The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
Easts Greatest Auto Event
Completed Without a
Single Protest.
COMMITTEES WORK
SETS A NEW RECORD
Objection TO Rulings Common 10
Other Tours Notably Absent
in Historic Trip.

no protests having been made against
the findings Of the technical committee
Of the Aunsey Historic Tour within the
time prescribed by the American Auto
mobile Association, Referee E I. Fer
guson this afternoon officially pro
claimed the winners
Under the rules protests must be
lodged within tweaty-four hours after
the technical committee files its report
The fact that the tour was conducted
without a single protest being lodged
with the referee is a striking tribute
20 the proficiency Of the technical con-
mittee-
II ts seldom an automobile contest IS
held without any protests being made
against the official rulings and the Of
fciaIs and promoters Of the tour are be
ing heartily congratulated on the spIe--
did showing made
Driven By Walls.
The grand sweepstakes prize IN the
tour was won BY the Maxwell. No. >
driven b. Harry f Walls, Of Philadel-
phia-
This machine finished with a perfe--
road score and IN the final tschniczl
examination was Qenalized only three
POINTS One OF these points was awardeI
because the ian belt was or and the
other two for a plug cap being cut
The car was found 20 be perfect ether
wise and ready to start out again on
long trip
Harry z walls, the driver of the car
which won the sweepstakes prize is a
veteran Of many reliability events and
a drive whose reputation extends all
over the country He drove the stsrfer -
car N the 1iGnsey ruu last -ear. ard
this year drove one Of the famous Max
vel teams entered for the GIidden tro-
ply His driving over the route OF the
Munsey Historic Tour was a remarka-
bic piece Of work He brought his ma
chine into every noon and night stop
ahead OF his schedule and AT the same
time kept the car in perfect condition
Strictly Stock Car.
The winning machine is a touring car
priced ar $500 and was entered in Dfvi-
sion "a including cars costing from
S1,2oI 10 S1.5J1 Il was entered nv The
{ Maxwell-BriscOe Motor Car COmoauv Of
Z TarrytOwn. y Y It IS krictIv a stocx
car IS called for under the rules and
n G Reeves, the contest manager Of
me Inlleo states Alotor Company, stat
+ 60 TINS morning that the machine you'd
: be LEFT with the local agents in this
city This IS the custom OF the NTaxvveTT
! company which, entering only stoCl-
cars iefr them for disposition at the
tOwu where the contest tlEv might be
/ entered IN would be finished.
! The trophy IN Division IA was won by
1 Brush No. Il This machine had a total
I OF tIseniy--slN points awarded against il
! II the final examination. but finished
the tour with q perfect road score. The
& second car II this class is also a Brush,
( being No I5. which finished with q tOtai
NJ
OF which were awarded Tor road work
and thirty for final technical examfae-
tion-
Forced Out b Accident.
This division included cars costins
SOC and under, and the machines en-
tered were the two Brush runabouts
and the K-r-i-t. the Iast-named car
being Withdrawn because Of a broker
wheel, which collapsed as result Of z
street car accident in Portland. Me
The Brush, No "A, the winning cal
in this divisioi. was driven by D. E
/ Mccoy, one Of the most siiIlful driver.
in tsh tour Brush, No I3. was driver
by P R MCKenney, and the K-r-i-t ca
was driven by Kenneth Crittenden.
In Division a, which Included car
costing from $s1 10 100 the Ford car
No. 81, entered by Louis c. Block. @
Philadelphia, and driven BY Jane.
Cherry, won the trophy The nnacrfu,
IS a stock roadster, costing $50 aas
went through the entire distance with
out a penalty in road work being IS
sessed against It Seven points OnIl
were found against this car on the ina
technical examination. thus making I
second In the race for the grand sweep
stakes prize
was one Of the best pilots in the cor
. test and drove with great skill He
a Philadelphia and connected with tn
establishment Of Louis . Block IN
manager Of the Ford Motor Company
branch in philadelphia
Ford. No s driven by Charles E Mi
Ter. Of Washington, vas second. an
Ford. No 80. driven By r H Peabody
OF Boston. vas third
WarTen-Detroit Second.
IN division No. "a. for cars costin
from S.9H to 81 Loo the Maxwell. No. 2
with seven competitors, won the troph
in that division. and also the sweep
/ stakes prize The Warren-Detroit. NJ
: 10. Tom Berger driving. finished secOn
in this class, with only nineteen point
registered against It No. 3, the Moor
driven by Roy Upton, finished with
total Of zoo points against It. The Slaves
Chicago was penaIized heavily on ii
road for being late at the controls an
= for having worked on injuries 20 the ca
their total adverse points beingh 2ss.
The Crawford. No p. driven By 4 4
Miller. met with a mishap Just outsid
Z Of St. Johnsbury. Vt, and the car wa
L penaIized for being some hours late Z
the noon control. The total penalizatio