The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
AUTO RACE MEET
OFFICIALS CHOSEN
Men Selected to Take Charge
of the Competition at
TanfOran
Three Mayors Will Be Guests
of the Olympic Club
Committee
By K. K. FHommedieu

The committee that has charge Of
the automobile races to be held on the
Tanforan track Sunday finished the Sc
lection Of officials last night as fol-
lows:
Referee Frederick NJ Fenwick.
Judges-R. H. Postlethwaite, L. P. Lowe.
ssmuel g. Buckbee. DR.. T. B. W. Leland. t.
Alton and DR.. ". B. Coffee.
Timers-John Hammersmith. John Elliott,
George James. George MeNaughton, Nick Pen
dergast, A {. Hampton and {. {. Hopkins.
Starter-Garnet ferguson.
and David Sinclair.
seorers-R. P. Lyons. Charles o'Kane, Frank
Foran, Gerald Griffin Frank Hooper Sidney
Starr. Fay Beale, Howard Brickell and William
Mikulich.
Announeer-w J. johnson.
Clerks Of the eourse-George Middleton and
Assistant clerks of the course-otto walhsh
and NJ. II. Crow.
Mayor Taylor, Mayor Mott of Oak
land and Mayor Davidson of San Jose
will be guests of the officers of the
club at an informal dinner Friday
evening.
WILL. RACE Up NORTH BALDY
A White steamer viii race next SUNDAY with
another car over the hundred mile course be-
tween Los Angeles and the end Of the road on
North Badly All sorts OF road conditions are
10 he found on this course, and IL Is said that
the worst hill in America viii have TO be climbed
IN the first 80 miles. Fremont pass which is
considered terror by every mOroriSt who has
passed over il. has a grade that averages about
> per cent but its main difficulty lies in the
fact that Il is so rough SOledad canyon is a
long stretch with many fords. numerous grades
ana not few sandy stretches. making the run
ming time Of the cars low. After Soledad comes
the MotaTe desert where good stretch Of
desert road is found for 10 miles from Palmdaie
10 Little Rock. About 20 miles from Palmdale
the grade up the mountain side begins and the
road rises rapidly and continuously for 9 or lO
miles until the end Of IL is reached upon the
side OF North Baldy. little below the summit.
II took but a few minutes TO decide upon the
rules that would govern the race after the
challenge of Feuner, the entrant of the White
car. was accepted by Schettler, the other driver.
The cars are to start from the corner Of Broad
way and Fourth street. the first leaving at . 30
and the second at O'Clock. a coin being tossed
10 minutes before the start for choice Of posi-
ton
The whole course will be guarded on the
morning Of the race. nearly 80 men being de
tailed 10 stay at various points to see that
traffic is warned and the road kept as clear as
possible Southern Pacific officials will keeu
all crossings open between Los angeles and
palmdale that freight trains Will not DELAY
the progress Of the cars. The Whites competi.
ror has been equipped with Goodyear quick de
tachable tires on Goodyear rims. and the seal
loped heavy tourist type Of tires Will be used.
The crew Of the car has drilled itself so that
it make a change in scarcely more than a
minute In case both of the cars fail TO finish
the faster fails to make better time
than eight hours the is TO be run over al
date to be set by the principals. Schettler and
Fenner.