New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
CARS FOR FLORIDA MEET.
Tsco Entries Receiued for Long
Island Club Economy Run.

Entries will close tonight at the Automobhe
Club of America for the speed carnival on me
Ormond- Da ytena beach In Florida on March ana
following days. The success of the meeting is as
sured the following high powered cars nave
been entered among others
The Fiat Cyclone. to be driven by Cedflno' the
lso-horsepower Christie. front-drive racer to be
driven by Blakely: the Renault car, to be driven
BY Maurice Bernin; the Hotchkss and Woolsey
cars, each of 12o-horsepower. entered by Harry
Levey: a Welch six-cylinder car, entered by the
Welch Motor Car Company; two Alien-hinsstoh
40-horsepower cars, entered by the Allen-hinsstoh
Motor Car Company and A E. Bowler: a Haynes
car to be driven by r. G. Kelsey; a 5o-horse-
power Christie car. to be driven by w. Gould
Brokaw. and a Cleveland car, to be driven ny
James Loughln.
The following telegram received yesterday IN
this city from the Mayor of Savannah puts at
rest all question which may have existed to
the actual facts regarding the stock car races IN
that city:
The executive committee of the Savannah Au-
tomobife Club have guaranteed this day that races
will take place as scheduled for March Is and l9
Although the members of the committee had
unanimously decided several weeks ago that the
races would be put through scheduled. there
was no formal action taken until Thursday The
committee of the American Automobile Associa-
tion which will supervise the meeting has ap-
proved the suggestion of the Savannah committee
throwing the race at 1So miles open to all cars of
575 or more cubic inches cylinder displacement.
The conditions of the at first limited entries
to six-cylinder cars. Now of any number of
cylinders having this displacement and conform
ing to stock limitations may be entered
Automobile dealers from all parts of New Jer-
sew gathered in Newark Thursday night and
formed an organization to fight against proposed
change in the automobile laws which VIII compei
manufacturers TO license every car under their
control At present the law provides license for
every five cars. The dealers claim that the pro-
posed law, which fixes a nominal license OF %
cents for foreign automobiles for siX-day journey
will permit outside dealers to compete with them
at an unfair advantage. There VIII be another
meeting on Monday afternoon in Newark when
it is declared definite action will be taken
Two entries were received yesterday for the 242-
mile economy run of the Long Island Automobile
Club, from the clubhouse in Cumberiahd street
BROOKLYN to Montauk Point and return on Feb-
ruarv o. A. G Southworth sent IN an entry ol
S0-borsepower Pope-Toledo, to he driven by
phil Hines. while the Hol-Tan Company named
a 25-horsepower Hol-Tan car. TO be driven py. v
A. Nelson.
The racing board of the American Automobile
Association will hold meeting to-day, at Whch
new racing rules will be discussed 1t is hkeiy
that some announcement will be MADE also con-
cerning the Vanderbilt Cup race
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has
lust affirmed the judgment rendered by Justice
O'Corman in the suit of Rowland agt Chnord ana
known as the Searchmont suit The trustees IN
bankruptcy of the Searchmont company. whlch was
formerly a member of the licensed associa''oli'
Thought they had to require division OF the
funds in the association at the time tier Incense
cancelled.
Followers of automobile topics are familiar with
the Searchmont case which has peeh before nc
public for some time. In 1904, the Searchnon' Au-
tonobIa Comnanv which had formerly been a
member of The Association of Licensed Automophe
Manufacturers, went into bankruptcy ana out Oh
active existence Later the trustees in bankruptcy
brought suit against members OF the aSsocifioii III
I,ernsvlvania to recover what they claimed as IL
share in the profits Of the licensed ASSOCIATION. l"e
case in the Pennsylvania courts was dlsnlssed anu
subsequently, brought in the Supreme Court of New
York resulting in a decision against the SeaIch-
mont company by Justice O'Gorlnan Inc trustees
4, harkruntcv after receiving an adverse decision
t,, Justice O'Gorman. appealed the case 10 the
anpellate Division of the Supreme court Ter
,ninatfng with the Supreme Court SUSTAINING 'he
decision of Justice OGorman. ,
An ,rpnortant section of Justice O'Gorman de-
cieiop which was unanimously sustained py 'he
five Judges of the Appellate Division is 10 'he Ell
fsc Thai the provisions of the license in regard to
it's cancellation and the provisions OF the aasoO
ttor agreement regarding the forfeiture were fuiiy
Carried ont In view of the fact that the Search
mont companv did not live up to its agreements
and that after proper procedure In the matter oF
the association forfeiture Of membership and can
collation. of the license were in proper accord WITH
.ha aereements under which the Searchmont COM
no,1 had accepted It's license. and that the as
sociation was we'll within its rights in declar-
ing the Searchmont company no longer d Hehoel
of the association In Justice oIormah decisioh
he cites clearly his opinion to the rights and
liza bilites of members of an unincorpofateo se
sociat,on and the association itself