The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

with his car as it is possible for him
to be, burt until recently il has not
been possible for a person to study the
mechanism and construction of an au
tomoble without first becoming an
owner, which is really reversing the
order of things. j. w. Griffith, man
ager of Hcald's automobile school, stat
ed Yesterday: After years OF eXpe-
rience owners of automobiles find that
their machines can be operated more
economically and give better results
when operated by men who have had
the proper training in repairing and
the making of necessary adjustments,
and also find that ignorance Of these
facts and the construction of 4 car
often leads to loss of property, If not
TO life"
Harry i Owesney. manager Of the
branch of the Winton motor carriage
company located in this city. has re
ceived a letter from w. j. Connor of
Pensacola. Fla In which he states that
he is well pleased with his As horse
power Winton Six. which he recently
purchased. On a trip from Brewton,
Ala. to Pensacola. the Winton Six Gov
cred 60 miles on the high through sand,
mud and rain, uphil5 and down, in
three hours.
In recent automobile run in Bakers
field, in which so machines went to the
oil fields for the purpose of entertain
ing businessmen from this city, the
run was led by w. 5. Boogs Stude-
baker Suburban. Many of the cars
were compelled to drop out on account
of accident. but the Studebaker made
the round trip. without a mishap.
Gilbert p. Beere of Sacramento. one
of the leading businessmen in the cap
ital city, who recently made automobile
history with his Studebaker Forty
has advised the local Studebaker
branch that an effort is being made to
establish a road acrcss the Lovdal
levee TO fac:iitate reaching Woodland
bridges and some grading is all that is
necess sary to make a summer road to
the west, says Beere in his letter,
''and when this is DONE it viii insure
all automobile travel from that side
OF the valley passing through Sacra-
mento."
A. u. Harwood. accompanied by his
wife. recently motored. TO Del Monte
in Harwoods S Buick car They had as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. A. S The
berg.
a motor car belonging to John Morse
of Burlington, N J.. was wrecked by a
western colt. The colt was tied behind
his machine, reared, plunged. snapped
his halter and struck out ct the car
with his heels. The lamps were
smashed and the guards were ripped
and diS6gured. AS the occupants
were endeavoring to leap out the car
smashed into tree wreching. itself
field Fortunately no one was severely
injured.
Lieutenant Gratis OF the Prussian
army. who started August 10, 1907
from Dar-es, Salaam, German Easr
Africa, to cross Africa in an espe-
cially built automobile has sent from
Gobalis German Southwest Africa a
narrative of his weary adventures in
crossing the Kalahari desert. At one
time Lieutenant Gratis was compelled
to encamp and erect smithy to re-
pair his steering gear. white lions
and hippopotam infested the camp
Ii was Impossible to make more than
three miles an hour through the sand
drifts. Once, when he lost his way
his machinist, in the agony of thirst.
drank gasoline, and had violent
fever for four days.
Those who have been gathering ma
terial for the official American automo-
bile association blue, book Travelled
The book this year is much larger and
has been segregated into four volumes
lone, titled New England" reaching
New York state, another designated
the third, called New Jersey. Pennsyl-
yania and the South and the fourth.
labeled Chicago and the Middle West"
An interesting feature of the book this
year is the street maps, enabling a
tourist to pass through the towns
without asking for. directions.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Beck and Miss
Amelia Beck of Oakland spent few
days at Del Monte to which resort
they made the trip in Studcbaker
car.
Among the merits Of the new rules
for the Glidden tour TO be held in the
near future none is being more appre-
ciated by those who compete writes
motor enthusiast, and the public
that watches than the one that divided
the cars into classes that each will get
will not be possible as in other years.
for car Of 10 horsepower to get credit
for performing as well over mountains
as a car of so horsepower. This is
something no one expects, and it has
been confusing in harmful way to
have all ears running at the same
schedule. Another great virtue Of the
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