Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-12
GLlDDEN TOUR.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

each car must reach each control and
when it shall finish each days run, but
will not require any entrant to operate
his car at a higher rate of speed than
is permitted by law. Each car failing to
reach controls, or to finish the days run
at the time fixed by the schedule, will be
penaliZed according to the penalty sched-
ule. The committee shall have power to
disQualify any car for travelling at any
speed which the committee may consider
excessive under the conditions existing at
the time, and without reference to these
rules.
"On arrival at night controls each car
must take its place in line and register
in regular order Cars failing to do so
will be disqualified. Contestants for the
Gliddcn trophy shall, however. be enti-
tied to precedence in registration over
non-contestants.
immediately following the registration
al each night control, each car shall be
delivered into the custody of the officials
Of the tour to be by them held at own
er's risk, and kept upon direct charge
and supervision of such officials or their
agents until the hour for starting on the
following morning, and no car shall! be
available for tuning up, adjustments, fill
ing with gasoline or water, or for any
other purpose, until after it shall have
registered as starting on the next days
run. the committee shall have power
at all times to make such examinations
of the cars and their contents as may
be deemed advisable.
'AnV n3rfipin9 in 6nciriD ~
to file a protest must first deposit the
sum of SO with member of the commit
tee, which sum will be retained by tho
American Automobile Associationif the
protest is not sustained, and if the pro-
test is sustained the protest fee win be
returned to the person making the dcpos-
it. All protests must be made in writing.
and will be considered by the committee
at the earliest practicable moment, and
a decision rendered as soon as practi-
cable thereafter. (a) All protests as to
entries must be made before the start.
CD All protests as TO unfair ruling,
route, etc, must be made within "a hours
after the occurrence. (c) All other pro
tests shall be made during or immediate
~ after the tour is concluded and be-
fore the award is made.
mo entrant or car will be disqualified
until the person in charge shall first have
been notified of the act complained of,
and if the act be denied, the committee
will give the owner or person in charge
of such a car a hearing, after which a
decision viii be rendered. Upon notice
that such car has been disqualified, il
shall cease to run in the contest, the Of
fetal numbers shall be removed, and such
entry shall not receive any certificate,
but shall be mentioned in the records as
having been disqualified.
I'm the event of a tie at the end Of the
tour the committee may require such
other and further trials or tests as it
may deem necessary or advisable to es-
tablish the awarded OF the trophy. The
Glidden trophy will be awarded to the
club having the greatest number of
points at the end of the contest.
In the event of dispute concerning
the Interpretation of the rules the decis
ion Of the executive committee Of the
touring board of the American Automo-
bile Association shall be final. The exec
utive committee of the touring board re.
serves the right to alter or amend. sus-
pend or repeal the rules from time Ia
time. up to and including the end Of the
tour and final award, as may in it's judg-
mcnt be deemed eypedient"