New-York tribune., 1908-09-25
AUTO TROUBLEBREWING
LONG RACE THE CAUSE.
Interpretation of Clause in Peace
agreement asked For.

Trouble has developed between the American Au-
tomobile Association and the Automobile Club Of
America, despite the recent peace agreement. over
the definition of an international race contest
It came about owing to the Motor Racing Associa-
ton declaring its twenty-fou hour the
Brighton Beach track on October ? and inter
national and receiving a sanction on these terms
from the contest committe of the Automobile Club
of America The racing board Of the American Au-
t1mobiIe Association asked the club to withdraw
the sanction. and when the request was denied the
American Automobile Association went 70 the
Motor Racing Association and asked IL to withdraw
the request for sanction. which was also refused
Now the American Automobile Association has
asked for a new conference committee from the
club representatives Of the racing board Of
the American Automobile Association. for the pur-
pose Of discussing the definition Of an International
race or contest with the idea Of obtaining an exact
Interpretation of this clause Of the peace agree
ment
The wording Of the clause follows.
An international race or contest is one which
is announced advertised international" or
foreign countries. Cars of foreign manufacture
may be entered in race or contest without max
provided. however. that such cars be owned and
entered by American citizens. firms or corpora
tons.
It was learned Yesterday that foreign owned
may be entered. with the consent Of the Auto
mobile Club of America. in a national race wnere
the entry Of such would not for any speclaI
be more specific. the Automobile Club Of America
will consent 70 the entry any foreign owned car
in the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes on October 10
but will not give it's consent TO the entry OF
foreign owned car in the Vanderbilt Cup race The
refusal Of the Automobile Club OF America TO per-
nit foreign owned cars in the Vanderbilt Cup race
is due to the ban placed the Long Island race
by the European clubs that members Of the
International Association Of Recognized Autorno-
bile Clubs Of which the Automobile Club of Amer
lea is the sole member and representative in this
country.
The third American entry for the Grand Prize
race ar Savannah was announced yesterday by the
Automobile Club of America 1t will be the latest
pr oduct of the American Locomotive Company
which embodfes a 6-cylinder motor of 4a.-nch bore
and 5Ia-incn stroke l. j. Bergdoll. Of Philadelphia,
has entered the car and will drive it in the con-
test The Locomotive car will be equipped with
a regular stock motor and is said to have shown
speed OF seventy-seven miles hour in prac-
tice spins on the road.
c. H Tangenan, of the Hol-Tan Company, re-
ceived telegram yesterday from Harry Fosdick,
who is the entrant Of two 12-15-horsepower Lancta
cars in the 24-hoI- endurance of the Bay State
Automobile Association from Boston 10 Breton
Woods and return The telegram reads fol-
lows: ''Iard. in Lancia, frs. to arrive at Bret
ton Woods. Am running engines during hour and
one-haIf control. All other shut down Orig
iraI water still in radiator personally have per-
feet score. but left Boston last