarrAcq; 20-28 h.p.; 1 ton 13cvvt &ir; observer, l-1.-llb; petrol taken — Palinotetou lff&l, Uuuedin 5311b.

J. Mcßae I'eiicock's Kltliold; 13 h.p.; 1 ton 7ewf2qr; (4>wtvcr, aiOlb; petrol taken —Po'merston nil, Duncdin 4H(lb.

David Matson'e Taibot: IS h.p.; 1 ton I'Jcwt 2qr; obeorvrr, l!)(ilb; petrol token— Pftlmerston 1 gal, Dunediu 53|lb.

Dr. iNteley's lte<>; 1C h.p.; 1 toa lowt; observer, 15'ifb; petrol tak<»n —Pulinereton nil, Dunedin 45}'b.

Tho result of the contest is ascertained by reducing the car weights to uniformity, ami estimating tho quantity of petrol consumed by on<?h car on that basis. The petrol averages about 2*ll> to tho gallon. This ia tho first petrol consumption trial ever held in the colony. MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL. Th© competitors fit the motor cycle trial, with the exception of Mr Gilchrist, left Dunndin on their return journey tp Christchurch this morning, and all arrived at Timaru. They liad a good run, but a fair number of tyro troubles were iigain cxporionocidi. The times of departure from Dun-o-diti and of arrival at Timaru are as follows:— Competitor. Started Arrived n.m. p.m. O. B. Brown ~3 4.7 It. B. VTnttrer \.~~ S —' ?.«" ■ W. BKirdell •.. B.<J 4.7 P. Hawortk .. f1.2 4.H. ' ■ W.-H/ Kyslop .. 8.4 4.8 J. a. •■fiucWing .. c.4 4.11