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GBfDDEN RULEsNEARLY READY
TO ~ ISSUED. M

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Announcement was made yesterday BY the
touring board Of the American Automobile
Association that the rules for the ioos A. A. A.
tour and contest for the oliddsn trophy are
about completed and will probably be issued
about the firgt Of next month, A number OF
changes have been made In the rules, which
are expected 10 inspire great interest In thm
years tour. In tho hrst place the ehOrt TO
stgaddle between pleasure tour anna compe-
tltion has been abandoned and the event Wlll
be conducted strictly as reliability run, With
the Odiclal title OF q Reliability Touring Con-
test, for the fifth annual tour Of the Amerinan
Automobile Association. This has been done
10 remove the primary oritioiam OF the event
and the CRY that has arisen every year re-
RardinR the lmpoasibillty Of making TWO
weeks tour lsisurely enough for pleasure and
At the same time strenuous enough for real
test Of competing cars and drivers The ON
cial announcement goes on 10 say:
In accordance With the new policy the
touring board OF the American Automoble
Association has introduced amendm ents ana
new rules 70 cover svsry criticism ever raised
with the aim Of making the ie0s event the
Rreatsst touring test ever devised. and one TO
which both manufacturers and users can
look for an honest and reasonable YET thor-
ouRh test Of the road qualities Of the cars
The trade win Eet q more frank recognition
than ever without interfering With the pre-
ToRatives OF amateur owners who may desire
20 compete for the sake Of sport. When de-
sired, the entrant may carry the name OF his
car. on the radiator Of II, which never has
been allowed before.
The rule regarding allowing contestants
the time consumed IN the repair Of tires VIII
20 through but the engine must be Kept
running during such delays and no other
work done except on tires. else the time
lost will have 10 be made up, The intro
duotion Of observers on the cars permits
Of a number OF new rules 10 cover the faults
discovered in former years. The provisions
for the award Of the trophy are Of the fairest
sort. with no chance for a dissatisfying tic
at the finish. Any tie will have TO be run
OF. but II will have 10 be settled by quick
action. not run OF any predetermined dis
tAnoe. but a test In which the first evidence
Of superiority in days run settles the ques-
tion.
Entries can be made at any time now,
with only the name Of the, car and entrant
given. as the driver and observer do not
have TO be nominated until July 8, Dai II.
Lewis will chart the route again this year
and the checking will be in charge Of Z. l..
Ferguson and Mortimer c. Reeves
Hugo c. Gibson. a member Of the Auto
mobile Club Of America. has donated . Hos
pitaRer Carpenter Manographe To the ma
chine shop OF the club, 20 be used for indi-
eating the power developed In the cylinders
OF motors in connection with tests Of cars
on the dynamometeT The manographe ls
an instrument Of recent invention and pro-
duces-by Photographic process diagrams
showing accurately what takes place Wlthln
a motor cylinder 40 far a. the pressure is
concerned. ray OF light Ia projected upon
a prepared plate by q vibrating mirror. lt'
hori zontal movement is controlled by Hex
ible shaft. which Il connected directly 10
the crank shaft or in such q way that II re-
wolves in unison with II. The vertical move
ment OF the beam OF light Ia controlled by
the pressure in the cylinder. the inside OF
which is connected with the instrument by
q tube.
The combination Of these two movements
causes the beam Of light 10 travel In an irregn-
lar line upon the prepared plate, recording
the pressure at every point OF the piston's
movement. The diagram thus produced
enables the engineer 10 determine the horsf-
power which Ia being eXerted within the
cylinder walls, tho pressures At the inlet.
exhaust and com preston points, also whether
the valves are properly timed Only ny
comparing the indicated or internal horse.
mower with the brake horsepower can the
efficiency Of q motor be determined. The
frequent use Of this instrument Is expected
to improve the efficiency Of Rasolene motors
for the same reason that the application
Of the steam engine indicator has materially
improved the steam engine.
Melville D. Chapman, chairman Of the
membership committee Of the Automobile
club OF America. has received the following
applications for active membership IN the
club John A. Bensel. Witherbee Black, Albert
Blum. Lous b. Brown, 4. l.. Coster, Michael
Drejcer. n h. Field, q. Butler Smith, y. L.
SNenson, Charles Z, Titus, ". II. Van der
Berg and William Iinnser.
Word comes from Washington that the idea
Of organizing volunteer corps OF automo-
bilists as a part Of the national guard organ,
lsdons Of the different states: as adT9Ga1,ed
phia and the Automobile Club OF MARYLAND,
" baltimore. has aroused much favorable
comment. RepreeentatiYe Talbot OF Mary
land on Monday offered in the House petit
ton from the Automobile Club OF Maryland
for the passage OF an act By congress 10
create arm and discipline q body 10 be known
as the "colunteer Motor Corps throuRhoui
the country as part OF the regularly organized
militia OF the different States. The petition
read in part as follows: 1T has been clearly
demonstrated both In this country and
abroad that the automobile Is particularly
adApted to the requirements OF military
service and II is deemed desirable that the
capabilities Of the automobile for such ser
vice be more thoroughly investigated.
W. c. Crosby, chairman Of the legislative
committee Of the New Jersey Automobile and
Motor Club OF Newark. has received u letter
from State Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen a.
trenton which does not promise TO end the
0qht over motor vehicle legislative matters
In the Mosnuito State between the sOlOns on
one side and the motorists and automobile
and acc essory dealers on the other side Sen
ator FTelin ghuysen said IN his letter that his
collea GBes In the upper house Thought that
the license fees should be raised 10 - for cars
under 10 horse power. Is for vehicles from 10
10 no orse-power and $40 for any above 20
horae-poWer and that the fees for drivers
licenses should be raised 70 " and o. He
also declared that the sentiment was against
granting any tourist or short time. registra-
tions, and that manufacturers should be
allowed one to Ave cars az IS per annum. II
is expected that the Associated Automobile
Clubs Of New Jersey and the New Jersey
Automobile Trade Association will continue
their joint campaign for better motor We
hicle regulations in their State
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