Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-31
WALLS, IN MAXWELL,
HAS THE BEST SCORE
Charged With Only Three
Points in the Munsey
Historic Tour.

Inc scores III inc NuuHScy SooA
were announced late last night and were
posted about the city. First honors In
the big event went to Harry E. Walls OF
Philadelphia, who won the sweepstakes
cup. He drove Maxwell No. p. entered
by the Maxwell-Briscoe Company. He
finished with a perfect road score. but
was penalized three points by the tech
meal committee, one point for the fan
belt being of and two points for plug
can being out. He Is the same driver who
last May finished with a perfect score on
the run to Richmond and also made the
best score in his class In the Giidden
tour.
A feature of the run was the winning
of Washington car No. 9. driven by w.
ID. Arrison, and Washington car No. 5,
pi,oted by A. Gary Carter, both of this
city, and entered by the Carter Motor
Car Corporation. Arrison and Carter both
finished with perfect road scores. but on
the technical examination the former was
penalized twenty points. twelve on the
brake test and eight on the final exami-
nation. Mr.. Carter was penalized two
points on the brake test and twenty-four
on the final examination. The press car,
also a Washington and driven, by ]. z.
Welsh. also finished with perfect score.
although mon th,s eitH was me only
p Miller, who drove a Ford roadster.
He finished second In his class. with a
total of thirty-ive points penalization.
six of which were on the brake test and
the remainder on the final examination.
The winner in this class was Ford, en-
tered from Philadelphia and driven by
lanes Cherry. A Ford car also finished
third.
Perfect Road Scores.
Thirteen of the machines in the tour
finished with perfect-road scores. They
were the Columbia, No. 2. driven by @.
M. Wagner: the Washington. No. S.
driven by A. G. Carter: the Washington.
No. 6, driven by w. d. Arrison: the Ford,
No. & driven by Charles E. Miller: the
Corbin. No. IL. driven by A. r. Bailey;
the Brush. No. Il. driven by D. E. Nc
Gov: the Enger. No. IL. driven by Harry
Frisch: the Cino, No. =. driven by Wal
ter Donnelly: the Stoddard Dayton, No.
"a. DRIVEN by L. Fl. Shaab; the Maxwell,
Kline Kar, No ~. driven by c. c. Fair
man. the Matheson. No. 33, driven by D.
A. HAIL. and the Ford, No. g., driven by
James Cherry.
Twenty-Eight Starters.
There were twenty-eight contesting
cars starting from Philadelphia Twen-
ty-two cars finished as contestants,
four. which started as contestants, fin
ishinp as non- contestants. two OF the
machines entered not finishing at all, on
account of damages sustained on the
road which made it impossible for
them to make the necessary repairs
in time to Join the other Contestants.
So severe was the tour that not
single car finished with perfect score.
The cars finished late Saturday evening.
and from that time until late Monday
night the cars were In the hands OF
the technical committee. which put the
cars through a critical examination of
every part of each of the various
machines. :.
Points Scored. ;.
The. contestants. and the points scored
against them, as announced by the
technical committee last night. follow:
DIVISION IA.
Carr costing $500 and under.
No "a Brush ID. Z. Mccoy. %: No Ia
Brusb. p II. McKenney. %; No. 10, Xiii
Kenneth Crittenden. Withdrawn.
DIVISION "a.
Carr costing from 1901 to q, 200.
No. 81. Ford, James Cherry a. No. g. Ford.
Charles Y. Miller, 35: No. 80. Ford. r. H.
DIVISION "a.
Cars costing from 81. 2ol TO 800.
No. Is. Maxwell. Harry 2. Wells. 3; No. 10,