Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
READY FOR
HILL CLIMB
RIVERSIDE EVENT
MoToRcYcLIsTs WILL GO WITH
AUTOMOBILES
New Haynes Car Arrives and Shows
Good Improvements Over Last
Years Model-Pretty
Ones Promised

AS the date approaches for the Thanks
giving hill climb at Riverside the local
men are showing more interest. than they
were. Cars are being tuned up and put
in the best possible shape for the event.
One of the favorite places for tuning UP
the cars is on the new Huntington boule-
ward to Pasadena. Other machines are
being tried out on the Altadena course and
comparisons made with last February IS
records. In that way the drivers figure
that they can tell what the dope will be
for their cars on the Box Springs grade.
Entries have been received in large
numbers and the committee in charge
anticipate most successful contest
, Local motorcycle riders are planning to
go to Riverside on the date of the climb
in large numbers, but unfortunately the
committee set the entry fee too high and
a number that would have made an entry
at 81 were forced to stay out at So
w. G. Collins of the Los Angeles Motor
cycle club has rebuilt his two-cylinder
Indian and expects to clean up all of the
records with 1t. BY dropping the frame
he is-able to set the engine several inches
lower, putting the center of gravity in a
much safer position.
BY rearranging the tanks he has placed
the seat very close to the rear wheel and
only slightly in advance of its center
two and quarter inch tire equipment
he has put on wooden rims and single
tube tires of smaller diameter
The Rambler people at first were unable
to find class in which to enter their
forty-horse touring car, but the matter
was finally arranged and the car will be
entered. This is one of the cars that will
be entered strictly on it's merits as a
stock car, no changes in gear, motor or
ort hau ha
chfnists are busy tuning the car up to a
high PITCH and from the manner in which
it went up the Altadena grade day or
Two ago there will be some exceptionally
fast time made, and a car that can beat
il will be fast one
Improve Haynes Car
The new models of the Haynes 1908 cars
arrived this past week and are being
demonstrated In the carload were two
roadsters, sixty and forty, and forty
touring car. A number of good improve
ments have been made over last years
model, and in the trimming there is moth
ing in town that can beat them in point
of harmony and good taste in their color
schemes. A combination of blues is used
on the roadsters and reds on the touring
cars. In the next shipment there will be
some things in green and cream that are
promised to be prettier than the ones now
on the floor
The sixty roadster is now being tuned
uL by George o. Barnes, the Pacific coast
representative, who will drive the car IN
the free for all runabout class Thanks
giving day.
The Auburn is another stylish touring
car that is winning favor rapidly and SELL
ing well.
A two-cylinder touring car has been en-
tered in the hill climb and is leaving to-
day for Riverside, where it will be tried
out ON the grade and further tuning
done. The makers of the, Auburn have
followed the popular demand for me-
dunn priced car with sufficient power to
meet all reasonable demands,
1t has double opposed cylinders and will
develop twenty-four horsepower. This
will be its initial appearance at a South
ern California hill climbing contest and
it stands a good chance to be in the front
rank with the winners.