The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
ATHLETES Will
TURN MOTORISTS
For a Day Will Desert the Cinder
Path for Pleasures of
Motoring.
Garden City Enthusiasts Will
Pay Their Respects to Men
of Brawn and Muscle
Bv R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

today. il being the occasion OF the
second annual automobile run OF the
club. As at the time of the initial
event. the destination viii be San Jose
Last year the motorists went down IN
a squadron. with the result that when
they arrived at the Garden City, IN
stead of looking like clean wei cut
athletes, they had more the appearance
of the gentry who never work, OF the
noble order of brake beam riders. In
trying to keep in line the cars were
driven practically in a cloud Of dust
from the start to the finish.
This year. to do away with this DIS
agreeable feature, the event viii take
on the form of d blind handicap run
which means that before the cars are
started, a series Of numbers which VIII
cover the number of starters, VIII be
placed on a sheet and opposite :hese
viii be placed running time averaging
from two hours to two hours and for
ty-fve minutes. This sheet Will then
be sealed up, and given to the officials.
When the automobiles line up in
front of the clubhouse in Post street
this morning, they viii be given an
Official number. The driver will then
be informed. on starting, that he has
two hours ana forty-fve minutes to
ma Ike the run, and must not arrive un-
der two hours. 1t is optional with him
p what time he reaches the finishing
line during this time limit And the
driver who arrives nearest to his time
according to the blind handicap, cor
responding TO his number, viii be de-
clared the winner.
A halt will be taken in Santa Clara,
where the Olympians viii line up for
IL
will be met in Santa Clara by the
members of the Santa Clara county au-
tonobile association, headed by George
r. PoIhemus, the president.
The escort will then proceed along
the Alameda, to Santa Clara, to First,
and then TO the point OF rendezvous.
r. E. Carroll VIII be IN charge OF the
event.
Among those who have signifed their
1ntention OF participating in the run
are:
c. T o'Kane. George James. John A. Ken
nedy HsTtwig A. Cohen, Frank G. o'ksne.
choynski. W. 5. Wood. Dr. L. D. Bacigalupi.
John P Rice. i. Lsgan, William H. Mccarthy.
Or. r NJ Thomas. Or. H J. Schlagater. y.
.J. PrenderEast. Otto Wail6sch. Leo F. Nolan.
Cal, McMshon. G. a. Russ. Louis Ferrari, Max
ceni. Matt A Harris. H. NJ Goldberg Y. c.
Goldberg S,fisI r E. Carroll Thomas Powers Dr.
f. J. Dawson. lack Burke Joseph Lewis Clar-
ence CIough. Roy o. Yates, Robert A. Roos ].
W. Elmer ". r. Berry, ". J Bush. W ].
noEaen, Harry schwartz E A. Williams 10
Cartwright L. {. Stewart F. J. Foran. DIR. ".
B. Cofey. Dr. : Gardner Sandy McNaughton.
J. NJ Long Jr.. Herbert Duncan. Henry
Stern. Stephen s. Rsu. Joseph r. Hickey. Rob-
ert r. Russ. Thomas $. Hsrloe. c. II. Morris
J. D. Mccarthy. Bruce Brough, r. c. Robinson.
Andrew Glsrner. William T. Humphrey. DIR.
MCCONNELL T1apndOrf L II
Wolfe. II. 6. Miller. f. ". Magill. H. 1.
Stafford. Robert a: Roos. T, 1. Fitzpatriek. G.
Charles Mcdonald Harry Kelly. William
Roeder. George McCord.
Plans for one of the largest automo-
bile runs ever attempted in the his
tory of the state were outlined at a
meeting of auto owners from different
parts OF the valley held at Marysville
last week
The plans are those proposed some
time ago by DR.. c. L. Browning OF
Chico, who suggested that the motor
lists take part in the Portola festival
as body, making il a squadron run
At the meeting d.. Browning was
elected chairman. Q. Il Miller of Sac
ramento secretary, and Captain J. r
Foster of Marysville treasurer. A COM
Nmittee consisting of DR.. {. L. Browning
aad J. r. Adlef of Chico, George w
Pierce of Davis, A. H. Quatman Of Will
4D"os . L. = Osttt OF 9ldES SNltIC anu u
II Miller of Sacramento will come &c
san Francisco and secure Information
relative TO the various details of the
excursion and report at the next meet
ing. which viii be held in Sacramento
on the evening OF September Is. Final
arrangements viii al that time be
made for the carrying out of the run
Sufficient automobiles have already
been promised to assure q successful
run and if the automobile owners OF
the valley will give this their hearty
support ii is figured that the run can
be made to contain at least 500 ma
chimes. The plan contsmplates having
each machine labeled with a Sacra-
mento valley banner 3nd 20 nave all
the machines from different localities
together in the run, each locality 10
be in alphabetical order. Some advo-
cate giving the community having the
largest number of machines first place
in the run and arrange the others &C.
cording to the number of autos they
have in line. The details will be de-
clded upon at the next meeting
The Portola- festival committee has
already advised DR.. Browning that
IT will do everything possible to as
sist in making the parade success.
William Beckman. president Of the
Peoples savings bank of Sacramento
who is q pioneer stage driver of the
Sacramento valley, has been asked ia
get the old stage coach now among the
exhibits at Sutter Fort and drive II as
the first feature Of the run This Will
be followed by the automobiles and
will show the old as well as the pres-
ent methods of transpo portat5on. Auto
mobile owners all over the valley are
being enrolled for this run and ar
rangements will no doubt be made for
carrying tie machines across the bay
and across Carquinez straits for those
who live on the west side of the val
ley, SO that all who come with their
machines can be sure of a quick and
easy transportation.
All automobile owners of the Sacra
mento valley are invited 10 be present
at the meeting in Sacramento on The
evening of the 18th.
During last week a numbersof motor
car parties have visited Del Monte and
8. vicinity in their
Motorists those who nods AZ
at Del Monte the trip were Mrs
j. E. Wonderlv'
Mrs Shepard of Grand Rapids. Mich.
in an Oldsmobile: A. Dalton Harrison
and Miss Janet Painter of San Fran
cisco, and Miss Harrison and Miss Lang
of London. in a Steyens-Duryea: Mr..
and Mrs. II. p. Freas and child of Bur-
lingame. in a Buick: Mr.. and Mrs. r. b.
SpIfvalo and Miss Irene Phelps of San
Francisco, in an Oidsmobile; Mr. and
Mrs w s. Scaunell of San Francisco.