The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-12
Opportunity for Demonstrate
ing 1910 Models Makes
Hit With Munseyites.
GARAGE AND SCALES
FOR THE STARTERS
Warner Motor Company and J.
Maury Dove Furnish These
NeceSsarieS.
By HARRY WARD.

The fact that thirty-seven cars repre-
senting thirty-two different makes have
been entered in the Frank A. Munsey
reliability contest from Washington TO
Boston and return. September I-29
gives the event a vast amount of i'm
portance in the automobile world, par
ticuIarly as seventeen Of the leading
factories throughout the country have
entered twenty-one cars.
Dealers in washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, and Boston
have also recognized the fact that the
Munsey tour offers a splendid oppor-
tunfty to demonstrate their 1910 models
TO the public in the territory controlled
by them, and ten Of them have entered
the lists.
Last, but not least, six private owners
In Washington, Baltimore, and Philadel-
phia have had their sporting blood
aroused and have entered their cars in
order 10 measure their skill as drivers
against the expert pilots whom the diff
ferent factories have nominated 10 drive
their respective entries.
Comparing the Munsey tour with the
classic Glidden. the figures show that
whereas the Glidden had thirty entries
this year, the MUnsey tour has thirty
seven. while in point of makes OF cars
entered, the Munsey also has il on the
Glidden to the extent Of fifteen cars.
Furthermore. but one private owner
competed in the Glidden this year, while
six of them are scheduled TO drive in
the MunSey.
A cursory inspection OF the route book
shows that the Munsey tourists Will
pass through seven different States ana
the District OF Columbia and during the
nF hn1 ! nsi-rnf
Boston and return will visit all the i'm
portsnt Eastern cities These facts
weigh heavily with the automobile man.
ufacturers and dealers who have en-
tered the tour.
Arrangements have been made to have
the competing cars weighed on the
scales of the J. Maury Dove Company,
coal dealers. al the corner OF Twenty
first and l streets northwest. this city.
When the cars report at the Mupsey
tour headquarters, Munsey building. the
drivers viii be directed 10 the Dove
coal yard. where a member Of the tech
meal committee viii be stationed for
the purpose Of weighing the cars
After the cars are weighed they VIII
be taken to the garage Of the Warner
Motor Company. at 124-6 New Hamp-
shire avenue. and placed in the hands of
the technical committee, who viii keep
them under guard until the morning Of
the contest. The cars should he thor
OuQhlV washed and DO IN good condition
for the technical committee 20 make the
preliminary examination, and to take
the various measurements demanded by
the rules
For the convenience OF the partici-
pants ia the Munsey tour, the United
States Express Company will have a
representative at the Munsev tour head
quarters 10 sell travellers checks 20
those that may desire to use them
These travellers checks are in denOmi-
nations of SO. $50, $50. ard 800 each.
Thew combine the convenience of ready
money with the safety OF 4 credit avail
able only on Identification. Identified
ton is easily established by the trav-
elers signature.