The Washington times., 1909-09-29

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2~.-Promptly
at 6 o'clock this morning the tourists in
the Frank \. Munsey reliability contest
began their journey on the last leg Of
their 1,100-mile trip from Washington to
Boston and return.
The men were awake and feeding their
machines with oil and gasolene long be-
fore the life in the busy parts of the city
had begun TO stir. The few passers-by
going 10 work paused to stare at the
khaki-coated figures as they sped their
machines up and down Broad street pre-
paratory TO being called TO the line by
the official statrer.
At ( o'clock in the morning the pilot
car had gone away in the darkness,
stealing to southwark in the mist The
moon was still shining when the car
began it's journey. Shortly after it the
confetti car began TO cover the distance,
throwing its pathhnding paper on the
streets Of the city and the country
roads.
Fifteen minutes before the city hall
clock showed 6 o'clock Chairman Trego,
in his National. started for the Capital.
and exactly at 8 the Ford bounded away
at the starters word. Then the Maxwell
go. away, followed by the REQ, the
Washington No. .. the Pullman No. u.
the Crawford. the Washington No. 81.
the Washington No. 81. the Chalmers
Detroit. n Maryland, the Pullman No.
lS, the Spoerer. the Columbia, the Corbin,
the Winton-Six, the Marmon. the FL
more, the American Simplex. the Mathe-
son, and the Renault- The Studebaker
(press carr followed the rest of the
tourists.
First Check Station.
The first check was at Belair ninety
miles out and then the tourists proceed
TO Baltimore.
When the Munseyitcs reached Phila-
deiphia Chairman Trego informed the
contestants that no further scores OF
the cars would be compiled until after
the conclusion of the tour.
When the cars check in al the Nun
sey Building the DRIVERS will be in
structed to AXE them to The Warner
Garage and align them in the exact
position they occupied before the tour
started. The technical committee will
then set busy examining the cars for
whether any car will have a perfect
very strenuous trip the cars ave had
since they left Washington on Sep
TENDER 81.
While several Of the cars will have
/ perfect road scores. Il is questionable
whether any car win have a perfect
mechanical score, because they have
been subjected 10 unusual strains and
I side twists that would not be encoun-
/ tered by the average mOtorist in the
/ course Of a year. 1t is these tests that
enable the manufacturers TO improve
their product and to correct n faults
that may be found after a hard test
like the MUnsey u
Pullman Eliminated.
While il has not been officially an
nounced. il Is known that No. 70 Pull
man has been eliminated from the per-
feet score class. The car lost out on
the run from Boston 10 Willimantic.
Uben Driver Hardisry, in the darkness,
ran his car into a deep nut, breaking d
spring
80 o'clock last night, having been deiaye1
nearly five hours on account ol u'e
When the tourists arrive here on the
rot,,~D trim they were greeted with INC
eane brand OF good old Quaker hosDllai-
nv that was handed out 10 them on ny
first entry into his city on the JouiHSs
Inorthward toward Boston -
Under the auspices Of The hNeline
Tines an escort party met tIt ClLal
mans car. and the 81 n ~
cars some miles out or tamleh ON ~
rod In from Atlantic City. The sReclal
nress car of The evening
throughout the o has been a sp.enuIu
bir Premier car. loaned by me AioLoi
/ Company, and In charge OF j. Alohahai
the local manager al
INC tourney into the city was IN lhs
order Of a triumphal entry MoIc lInILnit
was manifested in the great r~oadaplilty
contest on the return trip tlan on W,
outgoing Journey. because OF the Iacl
lrbat the contest Is near an emo anu lHt
levciteTnent Of the race for hTst hohois
the cars arrived punched at the Cam
dom sheds of the Pennsylvania IallIoau
ware onto keystone soil 1heIe $40,
81 motor cycle policemen met the van
Guard and guided them lnIoueL -
streets to the rendezNous at uI5 49,
Walton. II was Just at the rush nour
and thousands paused long enough I.
review and cheer the speeding motor
Greeted By Many.
At the Hotel Walton the tourists wer'
greeted by representatives Of the Quah
or CITY Motor Club, the Automobile Clui
OF Philadelphia, and the Century Mote
club. As the cars checked IN at me
! checkers stand iu Broad street. thel
were surrounded by a mob OF persons
who piled the drivers and contestant
with all manner Of questions.
After dinner the tourists were inform
cd by Chairman Trego that there would
be no meeting or the drivers and tour
lists because Of the evenings entertain
lment provided BY The Evening Times
and because ne deems 1T expedient, be
cause Of the nearness 10 the end Of IN
Journey. that no more scores De givel
tout until after tho final examination.
The tourists were then greeted will
one Of the p-leasantest surprises Of tn
"trip. when Harry J. Taft. On behalf o