Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-06-07 | Page 18 | Race Winners Use Bosch Equipment

RACE WINNERS USE BDSCHJEQUIPMEFiT Just 1 .9 1 5.000 perfect sparks ' did the trick" at Indianapolis on Memorial Memo-rial day. The Bosch magneto provided provid-ed the constant, unfailing current for the absolutely necessary white hot, penetrating sparks. The terrific heat generated when a car is run at such sustained high speed as was necessary to win the 500-mile sweepstakes is sufficient suf-ficient to put an ordinary electric, generator gen-erator out of commission within a few minutes. "VVTien the high compression, the racking vibration and the over-oiling over-oiling are added, anyone with ordinary experience of motor cars can readily picture the work that the magneto and spark plugs had to do to make the victory possible. It, was a creditable victory for the ignition system and a rather sweeping one. too, for not only was the winning Delage Ilosch equipped, but eleven of the twelve cars to cros the line used Bosch magnetos of standard construction. construc-tion. "YVT-HMi it is further known that during the race ignition difficulty was an unknown quantity, tlie liosch vic-l-orv is all (he more (-ratifying and creditable; in a word, this performance ntnv he termed remarkable. Bos'-h plugs did their part; quite as tv''11 as Ihn magneto; nine of the twelve earn to finish used Bosch plugs. and four Cadillac eight-passenger limousines, lim-ousines, aud by a mutual arrangement each firm can command an equipment of the eight limousines. With an order of this size involving an expenditure of so many thousands of dollurs, it was natural that a very thorough consideration should be given giv-en tho selection of the car. The Cadillac Cad-illac won out because, as the purchaser phrased it. "Its record invited and inspired in-spired confidence.'' There were many verv practical considerations. Jt was necessarv to have an electric and self-starting' self-starting' equipment that was thoroughly thorough-ly reliable and dependable. A funeral cortege must move with decorum. The outlines must be plain and dignified and the car must, above all, be silent in its operation aud movements. Occupants of these cars will ride in comfort even luxury protected from inclement weather aud. whilo proceeding proceed-ing with all the dignity the occasion demands, will vet, save, iji lialtiluore, one hour aud a half in going to aud from the cemeteries.