The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-19
AWARD UPHELD

AS TO the decision or the judges In the
auto climbing contest held by the
Rhode Island Automobile club on the
26th OF November at the home OF Pres
colt c. Knight, Riverpoint. there seemed
TO be some disagreement in which an ap-
peal was made TO the officers Of the
American Automobile association.
NSter learning all the facts OF the case
the association decided to hold the de-
cision. The award was for the fastest
time up the hill In the competition for
a silver cup presented by Mr.. knight
and was rpade to b. F. Blackinton on
the time /of As As seconds. After the
races IT. was found that Snow had tied
with the big Pope Toledo owned by W.
J. Foss Of Boston. both machines. ac-
cording TO the timers. making the hill in
4s seconds. These machines were run
IN the heavy gasoline class. and in order
TO determine their respective class posi-
tions on the card they were given an
opportunity to run the tie of. which re-
suited in the Peerless machine crossing
the line in as seconds, PA seconds ahead
of the Pope Toledo.
On the strength Of that record. and
also on a claim that the time in the first
trial was wrong. Mr.. Morrison wrote to
A. II. Partington, chairman OF the racing
association, calling the attention OF the
chairman to the matter. President R.
Lincoln Lippitt Of the local club sent on
the details. as follows: That the contest
was private, held upon a private course
10 which the, public was admitted only
by courtesy, and as such was not held
under the track rules OF the American
Automobile association. and that no pro-
test was made in writing TO the Rhode
ell A,.fA. oI,.E
OF "a hours after the contest. He said
that Mr.. Blacknton was understood TO
be the fastest man up the hill at the time
and that the run over on the tie was
only TO settle the class position for the
tied machines.
''The committee claims" he wrote FIR
Their. that the time up the hill in settling
the tie had nothing to 10 with the times
made in any other chsses. for in the
first place. IL would not be fair for them
to have two trials against Mr. Blackin-
tons time on one trial, and In the sec
ond place the contest was practically
over with the exception OF settling their
positions In their own class"
A =. Partington replied to this set
ting forth of the details In a letter stat
ing that the unofficial expression OF the
racing board Is that the position assumed
by you was entirely tenable."
-Esay unofficially, he wrote, be
cause the event was strictly closed and
without sanction The dispute OF Mr..
Morrison was not filed within a reason
able length OF time and made In the
form OF formal protest"
The Rhode Island Automobile club has
received a notification from the Amer
lean Automobile association calling at
tention TO the annual meeting OF the lat
ter organization IN New York, at the
Hotel Seville, on Jan. IS. The directors
have nominated for officers for the year
the following. who will be balloted for
at that meeting:
President, Harlan W. whipple, Ando-
yer. Mass; FIRST vice president John
Farson, Chicago. Tllx second vice presi-
dent, Judge william III. Hotchkiss, Buff
falo N Y; third vice president. DR.. Mil
bank johnson, Los Angeles. Cal; treas
urer, George r. Farrington. New York;
secretary c. II. Gillette. New York: d.
rcctors. Elliott c. Lee. Boston: A. r.
Partington. Brooklyn: Dave II. Norris.
New York: Windsor T. White, Cleveland;
w. c. Temple Pittsburg; r. Lincoln
Lippitt. Providence; r M. steck. Day
tons Fla
Papers for the Incorporation OF the
association have been drawn and will be
acted upon at the meeting. The annual
banquet will be held at the Waldorf
Astoria