The sun., 1908-09-25
AMONG THE AUToMOBILISTS
MIX UP OYER INTERNATIONAL
RACE DEFINITION.

RACE DEFINITION.
Conference Committee or Automobile
Club OF America to Discuss Matter
2 :. With a. A. A.. Men,. j. Rergdoll
VIII Drive Car In Grand Prize Race.
Though peace. has been. declared be-
tween the Automobile Club. Of America
and the American Automobile Association
1t developed yesterday that there Ia quite
mix up over the exact meaning or inter-
probation Of the definition Of an international
race or contest that was one OF the CLAUSES
OF the peace agreement between the two
organizations. The matter has been
brought up by the action OF the Motor
Racing Association In declaring it's 20 hour
race at the Brighton Beach track on 0c-
tober and q an international contest
and.then asking for aud receiving the sane
tion for the meet from the contest COM
mittee OF the Automobile Club of America.
This did not meet with the approval OF
the American Automobile Association s
racing board and the contest committee
Of the club was asked 10 withdraw It's sane
tion from the Brighton Beach meet But
refused. Then the american Automobile
Association men tried to get the Motor
Racing Association to give up the sanction
from the Automobile Club OF America but
again their request also met with a refusal.
The result has been that the American
Automobile Association has asked the
Automobile Club OF America TO name an-
other conference committee to meet repre-
sentstives OF the American Automobile
Association racing board for the purpose
Of discussing the definition Of an interna-
tional race or contest with the idea Of OBJ
tanning an exact Interpretation Of this
clause Of the peace agreement. The word
ing Of the. clause was as follows:
An International race or contest. is one
which Is announced or advertised rs Inter
national or one which Is open to entrants
OF America and foreign countries. Cars
Of foreign manufacture may be entered In
q race or contest without making the same
an international race or contest. pro-
vided. however. that such cars be owned
and entered by American citizens. firms OF
corporations"
Asthe Officers Of the Motor Raging Asso-
citation considered the twenty -four hour
October 2 and 8 an international race ac-
cordiBg to the wording OF this definition,
as there were three Italian and two French
and received q sanction from the contest
committee OF the Automobile Club Of Amer
lea. When the. American Automoblle As
BOclHttOn OittCtutS ntdTu Wuht udu orou duuO
they tried to have the action rescinded, and
when this attempt failed they asked for a
conference on the subject. The members
William. pierson' Hamilton. Dave Hennen
Morris, W. q. McAdoo and Robert Lee
Mofreil. The A. A. A. committee has not
it was learned yesterday that foreign
owned car NAV be entered with the eou-
sent OF the. Automobile club Of America
In q national race where the entry. OF such
<t.lA x..g rE.E N nm
change the character OF such a'race. To
be more specific. the Automobile Club OF
America will consent to the entry OF any
sweepstakes on October 10. but win not
owned car in the Vanderbilt cup race, The
q cars % he SaSaeI
the Long Island race by the European club;
that ss o as
Clubs. of which the Automobile Club Of
America Is the sole member and repre-
sentative in this country. t.
Robert lee Morrell. chairman OF the
contest committee OF the Automobile Club
OF America, announced yesterday he had
Grand Prize 900 mile road race at Savannah
from Louis j. Beredoil the wealthy Phila-
and aePn saccessfui ccmpetitcr In the HItomo.
beach last winter. Mt. Peredoil enters
and ok viii drrs ii TSs bS&s Of ts tSe
SHlnGeI %ithin the s limit. IL 1858 inches The mssi.
mum allowed for six cylinder engines, The
motive stripped stock car won second place
In the road race at Lowell on Labor Day
for the Butler Ames trophy. but Mr.. BERG
dolls car will be the first racing car turned
out by the makers.
BosroN. Mass. Sept. 2l.-Of the twenty
one automobiles which started at 10 clock
run from here to Breton Woods. n. H..
sixteen had reached the clubhouse OF the
Bay State Automobile Club tonight. The
ceiSed e the winner Of the $500 trophy has no.
been decided. II Is thought that nine OF
the cars have perfect scores. ''N
The Rhode Island Automobile Club has
arranged for series % o. tIaca m RACES ssd.r a. the
October 10. The Providence clubmen ex-
pecs to have a good list Of entries for their
% dsps e the ssms sst day The sse Moser
the SsNvSd Vanderbilt cup circuit. Seven events
ssns g: .sos S.. sSss Sss%
and under, fully equipped; 8. gasolene stock
cars, ISL to 20 horsepower; :, gasolene
stock .;sss car. to e g
invitation race for Grub members only:
,, free for all. ,.'
The argument between, the advocates Of
chain and shaft drive seems to be In no i'm
mediate danger Of final settlement. One
big Cleveland n.H sss tss sssrn Ss
tSs WisSes OF those on both sides Of the dis
pute. for from that Tune , On tnS Stsasns ~. EAR