The San Francisco call., 1908-03-30
Motorists Enjoy Run
Up Mt. Hamilton
Season. First Official Event Of
Dealers Association Big
Success
By r. R. I'E1orr1r11edieu

This seasons first official run of the
automobile dealers association of Cali
fornia took place yesterday to the top
of Mount Hamilton. For most of those
who drove the so machines to the sum-
nit it was all new road and the time
made spoke well for the automobile.
What was accomplished yesterday by
the modern vehicle in two hours or
less formerly meant journey of eight
or nine hours by stage
From the place where the course
branches from the highway to Alum
Rock the going is good and the high
way plenty wide enough for two We
hicles to pass at any time. Spreadin g
out to the west. north and south. was
a grand panorama that was well worth
the trip.
Most of the owners left this city on
the o'clock boat and journeyed south
ward by way of Oakland. short stop
was made in San Jose, and the tour
was continued to Smiths Creek, where
luncheon had been prepared for the
motorists From Smiths Creek to the
summit is stretch of seven miles,
which has 365 turns in the course.
From the summit could be seen the
green valley of the Santa Clara, while
beyond what appeared from that height
to be mere molehills could be seen the
flash of the ocean,
After a short stop the cars wound
their way downward. When nearly
down to Smiths Creek the magnificence
of the view appeared to the occupant
of every car and the machines were
brought to a standstill while the tour
lists, lost in admiration, gazed upon the
scene In the valley, far below, could
be seen the neatly laid out orchards and
farms, with their comfortabie homes
and blossom laden trees. There were
great tracts that looked as though snow
had fallen upon them, but on approach
ing these were found to be acres OF
fruit trees in blossom. At intervals 1t
seemed as though the great Artist, tlr-
ing of the native green. had taken his
brush and splashed a wide daub of yell
low paint upon his canvas. This was
found to be the early buttercups, while
the deep orange of the California poppy
and the rich purple and red OF other
wild flowers put the finishing touches
upon natures garb-
This, the first run laid out by the
new runs and tours committee, has set
a mark, and If the promise of planning
something better be kept some Won
derful trips are in store.
One hundred and seventy-five persons
visited the Mount Hamilton observatory
yesterday Among those who partici-
pated in the run were:
J. w. Leavitt and party in a REQ, s. Nelson
and party in new White steamer. Nelson Jr;
in his fathers record breaking Columbia, Earl
Fisher in his Mitchell Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Marston and Judge and Mrs. j. K. Aiken with
Jack Fleming In Pope Hartford, Nj and MIS-
]. Fl. Peacock in a Mitchell, E: s; Howard and
party In a 1908 Buick, Frank E. Carroll In
the REQ which piletseYd the Thomas @ SO far on IN
a REQ. j. H Eagal and party in Studebaker,
George H. osen in Mitchell W. E; Allen and
party of San Jose. j. Z. Scott and party, j.
mitage. J. T. Harris of watsonvile G. A. Mar
ten of San Jose, II. n. Stetson of San Fran
cisco Dr. K McKlurg of Oakland. DR.. w. G..
Hassler, C. E. Anderson, G. ii. Radke, 81. R.
Basford, @. n. Wolf. J: D: Harris of Watson
Vile j B. Ham, F. E. Holmes Of San Jose,
o. G. Joslen and wife in their Pope Hartford