The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-19
ENTRANTS RESTING
AFTER BUSY NIGHT
No Work Was Done at Warner Garage Today and
Air of Excitement Hovers About the Building
From Which Reliability Tour Starts.
By HARRY WARD.

This is a day Of rest at the garage of
the Warner Motor Company, on New
Hampshire avenue Tomorrow is the
last day for examination and prepare
ton, and, although no work is being
done. an air Of hushed excitement how
ers about the place where the entrans in
the Frank A. Munsey Reliability Run
are awaiting the morning of the Hst.
Referee Trego and his two assistants
Dr.. J. r. Overpeck. Of Philadelphia. and
Jesse l. Cassard, of Baltimore. were on
the job for many hours
As each car reported at tour head
quarters in the Munsey Building. the
driver was given instructions to proceed
to the coal yard of the J Maury Dove
Company, where each car was weighed
under the direction OF member of the
technical committee This formality
over, the cars proceeded to the official
garage. where the drivers filed the cars
with oil. gasOlene. and water, and made
the last hurried adjustments. Each car
was h'l~d with gasolenes from a small
tank wagon propelled by a husky gar
age hand, the gasoIene being pumped
into the tank by means OF a small hand
pump.
Officials Always Handy.
The officials Of the Warner garage
were on hand at all times. and greatly
expedited the work of filing oil and
SasOIene containers, a fact that was
much appreciated by the various con-
testants, who were jim a hurry to place
to the tender mercies of the technical
committee.
AS each car was filed up and finally
avarnfpad -o1To1
upon the elevator and hoisted TO the
second floor. where it was turned over
t othe tender mercies Of the technical
committee.
Each contesting car was assigned 10
a particular place, which was marked
out in white paint, with the number of
the car In the center The cars viii
occupy these same relative positions at
the conclusion Of the tour. The next
step was the preliminary eXamina ton
given each car, at which one represent
alive of each entrant was present An
inspection card showing the condition
of the wheels, springs, frame, front and
rear aXles, steering plVOts, steering
gear, body, motor, ignition parts, lubri-
eating parts cooling parts, carburatiOu
parts, exhaust parts, clutch parts,
transmission and parts, brakes AMI OPP
Grating parts, was filed out. and any
noticeable points about each, that might
occasion dispute later. were recorded
This card was attested to by the en-
lFdHL representative
Record Measurements
In addition to this work, which was
in great detail and occupied consider
able time. certain measurements were
taken and recorded on the Inspection
card. being made in the presence Of the
entrants representative and attested
to by him.
These various measurements In the or
der in which they were taken. were as
follows:
Distance between felloes of front
wheels at ground.
Distance between felloes OF rear
wheels at ground. Distance between the
center Of the right front and right rear
wheels at the center of the hub cap.
Distance between the center of the left
front and left rear wheels at the center
Of the hub cap Vertical distance from
the center Of the right front spring to
the frame COR TO the top of the spring
In case of full elliptics Vertical dis
lance from the center of the right rear