The San Francisco call., 1909-01-04
HARVEY SETS MARK
IN DEL MONTE RUN
Loses More Than Five Hours by
Breaking Axle When Near
the Finish
Makes Fast Time in Record
Breaking Rambler on
SOnthward Run
BY z. x. PH0mmedieu

BY X. X. GA0mmedIeu
The first Official mark has been set
for the travelling time between San
Francisco and Del Monte and return.
L. B. Harvey at the wheel OF the Ram
bier which holds the Los Angeles-San
Diego record. was sent away from the
corner of Van Ness and Golden Gate
avenues at $50 a. m. yesterday by r.
r. rHommedieu. Harvey started of in
high spirits, knowing that his would
be the first name to be engraved on
the Chanslor and Lyons trophy. he
made a splendid run 20 Del Monte, con-
sidering the conditions of the roads.
He reached the hotel at 1858 p. m,
being just ) hours and % minutes on
the road. After resting for eight min
utes he again headed for the city. He
held his pace all the way back and
was due TO reach the city before p. m
When near Lunmita park the car
dropped into a hole and broke an axle.
1t was all of as far as setting a good
time limit for the distance. He tele-
phoned to the city for new axle, and
after waiting and working hours he
reached the city at 11:10 .. n, making
the record for the next to break of
15 hours and 40 minutes. 1t was hard
work all the way, and Harvey was tired
out when he reached the finish.
So great was the demand for automo-
biles for New Years eve that the local
i. agencies ana sales
c-e.4 D.no1a Frooms were de
for Automobiles the hour Of the cele-
bratt0n. The motor
cars in the rent service. of which there
are several hundred, We're all engaged.
A great many of the drivers OF rent
cars refused 10 take out their machines
unless they were hired for the entire
night. Probably the driver who re-
ceived the largest reserya alton for lis
car was one whoAdrives a six cylinder
Thomas. He reported his car engaged
for S6 hours, beginning early in the
evening. An offer Of $50 for two hours
use of a Thomas was received by +. p.
Brinegar from an enthusiast, who
wanted to celebrate the New Year iii an
automobile, and the telephone was kept
busy by persons anxious to secure cars
for the celebration. but all offers were
referred TO the rent service companies.
To DR.. George II. Boskowitz of this
city belongs the distinction of being the
-.-- .Spurchaser OF the
F.r.. ,oo BuIel. stqeak / IN ny EaI;fd,e i e
MIA. The doctor has long been an auto
mobile enthusiast and the owner OF a
number of cars of as many different
makes. His decision to purchase 4
White Streak" was arrived at only
after careful and thorough investi-
cation of all the makes of cars meet
ing the requirements of his practice.
He took delivery Of the new ear from
the Howard automobile company. and
Is quite proud of the racy little runa-
bout. Included in the rather elaborate
equipment of the doctors White
Srraak' 9 IN Ella hnrara Of
his initials which adorns the radiator
and was presented TO him by al ap-
preciative patient
One of the greatest stunts made by
an automobile came TO light yesterday
II Frahe,s the rePHT5 SpfF5s that hat
Thomas Helps nif1nS anSis ~, Trlons mac
trolley Car car back on the
rails after it had
Jumped the tracks
CribbS was on his way from Spokane
to Seattle in his Thomas flyer and as
the roads were in bad condition was
going comparatively slow. Near the
cemeteries he was surprised TO see the
passengers of an electric car standing
around it and stopped TO see what the
trouble was. When he found the car
! was off the track he spoke TO the grip
man and offered TO help him. The man
said it was no use, but he might try
Cribbs put chain on the rear of the
old reliable Thomas and in 10 minutes
the cheers of the spectators.
With the unequaled record OF s.15s
automobiles built in 1908 the Buick
- - looms up on the
hulek WeE 1900 Raos horizon OF the mo-
haNes hecora tor car industry
factor in the automobile world for the
year 1909. with the proposed produc-
tion of 10000 machines. The enormous
plant of the Buick motor company
at Flint Mich, has been augmented
during the current year by the acquisi-
tion Of some 20 acres additional land
and three huge buildings, each with a
ground area of more than two acres
| have been constructed.
The following message was received
by the White company yesterday from
- Stanley Gawne:
Runs Machine Arrived yester-
eight eight inches e Of E
snow. Looking for more. Bottom of
Gawne left Oakland three DAYS ago
in his 80 horsepower seven passenger
White car TO make a winter trip TO
Yosemite valley. Wawona is the limit
| for automobiles, and they are not al
has. in the middle of winter. succeeded
| IN penetrating as far as possible in
the Yosemite valley. Gawne evidently
got all the. winter he wanted The
"pan" he referred to as being polished
| is the protecting pan under the engine.
which evidently was well secured by
the snow drifts through which the car
was run. Gawne took with him skid
chains for all four wheels, and said
| that unless he encountered drifts which
! only a snowplow could pierce he was
going through.