anaheim-gazette 1927-04-21

PAGE FOUR Studebaker Stock Car Makes World's Greatest TOP—"Fueling up" with Richfield at the Speedway during the Studebaker record-breaking run. CENTER—Just before the start of the Culver City run, in which a Studebaker stock Commander model, driven by Harry Hartz, national speedway TOP—"Fueling up" with Richfield at the Speedway during the Studebaker record-breaking run. CENTER—Just before the start of the Culver City run, in which a Studebaker stock Commander model, driven by Harry Hartz, national speedway champion, using Richfield gasoline and Richlube motor oil, covered 5000 miles in 4909 minutes, the greatest performance ever made by a strictly stock car. Hartz is shown with his foot on the bumper. RIGHT—A short breathing spell for man and motor while mechanics re-fill the tank with Richfield gasoline. Standing by the car, Lou Wilson, Ab Jenkins and Harry Hartz. It has come to be a commonplace among sporting and automotive authorities that whenever a new speed or endurance record is made, whether it be on the speedway, in the air or on water, Richfield is the gasoline used. This traditional supremacy of Richfield was again demonstrated when Harry Hartz, national racing champion, drove the stock Studebaker Commander, using Richfield gasoline and Richlube motor oil, to a new world's record, completing 5000 miles in 4909 minutes of elapsed time at the Culver City speedway recently. The choice of Richfield and Richlube for this gruelling test was unanimous—a choice that was concurred in by four great drivers and the automotive and technical experts of one of the country's largest automotive distributors! Staged under the supervision of the American Automobile Association, the car was carefully checked before, during and after the run, which began on Friday, April 1, at 5:15 and ended at 3:03 a.m., Tuesday, April 5. The total elapsed time was officially given as 81 hours 48 minutes 22 seconds, which includes the time for stopping for fuel, relief of drivers and mechanical delays. The wonderful stunning, the speed and endurance of the car, as well as the superior quality of the gasoline and oil used, are evident at the conclusion of each additional mile per hour. Harry Hartz test and was relied upon veteran racing pro other racing driver Salt Lake City car. Hartz is an ex field gasoline engineer on the speedway sonal car and his important speedw 5000-Mile Mark Set By Studebaker Car Makes Run Under A. A. A. Observation in 4908 Minutes Five thousand miles in 4908 minutes and 20 seconds—a new and officially recognized American Automobile Association record for stock car speed and stamina—made with a fully equipped enclosed car . . . such is the sensational mark which has just been set on the Culver City speedway by a stock Studebaker "Commander" Victoria. And, incidentally, in the course of the three days and four nights, four other stock car records were hung up, it is disclosed by official advices just received from the American Automobile Association headquarters, Washington, D.C. The setting was colorful—the great lumber loop of the Culver City speedway in its typical Southern California setting of oil well studded hills and the films fronts of movie studio palaces. The drivers were internationally fam- per hour. Thirty-five hundred miles in elapsed time of 56 hours, 47 minutes, and 32½ seconds, an average of 61.62 miles per hour. Fifty elapsed hours, a distance of 3102½ miles, average of 62.05 miles per hour. Seventy-two elapsed hours, distance of 4414 miles, averaging 61.3 miles per hour. Plans for the test of the Studebaker "Commander" coupe's speed and stamina at first involved an effort to travel a total of 5000 miles in less than 5000 minutes. Preliminary tests, however, having shown that the "Commander" was certain to break various intermediate stock car records in the course of such an effort. American Automobile Association contest board sanction was secured for the various mileage and time records listed above. It was 5 o'clock and the sunset glow was shed on the rolling hills as Harry Hartz, clad in street clothes, prepared to take the wheel of the "Commander." The car, in fact, with its full equipment, including spare tires and tube, seemed nothing like a potential breaker of speed and endurance records, merely looked like the nice-looking and comfortable closed car that it is—precisely mark which has just been set on the Culver City speedway by a stock Studebaker "Commander" Victoria. And, incidentally, in the course of the three days and four nights, four other stock car records were hung up, it is disclosed by official advices just received from the American Automobile Association headquarters, Washington, D. C. The setting was colorful—the great lumber loop of the Culver City speedway in its typical Southern California setting of oil well studded hills and the filmy fronts of movie studio palaces. The drivers were internationally famous—Harry Hartz, America's national speedway champion; Louis Wilson, his relief pilot of the blistering bowls; Eddie Hearne, "grand old man" of the speedways, and Ab Jenkins, the "Mormon motor marvel" from Salt Lake City, whose speedy heel last June copped the transcontinental speed record for Studebaker. Bit with all the drama of the feat—the thrill of setting new records for American motor car manufacturers to shoot at—the day-after-day and night-after-night performance of the Studebaker "Commander" differed radically from the usual "hair-raising" performance of motor cars in speed tests. Here was no car stripped "to the guard," as so many cars have been in similar tests. On the other hand, the Victoria was the straight stock five-passenger closed car with bumpers and everything—even a spare tire and tube added. The run was begun on the evening of April 1. It ended before dawn on April 5. But, because it was a sanctioned and supervised "Three A" run, nothing was disclosed of the accomplishment by Paul G. Hoffman Company officials till this last week, when official confirmation of the records, and certification of the car's strict stock characteristics were received from A. A. A. contest board headquarters, Washington, D. C. In addition to the 5000-mile A. A. A. record established, here are the other high marks for American stock cars made by the Studebaker "Commander": Twenty-five hundred miles in clapsed time of 40 hours, 12 minutes and 54 seconds, an average speed of 62.16 miles mander" was certain to break various intermediate stock car records in the course of such an effort. American Automobile Association contest board sanction was secured for the various mileage and time records listed above. It was 5 o'clock and the sunset glow was shed on the rolling hills as Harry Hartz, clad in street clothes, prepared to take the wheel of the "Commander." The car, in fact, with its full equipment, including spare tires and tube, seemed nothing like a potential breaker of speed and endurance records, merely looked like the nice-looking and comfortable closed car that it is—precisely the same as the "Commander" on the local sales floor, or in thousands of Southern California garages. A small group of interested spectators, officials mechanics and others watched the start. Earl R. Carpenter, president of the Hoffman organization, was there, and G. F. Stephenson nationally known technical representative of the American Automobile Association contest board, was in charge of affairs for that famous arbiter of "truth in Ed Wintergust of Richfield also was advertising." present, this native California "gasoline of power" and its running mate, Richlube oil, having been chosen at the suggestion of Hartz and Hearne. News cameras clicked as Harry Hartz climbed into the car; motion picture cameras ground out the news events as he set the muffled motor purring. Then the watches of the six official timers clicked, there was a cheer from the score of spectators, and the run was on. From then on—through Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night, Monday and Monday night and till the finish in the darkness before dawn of Tuesday morning—the doughy and speedy "Commander" rolled swiftly around the mile and a quarter bowl. Never pressed to its utmost (for maximum speed was not needed), the Big Six motor ate steadily into the miles till, at its finish, it had established five of the fastest stock records ever made by an American car. "No other vehicle in America," commented a factory dispatch received here yesterday, "has ever traveled so far, at such a terrific rate of speed." ANAHEIM GAZETTE World's Greatest Speed and Endurance Record Bill Paves Way For Park System Creates Department of Natural Resources in the State Governor Young has signed the bill creating a department of natural resources with a division in charge of state parks, and thus has paved the way for a real state park system in California. The three state park bills introduced by Senator Arthur H. Breed, creating a state parks commission, providing for a survey of state park properties and needs, and placing before the voters a $6,000,000 bond issue for the acquisition of necessary areas, which were held up temporarily, awaiting the passage of the department of natural resources bill and the governor's budget, have all three been passed by the senate and are now before the assembly. The department of natural resources will be administered by a director, appointed by the governor. There will be four divisions within this department—mines and mining, fish and game, forestry, and parks. The state parks program, embodied in Senator Breed's three bills, will come within the jurisdiction of the division of parks. Senate bill No. 439 creates a central commission within the department of natural resources to unify the administration of all parks and sites of historical interest owned by the state of California. Senate bill No. 440 provides oil used, are evidenced by the fact that at the conclusion of the 5000 miles several additional laps were made at 70 miles per hour, and that throughout the test the only replacements or repairs were three grease cups, one spark plug and one punctured tire. Harry Hartz started and finished the test and was relieved by Eddie Hearne, veteran racing pilot; Louis Wilson, another racing driver, and Ab Jenkins, Salt Lake City contractor. Hartz is an exclusive user of Richfield gasoline and Richlube motor oil on the speedway and in his own personal car and has seen it win every important speedway event, except one, for the past six years. Immediately after the test, Hartz made the following brief statement: "It was the greatest record ever made by an automobile—a wonderful car plus the world's finest gasoline and motor oil. "I have used Richfield gasoline and Richlube motor oil in my greatest victories and world’s records. For everyday use in the present-day motor pure, undoped "Richfield" is unquestionably the finest motor fuel that is made. I would never think of using any other, because I know by actual test it means maximum motor efficiency and minimum depreciation." Summer Session Attracts Interest A substantial increase in registration for the summer session in subtropical horticulture, to be held at Riverside, June 25 to August 6, is anticipated, according to Prof. Robert W. Hodgson of the division of subtropical horticulture, who is in charge of the activity. He reports that to date more than twice as many inquiries have been received concerning the character of the courses offered, and the conditions under which the work is given, than ever before this far in advance of the beginning date. That the Riverside courses are becoming widely known and are proving attractive to out-of-state and foreign students is shown by the numerous inquiries from other states. Thus far, Arizona stands in the lead, followed closely by Texas, both states having contributed students every year from the initiation of the summer sessions, three years ago. Other states from which inquiries have been received include Florida. Wall Papers New patterns, new papers and for every room in the home, are included in our new shipment of wall papers just received from the mills. If you are planning on papering and decorating this spring, you should call now, see our showing and make your selections before the stocks are depleted. Allow us to assist you in selection and in the working out of new combinations and methods of using these paper effectively. Special Reduced Prices During Clean-up Week on Wall Paper and Sunproof Paint B. F. SPENCER 166 West Center St. Phone 27, Anaheim for a comprehensive survey of the state as the basis for developing a well balanced state park system. Senate bill No. 441 provides for submission to the voters in 1925 of a $6,000,000 bond issue, the proceeds of which are to be used to pay one-half the cost of park lands recommended by the state park commission, the balance of the cost to be raised by private gift and from other sources. These measures will give California a real park program. California holds at this time 13,000 acres of parks, public camp grounds, monument sites and landmark sites, and sites of historical interest, valued at over $3,000,000. Up to this time these have been administered by five separate departments of the state government. There has been no consistent park policy and no centralized authority. The extension of the state highway system and the constant increase of tourist activity, which, next to agriculture, brings the most money into the state, is still another reason for the creation of a definite state parks department and policy. Moreover, the growth of our city population requires some provision for the acquisition of additional park areas suitable to their needs. The Big Basin Redwood park, situated in the Santa Cruz mountains, was the first park to be acquired by the state. The Humboldt State Redwood park, about 250 miles north of San Francisco, in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, extends for 15 miles along the famous Redwood highway. The Mt. Diablo State park, 680 acres in area, on the summit of Mt. Diablo, in Contra Costa county, commands an unsurpassed view of San Francisco bay and the great central valley. One of the most picturesque holdings of the state is the Burney Falls park of 335 acres, at the source of the Pit river, in Shasta county. The General Bidwell State park is a small wooded tract of 100 acres on Chico creek, a branch of the Sacramento river. These parks are not administered as a unit, and in most instances the insufficiency of the operating appropriation deprives the public of the benefits that would follow from their development. In addition to these park areas, the state owns several monuments and sites of historical interest. Under the authority of the state board of control are the Old Monterey theater and the Monterey custom house, also the landing place of Juniper Serra, in Monterey county; Sutter's fort, in Sacramento county; the Mission San Francisco de Solano and Fort Ross, in Sonoma county; Marshall's monument, in Eldorado county; Pio Pico mansion, in Los Angeles, and Marshall's blacksmith shop in Eldorado county. The monument of San Pasqual, in San Diego county is under a distinct administrative commission of its own. 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