Evening star., 1909-05-26
WINNERS GIVEN CUPS
Prizes Awarded Wictors in Auto
Endurance Run.
PRESENTED By Mr.. WEST
Club President Congratulates Own
ers and Entrants Of Cars.
REFEREE SAYS HE LIKED JOB
Mr.. Caverly Declares He Will Stand
for Decisions and Is Willing
to Act Again.
REFEREE SAYS HE LIKED JOB

number of automobile enthusiasts.
members Of the Washington Automobile
| Club and participants in the recent en-
durance run, gathered in the assembly
room of the club on Brightwood road
last night to see the presentation OF
the cups to the successful entrants. Will
liam D. West, president of the club, pre-
sided.
In a humorous and entertaining
speech Mr.. West reviewed the contest
from the time it was first suggested
to the finish and the subsequent trou-
bles that arose from the award. He
told Of how he went over the course and
helped put up the guiding arrows, OF
how he and H. c. Chand1ee started out
in the latters car early on the morning
of the contest, making their getaway as
the milkmen were starting on their
routes; how Mr.. Chandlee carried him
as far as Rockville at rate of speed
that made him shout for joy. when some
thing happened to Mr.. Chandlee's car
and they had to stop.
standpoint of sportsmanship as well as
finance. said Mr.. West, every member OF
the club realized
That dissension and argument had
grown out of the award, he said. was
more or less regrettable. but. after all,
1t showed that the members of the club
took healthy interest In its affairs and
that the club would probably be better on
in the end on account of It,
The president congratulated everybody
who took part in the contest-the en-
trants, the drivers, the officials and the
checkers-as well as the spectators along
the drivers by their cheers. Special
thanks. he said. were due to owners who
entered their cars and for the sake of
sport risked serious injury to their ma
chimes. and to the drivers, for whom
no prizes had been provided.
Presents His Cup to Driver.
In awarding the Washington Post cup.
for class A, to William Orme. whose Ma
theson car was declared the winner, Mr..
West congratulated Mr.. Orme on the
splendid showing his car had made. and
also congratulated w. B. McBurney,
who drove it, When Mr.. Orme received
his cup he made brief speech thanking
the donors, and then presented the cup
to Mr.. McBurney.
In accepting the cup Mr.. McBurney
said he had expected nothing of the sort
and that the joy of winning had been
enough for him. He said he wished to
compliment the club on the manner in
which the guide arrows had been placed
along the course. Although he had never
been over the course before. he found no
difficulty whatever in keeping his direc-
ton.
J. A. Mulheisen, whose Buick car won
The Evening Star cup for class B, was
unable to attend last nights meeting on
account OF illness. The Evening Star cup
and the club cup. for the best score in
any class, which was also won by Mr..
Mulheisen, were received for him by T. B.
Spence.
c. E. Miller whose Ford won the Wash
ington Times cup, class c. said that he
hoped there would be other contests and
thanked the president for the cup.
Referee Liked the Job.
r. B. Cayerly. the referee, said he had
been cussed up hill and down dale for the
way he had oflciated, but did not mind it.
1t showed an active interest in the affairs
of the. club. A referee must expect, to be
cussed, anyhow. but he wanted to say
there and then that IL he were ever. asked
to referee again he would do so and act
just like he did this time. AS a matter
Of fact, he declared, he had enjoyed the
job and had really had the time of his
life.
w. s. Duvall, who came to Washington
the Automobile Association of America to
view and report upon the contest, spoke
in glowing terms of the manner In which
the club had handled 1t. There had been,
he said, certain errors. due to the lack of
experience on the part of those In charge
of the affair, but as for spOrtSmanship
and earnest desire to do the right thing
there was nothing left undone by the
clubs officers.