The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-24
THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
CONTEST RIFLES UNDER DISCUS
SION BY ". a. 4. W.
Association Has No Intention at Present Of
Conducting Mex Years GlIdden Tour
Done Of HerkOmer Trophy Pro-
pounds Conditions for Competition.

pounds Conditions for competition.
There was a full attendance of the mem
bprs of the contest committee Of the National
Association OF Automobile Manufacturer
yesterday at the associations offices in TINS
city TO discuss the answers to the circular
asking for the opinions OF members OF the
y. \. A. VI. regarding a contest for 1907,
General Manager :. A. Miles explained that
the association had no though. at present Of
running the Glidden tour next year. but that
the contest committee was going into the
subject Of contests in general very thor
OuChly. lie said the work would require so
much time : hat It was unlikely the contest
would be able TO make its report
10 the executive committee before the Decem-
her meeting. which is scheduled for December
D., during the Automobile Club Of Americas
show al the Grand Central Palace. No an
nOuncenuant Of its conclusions will be made
by the contest committee except In its formal
report on the matter TO the executive COM
mittee. Those present yesterday were Presi-
dent r.. "A. Cutler of the y, 4, 4. NJ, and the
members of the contest committee. \. i.
Davis, Jr.. =. ID. Walden. Windsor T., white,
Albert l.. Pope and l.. H.. kitteredge.
Word comes from Berlin that the Bavarian
Automobile Club is working on the plans for
the 1907 contest for the HeTkomer touring
trophy. From present indications, the tour
VIII SlHtl AT I OiOSlle ana ulllSn AT itOInDuIs'
with Berlin again LETT out Of the route. IL
is probable that The first days run will be from
Cologne TO Zwickau. the home Of DIR. Stoess,
who won the tour this year. when Percy Pierce
of Buffalo and G.. r. Heublein OF Hartford
were contestants. The destination the Sec
ond day will probably be Munich and on
the third day The contestants will pass through
KocheI. Rosenberg. Iirl. Arlberg and stop
for the night at Lindau. The fourth day
will iu,ltda Tafaa Mt EoGsIe nrip1 AhRrp the
stop for the might will be made. The NTH
day will he spent at Munich, where the COM
pet ing cars will be exhibited, and The sixth
day the cars will travel TO Homburg, with a
Sindup over the Ianus Bennett cup course.
Is seems 10 De tue present plan to make the
ride over the Tanus course an exclusively
German event. all foreign ears being ex-
cluded, though il seems probable that nom
entrants for the llerkOmer trophy will be
allowed TO take part. There Is some hope OF
having the German Emperor present If a race
Is held over the Tanus course. Prof. HerkO-
mer has some very decided ideas regarding
next years contest. which he embodied in
the followin letter 10 the president of the
lBavarian automobile club My conditions
for the HerSOmer~ competition next year are
now a. follows:
what consider suita bic touring cars. y. B.
II would he advisable to sci up rules for the
minimum of a given hOrse-pO weT a minimum
wind area for u given horsepower.
-. Cars with advertising inscriptions must
br absolutely refused. CThe professor here
refers TO the fact that one or two Of the
vehicles competing in the last event carried
the name Of the makers and the tires In large
letters
3. Only such persons who have never in
their lives been paid TOR the driving Of a car
are permissible as drivers.
=. Nothing must be left to the personal
opinion of the controllers. Every stop and
its duration must be noted IN the book, as
well az stops for r~efreshment, any attention
given to engine. 6c.
IS, No controller may ride on the same
car for longer than a day
g. Every car which IL disqualified before
or during the tour must immediately be dis
I immediate withdrawal Of the controller and
book.
-. In order to prevent that horrible racing
on the road which IL so absolutely against all
my intentions, I propose that every tenth or
twentieth car shall be an. Official vehicle
which may not be passed by any cars in its
rear without special permission.
g, Water may not be. replenishedl during
the drive, nor may there be any arran cement
for such in the car, nor may the car stop TO
Please remember that the primary idea
| which decided me TO present the trophy was
that Of a reliability tour OF touring vehicles
driven by non-professionals
The members of the Automobile Club Of
Syracuse think many OF the roads OF OnOndaga
county need improving, and recently took a
sure method of impressinE their views on the
| OnOndaga county board Of supervisors. A
number Of the club men donated their auto
mobiles and the supervisors were taken for a
J ride over some of the roads. The start was
: made In West Genesee street, the cars being
/ driven west over the smooth Genesee turn
| pike. which has been improved by a big manu-
/ featuring concern whose plant IL located on IL.
! The road from The turnpike 70 OnOndaga val
! ley gave the supervisors a severe shaking up.
which lasted until they struck the DorWin
| Springs road, which Is the first highway built
in the county. according To the State Highway
Commissioners specifications, IL Is said that
the supervisors have been converted TO the
belief that there Is room for Improvement in
many OF the county roads.
Recorder Stanton Of HObokan has been
fning nonresident auto drivers $50 for
running their machines through the streets
without n Now Jersey license, The majority
and steamshiD piers.