The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-23
TIRE CHANGING
CONTEST IS NEXT
Board of Directors of the San
Francisco Club VIII Com
slider the Event
Motor Cars May Also Engage
in Interesting Economy
Competition
By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU

The next contest Of the San Fran
cisco motor club will more than likely
be tire changing contest. The sub
ject will be brought up to the board
of directors at the meeting that Will
be held this week The contest Will
very probably be held over the cOurse5
around the bay. and 1t will also be
an economy contest for the ears based
on the best work done on gasoline and
lu5ricating OIL
T. w. Leavitt has given out a veryI
interesting story concerning the Fisk
.:. & bOIted on tires
Of Fisk OF Tire. the stoddard-Day-
ton Grey Goose
prior TO the Santa
Rosa road race. The tires did about
400 miles travelling. including the pres
l1minary and the contest. After this
they were run about hundred miles
% ~ a., Town, oetore Wiseman drove
the Grey Goose over the century
run around the bay, three times. twice
during which he lowered the record.
and on the third time ended the rae
a tree in San Jose. In this work the
car had travelled about 500 miles.
After the pieces of the Gray Goose
had been gathered together. IL was
found the only things about the auto
mobile that could be used were th8i
tires and the wheels. They wersa
SAlpPSO 10 the city ana 1edNlLt, neeQ@i
ing new tires on his own car, figured
that he might as well use this sec4
of wheels.
He put them on last Friday and
made the run TO Paradise Springs. Two
of the wheels were fully an inch out
OF alignment, but this even did not
seem to have any perceptible effect
on the tires. This makes about loo
miles these tires have travelled, at
racing speed, which generally. before
such distance has been accomplished,
ends the life of an ordinary tired
Leavitt says that there seems to bs
several thousand miles more in tho
tires from their appearance.
The following Information from c.
W. HALLOWEEN OF Susanville, Cal. VIII
COneerzvinr able value to mo-
Roads to Reno p Sqsistf w runs aF re
points in California. within a radius
of 100 miles of the metropolis OF
Nevada. Hallowell is an enthusiasts
year at the wheel of his Studebaker
touring car. The data furnished by
Hallowell are CLEANED from letter hs
recently sent TO the Studebaksr Broth
Reno to Susanville, a distance Of 90
miles. Is all over good roads. that is
via Milford and Janesville. at which
places gasoline is usually Obtainable
The road is marked with very few
grades except the first fve miles out
of Reno, which likewise has a few
sandy spots. Plumas Junction is also
a stopping place. Is miles from Reno.
Milford Is So miles and GAINESVILLE so
miles. From Susanville to Greenvilie
is a route sometimes taken. as IL fur
nishes a short cut, but the road is not
open. The grade is exceptionally
heavy and poor for automobiles, as
there are no stopping places en- route
From SusanviIle to Prattville. Taylor
vile, Crescent Mills and Quincy, by
way of Mountain Meadows and Big
Meadows, the road will be in good
shape In about 30 days. 1t is never
open during the winter months. but
during the other seasons OF the year
provides a beautiful trip through the
famous fishing grounds of Big Mead
ows. Clear Creek and Mountain Mead
ows. All of these places are excellent
stopping points and gasoline may be
had at any of them"
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