Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

o'clock in the morning. No attempt
was made at speeding, but, as the car
climbed most of the grades on the high
| gear. good time was made IN the noun
tain passes and all the level stretches
were taken fast when this could be
done comfortably. Monday afternoon
San Francisco was reached, and the
crippled city was looked over in the
interim of business calls until Tues
day afternoon, when the roadster was
headed back toward home and sent
down to San Jose again. Here the
party stopped over night. leaving at
1880 a. m. for Fresno, which was
reached about o'clock, after making
detour through the beautiful Kear-
ney ranch.
Road conditions to Fresno averaged
fair some of the straight, smooth
stretches near Gilroy allowing of forty
five miles an hour with glass front
and no discomfort. The passes through
the mountains were all beautiful. The
Casitas Is charming with its hills of
green and many trees.
As the summit Of the pass was
reached magnificent view was had of
the long canyon through which the
roads wind and twist, ever climbing
higher and higher.
After Santa Barbara came the Cav
the grade through the canyon.
Up and down the car wallowed over
the successive ranges of rolling hills
that extend down to the beach. Mile
after mile the seesaw road ran along
the edge of the hills until finally 1t ran
back into a pretty canyon that became
more charming the farther the car
penetrated.
Under the oaks and sycamores stop
was made at noon, while q cold lunch
con was disposed of. Then on over the
summit the ride was continued and
down the grade on the far side.
After Gaviota came several nice.
smooth stretches of good roads that
alternated with dusty patches full of
treacherous chuck holes filed with dust
that gave the car and it's passengers
an occasional jolt. Many OF the old
Franciscan missions were easily seen
from the road, some of them being
directly beside it. The old marks of
the first Introduction of the monks re-
ligion in the far western country prove
very interesting. Many of them show
of their long forgotten builders and
their sites were so chosen as to be just
one days foot journey apart
Vantage points were chosen when
the foundations were laid and the clus-
tering of little villages and cities
aTOunQ the Ola UlOSS-cOVeTcQ anu OlS-
mantled churches testify to the fore
sight of the Franciscan friars when
they selected the locations.
There was little to do for. those VINO
were simply passengers other than to
sit back and enjoy to the full the con-
tinuous panorama of beauty that
passed rapidly along either side of the
car, rushing at it from the front only
to melt away finally on either side into
the blue distance. In the hills the
scenery was most beautiful and the
steep climbs and slower rate of speed
afforded more opportunity to enjoy 1t
to the full.
few of the grades presented diff
culties on account of their roughness.
but any medium powered car can make
them successfully.
After the party had travelled together
to Fresno with much pleasure 1t was
divided by Mr.. Melczer going by train
to the Yosemite, where he expects to
remain several days.
day In Fresno furnished the in
formation that there was considerable
conflict In opinion as to who really
held the record between that city and
Los Angeles The record bug began
buzzing and Friday morning the car
was got out early and start made
before daylight to avoid the heat across
the valley to the TETON pass.
Out of Fresno for quite a distance
the roads were very poor, but an av-
erage of twenty-eight miles per hour
was maintained.
AS Bakersfield was neared the con-
didions improved until a fine stretch
of mesa road was found and the car