Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-01
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SANTA ROSA ROAD
RACES TOMORROW
POSTPONED SEPT. rs TO OCT.
2, ACCOUNT OF RAIN
Classic Event of North to Be Pulled
Off Tomorrow, and Full List
of Entries for the
Event

With all the "doings" in local auto
mobiledom going on, San Francisco
Is up to the eyes in racing also, ana
about the busiest thing that can De
reported from the northern metropolis
is w. r. Johnston, the energetic sec
retary of the San Francisco Motor club,
who in writing to The Herald under
date of September q has the follow
ing to say concerning the Santa Rosa
road races billed for September 26, but
were postponed on account of rain:
"I went up to Santa Rosa last Fri
day and everything looked pretty rosy
for the meet the following two days,
on Saturday and Sunday until after
supper, when it started to rain. IL
kept up all night and all day Saturday,
and we of course had to call the races
off and postpone them until next Sat
urday and Sunday, October and 3.
"In all my experience in the auto
mobile game l do not believe nave
ever seen a mile horse track In such
grand condition for fast time. The
center of the turns show 121s per
cent bank starting from the pole. Ihe
banks also run we'll into the stretches
at each end. The cars hit the turns
wide open with absolute safety and as
high as sixty-three miles an hour has
been made on the south turn. Several
of the cars in practice have made miles
in less than a minute, and Charles
Soules stated that in all his track rae
ing experience it is the fastest track
he has ever driven on.
"On Saturday afternoon L called
meeting of all the entrants and drivers
to ascertain if a postponement Would
be suitable and as everyone agreed |
made arrangements with a fireproof
storage warehouse to take care of
their cars during this week. All the
cars are insured to the full amount
and this expense is borne by the Santa
Rosa Automobile association, which, by
the way, consists of the live men or
the town. 1 have been looking after
their interests here and in fact l got
all the entries for them. santa Rosa
is undoubtedly the most hospitable
town 1 ha% ever struck on the coast.
It seems that they cannot do enough
for YOU TO make the stay in their beau
tiful city enjoyable.
1.-THE entry list has been reopened
and we hope to get several additional
entries. 1 am enclosing herewith a
copy of the entry list ass 1t stands to-
day"
Following are the events and entries:
Event No Ia D. M. ten miles for stool
| cars listing at $500 or less. Prize cup t
winner-Maxwen Q. A. Linz. driver; Max
well @, C. o. King, driver; Buick White
Streak, Frank Murray, driver.
Special event No. 1---2;20 p. m; five miles
open for single cylinder motorcycles Prize
cup to winner-Indan, w. q. Collins, driver
Thor, A. Chelini, rider; Elk, H. Kohl, rider
Indian, NJ. ]. Graves, rider; Merkle' L. T.
Heise. rider.
Event No. 2-2:3O p. m; ten miles for
stock cars listing at $4,000 or less. Prize
cup to winner-Buick Forty, F. Murray
driver; Sunset, H. Hall, driver; Maxwell g.
c. o. King driver.
Ia1 2-2.bO D, ~ QVe miles
open for double cylinder motorcycles Prize
cup to winner-Thor, A. Chelini, rider; IN
dian, NJ. j. Graves, rider; Indian, W. u. COL
Inns rider; MerlSle Charles Bake, rider;
Merkle L. c. Heise, RIDER Indian, Walter
Dryer rider.
Event No s-s p. M; ten miles for stock
cars listing at $4,000 and under. Prize cup
to winner-Chalmers Detroit 40 H. warner
driver: Winton six, Mcdonald, driver Buick
Forty, F. Murray. driver; Sunset. II. Hall
driver; Maxwell @, G. o. KING orlFer'
stoddard Dayton, NJ Peters, driver
Special event No. $3.50 p. m; hVe mile
three-eornered match race Prize cup TO
winner-Indian, NJ. ]. Graves, rider; Merkle'
Charles Balkle, rider; Thor, A. chelini'
rider. a..
stock cars listing over $4,000. Prize cup TO
winner-Stearns, Charles Soules, driver;
stevens H o. Ontank, driver Thomas SIX
]. p. Costello, driver.
Special event No $3.50 p. m; ive-mi!e
exhibition by Gillette Head car, p F. GIL
lette, driver.
Event No 5-4 p. m; hve-mile single
cylinder stock motorcycles Prize cup TO Inc tne
yyinner-Indlan. NJ j. Graves. rider; Elk,
Herman Kohl, rider; Thor, A. Chelini' rider.
Event No 6--4:15 p. M 25-mile free for
all stock cars. Prize silver punch bowl TO
winner-Buick 40. Frank Murray driver
Stearns Charles Soules driver; Maxwell Q,
A. Linz. driver; Moxwell G, C. o. King.
driver; Stevens Duryea o6, Fl. o. ontanK'
driver; Sunset Horald Hall. driver; Cha,-
mers-D Detroit 40, II. Warner, driver Stod-
dard Dayton SIX, NJ. Peters, driver; Thomas
Six, j. p. Costello, driver.