The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-17
INCREASES
IN MUNSEY CONTEST
Everybody Is Asking the Details Of the Big Run-To
Issue Bulletins. Shortly-New York
Dealers Interested
By HARRY WARD.

It Is gratifying to note that interest
in the Frank A. Munsey reliability G5a-
test is increasing daily. This is evil
denced by the large number of inquiries
coming TO The Times from automobile
manufactures. dealers and those who
have a sporting interest in the auto
mobile game, regarding the rules and
regulations governing the contest, the
number Of classes into which the COM
peung cars will be divided, the route,
checking stations, etc.
Headquarters Of he Munsev raliabil-
ity contest have been established I'm
the Munsey Building, and information
regarding the contest will be cheer
fully given TO every inquirer If you
want to lean all about this contest,
which already has the entire automo-
bile world by the ears, drop down TO
the Munsey- Building any hour of the
day and some one will he at your serv-
i've to give you any information you
may desire.
To Issue Bulletins.
Bulletins giving essential facts regard
ing the MUnsey tour will he issued from
time to time. The first one was issued
.
Of information about the greatest aiu-
tomobHe event TO be held this year in
the East. It has been decided that tTo-
plies will be awarded as follows; For
touring cars; for minature-tonneau and
double-rumble cars; for touring rUna-
bouts The trophy i'm each class will
be awarded the cntraut whose car ccm-
pletes the contest with the least points
to its debit In order to arrange a
fair running time schedule for cars COM
peting for each Of the above nam ID
trophies, classe- viii be made : fol-
lows:
Glass A-Cars listed at $s.751 and up
ward.
Glass Bears listed at S2,45l to $3.50
inclusive.
Class Cars listed at n.75f to So, so
inclusive.
class D-Cars listed at $1,000 to s1,75o
inclusive
Glass E-Csrs listed at S999 and under.
The entrance fee will be $25 for each
car and in order to make the contest
attractive to the leading drivers of the
country it has been decided to divide
the entrance money among the winning
an innovation I'm automobile cons SITS,
and no doubt viii appeal very strongly
90 the king pins I'm the game Of plotting
automobiles over country roads under
rigid rules laid down by the American
Automobile Association. under whose
sanction the Munsey tour is being con
Quoted.
Racers Ineligible.
A number of prospective entrants have
asked if any of the specially built
racing cars that have ben so much in
the limelisHt ON various race courses
viii be eligible TO compete in the Nun
sey tour To set at rest all doubts on
this point The Times announces authori-
tatiVCly that only stock cars viii BE-
eligible The definition of a stock car
is plainly set forth I'm the contest rules
of the American Automobile AsSOCia-
ton, as follows.
stock cara motor car completely
described i'm the manufacturer cata-
logUe for the current or any preceding
year which is manufactured ia quanti-
ties of twenty-five or more. which is on
sale by the regular selling representa-
tives Of the manufacturer, aEd IS gitn-
dfactuTed ready for delivery TO buyers.
Tops, wind shields. and extra tires may
be removed. The muffet cut cut, wheel
diameteTS tire and rim equipment are
optional. Otherwise, car must be IN con-
struCtlOu and equipment. exactly as Of
fered Tor sale TO the public.
IT viii readily be perceived that this
definition Is strict enough TO prevent any
manufacture slipping in a specially
built car and thus putting one over
on another competing manufacturer or
dealer.
AS is customary in all reliability con
tests each CutraUt must furnish at his
own expense one official observer for
each car entered by him. These OBJ
servers must DE acceptable to the man
agement and be subject 10 its instrUc-
The contest managers OF ;hc Muasey
tour Will go over To Ne" York next
week 90 feel out ne prom EcnJ dealers
Of that city regarding the contest, The
trip VIII be male ut the suggestion OF q
number of WcIl-EuDWu dealers WhJ uc-
sire to 80 Over 'hr situation with ~he
managers. Tie present OUTLOOK IS tha-
many of the best known 1ealors or Au-
tOmODIle Row iu Sew York wall De rep
resented in the AIuusey tour.
That the leading newspapers Of the
East are interested nm che Munsey con-
test is shown 10y laeir applications for
reservations i'm the press cars The tel
egraph companies, ever alert Tor hUSI-
ness, have likewise arranged TO have
competent men travel wIta the caravan
i'm order that news of the contest may
bc handled win dispatch Temporary
press rooms and telegraph offices Viii
ug established u fuC Off ID He3GIHar-
ter~ at each night -tOE ana the sc1bcs
viii have every facility for getting out
their copy"
The great pu3H. interest in aut1mo-
bile events. particularly chose Of the
nature of the MuISey tour, make It in
cumbent upon the newspapers of the
country to cover sueu events very COM
pletelys and to tlIs end sufficient
number OF press GAYS wiz be provided
so that every working Newspaper man
will be enabled lo make the t0gr in
comfort.
Don't forget that the Frank 4. Mun-
Sey reliability contest Is CBiug to be the
greatest event of -he kind that viii lie
pulled off iu the East tins GEAR. ~ get
your entry iu early u oTicr thst YOU
may have good position when the cars
are lined UT for the start.
AUTOlSTS WARNED
THAT PIN Is HADO