Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-25
ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE TOUR is
ATTRACTIVE
REQUIRES NEARLY FOUR DAYS
FOR ROUND TRIP
Owners Join Dealers in Making Sue
cess Of the 1908 Trip, Which
Leads Through Scenic South
ern California

been figured so that the lowest power
cars will have ample time to make all
Of the controls. While 1t will hold some
of the higher power cars back to keep
the schedule time, 1t was deemed best
by the committee to make the schedule
so easy that any car might compete
successfully. To have made classes for
different power cars would have added
to the difficulties, so that all cars
must maintain the, same schedule
which is little less than fifteen miles
an hour on the coast route and about
sixteen on the. inland route.
The trip will be most delightful, as
the country to be traversed seldom Is
more beautiful than at this time OF
year. The writer has been over the
route three times within the past
month and knows that the road condi-
tion are such that any motor car easily
can negotiate the few steep grades that
will be encountered, nearly all of which
are taken on the high gear by medium
power cars.
Make Early start July 8
The cars will start at the corner OF
Eleventh and Main streets at 6:15
o'clock the morning of July 8, the first
control being at Capistrano, which
point must be reached in four hours,
The next control will be the luncheon
stop at Oceanside, three hours being
allowed for the run between the mis-
sion town and Oceanside. From Ocean
side the cars will run to San Diego,
where the next control Will be located
at the corner or Fifth and d strets, the
time allowance being two hours and
forty minutes.
After spending the evening of the
third of July and all of the Fourth a.
Coronado or San Diego the cars will
leave the San Diego side of the ferry
at o'clock the morning of July L
make the run to Riverside. The firs'
control on the return trip will be al
Escondido, a distance of thirty-fivt
miles, with a time limit of two hours
and fifteen minutes. The next control
will be at Elsinore, which will be the
luncheon stop. The distance will be
sixty miles from Escondido, and four
hours will be given the cars to make
the run over good roads. The night
control will be at Riverside and the
Glenwood hotel has been chosen as the
place of registration. One hour and
fifty minutes have been allowed be-
tween Elsinore and the night stop.
The following morning cars will leave
at z a. m. and the route will take the
contestants through Redlands to San
Bernardino, which place Is to be
reached in one hour and a half. AS
the distance is only twenty-five miles
the time allowance Is considered am
pie. The next control after San Ber-
nardino will be Claremont, Twenty-Five
miles farther toward home. with time
allowance of one and a half hours
From Claremont the cars will run into
Los Angeles, finishing at the starting
point. Eleventh and Main streets, with
two hours and thirty minutes to make
the last stage Of the run.
On the return trip ample time has
been figured to permit running through
all towns within the speed limits. Nc
check will be made on the cars at
night, so that motorists will be free to
use them as they may see fit at the
various night controls. Luncheon al
the stops designated will cost 90 cents
and special rates have been arranged
for at the Coronado and Glenwood ho-
tells.
The entire run will cover nearly $50
miles and the route Is one of the finest
in Southern California. The coast, the
hills and the valleys all are seen along
the route and cultivated land as well
as the wild hills will be seen. Orange
groves, walnut orchards, grain fields
cactus patches and sage brush covered
composite picture of Southern Califor-
MIA as is obtainable.
Many Entries Received
& From the way in which the entries
have begun to come in large number
of participants Is assured. The Auto
Vehicle company leads the list of en-
tries with four cars. Others who will
be represented by entries are William
E. Bush, president of the association
who will put a Great Pierce Arrow al
the disposal of the press, as we'll as
being represented by two or three other
Pierce Arrows, to be entered by his
customers.
Guy West anticipates entering his
new red Auburn roadster, though he
undoubtedly will call the sixteen-mile
an hour pace disgustingly slow with his
new car that will do its fifty easily
Leon T. Shelter undoubtedly will en-
ter Kisselkar. and Harry Harrison
expects to send an Oldsmobile or two
down with the big bunch. r. G. Fennei
Is considering the entry Of a White
and as the White garage Is always
back of all enterprising events that
tend to boost the automobile trade. the
easy-riding, silent White will compete
with it's usual creditable score in all
probability.
EImores with their two-cycle motors
will be along, just to show how they
do not need crank to start, II for no
other purpose. r. M. Bowser of San
Diego will act as pilot and carry con-
fetti in a Tourist for the guidance OF
the contestants. The use of confetti
win be very acceptable to those who
are unfamiliar with the road, as 1t will
assure them at all times that they are
on the right road.
The rules that will govern the contest
are as follows:
The regularity contest is open to all stoci
cars.
Touring cars must carry at least four pas
scngers, averaging 1bo pounds each.
Roadsters to carry two or more passengers
according to their regular seating capacity:
returned X the car starts.
rs.rs cytIi ~ civ,n 4 leeway OF tan minute.