The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-24
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Some snhs. anfiai goet s~ems lIheiv 10
come out W he dincuitiea hat have arisen
In ffamine satisfactory rules fot The Olidden
trophy tour and tho diarussion ~ them
The discussion IL general IN avtomQbile
circles aud Tho suggestions are manifold
The virtue ~ II nh - that me Inc ,naistencles
~ tho whole situAt lon are heina brought
into relief through tho Efforts beins maze
90 please every ms and yet adjust matters
logically The seeming hnpelesanepa Of tbs
being accomplished is settling forth moro
strongly each day the need of A nes contest
under new conditions. and n Is quite possible
that some com potent body viii be inspired
10 inaugurate such an event.
Nothing II settled yet The condition In the
hra, draft Of the now rules which exclude ears
Weighing less than 1900 pou nds has not been
hpallv oyerruled any more than IL has been
adopted The hasty explanation Of the com.
mlttse that the rule had not been decided
upon appears 10 have been merely a renon.
STRANGE TO Iucll the storm Of criticism which
the rule had pro vokcd II 10 doubt ful, though,
II the committee Ia equal TO clinGina to the rule
In the face OF the protests from the trade
In the fact that the protest 10 from the
trade. from that portion Of It which makes
the light cars II has been proposed to bar,
and from the supporters Of these makers,
Is the koy to the whole argument. This ele-
ment wants TO enter the contest under the
same conditions as last year. which per-
mitted the lighter. : medium powered and
moderate priced cars. and even sturdy run
abouts. TO make almost. rs good a showing
as the heavy, high powered and high priced
cars. From what has come out unoticially
It Is underbtood that the idea of the com
mittee was TO make the event more strictly
one for the larger touring cars by avoiding
q mixed company OF competitors and thus
making the trophy more strictly a high class
one for only a top class of contestants.
The contention Of the professionals IL that
I a little car can make as good a showing
as a Dig one IL should have a chance to do
so. Upon this point the argunient seems
TO hinge, and the discussion pro and con is
ively although y trade Circles the maiority,
the New York Motor club were discussing
the subject yesterday and both sides were
brou ght out. The talk was a general one
and not a dialogue, but q fair idea of the
opinions voiced can be given in dialogue
aThere should be no discrimination what
ever. and the committee VIII have to back
up. 1t is too late to change the rules and
last year. There Is no reason for a change.
IL Is a point contest, and u the light cars
can keep. up to the schedule and score as
many points, by reason Of having as few
repairs. as the big ones. they should have
not? If they show az well. they. are as good"
Not at all. Because the little cars were
able to make almost as good a showing last
year as the big ones does not argue that they
are as good for long and strenuous service as
that the conditions last, year were all wrong
to permit of such a thing. The evil of II Is
that Ii conveys a false impression to those
who are expecting the contest to bring out