The San Francisco call., 1906-09-26
Automobiles May Hold the Race
Ouer the Roads to Los angeles.
Owners Want the Event
to Be Held Before
Rainy Season.
By r. r. I'EIon7n1edieu.

The offering of cup for run to
Los Angeles by Chester \. Weaver has
stirred UP q good deal of interest in
the automobile world. The officers of
the automobile club think that 1T is too
late IN the season to try such a run,
while there are some of the owners
who are keen on the proposition. With
Weaver 1t is a matter of sport. He
has passed the offer up to the club
and is awaiting its answer and at the
present time does not care to speak
about the run. But when it was men,
toned to him yesterday that there
was tendency on the part of some
or the owners of automobiles to take
up the scheme he said:
Il made the offer out of the pure
love of the sport and sent word to
the club that l would give cup for
such an event. There seem to be some
who have misconstrued the offer which
was made TO increase the interest in
automobiling, while there are others
who are SO much in favor of it that
they want to raise the value of the
trophy Now, as ito the proposition, all
l have got to say is let every one that
wants to chip in come along; the
more we can pay for the trophy the
better it will be. I am not looking for
any glory in this proposition. l would
like to see enough money subscribed
so that we could give every winner a
miniature of the cup. / do not believe
in perpetual trophy, for it has been
proved in other lines of sport that this
kind of trophies do not tend to bring
out continued interest. The trophy
should be won three times by driver
or by a certain make of car. There
also should be provision made that
when the trophy is taken out of COM
petition by this method another trophy
should be provided to take its place.
RUN PLANNED AT RIGHT TIME.
ITO some this offering of valuable
cup at this time is thought to be some
what premature. but remember it is
only five years ago when the first run
was called in California. 1t was a big
event at the time. The run was out
to Fell and Stanyan streets. It was
said at that time that it was forcing
the game. that California was not ready
for automobiling. From that little run
of five years ago we have developed
the runs to Del Monte under the most
trying circumstances. There must be
a beginning somewhere and why not
make it now? Los Angeles seems n
long distance away. but let two or
three runs be held to that place and
you will find that there will be any
number of them programmed by the
ciuDs or san FRANCISCO and Los Ange-
les each year hereafter
There Is another point which those
in opposition are making to the scheme
at the present time. They are afraid
that the rainy season will set in and
make it disagreeable motoring. Now.
there is not much chance of any ex-
tended rains until after the first of
November What blessing ii is to.
live in country where they put off
events on account of the rain. Think
of the glorious seasons that we enjoy
that when il rains we are satisfied to
rest until the sun shines continuously
again. In the East there is hardly a
tour that takes place but that during
some part of it there is rain 1t does
not stop the sport there and l think
as it is not likely to rain hard enough
here before we are able to hold the
~un to make the roads impossible