Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
RUN IS ARRANGED
Southern California Members to
Have Unusual Outing
This Month
VISIT TO MALIBU RANCH
All Machines Will Be Assembled
at Central Spot Previous
to Start
VISIT TO MALIBU RANCH

Henry w. Keller and Charles @.
Andrews were appointed by the Auto
mobile club OF Southern California as
committee of two to select the time
and place for holding a club run. They
decided upon the Malibu ranch as the
place and Saturday, April 49, as the
time. The Malibu was formerly owned
by Mathew Keller, father of II. w.
Keller, 1t being handed down from
father to son, who in turn sold the
property to Frederick H. Rindge, whose
estate now acts as its custodian.
Perhaps no prettier spot which would
combine all the necessary requisites for
the run could have been chosen. The
ranch is a veritable principality, hav-
ing the ocean on one side and guarded
on the other by the great mountains,
where Henry Keller in his summer va
cations as a student and In the leisure
moments of his later life killed many
deer and found many a bee tree. In
fact, the place is now a sportsmen's
paradise, abounding with quail, deer,
wild cats rabbits, ducks, trout, every
thing to tempt the huntsman or angler.
1t is to be regretted that 1t is private
property and only personal friends of
the Rindges are allowed to hunt or
fish upon 1t.
Lying between the mountains and
ocean il is one of the finest pieces of
land for agricultural purposes, as the
fine lemon grove on the place bears
witness There is absolutely so frost
in that locality, as the mountains and
sea serve as a protection. One of the
main features In connection with the
run will be the barbecue and bullhead
dinner, which will be held on the ranch
under the large sycamores with which
the place abounds. 1t would not be
thought possible, by anyone unfamiliar
with the place, that one could reach
the ocean in five minutes walk, as the
air is that of an inland town.
RUINS ARE STILL THERE
The old home of the Kellers was
burned some time ago and the ruins
are still to be seen. After the fire
Henry Keller built stone house on
another adjoining ranch of his own Of
160 acres.
The complete name of the ranch is
the Topanga-M -Malibu-Se ranch, the
names coming from three Indian tribes
who inhabited this district. The three
canyons on the ranch bear these three
tribal names.
The Malibu is an ideal objective point
for the run, thirty miles from Los An
geles, the route being out Adams street
to Santa Monica along the beach be-
yond Santa Monica canyon and Long
wharf, northerly beyond the fisher
mems huts, Keller's shelter with its
wharf, and then, suddenly turning the
point, the ranch is brought into view.
The view from Santa Monica is most
picturesque, the road being just beyond
high water mark, the mountains and
sea line lending a varied and never
ending beauty of scenery, which causes
the stranger to wonder how anyone
could part with place like the Malibu.
The committee looked the place over
before deciding upon it. by making the
trip to the ranch in Mr.. Keller's auto
mobile. Through Mr.. Keller's influence |
with the Rindge estate and through the |
generosity of Mrs Rindge the place |
was secured. Messrs. Andrews and |
Keller on the return trip killed two |
birds with one stone by appearing be- |
fore the Santa Monica city council |
just long enough to get their promise |
that they would repair Main street |
from Front to Hollister within sixty |
days. Thus through the energy Of |
these two Automobile club directors |
this stretch of poor road will at last
pe put into shape.
MACHINES TO ASSEMBLE
While arrangements are not entirely |
the plan now for the club
run is to have the machines assemble
on Hill street, between Third and
Fourth streets, on Saturday morning.
April 16 at $3.50, at which time the first
car will leave. Permission will be
granted to members to invite their
friends and the various municipal Of
ficers, both locally and in the sur
towns. will be invited guests
Of the club. There will be music.
games, speeches, and if the affair is
not a bowling success then it will be
no fault of tho committee. The COM
mittee in charge OF the details is COM
posed of Charles G. Andrews, director,
and the secretary of the club, Cotton
A. Smith. Further details will be pub
ished later in this paper, but do not
forget the late, Saturday, April 16. for
the big time.