The sun., 1907-10-31
AMONG FHE ,AUTOMODILISTS
A. A. A. TRACK RACING COMMITTEE
DEFERS ACTION.


ter ContsouAnco OF sucn Coese~
Under O1cial Supcrvasn0n and ne
strtctIcn Clubs Vote on Question.
AZ meetine Yesterday on sne special som
Of the The Amsr,csn AutomobiIe Associstion With.
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originally built for horse racing g IL was decided
not 20 take any definite action st the present
time. Inc meeting was heid AZ tne A. A. ~
oifices at as1 Fifth avenue. W. II. Ho chkiss
~ p,esioen' OF he a. ~ a. p.es'aeo oVer sne
Iscsracn % ns r Mons e Tnamrson nVr nss,rmsn U' ~
tbe A r,cn q Non I'd. psn,smIn Rvisaoe
Of the American Motor Car Manufao urers'
Association, n. A. Miles Of the National Asso-
citation Of Au.omoblle Manufacturers and
Percy Owen OF the Importers Salon. The
absenteer were Ira J. Cobe OF the chicago Au-
tomob 70 Club: and charles .lifson OF the
80. ne ou.s",'e ., ,ne me ,nee.ns wa'
aestions discus.sd should have been referred
10 the organizations rrpresen tsd at the meet
ing and passed upon by them.
The suggestions are that the ra' ing board
OIL tno smer,csn Automcoie AssooiAtloh
giant sanctions for speed contests on tracks
csrts;r ,srrn. ~,
l. That the application b made through or by
a club or orssniiation which ID q member OF such
sssccIat,cn.
T. That such application be 20 nsde A. iesst
sss & eeiofe IL , ne e. snson ssi o1 hss been s.pd
TOT con,ess on sncn rack pnor 10 .ns 1re "a ~
& under sss soad,,cns @ here here out,ned such second
o. , o,ner appncauon conc ne ~ maze wi.i'n so'e'
W o, psosoe oh e,, W. nv s,sndstenSs
oI sucn uscs. ana tns iocauon VI W. xis t, an
fences and ctruc;urss sSyscent
4 That such application he also accompanied
Ia. sInnes ., scs syeh rscs al ana se ence. and
buildings adjacent. and that. IN US opinion ths CON,
bs eL shsssos iSt & wncn ,s 10 peN
cor,a,n sna s.eln, Mon ne nsrt ~ s,,cb ninb
So 40 ZEN upon n,hr @ ne Iiit.s 70
Ssr;sn o. nnrfIon ,nat 'no spys or % arnind.
snectsv,ng t6emZand errluded IRON All other
portions.
5. That such application include the nomination
Of person or persons. whom OF from whom The he
contests, shall be ne orfeisi reprs.ent.,ive OF
peing the observs snct Of all stipulations specified
rules OF The racing board in particular as to the
competency OF drivers and the mechanical con
dltion OF cars.
by the racing board only sfter an Investigation
ofthe track. fences, buildings and adjacent grounds
competent engineer appointed by II for that pUr
pose
: That all senctions granted by the racing board
speclfy: (dJ the number OF cars which may take
part in any heat and tb) the upward limit OF the
horse power Of such cars the same 10 be nxed by
a formula 10 he subse1 Iently announced. as 10
which nnlit Of horse power aud as 20 which for
nlula the committee requests the advice of the
various organizations represented.
panied by si n1cient fee 10 be nxed by the racing
board tG cover all Its expenses In connection with
the exaniration OF the track and Its surroundings
as well as the reason able exponses and compensa
tion OF any referee whom IL may appoint as Its
representative.
Those at the meeting greed that the above
su sgestion bc submitted to the various
or ganizat tons represented in the near future,
ard after such submission the committee
would be called together by it's chairman
and definite action taken. As part of the
proceedings u report Was presented sum
inarizing the vote OF the clubs in the American
taken action for or against the granting Of
future sanctions on horse tracks as now con-
structed. The vote was as follows:
In favor OF such sanctions unqualiNedly.-Mi-
pauker Automobile Club Motor Car Racing Asso-
ciation Of Baltimore. Automobile Club of Kansas
city
IN favor Of sdch sanctions; but With certain
restricuons-t hcago Autolnonne riup baS Sthr HH
Auomoous ss"oclh'ioh' quaker Ivy "o"I '''o
OF fn,aue'pn,sss ,o,,on. ,,,o,,ohu. C,uh q,
-ns, N,. cs',sa,, yra A,,onnhjIe ,luh autn
nnb,le Si'h ~ pittshSrg Rhode Island Autcno Mobile
| Sryb Rocbcster Aitomsblic club Automobile Club
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