The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25
MOTORCYCLIST TO
GO IN ROAD RACE
Local Club VIII Take Part in
Event to Be Given by
San Jose Auto Club
Local Enthusiasts Are Consid-
ering Annual Endurance Run
to Los Angeles

to Los Angeles
This viii be a quiet Sunday with the
motorcyclists Of the different clubs
around the bay. According TO the
schedule as laid out the beginning of
the season every other Sunday is open
and the members are at liberty to
enjoy private runs.
At the meeting Thursday evening Of
the San Francisco motorcycle club
letter was read from George B. Pol
hemus. president Of the Santa Clara
county automobile association, in which
he said that the association was con-
sioering giving a motorcycle road race
IN the Garden City and asked for the
cooperation OF the motorcyclists. 1t
was voted officially TO take part in
the contest Preparatory arrange
ments We're made for the holding of an
annual endurance run between San
Francisco and Los Angeles It is
planned to give this event in co-opera-
ton with the motorcycle club Of the
southern city
g. W Stevens left Indianapolis last
week for Cleveland IN his path finding
automobile 10 lay out the route for
the national endurance run OF the Fed
Grafton Of American Motorcyclists from
Cleveland 10 Indianapolis in August.
Indications are that there viii be about
$50 contestants in the endurance run,
which leaves Cleveland on the morn
ing Of August Il for Indianapolis
The Merkel-Light company of Potts
town, Pa, announces that it viii have
a racing team at Indianapolis, having
among its riders Stanley T. Kellogg,
Americas amateur champion.
Ollier & WOrthington, Pacific coast
agents for the MerkeI motorcycles,
have just secured the services Of
Charles Bake. undoubtedly the best
amateur motorcycle rider on the Pa
cihc coast. TO ride for them the re-
mainder Of the season. Bake has just
left for the east and will take part in
the great amateur race meet which
VIII be held in Indianapolis. Balke's
experience and record entitle him TO
serious consideration in the racing
game. As soon as he has finished the
circuit in the east it is his intention
&c return 10 the coast and take part
in the amateur events which will be
held here during the coming fail and
winter.
r. E. Walton recently said in New
York that the mobilization Of military
forces by means OF
Army Act Vow the automobile met
Covers Autos with wit no considerable SIC able
80 nolaD It ~; SUI
and in other foreign countries He
said. The success OF the experiment
recently made in London, when 1 600
men, chosen from three regiments OF
guards IN that city, were dispatched in
very quick time TO Hastings, in cars
lent oy private owners, 70 repel an
imaginary attack or invasion IN that
quarter, has caused the English army
council TO include the automobile in
the annual army act
Every automobile in the country
could be placed in service, il necessary,
making about 10000 cars IN England
IN the United States the number
would be vastly greater, as there are
more cars registered here than abroad
and some means should be adopted that
would enable hundreds Of automobiles
20 be At the command of the president
or the adJutant general at a moments
notice IN any section Of the union.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
A. c. Leonard. manager of the
branch Of the W. d. Newerf rubber
company in this city, agents for the
GOODYEAR tires, has received word that
p the Goodyear company is providing a
Goodyear air bottle free of charge to
entrants in this years Glidden tour. as
has been its custom formerly. The
Goodyear ar DOLLle mas just heen
equipped with a new reducing valve
which can be set 70 any pressure de-
sired. No additional pressure beyond
The mark set viii be given by the bot
tie. no matter how wide open the valve
IS turned or how long il is left open,
thus absolutely preventing overinfia-
ton OF tires.
The following letter has just been
received by the F. o. Renstrom COM
pany from Mr. and Mrs George Suls-
Hnar~ - VIII = Z ms q
tour of Lake county:
I thought I would drop you a line
about our trip Arrived at Blue Lakes
with our little Pullman in perfect con-
dition. not even having puncture.
From Sausalito TO Blue Lakes we went
by way Of Cloverdale. over the Pieta
grade The car never failed to make
any OF the grades and pulled through
the sand ike a major The mountain
very sandy. VIII tell you more on our
return
Another novel use Of the automobile
has been brought into service in Paris
IL IS q disinfecting van A large oven
Of sheet steel is mounted on a truck.
The machine collects linen and port
bic things from infected places. carry
ing them to headquarters, where the
oven is dismOunted as a whole. Another
oven is then mounted. while the first
undergoes the disinfecting process.
A remarkable story has just been
told by an eastern enthusiast The
writer SAYS. L never saw a horsefy
stop an automobile until yesterday.
Running between Cleveland and Co
lurnbus our car came TO a dead stop II
did not take long TO discover that there
was no gas going 10 the engine. Fur
ther Investigation showed that In some
way a large horsefy had been drawn
into the auxiliary air intake in such a
way as 10 shut OF the air and almost
Instantly choke the engine TO a stand
still"
The New York taxicab company has
announced q reduction IN the mile
age rate Of its vehicles for the first
half mile 10 30 cents and 10 cents for
each extra half mile: the same fee, one
10 four persons, day or night, and no
sending charge. The company operates
500 cabs and has esta 5T1shed stations
an over the city, and With its own pri-
Vate telephone systems is able TO avoid
the expensive dead mileage, or the
necessity OF sending cabs empty for
long distances in answer to calls
New Jersey has just passed a law
recurring ali vehicles to carry lights
after shutdown. This means that not
only automobiles. but every vehicle
using the highways must be so
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