Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
DEALERS
MAY HOLD CLIMB
RIVERSIDE MOTORISTS WANT
ASSOCIATION SANCTION N
SUPERVISORS TO PUT THE BOX
SPRINGS GRADE IN SHAPE
Annual Hill Climb is Scheduled for
Thanksgiving Day = Foreign
Entries for the Grand
Prize Race
RY FREDERIC PABsT


/ The Box springs hill climb next
, Thanksgiving day will probably. De
held under the auspices of the Auto
mobile Dealers association OF southern
! California. assisted by the Riverside
Dealers association.
| Leon T. Shelter was in RIVERSIDE
yesterday and was approached by Z.
A. Dundas on the hill climb question.
The Riverside dealers realize that the
entries from here make the climb a
| success or failure and are willing TO
| turn IL over to the local association.
Last year only two entries were re-
ceived from Riverside, the others COM
ing from Los Angeles owners ana
| dealers.
Mr. Shelter, while he did not desire
| to answer for the entire association,
was inclined to believe that the local
association would be glad to take up
the event and work for its success.
| 1t will, of course, be necessary for
the Riverside dealers to do consider
| able in competition with the contest:
| At present the hill is in bad shape ana
much work will be necessary to put
it in condition for speed.
"I have assurances from the super
yisors." said Dundas, that they will
not only put the grade in proper shape
but will build a path for the specta-
TORS so the course can be kept clear
during the race. We realize the help
the Los Angeles dealers give us and
would like to have them take full
charge. OF course we will do our part.
We are proud of this event. 1t is the
first climb which brings together the
1909 models and it has been such an
UNQUALIFIED success in the past that
we desire to see this success continue.
The first of the French entries for
the grand prize race consist of De
Dietrich, which will be driven by their
star driver Duray, who has always
acquitted himself with great credit in
former Vanderbilts; a Clement Bay
ard, under the pilotage of Hautvast
and the crack Renault driver Ssisz Is
one of the 115 horse power grand prtx
cars of that make. 1t is understood
that this is not a similar car TO
Strang's Vanderbilt car which is of
ninety horse power, and which was
built primarily for track work. The
grand prize Renault was entered by
-.enault Freres direct and not through
their American agency.
The Italian club also came to the
front with the entry of two Italas, to
be driven by Cagno and Fournier.
This will be Fournier's first appear
ance in America since 1905. The
Italas are of 120 horse power and
built to grand prize specifications.
The complete list of entries to date.
with another month yet to come before
entries close, consist OF the following:
Fiat. Nazario; Fiat, Wagner; Fiat De
Palma; Benz, Hemory; Benz, Henriot;
Benz. Erie: Mercedes, SalZer; Mer-
cedes: Poege; De Dietrich, Duray;
Clement Bayard, Hautvast; Renault,
Ssisz; ITALIA, Fournier; ITALIA. Cagno, d.
D. NJ, r. w. Buckley; American Lo-
comotive, L. B. Burgfall; Matheson,
foreign driver Acme, Patschske or
Rodgers; Lozier, Michenor.
A cable from w. s. Hogan, the for
eign representative of the Automobile
Club of America, states that further
French entries will be made next week.
The light car race also had an aug
mented entry list when formal entry
was made of a Chalmers Detroit.
Buick and American Aristocrat. The
latter car is entered and will be driven
by K. L. Manville and has three
CYLINDER two-cycle motor. built to the
limit of the specifications, viz, 3.65
inches.
Bruman will drive the Buick which
is the third of that make entered.
This makes fourteen entries to date
for the light car race, consisting or
two Gyroscopes, three Maxwells, three
De Dion, three Bucks, an American
Aristocrat, a Chalmers-Detrolt ana
Cameron. The latter is an air-cooled
car from which great results have re-
Gently been obtained.
Much road work is being done
around Riverside. In all directions the
roads are being improved and the West
Riverside road is now one of the best
in the county and is being improved
for a distance of three miles.
Green and True, the REQ agents In
Highland. have just opened a new
garage which is pretty in design and
well adapted for its use.
H. Blanchard of Pomona IS bulldlns
a. large new garage and salesroom.
His salesroom will front on the main
business street. with forty-foot
frontage for the repair department on
a side street.