The San Francisco call., 1907-02-20
LARGE EASTERN CARS
MAY De SEEN ON THE
SAN FRANCISCO COURSE
Report That Oldheld Will
Come to the Coast to
Compete
NOTES OF EXHIBITION
Ralph Owen on Way From
the East to Attend
the Show
ByR. r. I.Hor,medieu

The first day and the second night Of
the automobile show formed busy
period among the dealers. The public
commenced to buy early yesterday
morning. They realized that the
quicker they put in their orders the
quicker they would get the cars,
i The fact that they must wait for
weeks on the shipment from the East
ern factories has a great deal to do
with the early buying. There was
breathing spell during the middle Of
the day and the dealers had chance
to talk to one another. The success
of the show was the main topic of con-
Versation and enthusiasm ran high.
suggestions came thick and fast as
to the best way to keep up the public
interest that is being displayed in the
automobile. 1t was practically decided
before the discussion came to an end
to hold a race meet in the city during
the month of April The plan is to
be carried out on the extensive scale
of the present show.
There will be present some of the
big race cars of the East. Besides
! there will be a number of touring cars,
In regular road condition and stripped.
1t may be that Barney Oldfield will stay
on the coast until that time and race
his Green Dragon.
r. r. Owen, the long distance driver
OF the Oldsmobile factory, is on his
way west to visit the show. Owen is
the driver who made a perfect score
! In the Glidden tour with an Oldsmobile.
and then went from the finishing line
at Brentwood to New York with the
car on nonstop run. He also drove
an Oids which he called the "Mudlark"
from New York to Ormonde- -Datona
| just before the races in Florida.
One of the latest arrivals from the
East at the show yesterday was w. D.
Henry, the sales manager of the Elec-
trical Vehicle Company, which makes
the Columbia. He will stay in the city
until after the show, making his head
| quarters at the exhibit of the Middleton
Motor Car Company.
Mrs Thomas H. Williams yesterday
purchased a limousine Oldsmobile Hen
ry Heyneman took away a bill of sale
for Thomas Flyer. w c. Ish and Uri
B. Curtis OF Tonopah Walter Stone of
Goldfeld and the Hibernia Bank pur-
chased Oldsmobile touring cars. II. K
Fowler, f. Jewett and C. NJ Bundy pur-
chased Wintons. All these cars were
bought from. the Pioneer Automobile
Company.
r.. Jack purchased from the Auto Liv-
cry d FeerieSs 50 horsepower raceabOut
while his brother, Walter, took a car
Of the same make and power, but of the
| touring-car model. lnese cars will be
| used in Salinas.
The Pope Toledo raceabout of pure
white that has been nicknamed The
Bride" has been sold to r. S. Kind by
the Hovey- -Boushey Company. A Pope
Hartford has been sold to A. w, Foster
and to Meyer Wood by the same COM
pany.
A SO horsepower Prayer Miller tour
ing-car has been sold to e. P. Wander
cook by Albert H. Hayers Jr.
6-cylinder Stevens -Duryea touring
car has been delivered to c. e. Green by
the Pacific Motor-car Company.
The following members of the Cali
fornia Woman's Automobile Club have
visited the show:
Mrs. Captain Gleeson, Mrs. ]. Leavitt. Mrs.
Captain Gray. Mrs. Frank Annie, Mrs. James
Campbell, Mrs. J. Gabriel. Mrs. j. A. Marsh,
Mrs Henry Gray, Mrs G. S. Middleton, Mrs.