The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-14
HAMILTON INSPECTS
hUNSEY TOUR CAR
Aviator, During Halt at Phil
adelphia, Lauds Purposes
of Promoters.
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tended to members of the Quaker city
Motor Club, the Germantown Auto Club.
the Auto Club Of Philadelphia, the Cen
fury Auto Club. and the Philadelphia
Automobile Association. The members
OF the Physicians Auto Club also are
invited The Evening Times is also de-
slrous that every automobile agent and
his office associates attend the recep-
tion.
Yesterday at noon the pathfinder car
was given an ovation at the aviation
held IN the northern part of the city,
where 5000 persons were crowded 10
see Charles X. Hamilton, the famous
aviator. make his descent in the great
New York-Philadelphia aeroplane flight.
Covered with bunting announcing that
IL was the pathfinder for the MunSey
Historic Tour, the sturdy EMF car
sped up TO the field It at once at
tracted the attention If the crowds OF
automobilists on the scene and thou
sands OF sightseers manifested their in
terest by crowding about the car.
Hamilton Praises Tour.
Hamilton himself. after he had rested
somewhat from the labor of his flight
looked the machine over critically He
was loud in his praise OF the Munsey
Tour and the work 70 be done by the
pathnnding car.
The intended route Of the Munsey
tour includes a number OF historic
places Leav ng Philadelphia August Is
the tourists Will go to MOrristown, y. j.. /;
West Point: LenON. Mass: New London.
Conn: SOstOng Portsmouth. n. H:
Portland. &c; Plattsburg. y. Y; Sara
toga, Bini,hamton, Harrisburg, Gettys-
burg Baltimore, and Washington.
Following the luncheon there will be
several Slort speeches. after which rep
resentatives Of The Times and Scorers
Club OF the Quaker City Motor Club
w'ii affix the speedOmeters to the path
hader and the start viii be made.
Preceded by a squad of motorcycle
police. the pathfinder viii whirl up
Broad street, followed by the escort or
Of the car viii be from the office Of The
Evening Times at u O'Clock, but as the
tour will start from the Walton Hotel.
the spedOmeters vii be set at this
place.
Trail-Blazers Start.
The long line of escort cars will &C
company the pathfinder to Old York
road. whore "Stick-to-it'' Skeggs. the
EMF driver of the pathfinder. will
cut ont ais mufher and the trail-blazers
will De on on the first leg Of their
journey.
The rooms Of the Quaker City Motor
Club. on the first floor Of the Walton
Hotel, will be thrown open TO the guests
OF The Evening Times, and the Quaker
City men invite all autoists to visit their
rooms while waiting for the luncheon
10 be served
Up and down automobile row the
Pathfnding car has created great inter-
est, virtually every establishment giving
II salute With footing Of horns when il
. passed 10 and fro in front Of the numer-
Gus agencies. Yesterday the glad hand
was extended in royal fashion 70 Skeggs
and he members Of the Pathhnding
party, who met many of the agents and
dealers OF this city interested in thu
tow. and who expressed their good
Wishes for It's success.
A Test Worth While.
The historic interest attaching TO he
route md the fact that the path will
take the tourists through some Of the
finest country TO be found in the East
was generally remarked
Automobile dealers and enthusiasts
know also that the route to be selected
IS ore which VIII test 70 their capacity
the cars which enter, and that the wiz
ming machines which at the end have
the smallest number Of points Of penal
ization against them will be able 70
stand up under any conditions 20 which
the most critical owner might subject
them.
Last night at the Quaker City Motor
S4Uu NEE ~ a. al pioiipLu reception
for the pathhnding party, the members
Of which were extended the courtesies
OF the club house.
Heste rday afternoon the car stood In
front Of the club house for some time
and attracted the attention Of the mem
bers. practically all of whom will take
part in the great send-Off TO be accorded
the pathfinding party tomorrow.
The car is equipped with the Morgan
and Wright "NObby Tread Brand" tires
1hese tires are the same that Skeggs
used IN laying out the path for the Lit
Tie Gildden tour and were filed with air
al Detroit before starting of on that
tour. They went through the zoo and
ood miles OF that tour and have re-
NAMED firm ever since.
rms evening and this afternoon the
EMF car will speed through Philadel-
phla on an excursion with several Of the
local automobile enthusiasts.