The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-13
CLANS SOUND CALL
FOR NUNSEY TOUR
Drivers as Interested as
Firms in Coming Re
liability Run,
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

The fiery cross has gone forth among
/ the autoists in Washington. summonlng
the clans 10 action for the Munsey Re
/ liability Run from washington TO Bos-
ton and return in the week Of Septem-
/ Der 22-29
Among the clans which have been
! aroused is the White steamer branch in
Washington. Its contingent has not yet
rallied around the standard, but Is pre-
pairing for the fray. When it comes TO
touring under difficulties over all sorts
Of roads and up hill and down dale, the
White steamer wakes fat in the land
That is where IL lives. Show It a bunch
Of young mountains with a COW traU
Tor q road and away goes the White.
If IL does not get to the top il is be-
cause somebody has pushed the top of.
That's the way they talk about them
selves, those White foIi-s. land, by cricky
tney come pretty near making good on
one Of the White folks who wants to
make the run is Foxy Eddie Mahonev.
He would fain be a pilot He lends
himself money on the strength of his
plotting ability. He Is every kind ex-
cepJ sky pilot. Tell him where to go
and ne VIII get there If its only I'm time
Tor Christmas dinner. He Is anxious TO
Qlaze the way for the Munsey rum but
the details have not yet been arranged.
Wins "Foxy" Title.
Eddie acquired his title Of Foxy"
when he was double-crossed or over
reached by sunny Jim" Sherman He
carried the scouting party which went
over the course to spy out the land for
The Times SocIabuity Run from the
Munsey building to Great Falls. The
ms a rFr la frf- 9
to Mr.. sherman as data for the naming
Of the secret figure which was to de
termine the winner. Eddie carefully
noted how long it took him to get TO
Great Falls, then entered the run IL
looked Ike money from home for him.
and he bought piece of chamois
skin 10 keep The Times trophy
well polished. He was just natural
ly going to win He STAYED
awake at nights figuring whether he
should place it on the parlor mantel-
piece or up In his den. 81" After the re-
turns were all in, so was Eddie He was
ninth or eleventh or some such a mat
ter, and drivers vino had TO inquire the
way TO the Falls because they did not
know the route beat him out He was
a frost as guesser, but he is still the
goods as a pilot and as a driver in
loug-Gistauce tours.
Baltimore has come out Of its trance
et the reports Of what was going on
i'm Washington and become exceed
ngly busy all at once. The first over
there 20 realize the importance of the
Munsey run was the SinClair-SCOtt
Company, Baltimore enterprise. which
promptly entered three Maryland cars
There is one other native automobile
manufacturing plant in Baltimore. the
Carl SpOeTeT's Sons COMPANY. II has
also jumped into the breach and has
entered car. This completes the
home industry possibilities in the way
of Baltimore concerns, and with the
entries Of the Carter Motor Car C0rpo-
ration, Of Washington. demonstrate
how the local manufacturers are awak-
ening to the possibilities Of getting uu-
limited free advertising by making a
good showing in the Eastern rival of
the GUddeu tour.
SpOereI Plans.
The SDOercr car viii probably he han