The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-12
Quaker City Cars to Escort
Munsey Historic Tour
Machine.
MAYOR REYBURN
TO BID GODSPEED
Short Addresses by City Officials
TO Precede the Start Wed
nesday Afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June PA
rousing send-of viii be given the path
finding car which viii blaze the route
for the Munsey Historic Tour. the sec
ond annual reliability contest, this sum
mer, when the machine leaves this city
next Wednesday afternoon
Plans have been made 10 have an
escort of a hundred or more automo-
biles accompany the pathfinder up
Broad street from the starting point,
the headquarters Of the Quaker city
Motor Club, at the Hotel Walton, TO
Old York road, where the sturdy lutte
car will begin alone the first leg Of the
1.700-mile journey.
Cars owned by members Of the six
local clubs will escort the pathfinder
10 the outskirts Of the city. They are
the Quaker City Motor Club. the Ger
mantoWn Auto Club, the Auto Club Of
Philadelphia, the Century Auto Club,
the Physicians Auto Club. and The
Philadelphia Trades Association
Plans for the Start.
buffet luncheon viii be served In
the cafe Of the Hotel Walton from 12:2O
20 100 o'clock Wednesday afternoon to
which the members Of all these clubs
have been invited. The pathfinder, an
EMF car. will leave the office of The
Evening Times. 6l2 Chestnut street, at
i o'clock. and will proceed to the Hotel
Walton, where two SpeedOmeters VIII
be affixed. The start of the car will De
in the hands Of the Timers and Scorers
Club, which is affiliated with the
Quaker City Motor Club.
Following the luncheon the members
Of the various clubs viii gather in the
lobby of the Hotel Walton and Mayor
Reyburn viii bid the pathfnders Cod
speed Henry Clay, director Of public
safety, and George MCCurdy, president
Of common council, Will also make
short addresses.
At the signal the pathfinder will then
start on It's journey. 1t will be pre-
ceded up Broad street by a detachment
OF police from the motor cycle squad,
while mounted police viii clear the
way.
Route to Be Followed.
The escort will follow in double line
around City Hall Square and up Broad
street Francis J. Byrne. Of The Even
ing Times, and Harry Ward, of The
Wash ngtOn Times, Will act as repre-
sentatives of The Munsey newspapers
on the tour and the pathfinder will be
driven by the veteran Tom Skeggs, OF
Detroit.
The pathfinder arrived in Philadelphia
early this morning from Detroit 1t was
shipped by express and Mr.. Skeggs
spent the early hours tuning il up 10
his satisfaction, after which the car left
for Atlantic City. where il was eX-
hibited during the day 10 the crowds
which prOmenaded the boardwalk.
During the early part OF the week the
car will be exhibited in Philadelphia
An official photographer Will accom-
pany the pathhnders and photographs
which viii be made of all the dangerous
turns along the route viii be supplied
the tourists.
The Munsey Historic Tour, which will
be held under the auspices Of the Mum
sey newspapers-The washington Times
The Evening Times of Philadelphia,
The Baltimore News. and The Boston
JouTnal-has the sanction Of the con-
test board Of the American Automobile
Association. This viii be the only big
automobile tour in the East in 1910.
The MunSey tour Will start from Phil
adelphia Monday, August Is, and end In
Washington two weeks later The con-
test Will be double in character and will
be officially known as the AIunsey His
toric Tour.
II will be the object Of the pathfnd-
Ing party to blaze the way through q
section Of the United States famous for
historic interest and scenes. It viii be
approximately as follows:
Philadelphia to Morristown, n. j.
West Point, y. Y; LenOX, Mass; New
London. Conn; Boston. Mass; PorL;-
mouth, y. H; Portland. Ne; PlattS-
burg, y. Y; Saratoga, y. Y; Bingham
ton, y. Y. Harrisburg. Pa; GettyS-
burg Pa; Baltimore, Md, to Washing
ton, d. Q. The approximate distance is
between 160O and LOO miles and the
estimated running time will be eleven
or twelve days.