The San Francisco call., 1910-07-13
By R. R. L'HOMMEDIEU

The road record between San Fran
cisco and Del Monte and return was
lowered / hour and 40 minutes by A.
C. Leonard of the w. d. Newerf rubber
company in his White Streak Buick.
Leonard was assisted in the driving by
Ed Mohrig Jr. of the Moore motor sup
ply company. This gives Leonard pos
session of the Chanslor and Lyon tro-
ply.
The winning of the trophy was an
outing for the two well known men,
bers of "The Sunshine club Some
days ago they were preparing to make
a trip to Del Monte, when some one
suggested that there was trophy up
for the distance and that the record
was IL hours and II minutes. Leonard
had done considerable touring in his
White Streak and felt that it would
be an easy proposition to capture the
cup. Heretofore the cup has been won
by professional drivers, most of the
running being done in the winter time.
Yesterday morning was the time of
starting. At o'clock Leonard. Mohrig
and a party of friends were at Van Ness
and Golden Gate avenues. Ten minutes
later the official sheet was handed to
the two motor enthusiasts and they
started off, The cool morning air was
just right for hard driving and Leon
and made San Jose in less than 1
hour and so minutes. This put the
record well in hand and the two did
not have to drive hard through
the fog and over San Juan hill into
Salinas. Right in town Leonard's car
got puncture. A short stop was
made to put in a new tube and the
trip then continued. When the car
reached Salinas word was passed
around that there was bad railroad
wreck down the road and that a spe-
cia1 train with doctors and nurses had
just left to attend the injured. The
party of friends who had gone along
to see Leonard and Mohrig break into
the cup capturing class decided to go
to the wreck, while the racing car
continued on to Del Monte. At SAT
a. m. Leonard pulled UP In front of the
hotel Word had been passed around
that a racing car was coming down
and the guests of the hotel were on the
porch to greet the Buick and its
drivers.
After a short stop for oil and gaso-
line and a bit to eat the return trip
was started. 1t was but a repetition
| of the trip down, only as the two saw
| that they had the record well in hand
| they took things leisurely. They came
| home In hours and 90 minutes,
which included the stop at the Hotel
| del Monte While this might not be a
| hard trip for some of the professional
| drivers with big cars, it is a great per-
| formance when it is considered that
| the two drivers were amateurs and
| that the sturdy little car was purely a
| stock vehicle which Leonard uses in
! his daily business.
| The Hudson motor car company is in
| receipt of letter from DIR. e. l..
Boone of New Mar
! IWbat Hudson tinsville. w. Va,
Car Ha. Done has + oBs Been " sent "'fe' to
the local agents for
/ the Hudson, the Pioneer automobile
| company. The doctor writes: Il pur-
| chased one of your 1910 Hudson road
/ sters in Wheeling last April, and wish
/ to say that I am thoroughly satisfied
with it in every particular. The only
/ way you could have given me more for
| my money would have been. to have
/ made the car larger, for it is simply
| perfect in mechanism. This letter is
i perhaps unca1led for, but believe
! when people give you satisfaction In
/ doing them a good turn in letting them
i know how you feel about it. You can
/ count on me for an enthusiastic Hud-
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