The Washington times., 1910-06-01
Buick, Moline, Oldsmobile,
Columbia, 2 Maxwells, and
2 WaShingtons Score.
FORD PENALIZED
. THROUGH AN ERROR
Buick Car Also Lost Three Points
Owing to a misunderstanding
Demerit Marks Recorded.
By HARRY WARD.


According TO the findings Of the tech
meal committee, eight cars finished the
f1ye days touring test run to Richmond
and return with perfect scores. The
winners were two Maxwells. two Wash
ingtons. Buick, Moline. Oldsnobile. and
Columbia.
Each one Of these cars made every
control On time ana no work was done
on them from the time they left Wash
inEton until they returned yesterday af-
ternoon. They underwent a severe test
and their drivers are receiving many
concentrations for their splendid
achievements.
The most disappointed man in the en-
tire party was Charles E. Miller. driver
of No. 1. who dropped out OF the clean
score class yesterday when almost with
in sight Of the Capitol He had the
misfortune to stall his motor and the
committee was compelled TO give one
dement,. However. his machine made a
great run over the rough Virginia roads.
Some of the Dement'S.
The Hupmobile had forty-four black
marks chaISed up against it YESTERDAY.
ten OF them being for work on a gaso-
lene leak. thirty for wrapping a broken
spring. and four for motor stops.
The Buick truck lost four points yes
terday, three Of them being for repIen-
ishinE he gasolene supply while on the
road and one for tightening the high
tension wire on the magnetic
Tie only other car 10 be penalized
yesterday was No. 3 Ford, piloted by
E J. Drake. For repairing a fender
he lost one point. another for cleaning
a spark plug, four for motor stops. and
nine for replenishing oil and water OUT
SIDE or controls.
Standing of Penalized Cars.
The final standing Of the penaIized
cars. as determined by the technical
committee. was as follows: No ] Ford, !
road score perfect mechanical score / |
point; HUpmobile. road 81 points. me-
chanical So; Regal, road 40, mechanical
$50; Overland, road perfect, mechanical
% Marion. road perfecs, mechanical =; |
Mora, road perfect, mechanical 10: |
Buick truck, road 50, mechanical 90; No. /
3 Ford. road perfect mechanical Is: |
Paige-Deroit road s. mechanical "A: |
Buick, road perfect, mechanical 8; FL
more, disqualified, loo; Amplex, with |
drawn, LOCI.
II is rumored several of the clean
score cars VIII be protested, on various /
grounds. The protests will have to he /
filed within twenty-four hours after The /
technical committee filed its report last |
night.
Carter Corporation Congratulated.
The Carter Motor car Corporation
was flooded today with congratulations |
on the great showing made by its en-
tries IN the run. A Washington road
ster, driven by Frank Carter. and a |
Washington touring car, plotted by W.
D. Arrison, were entered in Division "A.
and each came through with a perfect
score, while A Gary Carter, president
OF the corporation. pilotcd a Washing
ton touring car over the course and /
came IN without mark against il His
car was not formally entered in the
run. but was utilized as a nress car
just to show what il would do. he
appointed one OF the neWSpa Der mon a. |
an observer and the car followed the
same program as that pursued bv the
competing cars, making the controls ~
time and without working on the car.
Maxwell Briscoe Work.
The showing made by the entries %
the Maxwell-Briscoe Washington con-
psny was highly creditable. The +u.o
MaNweIls. one baby runa bout. and \
the other A touring car, made perfect i
scores, as did the Columbia. The pilot H
car was a Maxwell touring machine /
driven by John Thomas. manager of the Il
The Maxwell touring car competing in II
the run was the same machine that won II
IN its class in the NorristoUn endurance
contest last week, Harry ''Enduranco''
Walls being the driver. He also drove II
the machine in the run Just Concluded
The baby Maxwell was driven by A. ID II
Res.
Bucks Show Fine Form.
Stanley Mortimer handled the Model 10
Buick with such consummate skill that
be came in with a perfect score. The
Buick rs driven by T. s. johnson
manager Of the Buick branch. lost three
points through a MISUNDERSTANDING.
otherwise it would have had a perfect
score.
Reaching the State farm about twenty
miles this side OF Richmond. Mr. John
son was told by one OF the officials thar
he could oil his machine preparatory
10 the fast run the Richmond Automo-
bile Club intended TO give them into
hat city. This was a mistake. but the
committee decided the matter was one