The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-01
BIG PROBLEMS FOR AuTOIsTS,
Governing body Tackles Amateur Qucs-
tion-thanges IN CUP Race.

Enough important and complicated affairs
were projected and discussed by the racing
board of the American Automobile Associa-
ton at special meeting held here yester-
day to keep that BODY very busy with doings
OF general Interest until far into the sum
Tner
The biggest contract undertaken by the
board Is to separate the sheep from the goats
bv formulating q definition OF amateur
automobiles and eudeayoring tn separate
them from the professionals ard others In
the racing A committee composed Of T VI
billiard II /. Bowden ana +. T. Birdsall
was appointed 20 draw mp this definition
and also 10 make general revision Of the
racing rules The difficulty of the PROPOSE
ton, recognized by the offlcials will be how
to classify the duasi-profeesiouals. who are
not exactly that. nor yet simon pure amateurs.
although thorough sportsmen. Some Of
the Inventors. manufacturers and dealers
are IN this class They are not 70 he ciassed
With out and on; speed vendors. such as
Barncr uldHCld, and few others. nor with
Snrtori and Bernin, The salared chsuTeurs
Of wealthy owners yet there Is some OH
faction 10 letting them rank With men who
have no interest whatever in the industry
such az W. X Vanderbilt, Jr. and + Il
Thomas.
There are some men who are thorough
amateur sportsmen who participate in racing
at considerable personal expense but are
identified with the trade. which casts an
do not know them Then there are others
who make their own cars. such rs Walter
Christie. and are thereby classified IA manu-
facturers. although they do not build cars TO
sell
mother interesting matter taken mp at the
meeting WIS the Vanderbilt ,,iip race Nv
special permission from Mr. anderbilt the
date for the closing of the entries Tor this
event has been second time. extended and
the day set low = May IS. The race viii he
held on day 10 be named later some time
between Aug Is and oct. IS I~o inn ortant
CHANGES IN the conditions were announced
one L. that tho number of cars that may
represent any one country IN the race
is, 10 bc i've Instead OF six, and the
other is an amended rule by which the entry
fee tins ear will be $500 with no rebate TO
entrants who start Inst year the entry fee
was $500 and $50 was returned 10 every
nominee who started in the race Another
alteration in the deed OF gift was n ade 50 that
the A. A 4 may consent TO the winning
club taking the cup abroad without depositing
ltIwas recognized that 2 great many entries
will be made for the Vanderbilt cup race this
yenr and that elimination trlal- vii! be neces
snry his brought W Tor discussion an
other matter OF seriously complicated aspect.
For the Bennett cup race all the entries FROM
this country must be made through the Auto
mobile club Of America. but Tor the Wander
III cup race entries may be made by any
and all OF the many clubs in the l nited States
Thus the elimination trlals in order 70 be
impartial viii have to be arranged and man
ased 10y some national organi alton and the
\. \. A. has thlS on lis hands. Again the
American owners Of cars built IN foreign
countries may enter their cars TO represent
the country az their manufacture The
French. German and Italian aspirants for the
cup VIII. however. be more than enough.
numerically, TO furnish the restricted team
OF I'VE and they will hold eliminating trials
OF their own az home TO determine what five
10 send As representatives. In the face Of
this the 4. 4 4. Is perplexed 10 decide how
to provide for the competitors here who have
foreign made cars. EXCEPT by some arbitrary
rule, such as allottng place for three French
carr from France and three French cars from
In spite Of the gross and recognized mis-
management Of the recent races held under
the auspices OF the Florid Enst Coast Auto
mobile Association on the Ornond- Daytona
beach, blanket reservation OF dates WAS
granted 10 that body for next year and the
application for similar reservation made
by the new Ormond Racing Association.
which wa formed by the orislnal promoters
and managers Of the Florida races was
shelvcd The baytona group who mis-
managed the recent tourn lInent have their
pick Of dates between Jan. p and Feb. 10,
I for the period OF Jan p TO ~. The reason
given for this action was that the Florida
East Coast Association Is member Of the
4. 4. 4. and the new organization is not
Nav % was reserved as date Tor race
meet n tho Empire city track
As vet the racing board is without head
II was made known Yesterday that ". g.
Temple Of P.ttehurg. who resigned the chair
mnuship recently, will not reconsider his
srAble FOR the post il they would accept and
the secretary 81 the \. \ 4, G. II Gillette
was instructed 10 see them and report % the
meeting q! the directors on March .. 4
secretary Of the racing board also Is TO be
chosen. A likely combination for these
important posts IL understood 10 be II L.
Bowden Of Boston for chairman and Alfred
Reeves Of New York for secretary. although
these were not officially nominated
In the wrestle with the quest on Of ANA
teursm and profess ionalsm. IL has been
suggested to the committee that an inter-
mediate class be formed, similarly to what
was done among bicycle racers some years
ago.
II was not 10 grant any sanctions IN the
future Tor Individual record trials
Seawanhnka COrinthial iaohtsmen Meet.
The second general meeting OF the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian YGoht Club was held
Ia niEht at the CITY q lb. In Mnst EnrtA-