The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-19
While Steam Cars
Latest Feat
Climbs the Cliff House Grade IN
Record Time of Fifty
mo Seconds


Tie White steam car added another
record TO its already large collection
yesterday morning by climbing the Cliff
house grade in 81 seconds fat The
course extends from the Seal house
ST sn 70 the car tracks across Forty
eighth avenue at the top of the hill
over d rough roadbed and around
dangerous turn. "Bfi' Siimmon. ia
NOUS for his hill climbing stunts, was
Al the wheel OF the go horsepower
steamer. and William Wagner sat be
side him as mechanic.
Driving at mile a minute pace Slim
mon sent his car al the hill. but the
rough going pulled down the speed.
Even at that the turn was made with
a margin OF safety which was not COM
sidered comfortable by either the oc-
cupants of the car or the specta tors.
At the toughest part OF the turn the
timers narrowly escaped being thrown
from the tonneau The hill over which
The White performed its feat was Sc
lected by the Dealers association for
the climb which il expected TO give
today. bur permission could not he OBJ
tanned 10 use the course for that pur-
pose.
Al cord making AT tie
Aite a-;s.u. rated ats versat lity by
reversing tie relation which usually
-AlSAc brl y cen the morse ana TIE auto
when anything goes wrong. 1t towed
two horses and heavy load OF lum-
Der up the Hill. over which fl had Just
established a record. The team had
been stuck al the middle Of the bad
furn when the car came to the rescue
The automobile fastened 10 the end
OF the tongue with a stout rope and
the outfit was jerked I'D the hill at
a pace which compelled the horses TO
maintain steady trot. A large
crowd which had been attracted by the
whistling Of the racer cheered heartily
VIXEN the sturdy White went over the
crest OF the Hill with its peculiar
attachment
The Official timers OF the climb were
l. G simpson and p. 5. Allen.
There viii be anite AZ ezodus this season OF
san francisco people who will tour Europe. Mr.
aad Mrs Percy Walker will he the FIRST 10 leave
and Nif - Il about the end Of this month Mr.
y a.ttr WI lake with Ann ois new 1909 Thomas
80 horsepower toGrsbout. ii rs his iutsutioa to
ID .a Paris 81 ihe time OF the grand prix races
Kirhard ~. 1obin ~ the II ibernIs bank win also
brave 0or Europe shortly Tobn's new deni-
iiuiuisiHr j. con pleied and j. waiting Tor
hlln al uie Thomas factory He viii ship the
at 10 London and with a party OF friends tour
Europe Charles SseisOn Wheeler. The well
l-nowa sttorney- accompanied by his family will
sa.l for Liverpool esriy in June. fnki.x -
y nder 1905 Thomas car. which he shipped Ia
New York on Mas n. v. A. Larson has placed
us order for new lgoS six cylinder Thomas
limousine which will be ready Tor delivery not
iaier than Nay -. When Mr. larson VIII take
delivery q his from tie factory and rsfn n
8" New York from which place II will be shipped
T. Sweden. where he expects 10 spend some little
time
Captain r. !. \. Nash. accompanied bv his
= fe and soa and Mrs. golnl9us and son. made
~ excellent Yun fe Santa Graz and return IN his
Auburn ionrine starting from Berkeley last
Wednesday morning al 10 O'Clock. going hY way
- San Jose. GiiToF. Morgan hill and Watson
vile. The distance covered wss go miles an
average ~ 20 miles hour FOR the cafire frfD
Tho run from Giiroy 10 Morgan hill. distance
~ 40 mites nads IN 20 minutes and when
20 is fskeD into cons iders zion that the captain IS
= yea1s ID this = excellent time and record
Ni irA would be Lard 10 beat by any driver