Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-04
AUTOMOB|LING IS
POPULAR SPORT
LOCAL ENTHUSIASM WAKING
STRONG
Much Interest centering in Coming
Races at Agricultural Park and
Hill Climbing Contest to
Be Held In Pasadena

The Agricultural park automobile
races which commence February 10
for three days meet, and the Pasa'
dena hill climbing contest, that is tt
occur Washington's birthday, are the
two events upon which local interest is
now being centered.
Never before in the history of South
ern California automobiling has such
a demand been made upon dealers fol
every variety of car, from the light
runabouts to the heavy touring ma.
chimes. The demand is proving greater
than the supply and Los Angeles
dealers are at their wits end from ali
endeavor to keep promises as to the ar
rival of the latest models.
The endurance run to San Diego has
excited a generous rivalry among those
who delight in the strength and speed
Of the big road runners. The prin.
cipal topic among enthusiasts at the
present time regards the ups and downs
of the southern run which embodied
all the excitement and uncertainty
arising from q distance event.
Smith and Anthony report the sale
Of eleven Elmore cars, sold during the
past month The lot includes five foui
cylinder, and six three sylinder cars
One OF the recent purchasers is S. F.
SelI11u2e OF San Hrdl1C1ScO.
Among the best of the high class
cars is the Napier, which gave an ex-
celient account of itself i'll the recent
San Diego meet At the beginning OF
the first race the Napier runabont
twenty horsepower, was well in the
lead when the sparker went wrong
In the second race the car finished sec
ond behind a sixty horsepower touring
car.
In a. two mile event between the win
Der of the first race and the Napier the
latter won by one-half mile, going the
distance in 151 seconds.
Business is steadily increasing in
HANDLERS, and since October 6, 1905
thirty-six Of this make have been sold
in the city. Another car load has just
arrived and two car loads left the fac
tory Friday for Los Angeles.
Mr.. Madary is here from Fresno with
his Rambler and speaks well Of the
roads over which he toured.
Miss T.. Kerckhoff has purchased q
Waverly chelsea" electric from W. X
Cowan.
The White garage recent sales in
clude 1906 White, sold to W. c.
Price, and also one delivered to e. S.
Rowley, with NUMEROUS extra equip
ments.
T.. S. Craig of Long Beach, has taken
the agency for the extensive Wayne
line and has ordered, as n starter, four
of the new runabouts which are at
tracting so much attention. 1t Is
doubtful if sufficient number of these
little cars can be secured to supply
the demand, az orders are coming In
rapidly, though nothing but the reputa-
ton is known to the majority of local
drivers.
A. r. Davis g. Co., of the Ar
rowhead garage, have assumed the
agency for San Bernardino county, or
dering a runabout and model "C' tour
ing car to be used as demonstrators.
Mr.. Davis reports that the Wayne is
much in demand in San Bernardino,
Cotton and Redlands.
b. w. Fletcher of Redondo has be-
come the first owner of an automobile
establishment at that place, and with
a light Wayne touring car as demon
strator is preparing to introduce the
popular line in and around the sea
side town.
The Southern California motor car
company, agents for the Marion, have
en- route two car loads which are ex-
pected to arrive shortly. In the con-
signment is thirty horsepower demon
strator.
A. w. Wilson G Son, agents for the
Maxwell car disposed of several ma
chimes as a result of the appearance
of the car at San Diego in the endur-
anceu run. DR.. Perry Lewis of that
city secured a doctors special. Al
Poole bought a Maxwell runabout and
Carl Nichols contracted for Maxwell
touring car The company received
two car loads Of doctors specials Fri
day, and have Ell route two cars of
ruirabouts, which will arrive by the
sixteenth of the month.
Judge. Archer and party of New
York, arrived in Los Angeles last week
and intend touring Southern Califor-
MIA before taking their departure to the
east.
Bush & Shields, successors to Bush
& Burge, are preparing for two car
loads of Pierce Arrows which will ar
give February 6.
w. J. Hall reports pleasant tour
through the Santa Ana canyon in his
'05 Arrow.
"A six cylinder, sixty horsepower Ma
tional, is expected to arrive in time
for the Washngton's birthday hill
climbing contest at Pasadena.
The Angelus motor company of no.
1914 Third street, reports the arrival
of a carload Of Studebakers, including
four cylinder, twenty horsepower
model "E" of 1906.
The Lee Motor car company is now
iffl their handsome new garage at 1913
20 Nsouth Main street.
George II. Bradbeer of 1042 South
Main street, who is representing the
Royal touring car, expects to have a
1906 demonstrator for show within ten
days.
Among the late purchasers of the
Premier is Mr.. H. Chanslor Of Bakers
field.
The Franklin Motor Car company has
sold nineteen machines since the OPEN
Ing of the new year. Mr.. William
Mackie of Los Angeles secured one OF
the model ID" twenty horsepower.
New 1906 Oldsmobiles are on the way
and may be expected within few
days.
The claim made that automobiling is
to prove but second bicycle craze is
somewhat disrupted by the fact that
$4,000 worth OF White machines alone,
have been sold within the past four