The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
BY r. r. I.EIonrn1ed1eu.

One of the most interesting automo-
bile trips that has been taken for some
time has just been finished by Herbert
E. Law in his Royal Tourist. 1t was
a motor trip from San Francisco to Tia
Juana, Mexico, over the Coast Range
roads. The party, which consisted OF
Mr.. and Mrs Law and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Marston, left the city on Sat-
urday October Z.
The start was made early in the
morning for a run to Carmelby-the-
sea, 1t being the Intention of the party
to return the next day. The weather
was so pleasant ,on the next day that
it was decided to continue the trip
south. Sunday was spent in the neigh
borhood of Monterey and the stop for
the night was made at Salinas. On
Monday the trip was continued to Paso
Robles in easy stages. The road from
Salinas to Paso Robes was exceedingly
rough. But as they've taking 1T easy
they had no trouble.
The next day the trip was continued
to Los Olivos. The roads from Paso
Robles to the latter point are in a
frightful shape, and 1t was hard going.
After night at Los oIivos the run was
resumed to Santa Barbara. At the lat
ter place stop was made for luncheon.
The evening meal was taken at Ven
tuia, and stop made for the night The
next day the journey was continued on
to Los Angeles.
The scenery from Paso Robles is the
most picturesque in California and
many pictures of the artistic scenes
were taken The roads from Ventura
to Los Angeles were the worst of the
whole trip to the southern city. They
were especially bad in the northern
part of Los Angeles County. Mr.. Law,
in speaking of the run, said yesterday:
THE automobilist of Los Angeles can
teach the local club something in the
way of looking out for the interest of
it's members and the automobile public
at large. They have a splendid sys-
TEN of road signs. It is no trick at all
to follow the roads even If you are a
stranger. They have the roads posted
for a long distance out of the city"
Friday was spent touring around Los
Angeles to the many points of interest.
Saturday was spent in the neighbor-
hood of Riverside, from which point a
trip was made to Escondido. On Sat
urday, the 18th, the party reached
San Diego Sunday was occupied mo-
toring over to Coronado and many other
points of interest Tuesday the party
went to Tia Juana. A day-a the lat
ter place and the automobile was
brought back across the border to San
Diego, where the car was put on the
steamer and the party came nome. A
stop was made at Santa Barbara and
the rest of the journey was made by
train. Taking the trip from beginning
to end 1t was one of the most enjoy
able that Mr.. Law has ever taken
through the State.
The attempts at record breaking
have brought out little side play be-
tween Ferdinand Nelson, who got as
far as Paso Robles, and Tony Nichols,
who went the whole distance to Los
Angeles but did not break the record.
Nelson was the last to make the at
tempt and when he came back he stated
that it was impossible to make the dis
tance in the time required on account
of the bad condition of the road. He
was so sure that it could not be done
that he was willing to bet $3.50 on the
outcome of any attempt This amount
has been covered by G. A. Boyer and it
now looks as If Tony Nichols would
again go for the record to Los Angeles.