The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
MOTORCYCLISTS
WILL HELP ROADS
Local Club Members Subscrib=
ing to the Fund to Repair
the Boulevard
Saucer Track Similar to Los
Angeles Course May Be
Built Here

The San Francisco motorcycle club
has expressed itself forcibly in favor
of the extension of good roads at all
times. and unanimously voted at its last
weekly meeting to take an active part
ate with the Automobile Club of Cali
fornia. A. w. Green, the vice presf-
dent of the club, has been instructed to
take this matter in hand and has
opened a subscription list for the rails
ing of funds which has been heartily
subscribed to by the members present.
The putting in condition of the boule-
ward leading out of this city is under
way. The local club wishes to do it's
share toward making this highway
presentable one and which will be a
credit to the motorists of this city.
The motorcycle dealers are also acting
in harmony with the club as is also the
San Francisco cycle board of trade for
the representatives of the trade in this
vicinity recognize that good roads are
absolutely essential to the promotion
and welfare of the motoring public
The club has also voted to enter the,
ranks of the federation of the American
motorcyclists as body This organi-
zation has done much for the benefit of
motorcyclists throughout the country
and il is expected that shortly a repre-
sentative of the national association
will be located in this city which will
aid considerably in the promotion of
racing and all that pertains to the pro-
lection and welfare of motorcyclists.
w. F. Sieman, a southern California
motoreycIist who has made the trip
from the south to this city, taking in
all the interesting points for tourists
along the road north, recently Joined
tbe local club and will take an active
interest in it's management DR..
Letcher has also just completed the trip
to Los Angeles, accompanied by Mrs.
Letcher on his motorcycle. DIR. Letcher
reports that the roads south are in ex-
cellent condition for this season of the
year and that the trip south can be
made and thoroughly enjoyed. He vis-
tied the new saucer track at Los An
geles and witnessed some of the hair
raising events that are being pulled off
in the southern city. 1t is expected
that a saucer track will be built in this
city shortly, as negotiations are under
way and Mr.. Prince, who is now in the
east is expected to be in this city with
in the next few weeks.
The club leaves Sunday morning for
its semimonthly club run to Pleasan-
ton, leaving the clubrooms at 40 Haight
street at a. m. sharp.
At the Eagles picnic which is to
be given at Tanforan June 20, g. num-
Der of prizes will be put up for motor
cycle races and the local club at It's
last meeting voted to take an active
interest in this picnic and have sched-
uled a list of nine races to be run off
on the afternoon of that date. 1t has
been arranged to have some of the
fastest racing machines in the world
at the track and the picnickers of the
Eagles will certainly witness some last
and interesting racing.
The local club has also been engaged
to take an active part in the motor
cycle race meet that is to be held at
Sacramento on June and arrange
ments to send the fastest riders and
machines in the local club have been
completed G.. w. Collins, A. Chelini,
l.. Heise, p. L. Peterson, c. Doubt,
w Dreyer and w. Karslake. all fast
riders who have won many a hard
fought battle on the racetrack, will
compete in both of these events at
Sacramento and Tanforan.
The Oakland motorcycle club held
run last Sunday to Concord. Thirty
four riders showed up at the starting
point. and all reached Concord save
one lone rider, who, not knowing the
roads very well. finally found himself at
Crockett. OF those who reached Con-
cord seven carried passengers on tan
dem, six of these passengers being
ladies. After dinner the motorists went
to the track and held few impromptu
races during one of which Edward
Perry believed the track too far around
and tried to cut across lots, with the
result of receiving bad cropper, and
they carried him back to town and had
20 stitches taken in his scalp. 1t was
found necessary to ship him home by
train, accompanied by one of the
riders Mrs Karslake volunteered to
ride the machine home, and did so,
reaching there as fresh as many of the
men. The return was by way OF
Dublin.