The San Francisco call., 1910-12-22
AUTO RUNS ALMOST
AS FAST AS "LARK''
". r BHrdetf Makes Trip From,
South in IA Hours, 4o
Minutes

automobile record between Los
angeles and San Francisco was s,,,en
an awful wallop last night bv w p
D0.oett' driving a Cadillac go" Tho
car lowered the record made ~, r.
nanoo Nelson in hts White steamer 90
ls hours and 45 minutes bv 4 bo,--s 20 20
Hutes and 30 seconds. Rurdet+ coroo
-.s through in Il hours 4s minutes y5
- SECONDS. This also lowered the San
ancisco southwark record OF Is hours
f.- i-li-u uues made by the Thomas by
-o-t % minutes and 80 seconds.
from the time the car left the south
ern city II kept ahead of the schedule
ana at no point along the route was
there the slightest trouble. The car
ran smoothly and the Diamond equip
nent made record for itself by the
way II stood up.
The record is even mora ,,,er,.or,o,,s
when IL is considered that the trim m
Is haroer than the run down the coast.
Atter leaving King City bridge a head
WIND had 10 be bucked all the way up
70 this city. This wind has ALWAYS
made the running time up longer than
the run down.
The run TO Santa Barbara was made
IN little over three hours. Then came
the hard drive UP through the Gaviota
pass 10 Los OliVas and on TO Santa
Maria. where Bobby Fowler. who rode
IN Fernando Nelson's Columbia. when
II made the record. was taken abroad
as pilot Thence the car rolled nm
through San Luis Obispo and on 70
Paso Robes. From the latter place
the car was sent over the short cut TO
Bradley, cutting out the run through
lndian valley Passing Bradley and
crossing the Jolon grade, the car shot
out into the open country of Salinas
fr-c 1.-s-z
at $50 O'Clock p. m, the run in from
there being made in hours ls minutes
and 80 seconds.
After the car crossed the finishing
line 80 minutes and 55 seconds was
consumed in taking in gasoline oil and
water while the crew had hot coffee
and something TO eat At S.20:25 o'clock
. m. the Cadillac shot away on the
run back to Los Angeles. There was
not skip TO the engine and its purr
could be heard way out on Guerrero
street as il disappeared into the night.
The Thomas record down the coast
OF l6 hours and 45 minutes was made
on May %, 1903, and Fernando Nelson's
record up the coast was made on April
q, 1908. Nelson's record down was II
hours and II minutes. which made the
round trip record just 81 hours. This
is likely 10 be greatly lowered when
the Cadillac gets home.
- T.
the Cadillac. Tom Evans and Green of
the southern agency. with a large
party Of local enthusiasts, were on
hand TO greet the car.
Designer J. w. Bate of the Mitchell
Lewis motor car company is in the
city visiting the
iDesirDer Bate Is osen & Hunter au-
Visiting City tbe coaet seSe1ts For
the Mitchell cars. /
Bate. in speaking Of the trade outlook.
said:
1T has been a little slow in the east. |
but trade is picking up and the outlook
for a good season is now the best that
could be desired. The most surprising
thing about present trade conditions is
the fact that the export trade is in
CreaSing at q rate that is hard TO real
ize. SO far this season the cars sold
out OF the country number fully as
many as have been taken by the Amer
ican Mitchell agents: What Is puzzling
the officers OF the mitchell factory is
what to do If this foreign trade keeps
up"
The San Francisco motor club is
making a well directed effort toward
getting San Fran
Local s Road. sas bona isia sls@o0' = fS2 fS2
northern Califor-
MIA In pursuance of this plan H. /.
Owens, president Of the club, has sent
ing for December %:
"At the request Of many citizens
who are interested in seeing San Fran
cisco get her pro rata Of the $1S,000,000
bond issue for good roads, and more
particularly that the boulevards and
county roads leading toward San Jose
be placed IN proper condition at an
early date. I am. as president Of the
San Francisco motor club, requested to
call a meeting Of all who are interested
in this movement, and in compliance
with such request I therefore request
that on appear at the c1ubrooms OF
the San Francisco motor club in Golden
Gate avenue at O'Clock p. m. Thurs
day. December 29. 1910. and show cause,
# any YOU have, why all lovers OF good
roads should not organize for the pur-
pose Of encouraging the building Of a
series Of boulevards, streets and roads
in and adjacent to the city and county
Of San Francisco worthy of the name
Of boulevards. streets and roads.
There viii be light refreshments
and other entertaining features. Come
and bring your friends who are inter
ested in this movement.