The Washington times., 1910-07-27
Stoddsrd-Dayton and Staver
Cars Will Contest in
Historic Event.
REFEREE WORKING
ON PRELIMINARIES
Many Cities on Route Offer Enter
tainment That Must Be
Refused.

Two more entries were received this
morning in the 1IUnsev Historic Tour.
Thew are a Stoddard-Dayton car, en-
tered by L H Shaab. Of Baltimore. and
a Stsver. entered by the manufacturers.
the Staver Carriage Company Of Chi
caEo.
Both are hiEh-cIass cars with good
records. and may be expected TO do full
justice to their regulations in the Nun
sey tour.
Twenty-four entries have now been
received. and a fun dozen more. It is
probable, viii be forthcoming before the
close of the entry lists
As only nine days more remain until
the lists are closed, on August ;. con
siderable activity may be expected
among manufactures and agents in Sc
lsctuE cars and drivers for the tour.
The headquarters Of the Nunsey His
toric Tour has been advised that several
Of the entry blanks now in the hands of
the manufacturers viii be completed
within the next few DAYS and the en-
tries announced
T. l. Ferguson. referee Of the tour. is
ComDIetinE all the preliminary work in
Cident 70 his duties. and when he meets
the cOnJeSuug cars in Philadelphia be-
fore the start Of the tour. viii have ali
sDe ihcation papers ready for examina-
ton by the entrants
Entertainment Offered.
Letters from business bodies and au-
tomobile associations and clubs relative
20 the entertainment Of the NIunsev His
tOric tourists are coming into headqusr-
tiers. and show that there IS q great de-
sire on all sides 10 make this trip a
most interesting one for the contest
ants
The route OF the AIunsey Historic Tour
preclUdes the acceptance OF all these
invitations and it is with the utmost re-
gret that some Of them have 10 be de-
clined- One Of the most attractive OF
those that must be declined Is that r.
oeived from the Gloucester board Of
trade.
The energetic business men Of this
famous old town have written lTunsav
tour headquarters that they would like
tae men 70 spend some time in their
city They feel that II ARRANGEMENTS
were made to stay there, II only for an
hour OF two, some Of the finest enter
taiument in the world could be prepared
for TIE tourists
They propose 10 take the party down
the Gloucester harbor In a ty-nicsT ash
boats which are known all over the
world Tor the daring Of their crews are
managed They also propose to serve q
typical Gloucester lunch, fish chowders.
etc
Program PTecludes Stop
The route Of the trip, which masses
along the edge OF the town, precIudes
any stop, according 10 the ARRANGEMENTS
now being made The run on that dsv
viii be from Boston. Mass. TO Portland.
Ne, and the running time viii consume
al Of the day at the mems disposal.
It will, therefore. not be possible 10
stop and enjoy the hospitality which
these good New Englanders are so
anxious TO tender the tourists
In other places. however, the hours
Of arrival viii permit the men 10 en-
JOY the kind treatment prepared for
them In Boston, Burlington BINGHAM
ton, n Y Harrisburg, and other points
they VIII md the eutertai nrnent feature
OF the trip delightful The tour passes
InrO1gn a country full Of active business
men and W1de-aWake automobile en-
thusiastsy and they always make the
visiting auUOiSt feel verv much al home
The delightful manner in which the
patnnnc1ng party was entertained was
2 straw which showed what the tourists
II the big MunSey event may expect