The San Francisco call., 1909-09-04
rent CARS WILL
RACE TOMORROW
Entry List Contains For Hire"
Autos in Supposed High
Class Contest
But Two Contenders Among
Those to Be Starters on
TanfOran Track
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

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It is evident that the promoters of
the track meet to be held tomorrow at
Tanforan have not met with sue
cess in getting entries as readily as
they anticipated, when they conceived
the scheme of enticing the public to the
track to witness contests devised for
the benefit of the promoters
The latest information from auto
mobile row was that a Stearns and a
Thomas car had been entered Upon
Investigation it was found that 1908
Stearns and 1908 Thomas had been
entered, and that both of these cars
at the time of entry, were doing duty
in the rent service These two. with
a Packard, the latter car that was
used in races two years ago at Del
Monte and at Tanforan, show the class
of cars that have been brought into
the contest by the promoters in an eff
fort to duplicate the rank exhibition
given by Barney Oldfeld and his
coterie.
OF the seven cars entered, the
Stevens Duryea, Lozier and Palmer
Singer are the only three in the $4,000
class modern enough for a contest in
keeping with the glowing announce
ments of the promoters. Yesterday
it was not settled question that the
Palmer Singer car would be a starter.
This would leave it to a matter of a
two car race from an expert stand
point.
To show to what desperate straits
the promoters were forced in their eff
10 iSt baf r
resorted to filing in with rent cars,
one dealer of a high priced car said
that they came to him and demanded
that he enter q car. When told that 1t
was against the present policy of the
company to take part in competitions
the promoters said they would force
him to enter. When they found this
was Impossible they induced private
owner of this particular make of car
to enter, but the entry, 1t is said, was
Withdrawn later.
Regarding the entry of the Thomas
car, Calvin c. Eib, vice president of
the Pioneer automobile company, said
yesterday that he could not see how
the Thomas car could win against 1910
cars, or even 1909 cars, considering the
fact that this car had run over 10000
miles since it came to the coast. Any
| automobilist will realize that this is a
! great handicap, especially since the
car has seen hard usage in the rent
service. The Pioneer company has been
doing all in its power to get the car
! into shape in As hours, the time al
lowed in order to protect the reputa-
tion of the Thomas car, which had won
/ number of notable contests.
! A Speedwell car, driver by Expert
Gordon. gave a demonstration of its
! =. power recently. l..
V. Lynch, mana ger
the sDeeawsll sSmPsny fSFnIs1 Tss s. csIif sHt
with his family for a spin down the
| great highway. When about to turn
| into the Sloat boulevard a big seven
passenger car was seen at an angle of
! As degrees down in the sand off the
road. Lynch stopped to see what was
the trouble. Fifteen cars were drawn
were watching those in charge trying
| to get the car back on the road, but
| it could not be moved. Lynch asked
| for tow line, which was produced
| from one of the cars Gordon hitched
on to the stalled car, while the crowd
| looked skeptical. The Speedwell en-
| gine gave grunt and a whlrl and
| the next second the big car was racing
for the road and before any one could
realize it Lynch was on his way.
Gustav Sutro recently purchased a
set of Republic tires" says Manager A.
hanZee IL u g
Phoenix b r
New Republic company with
Tire Enthusiast three of these he
-:'----------------- started for Lake
| Tahoe. Within 100 miles the other
tire gave out and the rest of the jour
ney was finished on Republics without
any more trouble
Calvin C. Eib. vice president of the
Pioneer automobile company, received
a telegram last night from s. M. Phil
Iips of Sacramento to the effect that
a Chalmers 80" won first premium
award and gold medal and that Chal,
silver medal at the automobile exhibit
tion being held at the state fair.