New-York tribune., 1907-08-27

RACING BOARD TO ACT.
Complaints against Brighton Race
Promoters arouse PardingtOn.

A R Pardugton acting chairman of the racing
board of the American Automobile Association @ had
things to say yesterday about recent race
meetings and the criticism upon the management
of some of them His remarks will interest those
who suffered from the faults Of the men who pro-
NOTED the Brighton Beach affair. and should also
make interesting reading for the latter
THE publicity which has been given recently to
automobile meets conducted in several cities
under the auspices of the local automobile clubs
affiliated with the American Automobile Associa-
tiOn,' said Mr.. Pardington, ''has contained much
that not authentic reliable.
I'm a 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. and the other was a complaint OF a
Brighton Beach entrant that he had not received
prize The acting chairman has given prompt
consideration to these and other minor complaints
and has been conducting private Investigations OF
the charges preferred, which, together with other
reports. will be presented at meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the racing board 10 be held
in New York Thursday.
THE racing board received applications from
and granted series of sanctions to the United
States Motor Racing Association upon the recon-
mendatiOn Of automobile clubs which had entered
into agreements with this racing association TO
promote and conduct endurance contests in their
respective localities including sanctions at Chi
cago for under the auspices of the Chicago
Automobile Club. and a meet Brighton Beach
under the direction of the Long Island Automobile
Club of Brooklyn.
1T is a well known fact that both the Chicago
and the Long Island Automobile clubs were among
the pioneers in the American Automobile Associa-
tion and have in the past conducted many success
fuI contests DOth on track and road
1t has been the custom of the racing board 70
grant sanctions requested by any CLUB affiliated
with the American Automobile Association without
the investigation which is always given to a sane
tion request 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 properly. it is a for the club to iu-
vestigate and report to the racing board for con-
sideration
The acting chairman. pending a meeting Of the
racing board has cancelled all requests for reser
vations made by the United States Motor Racing
Association and other independent promoters At
its meeting to be held on 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 COM
ply with the rules of the association for failure
to make awards incident to successful competition
This suspension will apply to the various indi-
viduals of these promoting associations. well as
to the organizations themselves.
THE racing board contains experienced anna
automobilists and also representatives of all
the national automobile manufacturing associa-
tions: E r. Thomas. " a. A. NJ; "A. L. Riker,
A. l. a. NJ, and Henry Ford, A NJ c. NJ A In
addition France supplies a member. ]. j. Mann,
Of the Automobile Club of France, which is COM
posed for the most part Of and Is CONTROLLED by the
makers of that country.
In organizing the racing board the idea of rep
resenting all interests was carefully considered
The fact that the Vanderbilt Cup race has been
conducted for three years past in salts
factory 10 the international participants speaks
for the general efficiency of the board which. Of
course. practically composes the cup commission
1t s a source of keen disa ppointment that the
commission found its promising efforts for the
holding of 1901 race interfered with by opposition
from a most unexpected source Those occupying
official positions in any organization at tirlt 5
subjected outbursts Of unjust and biased criti-
csm. their acts being purposely distorted often
by interested persons who have axes TO grind But
when the entire facts generally understood IN
connection with the inability conduct 1907 cup
there Will be a deciued change Of sentiment
among the few who nave been misled by untrUtn-
ful assertions and inSinuatiOnS'