The Washington times., 1909-10-02
All Entrants in Great Relia-
bility Contest Made
Great Showing.
RECORD OF AUTOS
SHOWN IN DETAIL
Protest Made by Marmon Driver
Does Not Detract From Winner
Hardart'S Work.
By HARRY WARD.

selves with greatest credit to the man
ufacturers. Although but one finished
with a perfect score. number received
but slight penalties. The tour has been
a valuable one. in that it has shown
the public the phenomenal reliability Of
the motor car; il has been valuable to
the manufacture In that it has shown
him whatever little weakness his car
may possess. and it has proven great
stimulant TO the motor industry
throughout the East
The history Of each car throughout
the tour is an interesting one and is set
forth in detail.
No. So Elmore. which was awarded
the trophy in Division 4. and the sweep
stakes prize for the car making the best
score. was the only car in the contest
20 finish with an absolutely perfect
score, according To the calculations Of
the technical committee.
Great Praise Due.
The fact that the award has been pro-
tested by Ray w. Harround, driver of
No. 80 Marmon car does not detract
from its splendid showing made
throughout the tour. and the driver.
Frank Hardart, jr., IS entitled to great
praise for the consummate skill nc dis
played in driving his car 10 victory un-
NNI. TIC llUcl duNtlct tNllNhAitiAC
The winner in division one was the
Ford. which was driven by Charles Z.
Miller, OF Washington. 1t received
total penalization OF six points. two Of
which were received on the road. The
first day the car was penalized IA
points for carDuretor trouble and 90
point for stalling the motor. while on
tho second day o. point penalty was
sustained for stallinE the motor twice.
and OIL point Tor adjusting the carbure-
tor.
In the technical examination at the
conclusion of the tour the car lost o.
point FOR a loose right rear fender bolt
and loose bolts ON the right and left
transmission arms: % point for a loose
extension muffler pipe; Of point FOR a
loose nut on the driving shaft; OF point
because the muffier cut out stuck open,
and three points because the front
wheels were loose.
The Ford's performance was highly
creditsble one. and Driver Miller has
received many congratulations COR his
clever driving.
Hupmobile's Score
The score of the No. -. HupmObile.
has not been determined. The technical
committee assessed 1t L0lO.9 points. and
classified IL Is finishing as noncon-
testant but Driver Keller objected TO
this procedure, stating that he preferred
10 have the cars score FOR each day
made up, even II II totaled beyond tho
penalty OF 1000 points Tor not finishing
as a contestant
The Hupinobile met with an accident
at Willimantic, and lost much time.
Keller drove the car all the way from
Wnliamantic to Washington without
stopping, but finished long after the
checking station vas closed. Referee
TregO has decided 10 work out his score
as soon as he can get In touch with
two of the observers who rode in the
Hupmobile on the eighth and ninth
The debut Of the Model Q. Maxwell.
in the Munsey tour was marked by Its
winning the trophy IN its division, No. z,
for cars costing from SOL 10 81 10 It
received q total penalizatiOn Of % points.
0.3 OF which were sustained on the road.
on the seventh day. Driver Lambert
stalled his motor. receiving OIL point
penalty. while on the ninth day o. point
WAS received FOR loose magnetic wire
In the technical examination the car
suffered a loss or 90 point FOR a loose
right front wheel; o. for a loose left
front lamp bracket; 8 points for the
coming of OF a rear axle truss rod, and
points FOR work on same o. point Ter
loose nsulIer eNtehsloh' - points De
cause the rear universal joint was bad
u worn. and points for work on same.
Reo's Record.
The other entry in division No. was
a REQ. No. 26. which lost 9f3 points. Of
which 2 points were received on the
road and the remainder in the final OK
animation The latter penalties con-
sisted Of % points for play in the steer
Ing wheel. "a points for a worn-out
steering knuckle. and u points Tor two
hours work on same; o. points for lost
radius rod bolts. and 0.5 points for re-
placing same; Oh point for loose right
rear spring clip. and O.5 point because
the drive chain was too loose
As the REQ was a 1903 model that hal
been driven more than ~. 900 miles bv its
owner. n made a good showing. and
the driver and entrant, john LOughrdn.
OF Philadelphia. pluckiiy went over the
entire course I'm the face OF many Oh
stacles-
The award in Division 3 was originally
given 10 No. "a Crawford. but the fact
that a front wheel was replaced the
first day. which did not appear on the
observers card. gave the car greater
penalization than At first appeared. This
made No. j Pullman the winner Of this
division. but the award OF the trophy
20 this car has been protested by the
Carter Motor Car Corporation. OF Wash
ington. entrant on No. Washington.
The basis Of this protest is that the
pullman, which sustained a broken
spring. could not replace n for 81 as
claimed. Referee TregO now has the
matter under Amusement.
Leaders Scores.
The Pullman, No. p. lost 623 points:
the Crawford 719 points. and the No. 5
Washington IS points.
Three other cars were entered in this
olFlEipur one OF WHICH, no. - BuIImdu,
WAS Withdrawn sustaining a penalty Of
1864 points. The other two entries
were Washington cars bearing No. 81
and 81. No 81 Washington lost As Il
points. divided as follows. Of point FOR
stalling motor the first day: o. point
for tightening pump the second day. o.
point Tor Sailing motor twice, and 81
points for being late IN final control on
The third day. I5S.l points for work
done and for being late the fourth day.
mint EfgIfiV~r motor three times
and o. point for work on rear mud
guard the seventh day. OF point for
stalking motor and 04 point for tighten
ing front fender the ninth day. This car
lost fs-3 points on the iDal examination
for playing steering wheel. loose front
and rear mud guards, broken rear axle
truss, crushed mufher exhaust pipe.
loose magnetic ribs, play IN the fan
bearing. and lealsy water pipe joint
total of 1856 points was made
against No. %. Washington. I45l OF
which were received during the fourth
day, whom accidents 10 the car delayed
its arrival Ca Boston many hours The