Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-01
GETS THE SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE
RELIABILITY RUN AWARD TO
FRANK HARDART, JR.
Other Trophies and List of the
Winners-Participants in
Race Entertained.

WIN pc11cCl SCOIC 10 Ills circuit din
Hardart, jr., driver of Gilmore car No. SO.
won the grand sweepstakes prize in the
Frank A. Munsey reliability run, recently
concluded in this citv- In addition he
also received the prize in his division for
cars valued at from $2OO1 to 5000 for
having the most perfect score. The ma
chine was entered by his father. Frank
Hardart of PHILADELPHIA and was a
private car. Frank Hardart was one of
| the youngest drivers in the contest and
the fact that he competed against pro-
| fessional drivers from every section of
the country, sent by the various factories.
is worthy of comment. He drove con-
stantly throughout the grind of 200 miles
and never once had to touch his car for
repairs of any kind.
Last night, owing to lost record Of the
first days rum the prize in the third divi-
sion was awarded to Crawford, No. 81. A
correction of this morning however, gives
the place to Pullman, No. IL.
The list of the prize winners in their
respective divisions is as follows:
Division $3.50 and under-No. l. Ford,
entered by Charles E. Miller & Bro.
Washington. D. c.; driver, Charles E.
Miller: total penalization, points.
Division 2-ss51 to N,2JO-No. 9, Max
wen. entered by the Lambert Automobile
L.
Lambert; total penalization, % points.
Division 3-$1,2o1 to $2,OOO-No. II, Pull
man. entered by York Motor Car Com
pany: driver, O'Conner; total penalization.
62.3 points.
Division 4Ls2,OO1 to $3,OOO-No 80, Ell
more, entered by Frank Hardart of Phila-
delphia, Pa driver, Frank Hardart, jr.;
perfect score.
Division 5-$3, OO1 to s4,OOO-No. 81 Amer
! Simplex. entered by the Simplex
Motor Tar FnrnnnnV
driver. w. A Wood; total penalization, 90
points.
Division 6-s4OO1 and over, No. 49, Re-
nault, entered by l.. H. Shaab of Balti-
more. Md; driver, L. H. Shaab; total Pc
alization, a points.
Roy w. Harroun, driver of No. 30, Mar
mon, this morning protested the awarding
of the trophy in division and the sweep
stakes prize to No 3, Gilmore. Harroun
has filed his protest with Referee Trego.
Technical Committees Labor.
The technical committee worked until
nearly IL o'clock last evening compiling
the scores for the two last days of the run
and the final examination. The prizes
were all beautiful solid silver wall
plaques, with the name of the run, date.
route and name of the winners engraved
upon them. The sweepstakes prize was
also handsome silver plaque of twice
the value of the others.
The drivers observers and tourists on
the Munsey reliability run were enter
tanned at a smoker in the red room Of
the New Willard last evening from $50
o'clock to midnight, when many of them
adjourned to the National Press Club,
10Th and III streets, where further enter
tainment was provided.
After a buffet supper had been served
and cigars passed around the fun COM
menced. The program included singing
by the Apollo Quartet, composed Of
Charles E. Myers, Edgar S. Embrey. r.
r. Rodrick and Dana c.. Holland; coon
songs, George O'Connor: Brown and
Black, singing and dancing; Billy Reeves
and Helen Mcmahon in the scarecrow
sketch from 1.-The Folles of 1907; solo,
c. E. Myers; songs. Miss Nella Webb,
from 1.-THE Girl From Rector's": songs,
Arthur DEACON, from the "Follies''; songs
William Bonnelli; Will Philbrick, come
dian; concluding with the singing of songs
in which all hands joined.
City Officials Present.
Commissioners West and Macfarland
were present, as were also members of
the Washington Board Of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce, and a number Of
invited guests.
A feature of the entertainment was the
presentation Of prizes to the winners of
the prizes in the various divisions of the
fendDlllCy run. announcement OF the
winners in the floral parade by Isaac
Cans also brought forth rounds of ap-
plause. The presentations were made by
Referee Trego of Chicago, who paid a
high tribute to the winning drivers for
their pluck and endurance in what he
termed one of the hardest contests of it's
kind ever pulled off in the country. AS
each of the victors mounted the platform
to receive his much-coveted trophy he
was given three hearty cheers and then
retired.
The scores of other cars are as follows:
No -. Hupmobile, 1000 points; finished
as non-cOnteStant.
No. %, REQ, 94.3 points.
No s. Washington. 6S points.
No. "a, Crawford 10 points.
No. 81, Washington, 1887 points.
No. 32, Washington, 1.515.6 points.
No. 81, Pullman, 1904 points; with
drawn.
No. l, Chalmers-Detroit, 500 points,
No. IL, Maryland, LOCO points; finished
as non-contestant
No. IA, Spoerer, 60 points.
No. Is. Columbia 1,OOO.1 points; finish
ed as non-contestant.
No. II, Croxton-Keeton, 1000 points;
withdrawn.
No. IS, Corbin. 6621 points.
No. %, Winton 5.5 points.
No. 30 Marmon, OF points.
No. "a, Selden, 1902 points; with
drawn.
No. IL, Pullman. 1877 points
No. 16, Croxton-keeton, 1,OO9.5 points:
withdrawn.
No. -, Matheson. disqualified.