The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
MOTORCYCLISTS TO
RACE AT SAN JOSE
Events Next Sunday Expected
TO Attract Big Delegation
From This City


motorcyclists will be series OF races
scheduled for next Sunday at san Jose.
1t will be a combination meet. in which
both the new and the old will be rep
resented in the bicycle and the motor
cycle.
c. c. Hopkins. the local agent for the
Indian motorcycle. has just received
the following letter from Lee Scott. the
champion California pole vaulter. who
is touring Europe with Birch Upson on
Indians. Scott writes from Luzern,
Switzerland
Our run from Cherbourg to Mout St. Michel
little isle we spent the night having a per-
feet view Of the rapid incoming tide At .
oelocA Ine next morning we were on eur
way to Rennes. very hard rainstorm over
took US. but our machines worked beautifully
and at . in the afternoon drove through the
streets OF that quaint old city. Our next days
run was through the old fashioned Brittany.
AT Josselyn we stopped for lunch and visited the
0eautlful chateau From there to Pout Aren il
was as IL In some kind Of an en-
durance test. running over slippery roads IN
driving rain Our destination was reached with
out a stop and the Hotel Julia we found 4
pleasant place to spend the next three days
This little artists resort is one OF the most
beautiful in France and should be visited By
more people who go through Europe.
Our route from Port Aren to Paris vas oua
filed with the most beautiful scenery OF France
At Auray we left the main road. striking south
to the coast where the Druid remains were
about 5 o'clock Our start the next day
delayed until O'Clock by rain. 1t cleared at
miles to Nantes. Here before we knew IT,
were three miles past hotel so decided To
go on 10 Angers. The roads we're perfect and
our machines rolled along at 50 mile rata
until we ran over bill and before the Loire
opened up Ibis was followed untu az
o'clock. just the moon rose on one side and the
sun set on the other. we mOtOred over the bridge
and past the chateau to hotel az Anglers
afternoons Of 134 miles. travelling along
the picturesque Loire. visited the next day
three chateaus. namely Chinon. Azsy de r. and
Tours, stopping at the latter city for the night
The Chateau Chenonceaux was visited the fol-
Iowlng DAY; and " Is BY far the most beautiful
boise. ChaumOnix and BlOis were all visited the
next day. and that night stay was al the
pctures0ue town of Riois The naxt dav am.
Indians took US from Blois through the historic
old town Of Orleans TO Paris
A stay OF two weeks was made In Paris. dur
ing which our machines came in handy running
about the city. In two days We reached tho
erland- The customs gone through not
far out Of this town, and bad trouble at
land. We presented a slip and within 10 min
utes we we're on our way. The grade be-
came very steep. but the machines climbed %
perfection and by I o'clock we eoasted down
the sides OF the mountains and into the beau
tiful resort OF Geneva Here three hours were
spent and then we ran on % Chamount- II was
at this place that we both climbed Mont Blanc
gaining Its summit the second day at noOn-
After pleasant four days spent at this place
We ran to Chillon. the eastern end OF Lake
Geneva Remaining over night here. we TiS-
tied the castle early IN the morning and then
started for Interlaken. The two passes We
went over via Ages very steep and dusty
Lake Thun certainly looked good to us
came down from those hot. dusty mountains and
soon We were in front Of our pension, where We
stopped for three days. From here to Luzern
the small sprOcket in order to get over the
Brunig pass. This done, we could go up it
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and in four days 90 TO the Rhine
We have travelled nearly 5000 miles
hard condition they can put forth in Europe.
There are many motorcycles here, but none
attempt the passes
Lawrence G. Shook and Harry Chap
man. both of Los Angeles. recently left
that city on their motorcycles TO es-
tablish long distance record. They
are not racing against time, but intend
to pile up the miles to an amount much
greater than has ever been made by a
motorcycle before. From Los Angeles
the riders went to Santa Maria and
thence came on up TO this city After
few days here they will proceed
across the continent, passing through
ST. Louis. Chicago and Buffalo to New
York and thence to Augusta. Me From
this point they will go down the At
lantic coast TO Florida and thence home
by way of New Orleans.
Jake de Roster. the well known
motorcycle rider and holder OF many
worlds records. accompanied by
Charles Bake and Raymond Seymour
Of Los Angeles, arrived in San Fran
cisco on Wednesday evening from Salt
Lake. where for several weeks they
have been competing in races at the
Wandermere motordrome. If arrange
ments can be made the trio may par
ticipate in local races hereab bouts after
which they will continue on to Los An
geIes- Seymour raced at the F. A. NJ.
meet in Philadelphia and won all
events except a handicap in which he
was placed at scratch and other riders
on machines with the same rating as
Seymour's were given two minutes
handicap.
One of the greatest arrangements for
assistance at the recent Elgin race
meet was the organization of a motor
cycle courier corps of Excelsior riders,
for the purpose OF keeping the officials
in touch with all parts OF the course
Word has been received by the EX-
celsior supply company in this city
that valuable service was performed
by the little machines. aiding in CIV
ing the meet the honor of being one OF
the best managed events in automobile
history.