The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
GOOD ROAD TO
REACH SANTA ROSA
PetaIuma Enthusiast Tells Oi
Best Way TO Drive TO the
City Of Roses
By x. r. FHOmmedieu

leaving the city limits on holidays ana
taking TO ire country highway. Very
cew reports have been received OF con-
ditions Of the roads but the good
weather is The magnet that is draw
ing The owners into iAe mountains and
valleys.
AL this ume OF the year Marin
county. and even as far up as Lake
county. are delightful spots TO visit.
The unknown condition Of the roads,
however. keeps many enthusiasts from
making the trip.
A thoughtful owner in Petaluma
~,.hen he read in The Call that num-
Der OF motor car owners were Ihlnk-
ing OF making trip 10 santa rosa
wrote that for the comfort OF those
who ride in the back seat 1 would ad-
wise them 10 take the road that turns
north from the Chicken ranch just
after leaving Petaluma instead of tax
ing the main road. BY so doing they
viii cut out about two miles of rough
road. This road enters the Santa Rosa
road just above Penn Grove. 1t is
smooth without chuck holes or ruts.
Most Of the local auto drivers use this
road"
Among other events which are at
tracing the attention of motor car
=. enthusiasts in tne
North BaIdy south IS sd me ar.os Iaoe
Road Race mRieh IpRRsfs IS to be
held 10 the Big
Horn mine on North Baldy. Although
september 10 several dealers have
81 smiled their intention TO take part
T. C Fenner has entered his White
Ftea mer and number of cars are
r--c. .r,rf cd n with this char
N-r entrant The course Of the race IS
from Seventh and Broadway. Los An
Eeles, and covers dlStance OF a0U
mi les 10 the finishing line. The cars
VIII run out Broadway, through the
tunnel. along Buena Vista street TO
Avenue 20. and out over the Bur
san Fernando. NewhaH. Saugus, Lang,
Acton, Palmdale, Little Rock, Shoe
makers camp. Point Comfort, UP Big
Rock Creek canyon to the gold mine
on the back OF Mount Badly. New
rules have been drawn up by Fenner,
who contends that he has the right 10
make the rules as he has run and won
The race three times. The rules are
lmost the same those governing
last years event. but Fenner has
stipulated that part Of the 5000 en-
trance fee shall be applied 10 the
care ana repair OF the roads. Fenner
reserves the right TO put up the cup
for the race and promises 10 provide
2 handsome silver trophy. The cup
.snust be won three times to become
'rhe property OF the automobiles.
Plans for the ocean TO ocean contest
are developing rapidly and still fur
ther Inducements
Thomas Doing TO manufacturers
Good Work ana sns biIa pTlVare been own sn-
noEnced-
When the pathfinder Thomas
reached St. Louis the crew were the
guests OF honor at the Automobile
dealers and manufacturers associa-
tioI al their annual banquet Much
enthusiasm was expressed over the
the transcOntinental map and $1,000
was raised as a prize TO the first car
that viii reach that point.
A remarka bic feature Of the path
finding trip was the magnificent work
performed bys the old Thomas car,
which still bears the battle marks of
its strenuous journey in the New York
10 Paris race of last year There has
been no mechanical difficulty. as the
first puncture did not occur until after
the car had passed st. Louis.
4 big seven passenger White steam
car recently invaded Korea II was
g. shipped to Seoul
White steamer Tor Ihomas A.
-. chief of the impe-
rial household. No
motor car of any description had ever
been seen there before. After mas
tering its operation Koen took a party
Of distinguished guests out for
ride Among them were J. i. Man
ming, q mining engineer; Gordon Pad
dock. United States vice consul gen
aral in Korea: Consul General Casati
and his daughters and the Seoul cor
respondent Of the Japan Chronicle
Writing 10 his paper under recent date
the correspondent says IN part.
T know u sounds Ike an effort OF
imagination TO state that Seoul, the
capital Of Korea, country which not
80 many Years ago was absolutely
20 .osed 10 forei gners, has been invaded
by an up 10 date steam automobile of
% horsepower. weighing over three
, IONS and measuring 10 feet long and
I'VE feet wide. But the fact remains
that such is the case, and also. that
The Koreans and Chinese have had the
shock of their lives. They are now
gradually becoming used TO 1t, but on
its first appearance they were pos
sesscd with the idea that some strange
and weird demon had visited the earth
10 administer punishment for their
various sins
The car is one OF the latest types
Of steam cars manufactured by a well
known firm IN the United States"
Tuntley I. Gordon. manager of the
Stearns motor car company of Los An
apotber Race $1,000 for a return
for StearDs Car race with the Lo-
comObile at Ascot
park. the scene of
The former event Gordon makes only
three conditions in his challenge. These
are that the cars used viii be stock
cars. with the exception of the gear
ing, gas and oil supplies: there must
be no limit as TO drivers, and the race
must be for 100 miles or more. Cor
don says Positively believing that we
and not our car lost the Locomobile-
Stearns race. we hereby back our be-
lief to the extent of $1,000. We will
race the LOcomobiie at Ascot park, the
date to be settled. for 100 miles or
more without restrictions as to driver
gearing, gasoline or oil supplies. Other
wise cars shall be stock"
This challenge is open only to the
I.ocomobile, and Leavitt, owner of the
Locomobile. is willing to repeat the
event.
Word has been received from an en-
fhusiastic motorist Of the southland
that. notwithstand-
Bad Roads to standing the fair
los Angeles weather of [ n e
10. 1. last few weeks,
there is a big hole
in tie road between Los Angeles and
Ventura that it would be well for any
one who contemplates taking the trip
10 look out for. Several who have made
the run recently state that number
of high powered cars have been caught
80 the deep mud and have had to take
a tow The mud hole is on the far side
and near the foot of the Canejo grade.
one motOrist who recently passed over
fhis road discovered a way by which