Show ICK SIX CYliNDER M MAKES KES 2 MilES MilESON MILESON ON ONE GAllON t vie view of the the- general discussion a ns u to comparative merits of tour four and tx- tx ner motor cars care which ha has featured 1914 season an intercity run b by a SIx SIx- lx- lx which coveted covered 26 miles to the theIs theon on Is 8 of particular and time timely lu lull In- In ll it t. t The rim run was made April 27 and frt nm m Cincinnati to Da Dayton on 0 O. a tr ri of t miles The car was a ack ahe amade ck six he tat start was made from the Cincin- Cincin Automobile club cub at 10 o'clock a a. a m. m the trip ended at the tho Dayton Bicycle rooms at 11 p. p m. m Tho The official ob- ob f m ere rs were George ck of at the Commercial Tribune J. J M. M la n of ot the Enquirer r Walter alter he Star Times and W. W T T. T Fole Foley manT man man- r T of the Cincinnati Automobile club 1 J. J Carpenter te technical engineer or ot Cincinnati Automobile club an and aleo engineer presided cd as ac official nero In the pre presence ence of the obe ob- ob vets e he measured tho the gasoline in tho the Ic k with Hh a ruler Tho The ruler was marked I put In a scaled envelope addressed George 3 orge W. W SchroYer Schroer mayor of Da Dayton ton he rhe speedometer te test t was was' made mad b by H. H iIA Cincinnati manager of the Warner wart Spee Speedometer corporation cOI W Ho Howell ell United States commis- commis ner er was vas a 8 witness n Dayton the seal on the gasoline tank 1 broken the tho was plunged into tank again and enough gasoline was wa red in to me meet t the level of the marK maric marKIe i ide tIe de Ie before the start Only two gallons I Ire re e required All th these se statements are ned ltd and witnessed In legal form he Je total weight of ot the car was 4 OO I and the weight of the driver an and passengers r pounds leaving unda ds for the weight of ot the car with full tun of ot extra tire full radiator and I n lo coUne tank The ga gasoline lIne by the way a ted cd 66 de degrees rees specific gravity tern tem I ture 74 degrees I and power performance of ot the I six Ix caused no small amount of ot I during durin tho the 1914 season In semi semi- semi semi-I i tests held in several of the tho prin- prin I p pat pal cities eWes the thc car has ma made e from 2429 miles to tho gallon and on a run om em Oakland too Fremo Cal 4 18 miles I ie average was nineteen miles to the illon Lilon I The Buick Bulck overhead valve motor I ye Trainload Collins reminds me of ot hat that old Scotchman said about his I iC one ot of the famous Airedale family he e Scotchman said eald That do ll do doI I an other dogIl do and do-and and then k the other dog Gasoline mileage tests with the Buick have chave been som something of a 11 sensation Iring the 1914 season afon incredible though seems for a six elx this car recently made m 29 9 miles mlles to the gallon in a semiofficial In Charlotte K C C. The week pre- pre OU Qua ous in AtlantA Ga another six Ix of the theme theme theme me make mad mado t mIl miles to th tho th cal cal- Ion Both runs were officially observed and sworn to In Chicago the latter part put of ot January the Buick Bulck six made miles per gallon of gasoline on slippery roads and against a twenty three thre wind This run was also officially observed The six Ix averaged nineteen miles mlles per gallon In a a. semiofficial run from Oakland to Fresno Cat Cal also in jn January On snow blocked Ohio roads and buckIng buckIng buck- buck Ing lag a stiff wind the six made sixteen miles to the gallon out of oC Columbus It It has been a wonderful Buick Bulck season sea sea- son aon on says lays Trainload Collins We t have broken all mileage mileage- records for tor sixes climbed the Andes for the first time In history and come through the tho French reliability run with a. a perfect score the only team to finish without the loss oss of ot a member A lOA A car of a well known make challenged tho the Buick Bulck to a power and gasoline te tel In Mobile Ala the tho other da day an and It was wasa a cleanup for tor the Buick Bulck overhead o valve motor In all three thre events |