The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-21
AUrO RACYNG BoARD NAMED.
west Receives More Recognition-May
Abolish DtHerentiAl Gear Rule.

Jefferson de Mont Thompson, chairman
Of the racing board Of the American Auto
mobile Association, announced yesterday
the names Of the gentlemen picked by himself
and President John Farson to govern auto.
mobile racing In this country for the ensuing
year. Several changes are apparent In the
make up Of the board, the West receiving
more recognition than 1t did last year by the
appointment of members representing Den.
yer and San Francisco clubs. There are si1
New Workers on the new board against seven
last year. OF these. Ave, including the chair
man. are members of the Automobile Club OF
America, while all OF the local meRbe last
year belop ged to the A, @. A..
The full board membership is as follows
Jefferson de Mont Thompson. chsirman
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., f, Russell Thomas
Samuel Walter Taylor and 3. NJ, Butler. all
OF the Automobile Club of America; A. g
Batchelder, New York Motor Club: II. l..
BOwden, Bay State Automobile Association
Boston; r.. Lincoln Lippitt. Rhode Island
Automobile Club. Providence; Frank G.,
Webb. Long island Automobile Club, Brook
lyn; Ira NJ. Cobe, Chicago Automobile Club
George L.. Weiss, Cleveland Autom obile Club
+. H. X. Green, Dallas (rexas) Automobile
Club: DR.. W. II. Bergtold. Colorado Auto
mobile Club, Denver. and l., p. Lowe, Auto
mobile club OF California. San Francisco,
OF these Messrs. Vanderbilt. Thomas. Butler
Bow1sn. Lippitt. Weiss and Green were mem
bers of last years board.
Owing. perhaps, to some unplea santness
over the elimination trials for the American
team in the last Vanderbilt cup race, there
were no technical members appointed to
the 1900 board. Instead, four technical ad-
visers" to the board have been appointed
who will not have a vote In the board, but
will act in an advisory capacity only, These
Cooper Hewitt, New York city; E. r. Thomas,
Buffalo; a, L. Riker, Bridgeport. Conn, and
there were thirteen regular" members and
three technical" ones, while the new board
has fourteen regular members. and the four
appointments is the presence on the advisory
list of T.. r. Thomas Of Buffalo, who has re-
Gently been yoicing his disapproval Of some
of the acts Of last years racing board.
IT is likely hat the new board will hold its
first meeting some time next week. when
President Farson is expected to be In atten-
dances. One of the first things which the new
with is the rule calling for di6erentlsl gears
or an equivalent on racing cars. There Ia
no such provision in European racing rules,
and several cars that have competed in French
entail. one such ear being disqualified at
Ormond. II is the opinion of many motorists
that such a rule is unnecessary and should
be abolished. Az a matter Of fact. the Oar.
fall had no diderential. =,
Chairman Thompson was not prepared
to say yesterday when the conditions for the
1908 Vanderbilt cup race would be announced
the racing board OF the A. A. A. will com
prise the Vanderbilt cup commission with
the addition of foreign club representatives,
Mr.. Thompson being chairman; He said
after the return from abroad OF Mr.. Wander
bilt. whom he expected early In April.