The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
BIG DEMAND FOR
: SEATS TO SEE RACE
Early Reservations Being Made
for Good Locations

With only two weeks before the date
~ the Oakland Portola road race, ar
rangements for that event are rapidly
nearing completion. One Of the most
important of the many details TO be
completed is the one Of conveying the
thousands Of motorists to and from the
scene Of the course.
owing TO arrangements made yes
.terday between L p. Lowe and NJ J.
Laymance, representatives of the race
committee and the officials of the
southern Pacific company, there viii be
special ferry boat service beginning
Friday, October %, 1909. at p. m, and
continuing until Sunday, October "a,
1909. at D. m.
The officials Of the railroad company
have promised the race committee TO
run as many boats over the creek route
10 the foot Of Broadway, Oakland, as
necessary TO convey the people. The
boats win leave san Francisco as rap
IDLY as the number Of motor owners
warrant
Not only will there be ample boat
and train service, but the race COM
mittee VIII have charge Of transport
ing the people and a special round trip
rate VIII be charged. These round trip
tickets viii be placed on sale within
few days at the leading hotels,
among the automobile dealers and at
tie headquarters Of = the Automobile
club Of California, 532 Mills building.
These tickets must be bought in ad-
vance. as 1T is the intention of the
committee ia placing them on sale at
a reduced excursion rate TO facilitate
the travel during the day previous to
The race and make Il possible for the
thousands OF visitors to avoid any un-
necessary rush or crowding of boats
~ the last minute
al = cpflfrO
tickets in advance. il viii make it
possible for owners Of cars TO buy their
round trip transportation across the
hay and have their drivers take the
cars 10 Oakland, meeting the owners
10 either the mole or at the foot of
Broadway This viii avoid any un-
necessary wait and delay at the ferry.
Not only has the committee secured
The unlimited ferry service, but the
oakland street railways have promised
TO run trains an night preceding the
race taking the thousands who viii
want 10 be on the course early to the
scene Of the big race.
Notwithstanding that the official
time FOR practice work to begin is set
for October il. the course is practI-
cslly lined now with racing cars. All
of the local men who are going to
have machines in the race, are spend
ing part Of each day testing out their
lldtLlAEc.
The course from Deering and Fruit
vale 10 Hayward offers the best ten
miles straightaway Of any in the coun-
Try ard several of the drivers, such as
Charles Saules in his Stearns, Cliff On
tank in his six cylinder Stevens
Duryea, Harry Michiner and Frank
Murray in his Buick. have reached over
the 70 miles an hour mark on the
stretch.
With all of the local drivers already
established along the course and
others preparing to start training, II
is expected that on the morning Of the
18th there will begin some of the fast
est practice trials ever seen in the
country.
According TO reports there viii DC
over 20 cars in the three races. The
entry list closes October Is, but l.. p
Lowe. chairman or the race committee
has enough inquiries for entry blanks
10 warrant the expectation Of at least
one score contesting machines.
smith. local Elmore agent, ac-
,onpanied by his family, is making a
-.. trip through the
.--,.t- ,rt.t,in~ vicinity arou n d
siS,an pl1'.aore Scents Bakersfield and
.,,o I,,.,, IA ,si sitS 80.
se OF business nature. as Smith has
gone 10 show the agents in that section
the new 1910 model He will also
cover a large section of country, where
ha will establish new agencies.