The San Francisco call., 1909-04-01
MOTORISTS PLAN
ECONOMY EVENT
Board Of Directors of the San
Francisco Club Select Date
of Next Contest
By K. K. FHommedieu

The board of directors of the San
Francisco motor club met yesterday
and transacted considerable business.
1t was decided to hold the run to Santa
Cruz May l 5 and 16. 1t will be a seal
bonnet event and economy contest
Bore, stroke, weight when loaded and
gasoline consumption will be taken into
considera tion, being worked out by a
formula that has been used in the
east. When the automobilists arrive
a Santa Cruz their cars will be locked
up in a garage and put under guard
and the results of the contests included
in the round trip. The directors
adopted yellow and red as the club
colors and also adopted a flag, medal
design and club button. The good work
done by George E. Johnson in the hill
climb was reported. Johnson was one
of the hardest working officials at the
starting line and did more than his
share in making the event a success.
vote of thanks was given to Tony
Nichols for the way he handled the
event
Buried in mud up to the hubs more
than a score of times on the road he
-. W e Altamont
Hard Trim and Tracy and get
to Fresno tlHS lIIO uilIlCulIlcS
...----- which getting out
of required siren
nous use of picks and shovels in a driv-
ing rainstorm was the experience
which befell Frank b. Dickson and
Richard c. Newcomb of the Studebaker
Bros. company of California, who made
a remarkable run from this city to
Fresno last Thursday and Friday
In following the road by way of Niles
canyon the autoists We're forced to go
fully 90 miles out of their way on ac-
count of the absence of bridges in Niles
canyon. Farmers who met the autoists
along the route which the latter were
forced 10 follow informed them that
they had been the first autoists to dare
conditions of the roads there
Not only did the Studebaker pal ty
reach Fresno next day at o'clock,
but they accomplished this without the
slightest trouble with their car. and the
only tire trouble was puncture in one
of the front tires near Pleasanton. Cal
The Studebaker party started out
practically unprepared for the expert
enees which they encountered, having
been Informed that the roads to the
Raisin City were in good shape. The
picks and shovels they had to borrow
and the tire castings and two extra
tubes had been in the ear for many
months.
While the trip down to Fresno was
made with many tryin incidents, the
return trip was one of pleasure. The
drying process had been goin9 on for
several days and many of the farmers
who appreciated the value of good roads
had contributed their share toward
making them negotiable by running
their plows through MANY of the chuck
holes and leveling them out Both
Dickson and Newcomb declare that any
one contemplating run to Fresno at
the present time may do. SO with com
paratiye ease and considerable pleasure.
The Howard automobile company
raS4fvSd three RI de % bo
.-------.:. '09 Buick White
Muhttc strenlx.. streaks' yesterday.
Bucks Arrive and We're busy de-
''---- : - = thn .nvSe ,tstrs nars
who had them ordered. Inc company
delivered Buick white Streaks" to the
terman Bros: of Fresno: W. F. Hunt of
San Jose and Burtentt & Trowbrldge of
Redwood City yesterday.
A new car made its appearance on
automobile row yesterday. 1t was the
--.:. SpeedweI 1t Is
Car Arrive. nalI that has lSosse5 beea seen eass
. for some time
L. v. Lynch brings it to the coast. hav-
spin out the boulevard yesterday the
car clipped off a mile minute gait
with a reserve. At the. high rate of
not been for the wind one would not
have been aware of the rate the car
was going. In a recent test made
on the dynamo meter of the Automo-
bile Club OF America in New York the |
car was placed on the drums for about |
nine minutes and run at high speed |
The car showed 1919 horsepower at |
IS miles per hour, delivered at the rear
At Al miles per hour 532 |
horsepower was absorbed by the rear |
tires.
1T is significant that under the Sc
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