The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-14

The Call from an enthusiast of that
place. He says: The roads in Los
Gatos have been carefully measured
and at the present are being closely
watched.
Automobiles are advised not to ex-
coed 10 miles per hour, as any one ar
rested will be fined as the law permits.
However. Is miles will be tolerated.
Lyman Potter, the young SON of Mr..
and Mrs. George d. Potter, is becom-
ing one of t. the
Young Autoist most expert oper-
D-V-. .-ea"er mobile in this city.
He has just re-
turned from weekend trip to Santa
Cruz accompanied by his parents and
drove their White steamer to the Surf
City and back over the mountains by
way of Los Gatos without a single
stop for any trouble whatever. They
and a half hours, going the entire dis
lance ION the high"
DR.. Doolittle. the inventor of the
Doolittle rim, arrived in the city yes
terday to hold a
Rim. Arrive. a g. rf fOr sha branch %nol
Newerf rubber company. which has Sc
cured the agency for the Doolittle
TINS LOT California. Inc QOClOE Will
remain in town until tomorrow night,
when he returns east by way of the
north.
H. L. Owesney, local manager of the
San Francisco branch of the Winton
-. m tor carriage
fOwesney like. company, has writ
New Models ten ten, from mt the ), fac 6.
in in Conference n with
the heads of the company and the other
branch manager. Owesney's letter Is
full of enthusiasm over the new 1910
models. Owesney believes that they
Will be q great surprise to the buyers
of high grade cars. Owesney will re-
turn to the city about the 18th of the
month. He Is returning by way of the
Seattle fair.
In the recent hill climb held by the
Cincinnati automobile club the best
-.. time OF the day
in Hill Climb stoddard Dayton
roadster The hill
is one of the steepest and most dan
gerous in the state and is slightly less
than a mile in length with a uarter
OF mile straightaway. The time made
by the standardization was 1 minute
II 10 seconds: In this class for stock
cars selling from 1851 to $3.50 the
EMF roadster made the hill in 1
minute AZ 10 seconds. The Stoddard-
Dayton also carried off the honors In
the class for cars from S2,001 to $4,000
and the Steyens-Duryea made the best
time in the class for cars owned and
driven by club members only.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
The Frank o. Renstrom company.
agents for the Pullman automobiles.
expect to receive their first shipment
of 1910 Pullmans some time during the
coming month. There has been a great
demand for the Pullman this season,
and the factory has sold out it's entire
stock for 1908. Charles J. Turner has
just returned from trip to San Jose
and vicinity in his Pullman touring car
and states that the trip was very en-
joyable one and was without a single
mishap or delay
The increased demand for Buick cars
in the south and the rapid growth of
the business in that section necessi-
tated trip by Charles S. Howard, who
left the latter part of the week for
Los Angeles.
W. ]. Bowman. vice president of
the Overland motor car company, ar
rived in San Francisco yesterday. He
will make his headquarters with Don
Z. McCord, manager of the WHY'S
Overland automobile company.
Hazlett L. Pelton has returned to the
city and taken up his active work as
sales manager for the Reliance automo-
bile company. which now exclusively
handles the Knox car.
Steps have been taken by the What
com County automobile club of Bel
llngham. Wash, for large automobile
.6Se parade i in Seattle, to be held
Alaska-Yukon,Pa Pacific exposition.
G. Ratio and family have returned
from an extended tour in the southern
part Of the state in their little six cyl
all the way to Los Angeles to be in
fairly good condition and that he had a
splendid trip.
L; v. Lynch. manager of the Speed
well motor car company of California,
stated yesterday that another carload
Of Speedwells would arrive in the city
this week.
Manager Mclaughlin of the Reliable
1t salesroom last Tuesday. report
ed that he was surprised to see the
number of enthusiastic motorists who
were in the market for good second
hand cars. He had a couple of sales
the first As hours that the company was
started.
The Pioneer automobile company re-
ending July 10: Thomas Flyers, a six
cylinder touring car to A w. Good
fellow of Fresno; a six cylinder run
about to A. Sampler of Reno. New, and
four cylinder touring car to A. f.
Toomy of Oakland. Chalmers -Detroits
Van Ness of this city. 40; NJ A. Miles
of San Jose. T. H. Thomas of Redding,
and F. M. Lee of this CITY, each ..30''
The following have become owners of