The San Francisco call., 1906-10-24
WOULD
LIKE TO SEE
BIG RACE.
Rx r. r. IsFIor11rrediieu.

The main topic OF conversation yss-
tersay In automobile circles was he
last attempt OF Tony Nichols to capture
the record between this city and Los
Angeles II has been conceded that the
roads at the present time are worse
than they have been this year. hut
those who are following the racing
game claim that 1t is uD to those who
make the attempt to select their own
time and il the conditions are not Ia
vorabIe il is their loss
The crew which made such a strops
trv for the record showed a gameness
which caused all those interested in
the modern chariot TO follow every
move that they made. But while fhs
enthusiasts are making allowance for
those who have nearly cut down the
record. thought should be given TO
those who have set the mark.
Hensley in his White steamer set
mark two years ago that none OF the
owners have felt like trying 20 lower
until the present time. II is claimed
that at the time Hensley went over thaa
roads they were in perfect condition.
He had only one puncture. The selecS
ton OF the right time TO make the at
tempt rebounds inst as much % his
credit as the mark he set All the
honOrs at the present time are Hens
ley's and he must be considered the
local road king until some one man
ages to get through below his time
IL is safe to bet that no one can ger
through under the present eOnditions
any faster.
1t Is almost a certainty that Nichols
will get the record with the Franklin.
for @. A. Boyer. of the Boyer Motor Car
Company. who is handling the cars.
feels that il Is Up 70 him to prove that
il is not the shortcomings Of the car
that are responsible for the failures
If Nichols is successful in cutting down
the time il is a certainty that Hensley
or some 9th er owner of a White steam
car viii come out TO recover the hon
Ors. This VIII mean that there will be
a continual string of cars racing from
this city 10 the south. II viii mean
that the roads south viii be over a
race course
Seeing that there is an interest IN
this event IL might be we'll for the Au-
tomobiIe Club Of California to estab-
lish an annual road race between these
two points. 1t can be done under the
law and as this winter the Legislature
will meet at Sacramento il might be
well for the club to get an official sane
tiOn from that body TO once a year
speed beyond the limit of the law on
the highways Of the State. A race OF
this kind could be run so that il would
attract the attention Of the whole suto-'
mobile world
DR.. Theodore Rethers is the latest
physician 10 take up the automobile
He has purchased an AHtOcar. Dr..
Charles ID. McGettigan's order for a
Franklin has been in for some time.
AutOmobiling is reported booming in
PeIaluma and number OF business as
well as professional men Of that town
are contemplating the purchase Of cars.
DR.. J. T. OBrien is the latest TO join
the ranks. He has an Autocar run
about.
W. ". Van Arsdale returned Sunday
night from his ranch in Mend0cino.
having made the run down with his
Columbia car IN record time
The Middleton Motor Car Company
is selling many of its Autocar run
abouts for business The California
Gas and Electric Company has pur-
chased one Of these machines.