The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
Sixteen Automobiles
in Endurance Run
Entries and Rules That viii
Govern the Tpenty-four
Hour Contest
BY K. K. PH0mmedieu

The entries for the "a hour endur-
ance contest to be held by the Automo-
bile Dealers association of California
Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 2
p. m. Decoration day, closed at o'clock
last evening. Sixteen cars have been
entered, with a possible four others,
whose owners have previously signified
their intention of entering, but who
are now out of town Eon business.
These four will more than likely be
heard from within the-next "a hours.
The cars entered. their owners and
their official numbers are as follows
Mitchell, Osep & Hunter auto company.
2-Buick, Howard automobile company.
3-Peerless auto livery company.
4-Reo. j. w Leavitt & Co
6-Franklin Consolidated motor car company,
Pope Hartford. Consolidated motor ear COM
pnay.
s-Studebaker, Studebaker Bros of California.
pullman. Frank o. Renstrom company.
10-Mitchell, Osen & Hunter automobile COM
pany.
1i-Tourist, Auto vehicle company.
12-Tourist, Auto vehicle company.
l3-Matheson, Matheson company of California.
I5-Aptocar. w. C. Morris.
16-Autocar, W. c. Morris.
Max Resented, president OF the as
sociation, in speaking Of the event, said
yesterday that the contest would be
an official event inasmuch as he had
retary of the American automobile as
sociation for a sanction. c. s, Howard
of the runs and tours committee has
decided to send the cars away on five
minute headway Saturday. This will
mean that those who wish TO witness
the contest at any part of the course
will have cars moving before them all
the time.
The runs and tours committee met
yesterday and went over the ground
work for the big race. After consid-
erable discussion 1t was decided to is
sue the following instructions to con-
testants and observers:
The general idea of the "a hour endurance con-
Tns is not race, but reliability contest, the
idea being that the cars entered shall make -
circuits OF the course, each circuit being approx
mately 47Li miles in length, the total $40 miles,
in "a hours. Each circuit is to consume approx
u1ately two hours but il is imperative that six
as stated. in "a hours TO allow for variation in
Watches car arriving three minutes before or
three minutes after the II hour mark. on Its
sixth circuit. and "a hour mark, its twelfth
circuit. shall be considered as having perfect
performance, far as time is concerned. Dur
ing the progress of the contest the cars to
start at San Leandro and make the circuit back
to San Leandro without stopping the engine or
without making any adjustments, and the cars
shall continne In motion during the entire circuit,
with the exception of the stop at Kinks road
po,Ise at Warm springs, where card certifying
arrival will be handed to the contestants: Dur
ing this stop the engine must remain running.
In general the engine must be stopped only at
the control at San Leandro, where oil. gasoline
and water may be taken on, IL desired. on every
circuit The engine be stopped at San Lean
dro control II desired at the finish of every cir
cult. The only exception to this ruling shall be
rnat, with the permission of the observer. car
may be stopped without penalty at any point on
the route, the engine kept running, for the fol-
from, the car. for the personal comfort Of the
occupants and to avoid accidents or frightening
Eorses. During the progress of tire repairs on
the road the engine may be- stopped For no
other reason except tire trouble may the engine
be stopped. without penalty. on the road. 1t
card provided for the purpose the time of starting
IF the and the arrival at the end of each
circuit He shall make note of all adjustments.
repairs and requirements made on the car either
In out of the control. stating the nature OF
the adjustment, repair or replacement and the
time consumed in making the same The OBJ
server shall make note OF any penalties imposed
by the rules and shall further make note on the
card Of the official number Of any competing ca rs
lot in motion that may be passed on the road.
1t Is very desirable that Justice be done all con-
testants that the observers be very particular in
lie performance of their duties to that penal
ties are imposed where deserved. The observers
shall only take their instructions and report to w
B. Morrell. clerk of the course. his acting as
shall pass the judges stand at he faen Esip
house. across the finishing line, which will he
marked by checkerboard flag, before going into
the control
At o'clock this morning Fernando
Nelson started in his White steamer
from Vallejo on his record breaking
trip to Portland. The crew went up
last night with the car on the steamer
General Frisbie, so as to get an early
start. The tires used on the White
steamer are the same Goodyear heavy
detachable tourist type that were used
on the Los Angeles San Francisco run
They have already gone 3,C.J miles.
Charles NJ. Brown. manager Of the local branch
Of the Winton motor carriage company received
letter yesterday from J. Heryey Nichols Jr
CT Denver. who says that he recently heard
from Canton O'Donnell, who Is travelling on the
continent, stating that he was in Dresden and
saying: II saw an old two cvlinder Winton
here yesterday '04 model. 1t looked good to
me, like letter from home. Running just like
the first one 4 ever saw-as smooth as apy two