The sun., 1907-08-27
AMONG The AUYOMOBILISTS
A. X. PARDJNGTON COMMENTS on
COMPETITIVE INCIDENTS.
Acting Chairman az A. A. A. Racing Board
Declares Criticism of Body Has Been
Unjust and BIassod -Metortst wants
Record Between Bun AlO and New York.

A. r. Pardington, chairman Of the rae
ing board OF the American Automobile
Association, yesterday made the following
comments upon some recent incidents in
automobile competition:
The publicity which has been given re-
Gently TO automobile race meets conducted
in several cities under the auspices Of the
local automobile clubs affiliated with the
American Automobile Association has con-
tanned much that was not authentic or re-
liable. In a score Of meets held only two
regular protests have been received by the
racing board. One OF these came from the
Automobile Club OF st. Paul, MINI, and the
other was a complaint of a Brighton Beach
entrant that he had not received his prize.
The acting chairman has given prompt con-
sideration to these and other minor COM
plants and has been conducting private
invest igatiops Of the charges preferred.
which, together with other reports. will be
presented at a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee OF the racing board to be held in New
York on Thursday.
The racing board received and granted
a series of sanctions to the United States
Motor Racing Association upon the recon-
mendstion of aut tomobile clubs which had
entered into agreements with this racing
association to promote and conduct en-
durance contests in their respective lOcali-
ties. including sanctions at Chicago for a
meet under the auspices OF the Chicago Auto
mobile Club and a meet az Brighton Beach
under the direction Of the Long Island Auto
monie Club of Brooklyn. IL is a well known
fact that both the Chicago and Long Island
automobile clubs were among the pioneers
in the American Automobile Association
and have in the past conducted many sue
cessfu contests both on track and road.
1t has been the custom of the Racing
board to grant sanctions requested by any
club ai1iliated with the American Auto
mobile Association without the investi gation
which IL always given to q sanction request
not coming through the affiliated clubs Of the
association, the racing board believing that
the association clubs should be fully able to
supply capable officials. If the officers OF
any meets fail to conduct such meets prop
erly, II is a matter for the club to inv esti gate
and report to the racing board for considera-
ton.
The acting chairman. pending a meeting
ot the racing board has cancelled all requests
for reservations made by the United States
Motor Racing Association and other inde-
pendent promoters. At its meeting to be
held Thursday the board will consider the
question of the penalty to be imposed upon
the United States Motor Racing Association
and other independent promoters for failure
TO comply with the rules of the associ alton
or for failure TO make awards incident TO
successful competition. This suspension will
apply TO the various individuals of these
promoting associations. as well az to the
organizations themselve The racing board
contains expert enced amateur automoblists
and also representatives of all the national
automobile manufacturing associations: T..
Z. Thomas. n. 4. a. NJ. 4. J.. Mker. A. l.. A.
NJ, and Henry Ford. A. NJ. E. NJ. A. In addi-
tion France supplies "A member, j. J. Mann
of the Automobile Club OF France. which is
composed for the most part OF, and Is con-
trolled by. the makers Of that country
In organizing the racing board the idea
OF representing all interests was carefully
considered. The fact that the Vanderbilt
cup race has been conducted for three wears
past in a manner satisfactory to the inter
| national participants speaks for the general
efficiency of the board. which of course
practically compOses the cup commission
| II Is a source Of keen sappoint ment that the
commission found it's promising efforts for
the holding OF 1907 race interfered vii by
opposition from a most, unex pecte ed source
| Those occupying official posit ions in any
| bursts OF unjust and biased criticism their
acts being purposely distorted en- by inter
ested persons who have axes to grind But
when the entire facts generally under
stood In connection with the Ina bility TO con-
| duct 1907 cup race there will be a decided
! change Of sentiment among the few who ha We
been misled by untruthful assert ions and
| insinuatiOns. N