The San Francisco call., 1910-05-08
AUTO EVENTS TG
HELP GOOD ROADS
San Francisco Motor Club An-
nOunces Program for Two
Days Track Meet

According 10 letters received by H.
NJ owens, president Of the San Fran
cisco motor club, from automobile deal
ers in various counties of the state, the
good roads motor carnival to be held
May % and 80 viii receive support and
be enlivened by outside talent Every
effort viii be made TO put Tanforan
track i'm a splendid conditian, so that
some fast time is expected. The COM
mittee has decided upon the following
events for the first day.
nile race for cylinder motorcycles En-
trance fee. s.. Trophy purchased by the com
B led entry fees Tor winner
mile free for al motorcycle race Entrance
Zee and trophy same as above 80
mile automobile race for stock chassis of go
and $50 cash frst nrize: $50 cash second.
mile automobile race for stock chassis 25i,
- cubic inches piston displacement cup ana
SO first award; SO cash second
mile automobile race for cars 45l 81 cubic Is
inches piston displacement and over. cup ana
one hour for aviation trials
20 mile handicap for first and second place
cars in above events Cup apd $-So cash. hrsi
award: Sl00 cash. second awand.
From close ~ this race at 4:Se r. m unth
darkness interferes aviation contests VIII be
The entrance fee for the 20 mile handicap viii
be $50. for all other automobile events. SO
The events for the second day will
duplicate the above except races VIII
be for 10 instead Of 5 miles.
The object Of this race meet is TO ac
oslfre funds to put into good condition
the road from the end of the boulevard,
behind the cemeteries, 10 Millbrae.
Prom Millbrae on down the peninsula
Tie route taken by motorists TO San
a1 SC n
splendid touring shape and is one that
would be used by those wishing to
make the run 10 these resorts during
lie summer As il is now automobile
owners and enthusiasts prefer making
The trip across the bay 10 going down
on this side.
Property owners and officials of the
county of san Mateo realize what this
means and there is little doubt that
The meet viii be weu attended.
Ticket selling has already begun and
VIII he carried on until the date of the
race unless every automobile owner
and enthusiast has purchased Uchet
before that time The club feels that
now is the time for every dealer, owner
and citizen TO come forward and push
the good roads movement to a success
that viii be felt not only in this
county, but throughout the entire
state.
The supremacy of the motor car for
speed has been well demonstrated by a
table OF compare
80 ftoId. tive speed com
speed Record P1tea P6T agel by ffs Barney M9y
car at Daytona March 16, attained a
speed Of 1918 miles per hour. while
the nearest approach TO this time Is a
trolley car, which has Travelled within
three miles as fast. The steam locomo-
tive is credited with 120 miles per hour.
The comparative table follows:
Motor car. I3L75 miles per hour-Straight-
away mile in % SO by Barney Oldfeld in Benz
a. Daytona. Fla, March 16. 1910.
Electric trolley. l2S.55 miles per hour-AFer-
age speed made by electric trolley in German
government test over Berlin-Zossen road IN 1902
Steam locomotive. 40 miles per hour-Average
speed made u Marcl lSVl' IN run Irom tleuilng
10 Jacksonville by Plant system locomotive In
fvc mile run. Time, 2;30.
Pigeon, S5.6 miles per hour-Average speed
made in 1900 BY bird owned by ". J. Lautz
Of Buffalo. \. J.. made in 100 mile fight.
Motor cycle SO miles Der hour-Alile on
three lap circular track at Springfield. Mass,
July 81, 1909. By Fred Huyck on Indian, Time,
~ 3-5. which is faster than the straightaway
mile Of 43 %, made at Ormond Fla.
Bicycle 90 miles per hOur-Made by Paul
Gugnard behind motor pace at Munich, Ger
many, September IS. 1903. Distance, 6S miles
Aeroplsne. 1899 miles per hour-Msde by
Leon Delagrange at Doncsster. England. October
&c 1903. Delagrange also is said TO have aver
aged 30 miles per hour at Blackpool, but record
was not accepted because of having been made
MOTOR boat. s793 miles per hour-Average
speed made by Dixie il over 30 knot course on
Hudson river. September u. 1903.
Running horse. 37G miles per hour Straight
sw&y mile in 1864 by -selvator. at Monmouth
park New York. August IS, 1890.
Pacing horse. q. .43 miles per hour-Mile time
trial in 80 by Dan Patch at ST. Paul, septem-
Der s. 1906
Steamship. 30.5s miles per hour-Average made
in fastest days run Of Msuretania covering 6I3
knots, in June. 1903.
time trial at l:5Si2 by Lou Dillon at Memphis
Tenn. October p, 1905.
skater, z7-I9 miles per hour-Mile in 2-l2 3-5
by Tim DOnoghue. February, ,1SST.
Running man. 80 miles per houT.Mile in
s12a. by ". g. George, made in 1856.
Rowing 1917 miles per hour-Arerage made
81 four mile race by oxford crew In 1888 and
Cambridge in 1900 Time. lS:4I.
Pedestrian. 9:Il miles per hour-AIile in 6:23
made by ". Perkins IN 1874
2s.Is IS by B. Kieran of Australia.
During the recent teamsters' strike
in Toledo delivery service was practi
cally at a stand
Overland Trucks j still. Business was
save the Day p ara we d and
merchants We're at
their wits ends to
know how TO handle their output. AS
most Of the teamsters owned the teams
they drove there was practically no
substitution Of drivers possible.
One OF the largest commission houses
IN that locality was especially hard
hit. Its warehouses were piled high
with perishable goods. These had to
be moved Immediately to avoid total
loss.
The senior partner was vainly lcon-
jecturing a possible solution to the
dilemma when happy thought struck
him. What is the logical substitute
for horse2 The automobile Of course"
He hurriedly pressed his own private
car into service, and in the course of
his search he happened to meet the
local agent Of the Overland cars who
Immediately offered him the use of six
overland delivery wagons.
The offer was eagerly accepted. and
the rescuers sailed forth. Back and
forth across the city they sped-over
asphalt and over sand. Never Wearied
never idle. they worked increasingly
for IS hours.
Toledo was saved. Every one had
cream in their coffee and butter on
their bread next morning, usual.
Los Angeles is still absorbing Win
tons. the local branch of that concern
having shipped a