Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
TOURISTS TOUR
ENTIRE SUCCESS
TWENTY-SIx CARS RETURN
WITH PERFECT SCORE
SECOND ANNUAL EVENT FIN
ISHED LAST NIGHT
Eighteen Local Machines Check Up
Without Mishap-Lone Woman
Driver Comes Through Con-
test With Perfect Score

Tired, yet happy and enthusiastic, the
Saturday morning on the second an
nual Tour of the Tourists arrived in
Los Angeles last night. That the trip
was a success both from an automobile
educational standpoint and as a
pleasure journey was evidenced from
the beaming countenances of the men
and women as they drew their cars up
to the plant of the Auto-Vehicle com
pany, Tenth and Main streets, to have
them checked by the official scorer,
Volney S. Beardsley.
| The party was too tired and happy,
recounting the pleasant "reminiscences
of the trip, to await the report of the
official scorer, and after an exchange OF
adieus they at once departed for their
| homes.
Twenty-six cars will be awarded per-
| feet scores as a result of the run,
eighteen of these cars have made the
complete run with a perfect score from
start to-flnish, six others, not living In
Los Angeles, were given perfect scores,
as they started and left the race at
their places of residence, and two
others were also added to the perfect
score list, as they had perfect scores,
but on account of business pressure
were obliged to leave the main party at
Riverside Tuesday night.
Tour Well Arranged
That 1t was the most successful run
ever conducted by the Tourists was the
unanimous opinion of the participants
The plan of the trip was carefully ar
ranged, and the schedule maintained
without great inconvenience, giving the
the
scenery of Southern California and Of
historic Old Mexico.
Forty cars which number includes
the tire and repair cars, made the rum
and the first car checked at the Auto
Vehicle company's garage few min
utes after o'clock yesterday afternoon
the other cars coming in at minute or
more intervals. The last car was regis
tered shortly after o'clock.
OF the 200 motorists, the majority
were women, who withstood the jour-
ney and derived as much benefit as the
men, and Mrs. Henry Rutherford OF
Santa Ana enjoys the distinction of
being the only woman driver in the
race, and the feat was climaxed by the
fact that her car was one of the
eighteen that made the entire trip With
perfect score.
Not alone to Mrs. Rutherford does the
credit reflect but also to the Tourist
car. from the fact that a woman is
able to drive car on the hrst en-
durance run ever attempted into Mexico
and make the record of clean score.
Purposes Accomplished
All the tourists were loud in their
praise of the schedule as arranged by
Manager Beardsley, the time limits
having been arranged so that unusual
haste or fast driving was not neces-
sary.
The purposes of the race were: First,
for the pleasure of the tourists; second,
the advancement of better road con-
ditions: third, the education of Tourist
drivers, and fourth, to establish the
reliability of the Tourist car.
That everyone of these purposes We're
accomplished was the general opinion,
and much valuable data was obtained
in regard to road conditions.
The fact that twenty-six cars finished
with perfect scores out of a total of
forty starters demonstrated beyond
doubt the reliability of the Tourist cars.
The pleasure of the tourists and the
education of Tourists drivers was best
EXPRESSED by the participants, and IL
these two conditions were not fulfilled
it was not the fault of the management.
When the run was first proposed it
was determined to make the motto
Laugh Instead of Growl," and that
the motto was literally carried out was
certain from the expressions of the
travellers upon their return last night.
Five hundred miles was the approx
mate distance of the journey. Five
hundred miles through some of the
most picturesque country in Southern
California and Mexico, with stops at
all the places of historical note.
Witness Bull Fight
Perhaps the most pleasant day from
the travellers standpoint was Sunday
which was designated as the day of
rest. But on this day the riders took
occasion to view the surrounding coun-
try and not few wandered across
the line to Tia Juana to view a real
bull fight. The management had
planned bull fight for Monday, but
as arrangements had previously been
made for Sunday, those of the party
who cared to see a CORY Mexican bull