The sun., 1907-12-02
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
RIFLES FOR STOCK CAR ROAD
RlCE MADE PUBLIC.


IUches ~ rlstOu Area Charles JerOue
Edwards 90 Head Long IslaRd Club.
Robert Lee MOrreu. chairman Of the execu-
tive board and rules committee OF the road
race Of stripped stock ears 10 be held next
rpring. has announced the rules to govern
the contest. IL has been decided to call the
contest the first American international road
race for stock cara. and II is tO be open
10 cars other than racing cars. Any Ameri-
can or foreign stock chassis is eligible for
entry. provided that its total piston area
shall not exceed lOs 81 square inches, which
will admit the equivalent OF four cylinder
engine having a bore Of Ssa inches. No
restriction is placed on steam cars. The
term stock chassis shall mean that the
maker cf the same shall have actually manu-
factured and delivered or have ready for
Immediate delivery at least ten cars similar
In each and every respect on or before March
81. 1903.
No more than three cars Of any one make
may he entered The number Of cars which
may be entered for the race shall be limited
TO forty, and the first forty entries received
shall be accepted. tho date OF the entry being
taken from the postmark No individual
can enter a car without the consent Of the
manufacturer OF the car, In writing. unless
such manufacturer shall have failed to enter
a car within ten days before the closing OF
to the choice Of the entrant. provided IL has
seats for at least two and carries a driver
and a mechanic.
Entries will close on January is. 1909. The
entry fee will be 81 900 for each cur. Of which
$500 shall accompany the entry blank and
tbe other $500 at the call Of the racing board
before February Is. 1908. The racing board
will have the right TO alter the course at any
time up TO the actual start Of the race in
its opinion It shall be necessary or advan-
taReous. and will have the power to estab-
lish such controls as may be deemed neces-
ssry. The racing board will have the power
TO reject any entry within five days OF its
receipt without stating any reason therefor.
After the actual expenses Of the race have
been paid any sums Of money left over shall
be used TO refund 20 the entrants. pro rata.
any sums Of money paid for entry fees over
and above $500 for each car. The remainder
will be donated to the local authorities for
road Improvement. The road racing rules OF
the American Automobile Association shall be
the rules Of this race except where they con-
flict or vary from these rules. in which event
these rules shall govern. No repairs or ad-
justrnents may be made by any one but the
driver or driver and mechanic. with the
single exception Of tire repairs and tire re-
placements. This does not apply To refllng
the tanks OF car with oil. water or gasolene.
Each make OG car can have but one supply
reported to and approved by the chairman
Of the racing board forty-eight hours before
The management Of the race is to be vested
in the following cOmmitteesa Executive
frame the rules under which the contest
will be held; racing board, which shall be
vested with the power Of actual preparation
and running OF the race technical board, |
which under the direction Of the racing board
will examine the competing cars and report
iOns TROuirpd nv the rules audit hoard
which shall audit the vouchers Of the chair
man Of the racing board before they will be
programmes. the erection OF the grand stand
and all other privileges: advisory board.
Of the other colnmirtees and assist with
such advice and suggestions as 10 may deem |
proper: board OF trustees. which shall have
the custody Of the trophy under the con-
ditions OF the deed OF gift.
Charles Jerome Edwards. who has been ]
treasurer Of the organization tor the last |
year. has been nominated as president Of the |
Long Island Automobile Club Pf Brooklyn |
mittee Louis T. Weiss, chairman; Alfred |
Wilmprth Edwin Melvin. Frank q. Webb |
a ticket was finally decided upon. The nOmi- !
nations for the other Offices are: yice-Presi- |
dent, Q. r. Parker: secretary. russell 4. |
term Of two years, ". p. Richardson. Or. !
+. NJ. Sharpe and j. II. Emanuel Jr.: mem
hership committee. samuel ~. Burns and |
y. q. John. The election Of officers viii be |
held at the annual meet ing of the club, which !
will be held at the clubhouse. 100 Cumberland |
street, Brooklyn. on Wednesday evening. |
December Z. The present board Of governors
of the club includes W. p. Richardson, Frank |
G.. Webb. A. r.. Pardington. Alfred Will
marth Herman 4. Metz. 4. b. Parker, y. N. |
Emanuel. Jr., e. VI. Gait and Charles Jerome |
Edwards. The club will have its annual |
dinner on Friday. evening, December g.
The first OF the American Automobile As |
sociati ion boards to be made up for the coming |
year is the technical board. OF which \. II. |
Van Scken of the Chicago Automobile Club i
is chairman. The members appointed are as |
follows David Beecroft. 4. l.. Riker. Bridge
fhomiss, fI'Si Buffalo: u. D. smith. Indianapolis;
Edgar Apperson kokomO, Ind: Walter &. /
Baker Cleveland; II. NJ. Rowe. Baltimore: |
Angus Sinclair, Newark. \. J.: 4. a. Newly.
Indianapolis: u. L. Birdsall. Rochester: y. y.
COlburn. Minneapolis: X: y. BrittOn ~, Louis:
J. G.. KerrisOn. Boston: Clarence y. Whitney, |
and Henry SOuther. both OF Hartford Conn
II is expected that David Beecroft. who Is
member Of the Chicago Motor Clubs technical
committee. will be made yice-chairman and
secretary Of the board, The first meeting |
Of the board probably viii be held in Chicago
on December y. during the progress OF the