The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10


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supply pipe also pulled open and
caused some delay The total lost
time amounted to 2 hours so minutes.
Twenty minutes more were lost in
stops for gasoline and water, so that
the actual time actually consumed on
the road was II hours As minutes r..
l. Forsyth. Harold stone. c. E. Leroy,
A. r. Davis and c. S. Kerr brought ths
car through
Louis Strang. winner OF the Briar-
cliffe race. has given the following ad-
vice to aspiring drivers:
IN turning corners II is not neces-
sary to disengage the clutch or TO ap-
ply the brake AS you approach check
the speed or the car by throttling and
open up when about half way round.
but not. however. until you have ascer-
tanned that the coast Is clear Do not
rush hills-take them at a moderats
pace. but open up just as you strike
the grade so as to give the motor the
benefit OF the doubt" You Will havs
a feeling at hrst that you must hang
on TO the steering wheel like grim
death, but this feeling win soon wear
away when you ind that a slight touch
Is sufficient 20 turn the car IN either
direction. 1t is good practice to use
the left hand for steering only. The
throttle 1ever may De very easily
manipulated with the index finger for
opening and the thumb for closing.
This leaves the right hand free to op-
crate the change speed lever. LearH
to control the speed with the spark ane,Y
throttle as much as possible. releasing
the clutch only when absolutely neees-
sary. and resorting TO low gear only IN
extreme cases. IL Is hard to explain
just how to use the spark and throttle.
but the rule Is use the spark for speed
and the throttle for power"
In recent letter from the Z. r.
Thomas company OF Buffalo to E. P.
Brinegar, manager of the Pioneer au-
tomobile company OF this city. the in
formation was received that Mark
Requa had visited the factory OF tbs
company and received his new six cyl
inder Thomas. which he drove from
Buffalo to New York Requa will spend
several weeks touring New York and
the New England states before ship
ping his car to San, Francisco.
j. L. Byron of Seattle. who has been
spending several weeks in touring ths
southern part OF the state in his
Thomas Detroit. spent few days In
this city on his way home. Byron
states that he did not know there were
any hills unless he looked down from
them. He says: My machine was de-
livered to me In Los Angeles on De-
cember 20, and since then / have run it
$500 miles, and have never stopped
moment for anything" Byron viii
continue hts trip north In a few days.
A. G. Leonard. local manager for the
W. D. Newerf rubber company. which
handles the Goodyear tires. stated yes-
terday that his firm was very busy.
The continuous travelling OF the many ,
cars. both private and rent. has caused
unusual wear and tear on the tires
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sharpness OF the cobbles In many
places unused to automobile travel
played havoc with all kinds OF tires.
W. S. Collins. capitalist OF Los An
ge1es. came to this city accompanied
by his wife. to enjoy the celebration OF
the incoming Of the fleet. and decided
to enjoy it from motorcar- He pur-
chased from the Winton motor carriage
company a ''Sfx-Teen-Six." which he
states has been more than ccnven-
ience. really having paid for Itself In
the amount OF pleasure received.
W. r. Culbertson. manager OF the
Mobile carriage company. has received
the following information from the
George n. Pierce company. manufaetur-
ers OF the Pierce Great Arrow. which he
handles in this city: 1T may appear
somewhat strange to those who havo
pictured Sweden and Norway as being
practically devoid OF highways such as
one fnds in France and England TO
learn that there is decided interest
developed in motoring in both nations
and that there Is a very good demand
in the larger towns and cities for light
cars Of moderate power and price. The
citizens OF Sweden have taken such an
interest I'm motoring that they have
begun the agitation OF proper roaAa
construction and have interested theV
government officials. There are many
natural attractions for the tourist. and
the people believe that by we'll built
roads they could be benefited largely
by the increase In numbers OF visiting
motorists"
Many owners or White steam ears
throughout the state are in San Fran
cisco this week. having toured here
for the occasion OF the fleet arrival.
Among them are r. Roberts OF MADEIRA
A. w. Clark OF Reedley. ]. c. Paine OF
Fowler. A F. NJ Strong and Mrs Wood.
each driving up from Los Angeles: r.
p. Burr and ]. H Arnold OF Sacra-
mento, F. W. Srythe of Eureka and j.
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