The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
OidsmObiIe Starts to
Lower Record
Harrison and Crew With Fer
nando Nelson Trying TO Beat
Time 10 Los angeles
BY r. r. rrIon,r11edleu

The crew of the Oldsmobile which
broke the record from Los Angeles
to Fresno left last night TO lower the
record made by Fernando Nelson some
two years ago over the coast road
At first 1t was thought best TO go over
the valley route, but the Fernando
Nelson cup was the alluring bait that
took them through by way of Santa
Barbara. From the speed that the
Oldsmobile made on the trip up Driver
Harrison expects to easily beat Is
hours and 1s minutes. If Nelson
loses the record he is not going to
lose all the glory, for he was pas
senger In the Odds last night.
The racing car was sent away from
the corner of Market and Guerrero
streets by r. r. rHommedieu after
midnight. In the car were IL. o. Har-
rison. at the wheel; Fred w. Pabst and
Fred c. Smith of Los Angeles and
Fernando Nelson.
a deal made yesterday whereby the Con
soldated motor car company the Pope
Hartford agency. W. NJ Phelps. representative
of the Pope manufacturing company. has been
negotiating with this company and contracts
the, agency for all of California north OF Bakers
field. touring and landaulet are now on
exhibition In their salesroom-.
The Pioneer automobile company reports the
sale Of a. model NJ 1908 oidsmo9e TO T. T. NJ ~
wife for birthday gift
THAT is automobillng. It's got the old time
business down here skinned" remarked George
e. Holberton Yesterday upon his return from
uip IN nls oIasmope TO- ELECTRA IN .!Thaps
were four in the party. said Hoiberton, and
we took the trip partly for pleasure and partly
Waterloo, Lockford and across the Mokelumne
river at Clements, then through Buens vista
to within few miles of Jackson is splendid.
except that in the bed of Rabbit creek, which
is the best grade. and which you have TO cross,
there are occasional cobbles but the water in
the creek at this time of the season is nowhere
over IS inches deep. We left San Francisco
Friday night and got back TO Stockton Sunday
evening. The trip from Electra back TO stock
ton a distance OF rs miles, was made in just
three hours running time The total lapse OF
stopped at Martel Is minutes for refreshments
and down In Rabbit creek q half hour for tire
repair. The country up there Is beautiful now
but is suffering somewhat FOR lack OF rain In
the towns the people were all much interested
in the automobile and crowded around to look at
C. G. Hopkins and W. G. Collins leave today
for Fresno TO attend the motorcycle races to be
held in the Raisin City. Collins who has done
great deal of riding in the southern part of
the state. will participate in three events This
motorcycle and bicycle meets that has ever been
held.
W T. White OF Oakland, who has previously
owned two Winton cars Is doing considerable
touring through the bay counties in his new
aud especially constructed sixteen Six run
about. This machine has the same motor as the
SIX cylinder touring car, but is geared for fast
road work and racing, White is planning q
number Of long tours in his new vehicle, which
is guaranteed to annihilate space
The number of shipments made from the
Franklin factory last week were greater than
for any week since the 1908 season began, and
nearly up to the high water mark of 1907.
DR.. n. Fl. Chamberlin OF Oakland spent two
days recently in touring with his family in their
new White car This is of the first cars
of the straight line body type to be delivered in
the city across the bay, aud this enthusiastic
motorist has been taking advantage of 1t ever
since. His first trip was through the Santa
Clara valley and up Mount Hamilton. Last week
toured through Petaluma Santa Rosa, Glen
Ellen, Napa and St. Helena. One night was
spent Ia st. Helena The next day was devoted
to touring around the northern part of Napa
county and then returning by way of Vallejo.
Benicia Port Costa, and the road which runs
around the bay through Contra Costa and Ala
media counties. The roads from Port Costa down
are reported to be in very bad condition, and
most unsatisfactory fer touring.
Norman de yaux, local manager Of the Auburn
motor car company, reports the sale OF two
cylinder "a horsepower Auburn touring car 10
| George Harrison of Healdsburg, and also one
! of the same type to j. A. and Il. b. Brown OF