By WILLARD NIXON 



ACROSS THE CONTINENT. 



The runabout race from New York to 

 Portland, Oregon, across the Continent was 

 won by Huss who drove "Old Scout" over 

 roads practically unknown to automobiles, 

 in 44 days, this being the first time that an 

 automobile has made the run from the Atlan- 

 tic to the Pacific Coast. All of the previous 

 Transcontinental trips have been acomplished 

 in the other direction. The second Oldsmo- 

 bile, "Old Steady," driven by Megargel, was 

 seriously damaged in crossing a bridge and 

 this accident coupled with the illness of one 

 of the occupants of the car, caused a delay 

 of four days, giving the race to "Old Scout." 



The prize won by Huss is $1,000, and 

 ought to be considered rather more an appre- 

 ciation of the driver's carefulness than of any 

 ability to drive the car fast. The race was 

 really a race in name only, because if only 

 one car had started instead of two, that one 

 would naturally proceed with all possible 

 speed in order to reduce the record. This 

 Transcontinental trip affords a fine proof of 

 the staying powers of the modern low-priced 

 American car, and the running time of 44 

 days across the continent is excellent. The 

 winning car, when it reached Portland, was 

 apparently in good condition, as while ap- 

 proaching the city, it covered one stretch 

 of 25 miles in exactly one hour. 



AROUND THE WORLD. 

 Charles J. Glidden, an enthusiastic motor- 

 ist and donor of the Glidden touring trophy, 

 is making a tour of the world and recently re- 

 turned to this count 1 -}/, leaving his Napier car 

 in England. The last section of his long 

 journey comprised 8,899 niiles through Aus- 

 tralia, Java and Fiji Islands. Mr. Glidden 

 will resume his tour this autumn, return- 

 ing to Singapore and driving the car through 

 India and Egypt. Such undertakings are 

 within reach of only a few automobilists, as 

 much spare time as well as much spare cash 

 is requisite, but they all go to show the in- 

 creasing reliability of the automobile and its 

 many possibilities. 



IMPROVEMENT OF AMERICAN CARS. 



For several years Americans of means and 



fond of automobiling, have spent a part or 



all of the summer months touring on the 



superb roads of England and the Continent, 



the practice being either to rent or purchase a 

 foreign car. Sometimes the foreign car is 

 brought into this country or as often left be- 

 hind. A greater number of Americans are 

 touring abroad this summer than ever before, 

 but it is interesting to note that many of 

 them are taking American cars with them in- 

 stead of purchasing or -renting foreign cars 

 on the other side. An interesting letter I 

 have just received from a friend may be 

 quoted from as follows: 



"I landed at Naples, and after spending 

 about a week making runs to the neighboring 

 points of interest, started north. I went right 

 up through the center of Italy, crossing the 

 mountains and taking to the "hill towns. In 

 leaving Italy I went along the Corniche road 

 to Nice, turned north and went to Geneva. 

 From Geneva I went to Paris, crossing the 

 Jura mountains by way of the Cal de la Fou- 

 cille, almost 5,000 feet up. In all this dis- 

 tance, about 1,900 miles, nothing broke and 

 I did not even have to pump up the tires. 

 My only trouble was in the carburetor, which 

 required some adjusting during one day. 

 1 he car can make thirty miles an hour when 

 the roads are good, with four in and all our 

 baggage on behind, and keep it up." 



The paragraph quoted gives a good idea 

 not only of the manner in which American 

 touring cars have been improved but demon- 

 strates their practicability in foreign lands, 

 permitting the traveler "to cover long dis- 

 tances and visit places of great interest which 

 could hardly be reached in any other way in a 

 limited time. Automobile touring promises 

 to be one of the grandest of outdoor sports, 

 and as soon as the roads in our country are 

 improved, we will doubtless exchange calls 

 with our foreign friends who will take just 

 as much pleasure in acquainting themselves 

 with the magnificent scenery and places of 

 historic interest in this country as Americans 

 are enjoying the pleasures and wonders of 

 the Continent. They will buy American cars, 

 too. 



TRACK RACING. 



Guy Vaughn, driving a 40 h.p. Dccauville 

 Racer, succeeded in beating C. J. Wridgway's 

 record for 1,000 miles on a circling track. 

 The attack on the record was made at the 

 Empire City track, and although the latter 

 part of the performance was carried on in 



