Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-30


DUNNING at breakneck and record
n, breaking time from here to San
AZ Francisco, the White steamer
which startled the automobile world
by smashing the record for the trip
down the coast, made the run back to
its native beach yesterday and COM
pletely eclipsed all previous per-
formances for an automobile on the
journey from the bay city to the south
ern metropolis by making the round
trip in exactly thirty-seven hours. Not
alone did the car accomplish some
thing wonderful, but the tires with
which it was equipped, Morgan &
Wrights, also came in for their share
of praise. No instance of puncture
or trouble of any kind with the intla-
ton was recorded, and the agents for
the tires on the coast are as happy
as the White steamer people.
The Whites run down the coast set
the local auto colony to wondering,
but when the news was flashed along
the row yesterday that the return was
also accomplished in record time even
the envy of other dealers was thrust
aside to hail Capt. Ryus, the local
White agent as the hero of the hour.
Ryus formerly held the record from
here to San Francisco. and while he
had no part in the return trip of the
White, he was nevertheless the recipient
of congratulations on all sides from his
fellow dealers.
Record Broken
One the trip down the coast the for
mer record, held by Columbia, was
broken by almost an hour. The mark
of 1918 had stood for over a year. and
1t was not thought possible to lower
it. The Herald of yesterday recounted
how the feat was performed. and when
they noted their success the White
managers Immediately conceived the
idea of doing even better on the re-
turn trip.
The northern run is generally consid-
cred two hours slower than that ac-
complished in the trip south, and when
less than twenty hours was registered
before the car reached its San Francis
co home there was much jubilation in
White circles. 1t was indeed a for
tunate circumstance that no tire trou-
bles were met with. and when the news
flashed from Frisco that the car had
reached there late yesterday afternoon
the Morgan & Wright agents shared
in the general rejoicing around the
White garage.
The steamer left here on its return
trip shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday
night, and with Addair at the wheel
rolled into Santa Barbara at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. There Pipenberg
assumed conynand, and at S:45 San
Luis Obispo was reached. Slemmon
handled the levers to Soledad, and
Wagner grasped the throttle for the
rest of the trip to San Francisco, ar
rivinp there at little after half past
five last night
The run OF the White was made with
other ideas than advertising the car:
Mr.. Nelson. who has for years offered
a trophy for the run from the northern
city to Los Angeles and return, was
most anxious that his own car. the
White, should repeat its performances
of former years. and when the feat
was accomplished he. like good sport,
was as happy in victory as he has
shown himself to be in defeat.
Four years ago Ralph Hamlin
startled the chug wagon devotees by
making the run from here to San
Francisco in forty-four hours and thir-
ty minutes, and those interested that
his record would stand for years to
come. Several more attempts pulled
the mark down to 1913, made by a
Columbia, and yesterdays effort on the
mart of a White set a record which will
he hard to lower.