The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
BRILLIANT Scene
At Shows OPENING
Society From Both Sides of the
Bay Joins Motor Parade
to Park
Gaily Bedecked Machines Are
CynOsure of City's Eyes
During Pageant
ISpecial Dispoich 10 The Call

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OAKLAND, Nov. 19.-With hundreds
Of automobiles emptying their occu-
pants at the gates and with nearly 500
more cars inside Of Idora park on in
spection. the Oakland automobile show
opened tonight with great brilliancy.
The occasion was made a gala one,
Oakland society turning out in force.
An automobile parade preceded the
formal opening. Forming in lower
Broadway. gaily bedecked machines
proceeded out Broadway and Tele-
graph avenue TO the park a band
played music and red fire was burned
on some of the machines. Oakland's 5
streets were lined with spectators. who
watched the autos whizz swiftly along.
Five giant rockets exploding in the
night Sky were the signal that the ex-
position was ON. Mayor Mott. who is
also chairman of the show committee
made an address of welcome in the pa
Vilion where The autos are exhibited
The Vanderbilt cup, the most priced
racing trophy in this country. was on
exhibition. having been sent from New
York for the purpose. A band played Z
carefully arranged number of musical
So. -uoas.
Au,l interest was attached to the as
L..r endurance run. in which IS ma
chimes were entered. The start was
made after the show and will end Mon
day night. Another feature that was
novel. rs well as Of general interest,
was the IS hour endurance test of cleo
trir automobiles. The purpose of this
test ls 90 demonstrate the practica bill
itr of electric machines. 1t is being
held over the same course as the other
endurance races, but the schedule calls
for a speed Of only ] 3 miles an hour.
3 special ira in arrived in Oakland
last night bearing d large shipment of
automobiles from eastern factories. It
was met by a number of local dealers.
who rushed the machines 10 the park
50 as 10 have them ready when the eN-
position opened
Much time and care was devoted to
The preparations for the show by the
local committee. The result Of their
labOrS appeared in the beautifully
decorated park, in the splendid ap-
peefance Of the machines exhibited and
in the great interest taken in the affair
by automobile experts, owners and the
public generally.
Every one acknowledged that the
show was the most artistic automobile
exhibition ever seen on the Pacific
coast The promises made by the man
ayers We're not exaggerated It could
easily be seen that money had not
been spared TO transform the interior
of the skating rink into a magnificent
bower for the many splendid exhibits
Of modern motor cars.
The exhibitors apparently tried to
Guido themselves for there were many
models shown which have not as vet
graced the local salesrooms. Pros
pective buyers found cars of every
price and description on exhibition.
From the popular priced Ford run
about up 10 the big six cylinder
Palmer singer 'Dreadnought' there
were cars ranging all the way up the
scale of prices.
on Friday morning there was not q
car ia the pavilion. but within IS hours
the spaces were taken up and the ex-
hiblJs put into place. polished and ready
for inspection. The background of
green set of well the highly colored
nnish OF many Of this seasons models.
ere can be no question that those
interested in the show are going to
enjoy splendid returns for the trouble
they have taken. If the enthusiasm OF
The first night can be regarded as a
s~iterion.
run was the feature Of the night. Ions
before the time Of starting the cars
and crews were at the starting line
rsiuing for the signal The Ohio
which was supposed to be one Of the
keen contenders, had TO be withdrawn
az the last minute. The driver in
making a turn around corner, ran
sfoul Of 2 street curb and had to go TO
the repair shop.