The San Francisco call., 1910-03-14
MOTORCYCLISTS ON
HARD TEST JAUN1
San Francisco Club Members.
En- Route to New Orleans,
Write of Conditions

At the last regular meeting of the
San Francisco motorcycle club COM
muncation was read from Davis and
Sorenson, two members of the club,
who left some three weeks ago on a
motorcycle trip to New Orleans. They
report the roads fair in some places
and extremely poor in others. The
communication was written from Ari-
zona, in which state they were riding
the railroad tracks, which was rough
work. This is a very severe test on a
machine and will go to demonstrate
whether or not such long, hard trip
can be made with success.
The club is making arrangements for
a race meet to be held in the near fu-
ture. One of the events will be
match race between w. c. Collins, on
a seven horsepower Indian, and H.
Kohl, on seven horsepower Pegout.
The distance is to be $50 miles and
each rider is required to make any re-
pairs necessary to his machine while
in the race DIR. I. w. Letcher, captain
of the club has offered three valuable
prizes: First. II jewel gold watch;
second, gold watch, and third, a
handsome silk sofa pillow made of
club ribbons. These prizes, with the
regular club prizes of a gold and silver
medal, are to be given for the best at
tendance and highest score on club
runs during the coming season.
SEEK HILL FOR CONTEST
A number of the riders rode to
Pleasanton recently looking for hill
over which to hold a hill climb in the
near future. They report the roads in
fine shape.
The club has decided to open it's
membership roll to nonresident mascu-
line riders at half the regular dues.
1t was also decided at the meeting to
allow women motorists to become men,
bers.
Joe HOLE. one of the pioneer motor
cycle dealers, has secured the agency
for the Minneapolis, which is fitted
with d two speed device. The demon
strator will arrive very soon. HOLE
also handles the Harley Davidson and
the Torpedo.
George A. Faulkner reports that
party of Curtiss riders made the trip
to San Jose recently on their motor
cycles, returning by way of Oakland.
Those who made the trip were: James
p Jensen, John Peterson, George John
son, J. Lausten, L. Nielsen, George
Bradnor Miss Tallman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Karslake. A number of others
Newell, Miss T. Schmidt. p. L. Petersen,
Miss Henry, H. ]. Mcbride, George
Schmidt, G.. T. Van Nortwick and w.
David.
J. Leo Martin and his father rode
down from Willows to Oakland the
early part of the week and report the
roads in very good condition.
George p. Mann, who is at present
living near Sacramento, recently made
the trip from the capital city and says
that the road he came by is in a fine
condition, but says further that it Is
the only good road out of Sacramento.
This, particular road leads from Sacra-
mento to Folsom.
Charles T. List of Sacramento
brought his machine down with him
and in addition to few rides around
Oakland made the trip to San Jose.
PLANS TRIP TO Los ANGELES
Andrew Nelson, an enthusiastic
motorcyclist, proposes to make the trip
to Los Angeles some time in May. He
will go by way of the coast route and
would like good company. He writes
that he is not going for any records,
but merely for the trip.
One of the neatest and most concise
catalogues that has been seen in the
local motorcycle world is that of the
Indian motorcycle, which has been re-
ceived by G. {. Hopkins, general agent.
The book is instructively composed and
contains specifications for the single
cylinder and twin cylinder Indian
motorcycles.
To determine as far as possible the
question among motorcycle riders as
to the possibility of running an air
cooled motor for a day or more while
standing still, a severe test, was re-
Gently carried out at Telodo. The
motor in question ran for 1872 hours
without a stop at an average speed of