The San Francisco call., 1909-09-07


mobilists yesterday, as it was two
days holiday. No one section enjoyed
the patronage of the motorists. for
they went in every direction
An economy test of the kind that ap-
peals strongly to the owner was that
So which figured as
= p,Aro. r-o,v part of the annual
Win. Event et endSranes MinnaanoIps rqn heed ee1
Gently. The run was
TO Duluth and back and every ounce OF
gasoline, oil and water put into the
contesting cars was measured ,st ana rec
ords of the supplies kept. The cars
were also weighed with their passen-
gers in and in this way it was possible
to obtain accurate comparisons OF the
ton mileage of each car.
In several places it was necessary 70
use the power of the motor in descend
ing grades. so heavy was the sand: The
roy roads. At It's best 1T presented
actual road conditions that are expe-
rienced every day by tourists through, I
mileage contest was a distinct victory
for the Pierce-Arrow, six cylinder, 4S
horsepower car of that make, driven by
Walter F. Winchester, winning this
feature event by wide margin.
The final score showed that the
Pierce-Arrow had lead of q per cent
ter's car showed 2S.4s ton miles to the
gallon OF gasoline while its nearest
competitor showed but 20.73 ton miles
The entire distance of the run was so
miles.
Henry Plow of the Mitchell motor
car company of Racine, Wis. recently
- m d e complaint
'A' Fined Ern.sf r that NoIsK yielnity !
farmer of Racine
county. as the result was fined $40 and
costs in the municipal courts. PIow
party of friends and his driver, when
Novak refused to allow him to pass,
driving his horse in such manner as
to unduly blockade the highway. A
| utes, during which time five miles were
| covered by both horse and touring
car. Each time Plow attempted to
pass Novak drove. his horse across the
road. This was the first case that has
ever come up in the courts of Wis
consin.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Harold Stone, in roadster. smashed
the Los Angeles-Sau Diego round trip
automobile road record Saturday. The
| made only two stops in the entire $50
mile run. He cut off nine minutes
from Harvey's mark.
L. B. Harvey. in the Rambler road
ster, was the former holder of the Los
Angeles-San Diego record, which Har-
vey set at 10 hours 80 minutes. Stone
vey. He held the wheel the entire dis
tance, as did Harvey. and left his seat
Only twice during the more than 10
! hours run.
H. H. Lewis Sr. of Fort Worth
| Texas, recently executed with a motor
| car a performance in the way of gaso-
| line economy that is seldom surpassed
even in the more notable contests.
With three companions he drove to
Waco and back, a distance of 27S SIS
miles, with an IS horsepower Frank
| lin touring car, the entire cost of
gasoline and oil being only s1.S3. This
| Is less than half cent per mile.
|
| The Pioneer automobile company re-
ports the sale and delivery of the fol-
| lowing cars: D. D.. Carrier, Oroville,
40 horsepower Chalmers-Detroit; N.
M. Nye. Chalmers-Detroit 80" run
| about; E; E. Chandler; Vaeayille, Chal-
ramento, Chalmers go also Hudson
runabout; Miss Edison Bergin, Ross
Valley, Chalmers go; E. T. Huff
man. Clunie, 1910 Chalmers-Detroit
| cisco, Chalmers-Detroit go; A. A
Capwell, Ferndale. Thomas Flyer.