Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
HAYNES SCORE
ISPERFECTION
FRANK MUTT WINS A GREAT
VICTORY
BRINGS CAR THROUGH WITHOUT
LOSING POINT
Seventeen=Year=old Driver DoesWon-
derfuI Things with Pierce Arrow
in Chicago Motor Club
Run

Frank Nuts great victory in the relia-
bility contest of the Chicago Motor club
won for the veteran driver unsttnted
praise.
Mutt brought the Haynes through with
out the loss of point In a field of thirty
five prominent drivers and almost as
many cars of the first class.
He drove from Kokomo to Chicago, 100
miles, and drove 200 miles over the Otta-
wa section of the route, placing his car
Immediately after the last trip in the
hands of the committee After the thou
sand miles of travelling the committee
spent almost two days on the car and
then gave Mutt and his Haynes perfect
score.
Those who won other positions in the
contest very close to the winner had
points lost due to grease cup working
loose "a set nut loose and so on, but
Nuts Haynes could not be put out of
the perfect score line by a single infrac-
ton of rules, although those rules were
admitted the hardest ever arranged for
a contest of the sort.
Elwood Haynes hastened to Chicago
upon learning of the victory of Mutt and
his congratulations were pleasant to Mutt,
who has driven the Haynes to victory
after victory.
OO[CH ECTlSSt 0SOICS
During the present year the car has
won no less than one dozen perfect scores
in road contests. The Haynes entered the
present year in position which was diff
ficult to hold. The year brought one VIC
tory after another, and as Mr.. Haynes
says: I'VE may Nnow rest on our laurels
until next year, as we have been VIC
torious in every contest on the road in
which we have taken part this year.
The victory of Mutt in this race with a
thirty horse power roadster is particular
ly gratifying to me and it is conceded
owing to the rules to have been the most
distinct victory ever recorded. I under
stand that wagers were frequently made
that there would be no perfect score in
this contest, but they did not manage to
cut us out after an examination, which
l am told was the most thorough ever
made. We feel quite satisfied with the
victory and will try and follow it with
others next year"
Is Young Chauffeur
Arthur Kumpf, second man with the
Pierce Greater Arrow of sixty horse
power, in the great reliability run of the
| Chicago Motor club, is but II years of
age, and is hailed as the boy wonder of
| the country
Kumpf succeeded Percy Pierce as the
~. O.,
assisting Percy previous to the retire
ment of that great veteran from the field.
The lad, originally an office boy and
later a stenographer for the George N.
PIERCE Co., took an interest in automo-
biles and was given an opportunity when
he went TO Europe as the assistant of
Pierce in the Herkomer contest Kumpf
made his appearance as a member of the
Buffalo team this year in the contest for
the Glidden trophy and won sterling
honors by driving his car through with
perfect score.
His appearance in the Chicago Motor
clubs run last week, in charge of the
sixty horse power car, was surprise.
for the size of the lad seemed against
him when he handled the big car. His
only loss was two points, due to loose
grease cup, which took but five seconds to
turn tight when the committee took
Kumpf and put him on the rack That
cost him minute on the score of the
great run. The miss was as good as a
mile, however, and Kumpf went out of
the perfect division. He carried during
the reliability contest his full quota of
people, having seven with him most OF
the time.
The Pierce has invariably competed
successfully in all contests, and on the
technicality loses on this. their latest
entry in the field of touring competition.
Kumpf was quite naturally put out by
the loss, as was also Paul Hoffman in
the smaller six. when he lost points
through a wire ATTACHED when the seal
ing the rear axle was done by the com
mittee) caused the heating of the brake.
AS no drivers kicked neither did Hoffman
nor Kumpf and their position in the final
score was received without question.