The Washington times., 1909-09-29
BEST Of FEELING
AMONG TOURISTS
Throughout the Entire Trip
the Rivalry Has Been
Friendly.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-Never be-
fore in any automobile tour IN this
country has there beel a finer or bet
ter natured crowd than that making up
the 1903 Munsey tour q TACT that is
frequently commented up"a by those Of
the tourists who nave taken part in the
other tours of past years. 4.
Chairman Trego has the good viii of
every participant in the our. and this
is due largely to the fact tn he does
not hold himself aloof from cf9 con-
testants, but enters into the festivities
with the same enthusiasm a. The on
testants. This is so entirely different
from the procedure usually prevailing
that everybody is prone 10 forget the
hardships Of the tour. In a word, the
Munsey tourists are one big happy fam
ily. without a single sorehead in the
party.
The views of a number OF the Mum
seyites as to the tour AVE been secured.
Views of Drivers.
W. A. Wood, driver of the American
Simplex, who drove this same car
through the Glider tour. stated that
in many respects the Munssy tour was
much more strenuous than the Glidden,
due principally TO the continuous rains,
which made the roads heavy, entailing
much tire trouble, Wood has come
through the tour so far with a very
slight penalization, and he stands an ex-
cellent chance Of winning the trophy
in his division.
Joe Matson. winner of the ndian
trophy race. who is driving the Cbal-
mers-Detroit Blue Bird as a press
car. opines that tie Munsey tour is
about as hard a proposition on both
cars and drivers as could be imagined.
Matson says the tour has been handled
admirably. The blue Bird now has
a new nickname. given At by &c Spoon
eT. Mike the Tramp" is rs new name,
which has been bestowed upon Il be
cause 1t has covered $1,000 miles and
has been in nearly every State in the
Union.
HOf's Opinion.
ITO my mind the Munsey tour Is n
Of the greatest tours ever promoted in
the East said o. 6. Hon, drive of
the Spoerer car. 1T Is giving the cars
a splendid test. and those that make
only a fair showing viii receive lasting
benefits from participation in the tour.'
II any one is qualified TO talk about
the s~trenuOsity of the tour II is A. w.
Behrens, driver Of the Maryland. When
his car was ditched before reaching Al
bany, BehreI.s n his party had a very
narrow escap from turning over, and
the former was compelled 10 stay with
his car until Il could be gotten out Of
the ditch. This made him hours late.
and he had to drive nearly all night in
the pouring rain.
You can say for me-" said Behrens,
that the Munsey tour Is about the
hardest proposition / ever went up
against, but despite my hard luck and
the discomfOrts / have experienced /
am glad 10 be d member of the Larty."
pretty Hard Run"
II. r.. Hardesty, sometimes known as
HORSEPOWER Hardesty, driver of No.
I3. Pullman. says the. tour is one of
the best he has ever driven In. 1T has
been a pretty hard rum he said, "and
both cars and drivers have had some
| trying experiences. but these were for
gotten when we reached the night stops
for every detail looking TO our com
! fort had been attended to. No other
tAur ever was managed so admirably"
Leo II. Shaab. driver of the Renault.
the only foreign car in the tour, said.
The Munsey tour Is proving a great
event, and demonstrating that the cars
can go a route with but slight penaltza-
/ tons, most Of them due to no fault In
| the mechanism OF the car Similar eX-
/ pressiOns were made by Otto Jacob,
/ driver Of the Columbia, Charles Miller
J Ford driver. and others.