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Show SEW SCORES" III SLOW RUN Essex Automobile Records 12.1 Miles in Drive Three Hours Twelve and onc-lpnth miles in three hours Is th latest stunts performed by sin Essex sedan. The entire distance w.iy. run in high Rear toda and Without With-out Stopping which makes thf achievement achieve-ment one of considerable Importance In autontobile circles. The .n- . driven bj w a Ross and C. n Jacoo-son Jacoo-son of the Offden Motor Car company! local distributors for Ksscx cars. The Essex sedan used In this test loaned by Dr. J. T. Rushmer. The slow run tost was made In connection with then ationai Essex week. Essex cars have demonstrated their ability both In speed and power In many road, tests covering ; wids range of condl-1 tlons but Mr. Elaine planned this test to be a bit novel as v. ell as proving the : ability of the Essey to i reep along in high gear when necessary. Averaging 4 miles per hour certainly proes :he Essex worth) of praise. ther teste put on during the wer-k by the gden Motor Car company Included In-cluded two runs to Bear LaU . one of Which was made during a heavy rain 1 when the roads were In almost Impassable Im-passable condition as shown by the number of cars that were stur k in the) mud alone the rond, the Essex, how-, ever, had no trouble In going right through making the road trip from Ogden to the lake and back in nine' end a quarter hours, which is excep-l tionally good time even for when th'-: roads are In good condition Also the local agency staged s --! hour endurance run to demonstrate! the Essex reliability and economy of' operation n this run a speed record was not tried for as an Essex holds the world's 24 -hour record of 1061 miles, but an average speed of 21.1 , was maintained throughout. The to-' tal distance traveled was 506 miles and the car used 2 gallons of gas. averaging l'.MT miles to the gallon The ' slow run"' today was made between be-tween 10 a. m. and I p, m , and Is considered by the Ogden Motor far company officers to be a fitting climax to the week of hard usage to which they have subjected Essex cars to prove again their dependability at all times and under oil conditions, their low cost of operation both In tires and gasoline, and their extreme endurance en-durance which it is claimed Is greater than any other car. There are several models of these powerful lightweight cars in the show rooms of the "gd n Motor Car company. oo |