The San Francisco call., 1909-10-19
WET WEATHER NO
DAMPER ON SHOW
Enthusiasts Attend Display and
Take Keen Interest in
Many Cars
Engine Working Under Electric
Light Is Education for
the NOvices

The threatening weather did not
keep the automobile enthusiasts from
attending the automobile show last
opening night came again to examine
some particular car more thoroughly.
Then there were those who had heard
of the fine lot of cars that were being
exhibited and came to see for them
selves.
Last night was club night. set aside
for the members of the Automobile
Club of California. One did not have
to make the statement that it was
club night, for the members were there
in full strength, Club buttons, which
only come to light on run to Del
Monte or some such event, were in evil
dence To the ordinary public one
would have thought that a lot of fac
tory experts were in attendance from
the conversation. Practically all the
members of the club are automobile
owners and are the veterans in the
sport; in fact, many of them can give
the present day expert pointers on the
automobile engine.
The polished chassis in the Thomas
B. Jeffery & Co.'S exhibit was the GEN.
ter of attraction. The engine is so cut
up that it is possible to see its COM
plete working and TO make it more
simple of explanation it is SO set with
electric lights that the interior is in
full view To the ordinary man it is
an education. More than one person
went away saying, 81 did not realize
that was the way an automobile engine
worked"
The rain of yesterday sent the auto
mobile owners around to the demon
strating stand of the Success anti-skid
leather tire cover company. When they
heard that such an exhibit was in the
show they wanted TO see how good 1t
was. Many of them realized its value
while trying to get along Market
street last night over the slippery sur
face of the street. The company is
headed by A. F. Stephans, who has been
with one of the automobile accessories
houses until he took up the business
for himself.
Last night and Saturday night there
was q reunion of Winton owners at the
show. They made their headquarters in
section No. /, where the Winton
cars are being exhibited. The public
is taking a great interest in these cars.
More than one has come up asking
which, model it was that won the races
at the Olympic club meet on the Tan
foran track. And great has been the
surprise when they found out that the
car was merely one of the regular 1909
cars, strictly stock form one end to the
other.
The 1910 Auburn touring car has
come in for a great deal of considera-
tion by the visitors to the show. The
Wagner & Reniff automobile company
was only able to secure one model
from the factory in time for the show,
but this one has made a lot of friends
and some fattering sales have been
made by the representatives Of the firm.
]. F. Burkhard of the firm of the
Burkhard g. Crippen automobile COM
pany has been very busy man for the
two days of the show telling the public
of all the good points of the Lexington
car. This auto is one of the latest to
come into the local market, and the
buyers are giving it some earnest con-
sideration, for it has many fine points.
Rene J. Marx, the coast representa-
tive Of the Renault Freres selling
branch, held regular reception yes
terday. He is exhibiting one Of the big
six cylinder so horsepower Renault
touring cars. The car is a beauty, and
so is the engine. Although a regular
stock car, one would think that it had
been especially finished for show pur-
poses 1t is one of the best examples
of automobile workmanship that has
ever been seen on the coast.