The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
TWenfy-Four Hour
Race for Autos
San Francisco Dealers WaLHolo
Big Event Decoration Day
for Stock Cars
By x. r. PHommedieu

Interest in feet matters now be-
ing past with the automobilists they
are turning their attention in other
directions to keep the wave of en-
thusiasm going Charles S. Howard
Of the Howard automobile company.
member of the runs and tours com
mittee OF the dealers association, has
completed his work for the "a hour
endurance contest, scheduled sometime
ago by the dealers for Decoration day.
Howard will present his report at the
meeting today, and il undoubtedly will
be adopted The course selected will
be from San Leandro through Alva-
rado. Centeryille, Irvingt then a turn
at Warm Springs TO Mission San Jose.
thence through Niles, Hayward and
back TO the starting point at San Lean
dro. This course measures AN miles.
and must be covered II times during
the "a hours. There Is only an al
lowance Of six minutes, three each side
Of the "a hour mark. to allow Of a per
feet score. This means that the cars
will cross the starting line every two
hours. which viii be the only control
and the only place where gasoline may
be taken on. The entry 4ist is open
only 10 regular stock cars. which must
carry their full complement OF pas
sengers. one OF whom must be an OBJ
server. All adjustments will be pen
allied except tire trouble, but in the
latter case there will be no time al
lowance. This is the first time in the
history Of the game that anything in
the "a hour line has been attempted
by the local enthusiasts. It will be
test on construction and handling.
and will bring out the superior points
OF the makes OF the different cars
entered.
There is to be another attempt made
TO lower Fernando Nelson's record to
Los Angeles. which he made in a White
Steamer. Leigh Cords has purchased
from the Stearns automobile company a
so horsepower light roadster Stearns
car. He viii leave the latter part Of
the week with his three drivers to
study the road. After the investigation
he will return to the city and make the
attempt Another Stearns owner who
is seeking road racing honors is Ralph
E Heath Of Portland. who has pur-
chased a roadster. which will be shipped
north this week. The car is to be
entered in the Portland 100 mile race
scheduled for June 4 for the $500
Wemme trophy. DR.. j. C. Snead has
received a letter from a friend in the
north, who says that 1t is one OF the
finest road racing courses that he has
SEEN 1t is perfectly level and has
Two SIX and half mile straight away
stretches. which should allow of some
OF the stock car world records be-
ing lowered.
Cuyler Lee reports the sale and delivery of a
one cylinder, 10 horsepower Cadillac runabout TO
e Z. Driessbach OF this city. He has also de.
liyered 20 Horsepower. four cylinder Cadillac
touring car TO VIII s. Petit Of Oxnard lee
bad as guests today in the parade Governor w
E Frear Of the Hawaiian islands James Nc.
Candies and Ciaudius Mcbride the novernorss
secretary.
J. W Leavitt Co. report the sale Of a car.
load Of Reos to Cobb & Evans of Fresno and
also carload to Young Bros. of Modesto The
company Yesterday received carload Of Stod.
csrd-Dayto1 touring and roadsters.
". T. Culbertson OF the Mobile carriage com.
pany reports the arrival Of carload Of 40 horse
power. SIX cylinder Pierce Great Arrows known
as the Little Skies" They are on exhibition
on the salesroou floor