New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-05
CLASH WITH AUTO BODY
CONTEST BOARD IGNORED.
Motor Club, of Harrisburg. to Hold
Rnn on Its OzCn Hook.

) clash has arisen between the Motor Club of
Harrisburg, Penn, and the American Automobile
Association. q result Of which the contest board
of the latter has been ignored and the club has
gone ahead with the preparations for its annual
reliability its account The contest will
be held from May to inclusive, and the out
and back routes, totalling about hundred
miles have been decided upon. All this oc-
Cured at q meeting Of the contest committee Of
the Motor Club which was held Monday night.
Reports were received from subcommittee and
final action taken regarding many Of the ar
rangements.
Each Of the four day runs will be about 175 miles
in length, and the routes will lead through his
toric places What is considered more i'm
portant from q. trade standpoint IS the fact that
the viii be through a rich and thicky settled
section radiattng from Harrisburg in all directions
The rules adopted practically the
those which proved satisfactory In last years
contest held by the club. The schedule Of technical
penalties will be that drawn UP by David Beecroft,
who will oficate chairman Of the technical COM
mittee. The first days route will lead from Harris
burg to Washington. via Gettysburg, Hagerstown,
Harper's Ferry and Frederick. On the second day
contestants will return to Harrisburg via Balti-
more. Westminster York and Lancaster. On the
third day the route will be from Harrisburg TO
Scranton. following the SusQuehanna River most OF
the way, and passing through a number Of i'm
portant towns. including WIIkes-Barre. On the
fourth and last day of the contest the return will
be made to Harrisburg via Delaware Water Gap,
Easton, Allentown and Reading.
After these details had been settled a discussion
arose over the attitude which the club should as
sumo toward the chairman of the contest board OF
the American Automobile Association. A motion to
hold a contest without any reference this board
was laid on the table. a motion to apply FOR
a sanction to the Automobile Club of America.
Finally the following letter to F. B. Hover. chair
man Of the contest board, was agreed on:
'It has been stated In newspapers, although we
have received n tO lint ffo
that your committee wishes extend its authority
and sanctioning power over all local reliability
contests. The statement has also been published
that you are planning to draw up. have drawn
up, set Of rules tor the Of local committees
IF had your rules before us we would be
very glad to consider them carefully and adopt
from them such suggestions as might be thought
applicable. Not having had any communication
from you. compelled to rely upon our own
resources. in previous years.
we therefore beg to inform you that we have
printed our entry blanks. decided definitely upon
our rules. route, etc. and selected as our officials
the same gentlemen who have acted In our pre-
vious contests In conclusion we would say that
on receipt OF the proper official notification we
quite willing to pa to your committee the sum Of
s.. the sanction Zee as quoted In the newspaper"
That daily coach line between New York and
Philadelphia would ever be re-establshed after It
had been abandoned for fifty years or more seemed
improbable. but such service will be fnaugurated
to-day, with automobiles the mode OF convey
ance. The car will between the BelIevue-Strat-
ford in Philadelphia and the Waldorf Astoria in
New York, and the first car viii leave Philadelphia
this morning at 10 o'clock arriving at the Waldorf
AZ p m. earlier. The will remain in New
York tonight and leave for the return trip to-
morrow morning 10 o'clock. only one car will
be used at present but II the service proves
factory and attractive another VIII be put on
within thirty days.
will ba
the Bellevue-Stratford. and special attention Will
be given TO parties who wish 20 engage the en-
tire car. For this purpose extra Will be put
on whenever occasion requires, and everything
possible will he done 10 make the trip comfortable
and attractive II this feature wins the approval
Of the public or two cars viii be put on he
tween New York and Atlantic City and between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City the present
intention 70 maintain this service both summer
and winter.