The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
PLAN HILL CLIMB
AT Los GAIOS.
May Day Celebration Will ln-
clude Many Interesting
Auto Events
Santa Clara County Motor Club
Will Help Make Event :
Successful
BY K. K. FHommedieu

The floral carnival at Los Gatos May
day will be interesting to the automo-
biIist r. p Doolan. who is one of the
moving spirits in the affair, has written
to The Call, stating that arrangements
for receiving the automobilists are pro-
crossing favorably. The committee of
arrangements has had a block of land
cleared for the automobiles. 1t has
been smoothed and rolled and will be
an ideal place for the cars. 1t will be
a sort of garage, especially for the Wis
itors. They can place their cars there
in safety without charge. The machines
will be placed in rows fronting on the
there will be enough room for an owner
to take his car out at any time with
out having to disturb the others. The
committee announces that three hand
some silver cups have been donated for
the three best decorated automobiles
in the parade. One of the features of
the day will be hill climb. Doolan
says that there are several hills in the
vicinity of Los Gatos that would make
an ideal course for such contest. The
members of the Santa Clara county au-
tomobile club are taking an active in
terest in the automobile program of the
May day celebration and undoubtedly
will supply many of the officials who
will control the automobile contests.
That there is a gap in the list of
| cars-a gap as to class and grade
which needs to be
New Small Car dncfio ~ of n pt1 peg,
is fopular m e different
from anything now
on the market is the claim of C. S.
Richardson, manager of the Reliance
| automobile company. and he has an
interesting argument on the subject in
connection with the forthcoming car
which is due here next week. Rich
ardson analyses the situation and in
dieates the long felt, want" thus;
Why would not a small car as well
made. well finished as the best.
supply an obvious need?
Take the owner of the high grade
| car. who invests large amounts in
machine of home or foreign manufac-
ture. He has car capable of carry
| ing seven passengers long distances at
high speed He is willing and able to
| pay generously for these things. But
he has to bring his car into the city.
! Here he tries to use it for multitude
| adapted for them-its extraordinary
! strength and tremendous power are
unnecessary. Were light car made
of the best material, finished in the
| best style and designed to be good
/ as the first class machine, would il not
! supply a need? Would it not be used
| by the owner of a high grade ar as
| a matter of sensible economy. as well
as by the motorist of moderate means?
There are some manufacturers who
are working along these lines and the
/ promise is that they will succeed If
i the Herreshoff succeeds-and it's name
| is practical guarantee OF that
there are sure to be others to follow"
The Phoenix rubber company had a
steady stream of visitors at their Van
g.. e. tsesS t',-,5a,S areiue 70 jne
Is Attractive dan demounta6le
rim. Those who
\ saw the same pronounce it the neatest
| and most effective demountable rim
1 that has thus far been placed on the
market This is the rim that beat all
cago contest. the same being removed
and replaced in 81 seconds.
A. c. Leonard. local manager for
the W. d. Newerf rubber company,
-... agents Ior 1s Good.
/ Goodyear Make Miller Miller has had the e
| .:----- --------'.. tires on his new
White steamer changed over to sS by
inch Goodyear heavy tourist de- de-
car changed over to Goodyear de-
tachable rims and tires.
Drivers g. w Smithson and H. B.
| Ewbanks of the Studebaker Glidden
| scout car. who are
| = plotting the Stude-
| Studebaker cnr baker go" from
/ Nearing Goast Denver to Chiea go
| = with the view of
inducing the Glidden tourists to make
| the Queen City of the Plains in their