The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-08
no OPEN AIR AUTO SHOW.
Makers Fro~n on All Save Two National
Exhibitions.

The project to hold an open air automobile
show and carnival at the Empire City track
next spring received a setback yesterday
which will unquestionably force the abandon
ment of the plan. The idea, which had the
enthusiastic backing of many local automo-
bilists. was to hold a series OF contests de-
signed TO show economy Of operation, ease
of control and servlcesbility rather than
speed. 1t was the intention to Use all the
space under the grand stand and cover over
the lawn to provide for the exhibition of all
OF the latest models of cars.
The Executive Committee OF the National
Association of Automobile Manufacturers
however, exploded a bomb Under the open
air show plan and even went further. by
putting all shows under the ban except those
In this, city, and Chicago. For the past several
years local shows hav q been held at Detroit.
Cleveland: Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Boston. while just now Baltimore
would like a show. These shows have proved
very expense We to the makers and the COM
mittee adopted this resolution yesterday:
Whereas In the opinion of this executive com
mlttee the local shows OF 1900 have not been produc
tive OF benen ATS to the industry commensurate with
the loss OF time and expense involved. be 1t
Resolved. That no shows shall be sanctioned
hereafter except one annual show each al New
York and Chicago, and that the resolution relative
in force.
Percy Owen, Of this city, who is a member
practically precluded any attempt at holding
an open air show. as such an affair would re-
Quire the support OF the manufacturers to
make 1t a success. He said none OF the makers
course course ' would d d Dc aH'f them SnS Pro5a'f the e. big fs'a am "
nual national shows at New York and Chicago,
that being the punishment for any concern
that exhibited at an, unsanctioned show
MIR. Owen explained that the resolution did
not forbid the holding of local shows. but only
forbid the direct participation OF makers IN
such Affairs In cities where the LEGAL agents gents
said he expected local shows would be held,
but these would be local affairs In every
sense.
The contest committee. which has in charge
the preparation of rules to. be recommended
to the American Automobile Association for
the 1908 Glidden Tour, had an extended meet
ing Yesterday and will hold another to-day.
The legislative committee presented It's re-
port Of the license test case In New Jersey
three courts IN five months and is expected
to reach the highest court OF. that State In
July. Attention was also called TO the resolu-
tion adopted last October. as follows,
Rt,olrcd, That this association is opposed TO tho
holding OF, contests in the United States. which
mlttee, and that II shall not be permissible for any
member TO take part, in any unapproved contest
under penalty OF being ~debarrcd from participation
in such events as may be held with the approval or
or under the auspices OF this association,
President f.. II. Cutler nominated COM
mittees for the susuing year as follows;
Membership-Owen, Davis and Bennett,
Show-White, Hildebrand, Bennett. Budlong and
Metzger.
Railroad White, Clifton and
AudIting-Owen Goss and Pope.
Good Roads-Waldon. Davis and Thomas
Contest White, KItiridse, Walden, Davis and
Pope,