New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
MRS. CUNEO FIRST HOME
LEADS WOMEN DRIVERS.
Clean Scores Rule in auto Run to
PhiLddeIphia and Back.

Mrs Joan Newton Cuneo in a Lancia unabout,
was the first OF the contestants TO finish in the
two DAYS Of the Womens Motor Club of New
York from this city TO Philadelphia and return
Driving at high speed. she swung into 5eth street
and came to a stop in front OF the Hotel Plaza
which marked the finishing point, at sos O'CLOCK
last evening. host Of friends greeted her. ana
for time she kept busy receiving con-
gratuations and telling of her experience Five
minutes later the and S cylinder Lancia cars
driven by Frank StoveI and Henry Fosdick and
used the press and official machines. reached the
hotel
The other contestants arrived three-quarters OF
hour later Some Of them were not so fortu-
nate in catching a Staten Island ferryboat as
Mrs. Cuneo which accounted partly for the diner
ence in time
The tourists we're greeted at Trenton. n j., by
Governor Fort and the members Of the Legislature
who holding their opening session STOP
was made there for luncheon. At Perth Amooy the
tourists crossed the ferry TO Staten Island and
proceeded to the Richmond County Automoohe
Club, where they were entertained for a snort
time. Borough President Cromwell Joined In the
welcome and in short address praised the women
for their skill in driving their cars through three
states.
The party left Philadelphia at O'Clock yester-
day morning. and good weather and roads were
encountered until New Brunswick was reacheo'
when rain began to fall and the weather gre" eA-
tremely cold. II caused the roads 10 become sliP-
perry and made careful driving more necessary
spite Of this the contestants set good pace.
The keen rivalry among the women was one oi
the Of the contest and for long stretches
few runs have been held in which such fast speed
ing was done Mrs Cuneo drove her car from
Trenton to New Brunswick. distance OF Unity :
two miles, in hour. Others TO set hign speed
Mrs. Evelyn NJ. Beeckman. in her Dig RenauIt
car; Mrs. A. W. Seaman. in her Franklin ana MIS-
]. r Ramsay, in her Maxwell
Mrs. Cuneo who has driven in three or four GIG
den tours said that this was the first run Tor
women that she has ever taken part ln anu sh7
enjoyed it immensely. She said that she did not
meet with the slightest trouble during the entire
trip, and that she proud OF the running OF
her machine. The other women contestants also
expressed delight. and ali were of the opinion tna'
such runs among women drivers would become pop
uar.
Two prizes in addition to medals were offered In
the contest-one a bronze trophy by the MaxweH-
Brscoe Motor Company, for the driver OF the Max
we'll car making the best showing. and the other,
silver cup, by the Hol-Tan Company to the driver
making ths best score. with the exception OF ''S
own car, the Lancia. being barred
It was announced that the prizes will he aWaroeo
in few days. AS most OF the cars went through
the run without the slightest trouble and lived up
to all rules, 1t is likely that the officials VIII
have hard problem TO solve Those who hnisned
in the run and the guests they carried follow:
No Maxwell runabout; Mrs. J. r. Ramsay. Of
Hackensack \, j.. driver; Miss Helen Jahns. guest
HSton N9 nSiad Cneo driver IRps H. a Gushing guest
No 3-MaxweG runabout; Mrs. Lillian Gillespie.
OF Poughkeepse, n. V, driver; Miss Marion COLI
yer, OF Brooklyn, guest ~ g.
No Franklin four-cylinder; Mrs A, W. sea
man. Of Brooklyn. driver; DR.; Elizabeth Hatton'
Dr. Leigh-Jones and Or. Lysaght, guests
No 25-Renault "23' touring car; Mrs. Evelyn
NJ Reeckman, OF New York driver; Mrs. Garden
and MIR. Shermoch. guests. -.
No 6-Maxweu run5bout; Miss Bertha NJ Ritz
weger, of Huntington. Long Island. driver; Hugh
p Arthur. Of New York, guest
No cadillac fOur-cylinder; Miss Alice ID.
Heyes, driver; Miss Madeline Heyes. Miss Sarah
Heyes. Miss Bertha Keasby and Frank Brannard'
guests. -, -,
No. 1I-Naxwell: Mrs P Bach Of Newark, dri-
yer: Miss F. Speer and Mr.. Bach, guests
No. 12-MaxweIl r-cylinder; Mrs. z, P Gresh.
OF Norrlstown. Penn. driver; Mr.. and Mrs H A.
hamburger and Clarence s. Butt. guests
Accurate testing methods employed in the big
Kenosha factory OF the Rambler company are re-
sponsible In a great measure for the unusual sue
cess Of the 1898 models, according TO Thomas B.
Jeffrey & Co.
The fact that the Rambler people make every i'm
portant part OF the they sell has made 1t
necessary for them to submit all materials
and finished parts TO exacting tests, in special
department. under the direction of the expert,