The San Francisco call., 1910-10-10
PERFECT SCORES
IN The AUTO run
Cars in Contest Reach Tahoe
After Climbing Rugged
Sierra Roads
By r. R. LHOMMEDIEU
Specioi Dnodtch TO The Call


TAHOE TAVERN. Oct. e.-The con-
testants In the Tahoe run OF the San
Francisco motor club arrived today at
the tavern, the rendezvous, In fine
shape From all reports 1t is certain
that there will be a number of clean
scores. William NJ Klinger, chairman
OF tire run committee. announced that
none of the official figures would be
made public until the end of the run
Klinger had his hands fun in manasins
the event, which is a great success so
far
Up TO last nights stop at Auburn
there had been nothing from the social
point OF view to recommend the event
outside of the receptions at stockton
and Sacramento. This morning. how
ever, the scenery, which was monoton-
ously common place yesterday, became
beautiful. The beauties OF Lake
county. which has been the Mecca OF
the motorists of the state, has been
challenged, and 1t must be acknowl-
edged that the honors now lie with the
Tahoe run The scenery is grander
and more rugged. It is awe inspiring,
especially at the Summit. The road
leads up TO the highest point which is
reached just before the snow sheds are
entered. - IT is a sharp decline, and as
the car comes out OF the sheds there is
one of the grandest pictures that one
could ina gine. The road skirts one
side OF the Donner lake on the way to
Truckee. The lake, with its tragic his
tory, made ar impression on the motor
lists who had never seen 1T before The
roads from Auburn are splendid Tor
mountain thoroughfares.
The Knox press car easily keeps up
a 20 to 25 mile pace without incon-
venience to the passengers. The motor
lists had trout luncheon at Truckee.
The press car was sent away earlier
than the others. as c. w. Nelson, the
donor of the trophy, wished 70 get to
the tavern to make arrangements for
the reception of the motorists The
run over was along the Truckee river.
The surprise of the trip was the
work of the smaller cars. Fred Gross
and Frank Murray, driving little
Bucks, have made a hit with the party
in the fine way they are bringing their
cars through on time. Collins also has
sprung a surprise in the way the
friction driven Cartercar has shown up.
Cutting in the Ford was another one
of the little fellows which made good
showing on the grade. II. L. Owes
ney had to pull out the Winton for
time, as he and Mrs. Owesney were
affected by the high altitude. The
Rambler, being private car driven
by Captain McCauley, is one of those
which has a perfect score to this place.
The White steamer and gas car are in
the running z. Stewart in the Craw
ford has a perfect score. He has to
wait outside OF every control
The arrival of the motor cars at
Auburn was a remarkable feat, when
il is considered the conditions of the
roads over which the course was laid,
and the time in which it had to be
covered. When the contestants arrived
at Auburn they were tired out but
enthusiastic. Every driver realized that
he had had a hard days work and
could fully realize the value of the good
work done by his rivals.
The run showed that before the cars
had rearhed the night control those
who were participating better knew
one another. The time schedule for the
distance was about right, but who ever
was responsible for deciding the time
between controls was not aware Of the
conditions Of the roads.
Owners of cars like to take part in
events, but do not care to run the life
out of their machines.
Stockton did itself proud H. H.
Thompson, the agent for the Cadillac
cars in the slough city, went far as
Livermore to pilot the cars. A large
delegation of Stockton owners went
down the road to meet the cars, and
brought them back to the Stockton
hotel
AT Sacramento they again met with
a fiattering reception. They were enter
tanned at the Hotel Sacramento during
a % minute stop.
1t was decided before the climb up
20 Tahoe tavern to make the return
over the Folsom boulevard to the Cap
ital city and to leave the San Joaquin
valley by way of Pleasanton.
A demonstration that was not on the
program took place when the press
car Knox was leaving Loomis. AS the
Knox was passing the station Southern
Pacific train No. "a, bound for Tona-
pah, was pulling out. At this point
the first of the grade is encountered
The train had a splendid grade to nego-
tiate, while the Knox had to take a
winding road with all kinds of grades
and turns. It was a pretty sight to see
how the motor car showed its tonneau
10 the iron monster. IT was not a.
speed test, but g test of power for
there was no place where the automo-
bile could be let out. The result was
that the Knox reached Auburn more
than ten minutes ahead of the railroad
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