The San Francisco call., 1910-11-17

A demonstration of the practical
value 10 which automobiles have at
tanned within the
ur1os Co. ,fo.o- last few years viii
Truck oontSf9 ing RS DAY feaf1Te haaHTe Of
the Oakland auto
mobile show. which opens at Idora park
on Saturday night This will be ac-
.compished by means Of a 100 mile
road test Of commercial trucks, start
ing from san Francisco and finishing
at the park, each truck carrying its
full load besides its driver and an OBJ
server. AS there are eight different
snakes Of trucks on exhibition in the
show. all Of which are expected to
participate. the event should prove a
novel feature and one OF the utmost in
terest 10 merchants.
The following committee, composed
OF automobile dealers and Oakland
businessmen, has been appointed TO
take full charge OF the event: T
Schlepter tchatrman), c. II. EverS. p.
I. McMunes, Harry Hewlett and Jack
Following are the details of the route
and contest:
Srart-Truoks will lea7e Golden Gate and Van
out Market and Valencia streets 10 the Mission
road thence. via boulevard. to san lose arriving
al the control Hotel Vendome ar 9:45 o'clock a.
N. Thirty minutes FOR lunch. Five minute lee
way at control
Beturn-Trucks leave control at 1913 a. M
travelling 10 Oakland along the east shore OF The
Bfinish-Idors park at 2:15 p. m-hve minutes
leewsT. Trucks viii be placed among exhibits
in Oakland automobile show on their arrival.
Conditions-Trucks must carry fun cstalogued
capacity VIII start with 1000 points and Will
be penElized one point for every minute Of de-
lay caused by anything save tire trouble. No
adjustment will be permitted at San Jose con-
troll. except under penslization. A record Of
gasoline consumption per ton mile viii be kept
and figured IN the score. Cars viii be weighed
committee.
This is the program for nights at
the Oakland auto show:
Wb,, YIgb1 Are vember is-oak-
" MAJ You GoinEs land night
. ~ Monday. Novem-
Der 2l-San Fran
Tuesday. November 22-Chamber of
Wednesday. November 2s-society
Thursday. November Commercial
vehicle night
Friday, November 25-Progress and
Saturday, November 2s-Panama-Pa-
cific night.
Roy c. Ward Of the Thomas Flyer
company has received the following
letter from the
High Gear TTorlz Still setting the
pace and showing
a clean pair Of
heels TO the other contestants in the
1000 mile reliability contest Of the Chi
cago automobile club, George Miller,
driving the Thomas high gear car.
pulled into Champaign at the end Of
contest.
conversation now and the performance
Of the car is a revelation to all inter
ested in the motor Industry. The roads
encountered on the fourth day were
1Tr,er rr-Hy crTa
est hill Of the run taxed the ability of
nearly every car. The hill was q mile
ana half long, with grades of from
10 10 Is per cent. Not one of the other
cars could make il on high, but the
Thomas high gear car carried five pas
sengers over II and was making IS
miles an hour at the top. Members Of
the technical committee are riding in
the car"
Robert Thompson, Pacific coast man
sger OF the Michelin tire Company. in
u the
I sTfcheIin Tire records recently
. - -~~ tires says:
The automobile
factories engaging in races fully real
ize how much depends on the tires they
use. and the number who equip their
cars with Michelin tires plainly shows
in what esteem this tire IS held by the
men who overlook no detail that tends
TO success.
<hlcHtlln llE6S nave mace remark
able and enViable record this year in
all Of the important races. 1t is a
matter Of record that all of the cars
that finished in this years Vanderbilt
race were equipped with Michelins and
the winner Of the race only changed
three tires, one of the changes being
made in the remarkably fast time of ! 5
seconds. illustrating the short time in
which 8 Michelin demountable rim can
be handled In the recent three days
meet at Atlanta, Ga, every race was
won on Michein tires and as a fitting
end for a most successful racing season
ATichelin tires were used on the winner
Of the grand prize race held at Savan-
nah, November y. The first six cars
TO finish IN this race We're equipped
with Michelin tires.
That one Of the staid immense firms
Of automobile manufacturers should be
represented in its
! ola TeNTF SIN competition at the
nofn.- Dufv Grand Prize course
. by car which was
included in the very
first days ostput-a car that has been
IN daily use since December s, 1908, is
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