The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-24

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competit lnn must BE- confined 10 members OF a
class. % handiN ps. allowed
with horses and men thefs H. q psyche
logical element that mgkee N possible, through
crit. for one TO complete out q his 9lass ln
an open event, but ~ The mechanical realm
""onditions are wrong FSr .Iorss.psEsr,
weight mus, be carried and for durability
the stock must be there. No one OF thoes
letting the little csSs have a chance. TO max
for one moment that q two cylinder car. Of
matter ~ hSr' how sccd T Il e '~fl travel ss Far and
a. fast. climb hills "a we'll and last az many
years, covering as, much mileage with .,
20 h~otss-powsr Weighing 5000 pounds and
equally well made
That bring, 9nt the point, Lhs eon,ss.
OF best touring cars. reckoning them 70 be
the biggest and highsst powered vehicles
offered for om road Luz, Sse' ,ds The ,S9 ,bssisr sce Sss
proposed to bar out cars weighing less than
1000 pounds. The ideal way would be 70
frame up a contest sneh a. idtis 6 ar scposi
the continent, over the Rockies and back
on a good. lively schedule. with climbing
Is fimprscticSsbIe. owing to the time. required
and the speed laws, SO. all that Is LETT Tor the
committee is to do lts best. Because the
il should try 70 make them right this year.
II only II can face the storm OF protest from
those shut out from a chance to gain
But the Glldden trophy was put up, a.
a prize for an open touring contest. and hat
Is 9 part Of the deed Of gif!' so no cars can
open event at 1000 miles, It doe. not serve
90 o2e grs sSs 1 wss: i e ' me Eastern a. s isss d q IisSs
touring car may do as well as q bigger one,
but the smaller one may be all In. and the
lar ger have a lot In reserve when they hnish
with an equal number OF points.
Why not divide the cars into classes with
a separate schedule and prize for each class"
That would not be the tour for the Gltdden
trophy. but a general contest OF another
What Is the answer?-
Let the donor OF the trophy write q new
deed OF gift aud name conditions that will
bring out the points he wants
Why should. he? The contest 10 for the
good OF the industry. It gives q chance for
all to show what they can do and the contest
was all right last year when q heavy touring
car won. II the contest In to inspire the
building OF good touring. cars 1t should be
open and every one should get all the pub
licity out OF IL he could"
Yes. a high priced heavyweight, acknowl-
edged by the others to be top grade. won
last year, but several others were very good
seconds. because the task was easy. The
weaker ones should be eliminated by q ster,ner
task, or by rules. but. neither seems possible.
Yet the public Is beginning Ia. appreciate the
difference between a show and a contest and
it Is almost farcical to talk Of running the tour
the old conditions.