New-York tribune., 1906-04-10
AUTO RACING CHANGES
NO DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
international Race for Vanderbilt
Cup TO BE Held on October 6

TWO important changes were made at the first
meeting of the new racing board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, held at the Auto
mobile Club of America yesterday. The chief
one was the altering of Rule 10. so that an auto
mobile can now compete in races without a
differential gear. and the other the changing
Of the entrance fee for the Vanderbilt Cup race
from $500 to $1,000
The eighty horsepower Darraco car which
won the Vanderbilt Cup race and the recent road
race in Cuba. besides carrying off the honors
in the middleweight class at the Florida races
and the 200 horsepower Darracq machine which
raced two miles in 5S4-5 seconds on the sand
course in Florida did not have a differential
which was required according to the old rule
and this has led to much discussion.
The protest made by the Automobile Club of
Great Britain and ireland against the Darracq
cars not having any differential in the Ormond
Beach races thoroughly talked over and the
matter was turned to the Automobile Club
Of America The latter organization will answer
the protest and the reply to the protest will be
mace public at the meeting of the racing board
next week 1t is understood that the protest
came too late for any action to be taken.
The classification of the new rule regarding the
differential was made to read follows:
An automobile motor car, or car within the
meaning of these rules is g four-wheeled track
chanical means and provided with two sets Of
pTaKes, each operating independently OF the
other ana motor driven reverse gear.
The date for the Vanderbilt Cup race was set
for October 6. and the elimination trial for
American cars for September % Although it
was not announced whether the race would be
held over the same course as last year, it is un-
derstood that 1t will be- For the American elm
ination trial the entry will be limited to twenty
five cars The first TWENTY-FIVE entries received
for the race will take part in the American elm
ination trial.
The entries will close on July 1. which is later
than last year. This was done out of conSid-
Grafton for the manufacturers, as it will give
them more time to try out their cars before en-
tering.
Vanderbilt Cup by which the English, French,
Italian and German automobile clubs will now
have representatives the commission The
cup commission heretofore was made up of the
racing board of the American Automobile Asso-
citation ard a representative of the club holding
the cup.
No change was made in the weight limit of
the cars. 1t will still be 2,204 pounds.
A committee made up Of A. G. Batchelder,
Samuel NJ. Butler and Frank g. Webb was ap-
pointed to revise the racing rules and report at
the next meeting Of the board. A letter from the
Board of Supervisors Of Nassau was received
telling of a petition file signed by 1900 per-
sons on Long Island favoring the race. Sane
tionS were given for the race meets at Atlantic
City on April %, % and q, and at Hous-
ton, Tex, April IL, and for the hill climbing
contests at Wilkes Barre on May 10.
Samuel ". Taylor's place on the racing board
was declared vacant on a vote OF the board be-
cause Of some unfavorable criticism of the old
board in publication of which he is the editor.
Those who attended the meeting were Jeffer-
son de Mont Thompson, chairman; William X
Vanderbilt, jr., Edward Russell Thomas, A G..
Riker, of the technical board. and Sidney Cor
ham, secretary.