The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-11
Ross Hemwood Presents
MunSey Entrant for Tech
meal Test.
QUARTERS OPENED
AT PHILADELPHIA
Drivers and Observers Will Meet
Sunday for Final Con-
ference.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. u.-Hardly
Rad the headquarters Of the Munsey
Historic Tour opened this morning than
the Ohio car, the first Of the competing
machines TO report officially to the man
agement Of the event, was driven TO the
Hotel Walton
Ross HemwOod, the official representa-
tive Of the Ohio Motor Car Company.
the entrant Of The machine. was at the
wheel and announced that he was ready
70 turn the car over to the technical
committee as soon as II was demanded
A = MCLane, who win ride IN the car
during the tour, ACCOMPANIED the car
from The factory Ia this city
The car is the same machine which
competed In the GEdden tour and last
month in the Wisconsin reliability con-
test. winning many friends BY its per
torrance N DoLn events It's gray sturdy
appearance attracted great attention as
Il was parked on Broad street II front
OF the official headquarters
All In Readiness.
Everything is in readiness here for
the arrival OF the competing machines
The large official garage in 10 North
Broad street viii be open to the cars
early on the morning OF the 18th and
everything is spick and span there
ready for The work Of the technical com
mitJee.
The business arrangements al head
quarters have been completed and every
thing IS IN readiness for the early ar
rivals which are expected to be shipped
ana driven into town this afternoon and
tomorrow.
Z. J. Ferguson. the referee Of the
tour, IS expected in town tomorrow pre-
pared 10 take charge Of the active work
OF examining the cars preliminary 10
their long drive over the route
Meeting Announced
Great stress has been laid on the i'm
pOrtanCe Of the forthcoming meeting Ct
drivers and observers on Sunday night
by the referee, both in correspondence
and in the official bulletin issued from
the headquarters Of the Munsey His
IOTic Tour This meeting viii take place
Al o'clock in the assembly room Of
t1e Hotel Walton and viii be in charge
OF ar Ferguson the referee He viii
ms rucr the drivers and Observers IN
their duties. and take I'D any yoiu-s
which the contestants may wish thor
2-sLIl eAplaiEtL IN me rules All
= efS lScn states that II IS OF the utmost
Importance that all Observers and drlV-
Frs report on tine al this meeting
The Interstate Automobile Company,
which has entered one Of its latest mod
els. has notified the tour headquarters
that the car viii be driven by Dill. the
man who DilO-ed 10 victory the Inter
state car IN the Harrisburg Endurance
Trophy event
Another Famous Figure
This makes another famous figure
added to the number Of great drivers
VINO viii take part IN the NUnsey event
Dill viii be assisted IN the driving from
tine to time by g. II Covert, the Wash
tnEton representative Of the Interstate
company. who has q great reputation
as reliability pilot
Of the thi-ty-one cars which have
been nominated as starters In the Nun
SeT Historic Tour. practically all nave
notified the tour headquarters that they
VIII be here. on Friday evening or carly
Saturday morning With the technical
committee early on the job TO examine
the cars. a thorough and businessIilJe
completion OF all the preliminary details
o. the event IS assured