New-York tribune., 1908-12-22
CHANGE AUTO RULES
Racing CARS BARRED.
Contest for BriarcHf Trophy u Ill
Be Limited Nert Year.

The rules 70 govern the automobile for the
BriarClif stock trophy next Nav we're 81
changed meeting of the race committee at the
Automobile Club of America yesterday that u Is
now expected that .hey will meet the approval OF
American and foreign nnsnufscturers alike
Much dissa tisfaction expressed at the pre-
vious rules for the contest adopted at a meeting
o the committee last week. with threats on the
pa-t Of some American nanufa ctfrers that If they
allowed to stand they would not enter
the race. the ground that the contest would ne
stock car race In only and would permit cars
10 he entered that nothing more than racing
machines.
The maximum bore placed at as inches. a
maximum stroke Of inches adopted, with a
minimum wheel base of us inches and A minimum
weight Of $500 pounds. In the restrictions orig
ina1Iv adopted the maximum bore was 5h inches
with no limit the stroke; a minimum weight OF
2 5n0 pounds and a minimum wheel base Of ll0
inches.
The Automobile Club ~ America will be asked
to secure the Of the donor Of the trophy to
the elimination Of that in the deed Of gift
making IT necessary that the manufacture OF a
ca entered IN the race shall have sold and deltv
ered or have built and have ready for delivery
AT least thirty days before the da Of the contest in
the year ooa at least ten similar In each and
every respect 70 the offered for entry. This
request Is made Of the fact that the restric-
ffons 1ns Jlv adopted preclude any tninE put
strictly stock models
G z Wvcko4 IF wvckorf Church & Partridge
agents for the stearns In this city, and chair
man Of the committee, presided. Others present
were II A Iozier and g A. Emise Lozier. H L
Palmer Simplex; F Rand HoIauder and Harry
T clinton Fiat: 9. f; Moscovics and Walter G
Allen Alien Kingston: Harry s Houpt. Thomas:
o. H TanEen7an and Harry Fosdick, Iancis g
H Hamilton Tsotta; Paul Iacroix, Rensulr; Percy
Owen Chalmers Detroit. Sidney Bowman. Apper-
son and F. &. Gallagher, Maja.
In = special notice sent out by the Aueomootle
Club Of America yesterday the attention Of mem
! he "a
ernors Of the club has decided to take uP the
,.s+,o, Of automobile legislation to correct the
defects in the present and enable the eectual
suppression Of reckless driving by chauheurs'
The question has been referred TO the Ia" ana
ordinance committee of the club Members who
are interested in the subject are asked TO seno
suggestions TO Philip T. Dodge. chairman OF the
committee in the Tribune Building
Members who may have been fined by Justice
J. F Hoppe, OF Poughkeepsie' are asked 10 WrIte
10 the clubs secretary. stating the amour OF tne
fine and the circumstances in connection there-
With
- ,ssue New Jersey registrations and drivers
licenses Warning is given OF the roao oet"eei
Princeton and Trenton near LLawrencevlle' n D.,
,Iicb Is petrolled by constables on Saturdays ana
sunday. and OF Riverdale avenue, on the route
70 yonkers which is being watched by the ponce
on the road between New Haven ana Ne" Lou
don Conn. the stretch near Branford' "'Icl "a
been under construction the last fe" fno''"S' i
now finished. 1,.u4
,Ifred Fiv. Charles 6 Phillips and F. Rand
r5orlander have been appointed a committee to al
range for the holding Of the annual pdnlue' vi
the club The date and particulars vi" D. a"-
uounced later ., cr
III. membership and seven for associate mem
,o,i The club now has total membership
or 07o as follows: Honorary, % ne, 81 8''>s'
1 So: associate, 25c. and subscribers 90