The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
MUNSEY RUN A TEST
OF ROAD ENDURANCE
Historic Tour Intended to
Clarity Minds of Intend
ing Purchasers.

Automobiles must 20 through the
same process Of development as the
horse
Breeding Of horses FOR racing. coa-h
and draft purposes has drawn u0ou the
best minds and heaviest purses en- the
country FOR hale a century The result
has been marvellous More energy TO
doubt has been expended in breeding
horses for endurance than far speed
+ though less has been said a50at it.
( u Is the endurance test rHat gives the
public the best impression OF autono-
/ biles- Most prospective purchasers want
10 know now long a journey they can
take in an automobile. with the least
possibility Of repairs or attention %
. erbani-m- knowledge Of these details
gives a clear impression. and the pros
pective auto owner is better prepared
to decide whether ne viii become q pa
tron of modern I0comotiOn.
Purpose Of Munsey Tour.
The reI5s biIity contest of the NIunsey
Historic Tour. starting from PhuadeI-
phia August Is and continuing about
I Two weeks, wiII be Tor the purpose Of
giving manufactures and agents the
4 cpportunitv 20 further clarity the mind
LOT the public as 10 the durability OF
their machines
/ The EMF pathfinder has about com
pIeted ITS mission and VIII soon arrive
I in washington
The historic feature Of the tour prom
T isss 10 be even more attractive than
was first contemplated The historic
points and scenes Of the tour. followed
Z IN chronological order viii practically
include an early history of our coUn-
try.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton contest rules for 1910. under Grade
Of which the NIunsey Historic Tour
viii run. contain provisions which are
pleasing TO manufacturers
The contest board has r zen most
thorough attention TO the --evised con
ditions, and a study Of the new regU-
Iations indicates the exactness which
has been attained in providing for any
possible contingency that might arise.
The Fixed Penalty Schedule.
The most important amendment TO
the reliability contest rules for 1910
over those Of last year viii be found
in the adoption Of the fixed penalty
schedule. which is applied at the anal
examination of the cars at the compile
(
each Of the essential parts Of a car are
given a definite number Of points pen
atty for defective condition greater or
. less, according to their relative imPor-
lance in the whole makeup OF the car
/ and the condition in which such part is
found at the finish Of the contest
/ The adoption Of this schedule at once
/ does away with the somewhat uncertain
a Of Of
I 1909 rules, Tor time consumed and
money value of material used in pIaC-
/ ing car IN a safe and satisfactory
| operating condition. and places each
and every contestant upon the same
footing, with the same penalties apply
I ing to all for each defective and dam
AGED part which the contest may de-
velOp- in other words, It reduces the
Ueualizstion scheme to as uearh- as
possible an exact ard known PROPOSE
/ ton instead Of an uncertain and VAN
me avoidance Of work on a car after
final examination and the calculation
/ Of time consumed and fractional value
of material used. enables a rapid de-
{ termination of the relative merits Of
each Of the cars and inSures 2 speedy
settlement OF the contest after the close
Of tho last DAYS run TIE elimination
{ Of fractional penallZ2uonS also facllt-
tafcS the announcement Of the score OF
/ the cars at the end OF each days run
{ during a contest
Regal s'Plugger" Latest Entry.
Among the latest 10 add its name TO
/ the list Of entries Of cars IN the Nun
/ sey Tour is the Regal Motor Car Com
nany Of Detroit Exceptional interest
/ IS attached to the entry owing 10 the
I fact that the car (which VIII make the
run in its behalf IS the well-known
/ endurance car. the REGAL "PIugger''
It viii be recalled that beginning with
I July >. 1893. this car made a run from
I New York to san Francisco in the re-
I markedly short time Of thirty DAYS
The run on thar occasion was made
under the mana sment OF George D.
: Wilcox, at present sales manager Of
1 the Regal Company The car then wa
I dubbed the Regal PluEgeT." and the
1 name has stuck to il ever since. It
was the first Of the 1910 models turned
Z out by the factory
/ Not content with having made this
jremarka bic demonstration, the Regal