The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-25
BUFFALO TEAM Wins
Glidden Tour Ends in Excel
lent Shape in New York.
NO CLUB HAS PERFECT SCORE
winners OF Trophy Lose Is Id
Points, and Pittsburg, for second
Place, % I-2-Sheridan, of Cleve-
land, and smith, of Philadelphia,
Tie scores for Hover Prize.

New York, July 4.-After a final review
Of all the cars left in the tour, both con
testants and noncontestants, as they were
lined up along the south edge of Central
Park, near Broadway, ike battle-torn sol
diers at the end Of an arduous campaign.
| the fourth annual tour Of the American
Auto Association came 20 end in this city
to-day few minutes before o'clock in
the afternoon.
/ The Auto Club Of Buffalo keeps the
| Gldden trophy, after a hard struggle for
twelve running days, in which none Of the
eight club teams came through with a
perfect score. II has. as a team, lost
/ IS Is points. while the second club team.
| that of the Pitts5urg organization. lost
/ 2215 points on the run from Pittsburg 20
Bedford Springs last Saturday, at time
when 1t was the only perfect score team
in the tour. II. K. Sheridan, Of the CIeve-
land Auto Club CThite steamer), and G.
S. Smith, Of the Quaker City Motor Club
(StOddard-DaytOn). both have perfect
scores in the competition for individual
drivers of runabOuts for the prize Of
fered by Chairman F. B. Hover
Last DIy's Run Most Delightful.
The start was made from the Hotel
Walton, in Philadelphia. at O'Clock this
morning. There was no difficulty ex-
perienced by any one In reaching the city
hall in Jersey City in the allotted time of
five hours and thirty minutes. The last
days run was by far the most enjoyable
Of any Of the twelve days when the
tourists were on the roads.
At d final meeting of the contestants
at the Hotel Astor tonight, after the Sc
rious business of the gathering had been
finished, so far as the announcement OF
the scores, Mrs. Cuneo. Of Richmond
Hill, Long Island, was asked to step for
ward, and a handsome silver loving cup
was presented TO her
Judge William II. Hotchkiss, of Buffalo
president of the American Auto Asso-
citation. wired his congratulations to
Chairman Hover on the success of the
tour, and the latter, though a modest
man, read the telegram to the tourists
StandinE of the Clubs.
When the contestants ami other tourists
that were interested in the scores made
by the club teams had gathered at the
Hotel Astor tonight Chairman Hover
gave out the official figures Of the eight
club teams that started in the tour on the
morning Of July 10, from Cleveland. with
l,O0O points TO their credit. AS ali Of the
penalties to be inflicted had been counted
up, the net scores of the club teams were
those announced.
The Automobile Club, of Buffalo. led
with 81 40 points 70 its credit; the Pitts
burg Auto Club was second. with s77is
points; The New York Motor Club was
third, with 6S3 4-I0 points; the Mestches-
ter Motor Club fourth, with 620l-3 points.
the Auto Club of America fifth. with 4gSlh
points the Cleveland Auto Club sixfh
with 4SS SO points; the Chicago Auto Clui,
seventh, with 40 Ii points. and The A1.,o
Club OF Detroit eighth, with all of it's
points lost. as all four members Of IT'S
team withdrew.
then what every one knew was told
when 1t was announced that II. X Shcr-
idan and G. S. Smith had tie scores. born
perfect. in the Hover prize coupetition
These two men agreed 10 hold 2 maettno
of their own after the regular sessio1
and try to decide upon some sort Of
contest which would eliminate one NJ
them and thus provide a winner for tha
Hover prize, which is not a challenge
affair. but was offered 10 drivers of run
abouts TO be won absolutely during ,ha
tour just ended
II Is likely that some announcement of
the method to be followed in picking a
winner for the bronze figure which
Chairman Hover offered will be an
nounced tomorrow.