The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20
WILL HOLD BIG
AUTO ROAD RACE
S0nOma County Association and
San Francisco Motor Club
to Give Event
Contest to Be Held at Santa
Rosa During the Rose
Carnival
By K. K. PHommedien

The Sonoma county automobile as
sociation has started something in the
way of sport in automobiling. Re
sociation invited the members of the
San Francisco motor club to visit
Santa Rosa May s and 9. when the
people of the county Will be holding
a rose carnival. Now they have gone
farther, and are going to hold real
stock chassis road race over a tri-
angle of So miles. A $500 bronze
trophy will go to the winner. The
contest is only open to stock chassis.
The race will take place May 3. Phe
event will be given by both of the
clubs. Seven entries have been sent
in and it is expected that all the fast
cars in the city will take part. As
1t will be the first real road race in
this part of California it has been
suggested TO call it the California
grand prize race, but this has been
taken as a joke. for the distance is
too short to give it such a dignfied
title. 1t undoubtedly Will be known
by the first title suggested for the
event-the Rose carnival road race.
e. r. Bowering of st. Johns, New
lis dl the dIIllOnl NE dl
- rived from Pasa-
xh.. S.o.n : dena yesterday in
Comes North his 40 horsepower
;. White steam car,
accompanied by a
party of friends. Last summer the Wis
itor spent motoring in eastern states
This year he came west to tour Cali
fornia with his big steamer. have
never been on more strenuous trip,
he said. ''The road conditions were
frightful. But our machine pulled
without a hitch. so | can't say we did
not enjoy the journey up the coast to
San Francisco.
The Bowertng White steamer left
Pasadena Thursday of last week. The
visitors wanted to see the country. and
saw it, They chose the coast route.
Through the Foxhall canyon the roads
and many bridges were washed away.
The auto was driven through the fagm
fields. Between Gav.ota and Santa
Maria the going was particularly
heavy. The $50 miles of road from
Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo was
leaving San Luis Obispo the roads were
fair. but good roads were not encount-
cred until Los Gatos had been left be-
hind.
Leaving the big trees the motorists
came over Old Charlie road through
the Santa Cruz. mountains. No ma
chine had been over it in years.
j. W. ellison. sales manager of the
Mitchell motor car company of Racine,
...-- Wis, has cut short
Wants Autos his annual vaca-
for the Mails tion and has gone
east on tele-
graphic summons
to meet Sig. Manuel Canova. whose po-
sition in the government service of
the Argentine Republic corresponds to
that of an assistant postmaster gem
eral. Sig. Canova arrived in New
York from Europe last week. His
mission is to investigate the mail de-
livery service in the countries he Wis
it's, with particular reference to rural
deliveries. He is interested in the use
of automobiles for the work, and is
now in New York as a result of con-
ference with ellison during the latter's
visit to South America last fall.
Reports from actual owners of
Studebaker automobiles. who have kept
.,. itemized accounts
Low Upkeep for OF tneir expenses
!. s.eeeD-~- keep of their ears
ly low" says John H. Eagal of the
Studebaker Brothers. We have stead
fastly maintained this to prospective
owners Several of the reports which
l have looked over during the last
week will furnish good material for
| interesting automobile literature"
An excellent method of keeping the glass of a
| wind shield clear rainy day is to rub the
outside of the glass with rag dipped in gly
cerin or kerosene. The glass will at first appear
dull. but IL Is rained upon IL Will
become as clear as though it had been dried.