The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-07
new RULES FOR AUTO RACING
OFFICIALS DEFINE AMATEURS
AND WAKE MANY CHANGES.
Those Active In Trade Haired From Ama.
tour Events-Frcak Machines Also
PrOhiblted-pCcular Provision for
Appcais-safeguard About Records.

PrOhiblted-pccuiar Provision for
Appcals-Safeguart About Records.
At a busy and interesting meeting OF the
directors of the American Automobile Assoc
] citation held at the Automobile Club OF America
! yesterday afternoon the recognized body
| began It's first important work In bringing
order out Of the chaotic situation In which
automobile racing has been and made prom
lsinR headway.
A meeting Of the racing board was held
! prior to the meeting Of the directors In order
| 20 have the revisions OF the rules ready for
/ adoption. The racing board meeting was
| attended by Chairman K. L. Morreu OF New
/ York George l.. Weiss Of Cleveland. L. l..
! lIppitt OF Providence, william wallace Of
| Boston. Rolln n White Of Cleveland ana
/ T.. 4. Birdsall and A. J.. laker Of New YORK.
/ The changes made by them in the rules for
/ 1905 we're approved and adopted by the dlrcc-
| tors.
| The first thing done was 10 combine the
| rules for road racing with those Tor track
racing making one set Of rules instead OF
the two sets in use last year, The only i'm
| portant change made in the rules for road
| ra oes was to stipulate that no repairs may
! be made and no supplies taken on by car
while II is within the limits Of a control.
In the track rules a number Of important
changes were made. several OF which were
NNOse lOTtNNuuOMtu III TUG llAN'A w" 49,
Chairman Morrell recently published in The
Sun The promoter or promoters OF every
race meet whether clubs or individuals,
hereafter will be required to file after the
meet a complete record OF the results OF
each race, with the times made, and this re
port must be- certified by the refeTee and
timers Of the meet. II has been provided
also that the racing board may require
evidence Of the competency OF the timers VINO
officiate 4 nsw official will be required az
each race meeting to be known as an Official
scorer, whose duty Il will be to record the
times taken by the different watch holders
and the order Of finishes.
Provision was made for contestants 70
appeal from the decision Of a referee to the
racing board. Only the owner Of the com
peting car decided against may make q pro-
test. and in doing so he must file ahdavlts
In support Of his appeal and post a Zee OF
$50. one half Of which viii be returned W
case his appeal Is sustained The appeal
win be passed upon by the racing board,
but Il is provided that no member whose
decision IS IN auestil9n may De pFgse MAN Wn vn
man will be permitted TO pass upon protest
against him, but II Will be lett 20 me- lhu-
mates OF the ruCinE board 10 support MN
or not as they see NJ.
In order to prevent the competition OF
freak" racing machines with regular vehi-
cles practical for road service the definition
OF the term motor car was changed so as 70
call for a vehicle equipped with suitable
brakes. with difierentlal gear or its eQulNa-
lent and a reverse gear The machines made
for racing purposes only are usually minus
some or all Of these and to embody all these
features involves making practicable aAtO-
The vexing question OF drawing a line
between amateurs and protessiorals was
dealt with In "a clever. yet uneguvocal way
The term anna teuT' was defined 30 mat
when races for amateurs only are scheduled,
no Quasi-proiess lonals may tnUude, bui /
there was no prohibition made Of anna teurs .
racing against professional, nor was there |
any attempt TO define professional. which /
might hive given offence 10 certain trades /
men who are genuine sporsmen, yet are |
now barred from strictly amateur races
The amateur definition, as adopted, reads.
An amateur driver is one who does not |
race for hire, or l. not actively engaged In /
his livelihood, or any part Of H. as a result |
Of his racine or who has never been de- /
clared a professional By any sport sovern-
one delIcacy Of this definition is. that by |
the, words ACTIVELY e9saged in he auto |
mobile rsqhe 4e ra Do5 a,,cb SeThiS az
Vanderbilt. Jr.. j. J. Aston and others who |
are reputed to hold stock IN automobile /
Punishment is provided by the amended {,
rules for any person who enters FOR race /
and fails to @pEear 10 G r6a o AR2}heG
that the position OF contestants IN different |
heats and their position relative TO the pol" |
shall be decided by lot instead Of arbitrarily /
or hy the order Of entry. a heretofore. u Is |
provided also that In final heats any com
petitor who finishes second in his heat and
other heat may start with the heat winners
Besides adopting these changes in the rules
the directors eleCtcd two new clubs to member
shin the Automobile Club of Maryland and
the Morris Park Racing Club Of New York !
r. NJ Pierce OF the Automobile Oh b Of Biug-
hamton was elected 10 the board Of directors
The resignation Of &. N. Gillette as secretary, |
TO take effect May l. was accepted and 4. G.. /
BatChelder appointed TO mn the vacancy. A.
Post, chairman Of the touring committee
announced his selection Of the following
gentlemen 10 MI the committee; G.. ). Glidden,
James l.. BreCse, Milo VI BCldinC, Jr.. Arthur
X, Pardin gton. h ". Smith Walter White,
". {. Temple, William Moneypcuuy, Jr.,
and A. b Lambert.
presided at the meeting, President Elliott &.
Lee Of Boston being III. Other directors
present were: Windsor 7 White Of Clcve-
land, Dove II; Morris Of New York George 7.
Harrington Of East Orange Lewis r. Spcare
OF Boston. R l. Lppitt Of Providence, Asa
g odd9rd Of worcester, 4. + PARKINSON Of
4 meeting Of the racing board OF the A. 4. 4.
was held az the Naldorf-Astoria last night,
az which dates were allotted and the pre- |
llnfpnrV work Of forming a circuit over. 7