The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
TROPHY is OFFERED
FOR AUTO RACE
TO SOUTH.
BY r. r. l'fIon,r1aedieu.


The run to Del Monte is bearing
fruit. One of the enthusiasts who took
part in the'event was Chester N Weav-
er, manager of the Studebaker Broth
ers Company In speaking of the
event yesterday Weaver said:
Il think that it was the most en-
joyable event that I have ever at
tended. 1 had more real pleasure out
of the run than any other occasion L
have attended. The only trouble 1
think was that the distance was too
short. 1t would have been better If
we had had-to travel longer distance
as it would have keyed, the drivers
up TO higher pitch If they had known
that there was more of an uncertainty
as to the results,
I liked the game and for that rea-
son will offer to the club cup that
will be worth competing for. 1 will
offer five hundred dollar cup for
just such an event to take place be-
tween this city and Los Angeles. The
details will be settled when have a
chance TO confer with the officers Of
the club.
There is one point on which 1 wish
at this time to place myself on rec
ord about: am not giving. this cup
as business proposition. I know
there will be some who will accuse
me of having motive, but If they
enjoyed the pleasure 1 did on .thel run
they will appreciate my feelings at
this time. think the run did more
good for the sport than anything that
has taken place to my knowledge. and
to keep the pot boiling i have offered
the cup. There are some who think
that. 1t is too late to-, hold another
event, but 1 think that there is plenty
time to have the run.
Los. Angeles would be ideal in The
way of distance, and we could hold
Gymkhana games when we arrived. at
the southern city with some racing
thrown in. The motorists Of Los An
geles would undoubtedly take a keen
interest in the proposition, and it may
be. the means of starting intercity
events. The Automobile Club of Cal
ifornia has started things going To-
cally.s and it is the duty of all the
autonlobilists to help along with the
| good work
DR.. Howard Black, of Palo Alto, has
just purchased semi enclosed Pierce
! Great Arrow.
The Studebaker Brothers Company
Leggett of Oroville. J. H. Mccarthy
of the city, Mason-McDufie Company
of Berkeley and George A. Newhall.
Cuyler Lee reports the sale ,of four
cylinder sCadillacs to John TAFT and
/ Howard P Veeder.
Major Krauthoff with his wife and
party of friends left yesterday for a
/ run to Del Monte in a Cadillac.
The Pacific Motor Car Company has
reported the sales of Stevens-Duryea
/ four-cylnder touring cars to j. J.
Moore, Thomas Carneal and Teddy Hof-
den.
The Middleton Motor Car Company
-
| Wickham Havens. This makes seven
of the cars that Havens has purchased.
Charles Sutro has purchased a Colum-
bia touring car.
L. NJ Kneisley. who Is in the city
! to demonstrate the Pope Toledo for
the Hovey- Boushey Company. was with
Lytle last year in the car that took
part in the Vanderbilt race. The steer
ing gear of their car broke and they
went through the fence, just, missing
a tree and a telegraph pole. When
asked if he would like to be back
| in New York, he said: Well, I should
say so. Lytle is going to. have another
try for the cup. l would like to be
there, If for nothing more than to see
my old kick do his stunt" The
Hovey- -Boushey Company will make ar
rangements on the day of the big race
TO get the earliest reports of the race
at their headquarters.
The new model Wfnton demonstrat-
ing cars will be received the latter part
| of next week by the Pioneer Automo-
bile Company. Frank Miner of the
Locomobile Company and r. H. Har-
vey of Harvey Boushey Company will
leave next Tuesday. for New York to
witness the. race for the Vanderbilt
Cup. L. P. Lowe. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Automobile
Club of California will leave this week
on the same mission. c. S.. Middleton
and wife will leave on Friday for the
scene OF the battle Max IL. Rosenfeld
is another of the enthusiasts who will
see the contest. .sss