The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-30
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS
CLUES MUST BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL PRIZES.

Racing Board a American AutsmebDe
Association 20 Hold All Promstang
ORGANIZATIONS Accountable for Ire
phies-Changes 60 Ne Made IN nnIes-
Hereafter any automobile club having
any connection with any race meet or other
competition must become responsible for
the prizes, according to a resolution adopted
yesterday afternoon at q special meeting
OF the executive committee OF the racing
board OF the American Automobile Associa-
ton held in the associations ofdces at Fifth
avenue and Thirty-ninth street. A. r.
PardingtoD. acting chairman, presided over
the meeting. the others In attendance being
8. M. Butler, Automobile Club Of America:
r. Lincoln Lippitt, Rhode Island Automobile
Club. Of Providence: A. q. Batohelder. New
York Motor Club: A. L. Riker of Bridge port.
one OF the boards technical advisers. and
Frederick II. Elliott. secretary. b reso-
luton, which the A. A. A. board OF directors
will be asked to add to the racing rules. reads
as follows: ANY club Of the American Auto
mobile Association which associates itself
in Fny way, wholly or partially, with the
promotion Of a race meet shall become re-
sponsibie for the delivery Of the prizes as
stated on the entry blank and also for the
enforcement Of the racing rules Of the A. A. A
The executive committee decided to post
pOne any COnblucIHJlOn OF tnt Euice toOptou
by the Affiliated Automobile Clubs Of the
World until the return from Europe OF Chat r
man Jefferson DE Mont Thompson and will
lam n. Vanderbilt. Jr., who have had con-
ferences while abroad with representatives
Of the foreign clubs Interested In automo-
6ile racing; RecGsnizins that the present
auested IFS technical. advisers to prepare
i Ti.f Soa tsf a q dra thi5 ~ tS Ssys d 1Hs s sSs%l sSisS i so
their opinion would bring about a more salts
tory classification and general results In com
Thomas of Buffalo. National Association of
Automobile Manufacturers A. l.. Riker OF
mobile Manufacturer: Henry Ford Of De-
troit. American Motor Car Manufacturer As
sociation. and J. J. Mann Of Paris. Automobile
Approving the recent action of acting Chair
man Pardin gton, the United states Motor
EasiHs as spsasIiss 7 Ina ssil sSse Siosl M; ssItss;
nittehIy; SUSPENDED nispsnddd fe eolIsoti RsSa ndinaivid i"snH.
we're cancelled. such action being taken on ac-
count OF irreRula rit les In the conduct of the
race meet held at Brighton Beach on August
The protest Of Walter c. White Of CIeve-
land, who made the best time in the hill
White steamer, was sustained, as he had
made the best time Of the day. l minute 40 As
seconds. Mr.. White was barred from the
IINC " dh CNNilb ny NV. NihO plNStolGa Ohb
the WilkesbaTre Automobile Club will be
requested to forward the irst prize 70 Mr..
Who drove a steam car, vas also barred from
two events at Wilkesb8rr on the same date
rs MIR. White. but the Wilkesbarre Auto
two prizes 90 him. as his car made the best
time in the two events.
The decision Of Referee Duncan Curry
city Automobile Club on August 5 and 8
dis qualifying. 4. W. Church's Stearns on
definition of a touring car was sustained.
As no report had been received from the
special committee Of the Chicago Automobile
club, which was requested to investigate
and report on the twenty-four hour race
held at the Harlem track on July I? and u.
Owing 10 he small amount of evidence sub
mittcd by those interested IN the twenty
four hour race at Detroit July q and z?
have been called upon ia. make anidavits
TO supply the missing part Of the evidence.
To properly determine the exact division
and runabouts the following definitions were
adopted
TOURING csrs-A touring car shall be one
least five adults. two N front and three or
more in the tonneau.
shall be q car provided with two seats in
front and a single permanent seat in the
rear.
Rnnsbout- .runabout shall be provided
with two seats side by side.
II has been gravely asserted that the Chief
of Police OF Chicago has ordered a couple OF
riot service automobiles, the order being
:nbiec, to the spprovsl q tSs city fathers:
wagons are to quite overshadow the military
motor vehicles ordered some time ago by
by the Cars minions were TO have passenger
carrying capacity for but four men, while the
chicago chsriois are expected 20 carry
miles an hour. The story goes that the
Chicago automobiles are 10 he armored and
BB r carried with dn from sSrts within IL 'f ls cs ssn IF .m %sy
gency. The metropolis of the middle West
might have been a trifie slow in adopting
ipal departments, but il would appear that
the Chief Of Police intends to be abreast OF
the times, II the Aldermen are willing.
II may be useful sometimes in considering
the value of reliability trials to the cause OF
sidelights as distinguished from the general
purposes and lessons of the competition. says
t the 3lS ScS Man n ,s The , Cor - Of oL opdon The
facts which have = strong bearing on the
question whether the power road vehicle Is
sense than that Of being necessarily IN degree
dangerous as any vehicle Is dangerous which
moves q a considerable speed. When miles
culated up ms " they had all been done by one
car the distance run may be put at upward
without any accident whatever causing loss
OF NE or injury TO the person, To say in face
OF such = TACT that the antocar Ia a dangerous
vehicle In itself is absurd.
The course was one selected for the very
purpose OF testing the efficiency of drivers
aud Of cars in circumstances which tried
the vehicles and tested the capacity of the
drivers most cTucialIy. II must also be re-
membered that during the week OF the trials
many hundreds OF a~urocars were being run
long distances to the different Interesting
points of view for witnessing the trials. and
that no accident occurred to any OF these
vehicles, There must. certainly have been
900 people who came through the week with
ont a scratch, Al this proves that when
the power vehicle Is used with reasonable
should he ,r nos ds unop n,h, and such FACTS
there can, be no doubt that the Impression
produced by the. many accidents which took
place. when vehicles were less trust worthy
and drivers were less we'll trained and morc
rash still requires time 10 allow IL 10 fade o,,
And that u may do 80 u In necessary IN se,
facts against assertions. and the facts m,ist
be telling. such facts as are here set forth
he found. ~ ""'