The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-05
Automobiles to Traverse
Territory of Varied Inter-
est and Charm.
ENTRANTS DIVIDED
INTO TWO GROUPS
Dual Purpose TO Be Served-Path-
finders Soon to Blaze"
the Route.

Remembering the wonderful success
achieved by the Munsey tour last year,
the automobile world is looking forward
/ with more than ordinary interest to the
| Muhsey historic tour scheduled to start
/ from Philadelphia Monday, August 10,
and finish in washington two weeks
! later.
/ The Munsey tour, which will be under
the auspices of the four Munsey news
papers, The washington Times, The
! Baltimore News, The Philadelphia Eve
ming Times. and The Boston Journal
/ will be the only big automobile tour in
! the East this year, as the GIidden tour
will cover Western territory. II will
/ cover a section OF the country rich in
historic and scenic interest, and I'M
/ doubtedly will attract large number of
! entries.
! The contest will be double in char
acter. as il has been decided to have
/ two groups of entries, one for manufac-
| turers and agents of cars, while the
other will be for private owners
Arrangements for Run.
Manufacturers and agents entries will
| be received under grade two Of the 1916
1 reliability contest rules Of the American
Automobile Association and viii be
! classified as group one. The new rules
provide strict penaliZatiOn for time.
road work, final brake, clutch. and
other outdoor tests, and final technical
examination under the supervision Of
a committee composed Of the best
1 posted technical men in the automobile
world. The rules for this group Of en-
trants Will be those laid down by the
three AS and numbered 400 to 81 in the
1 1910 rules Of that organization.
Prospective entrants are advised that
the Munsey Historic Tour Is one in which
manufacturers and agents will be en-
abled TO give their cars a thorough test.
II is a fact that no more complete test
could be provided than under the con-
ditions laid down for the Munsey His
toric Tour and the 1910 reliability rules
Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton.
The Second Group.
While ample provision has been made
for the trade interests in this tour. the
Eroup arranged for pIivat owners has
received equal attention. II is hoped 70
nil this group with a representative list
of owners who drive their cars in con
Z
Of the sport. This class Of entries will
be under group two. end those who par
ticipate will drive under the rules Of
grade four Of the 1910 rules of the three
AS
They will follow the same route as the
cars in the main event. The object of
this new classification Is TO afford Dri-
vate owners an opportunity to Dartici-
pate IN a reliability contest without be
Ing subject TO the strict rulings laid
down for those who enter for purely
business purposes. In other words. the
private owners have all the fun OF the
tour without having vigorous restric-
( tons placed upon their movements.
/ Appropriate trophies Will be awarded
to the winning cars in the various
classes. the awards being made In COM
piisnCe with the rules of the American
Automobile Association.
The work Of blazing the route for the
run viii begin June i. when a cOUEpe-
tent stan of men Will be started from
range for hotel accOmpcdations, oil, and
Sasolene supply stations. and. in fact.
make every preparation for the big tour.
Route of Pathhnders.
The route to he followed by the path
finders Is approximately as follows:
Philadelphia. Morristown. n. j.. West
Point. y. Y, Lenox. Mass. New Lon
don, Conn. Boston. Portsmouth. N. H,
cortland. Ne. PlattsburE y. Y. Sara
tOEa. BinEhamton. Harrisburg. Pa. Get
tysburs. Baltimore, and Washington.
The approximate distance Of the tour is
l,5to to LOO miles, and the estimated
running time IS from eleven to twelve
days.
No automobile tour in this country at
tracted more attention than the first
annual Munsey tour. which started from
Wash mcton and finished in that city,
after travelling l,2A2 miles and visiting
most OF the important Eastern cities
The entry list was representative. and
in every CITY visited the tourists were
accorded a cordial reception. A number
of the entrants in that tour had com
peted in every important touring contest
ever held in this country and they were
a unit in declaring the MUnsey tour one
of the best arranged and conducted con
tests Of the kind ever held
Biggest of the Year.
The reception given the tourists in
Baltimore. Philadelphia, and Boston
will ever be remembe by every par-
ticipant in the tour, while the end OF
the tour in Washington was signalized
by one Of the largest and most enthus-
iastic crowds ever seen in the Capital
City.
From start to finish the Munsev tour
last year was a gigantic success and no
effort or expense will be spared this
year to make IL the biggest automobile
event of the kind ever held in this coun-
try.
The entry blanks are now being pre-
pared and will be ready for distribution
within the next few DAYS. The entrance
fee will be S25- The referee of the tour
VIII be man Of national reputation in
the automobile world and the other Off
Gals will be selected with the greatest
care.
shows that il takes in a part OF the
United States teeming with historic in
terest One hundred and thirty-five
years ago this section knew only the