New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
AUTO RACING CONTROL.
Manufacturers Discuss Formation OF
q Governing Body.

Seven foreign and nearly dozen American manu-
facturers represented at meeting hepo at Tue
Hotel Victoria yesterday called for the purpose Of
forming or taking steps TO form, body for the con-
troll of automobile racing in America The nleeuns
Was representative of all parts of the country ana
those present were unanimous in the beiief lhaI
present conditions make the formation OF suo' q
governing body an urgent necessity
1yaa ,bere been a longer interval between the oe-
cisiop n effect an organization and the meeune
larger number of manufacturers would uhoouo'eut'
have been represented. Some OF the speakers pr
dicted that the manufacturers would De a unit ~
Joining and giving their assistance 'o"a'o e
the organization success
percy Owen chairman Of the manufacturers as
sociation under whose auspices the BrlarchH race
will be run this year, was appointed chaliliiai "
the meeting and outlined briefly the purpose Oh me
Meeting He said that the situation existing at
,rasap+ leaves the manufacturer, as far as racing
Is concerned at the mercy OF the promoter, Win
varying rules The necessity, he added. is for d
governing body national in scope that slal nave
the authority power TO devise satisfactory FueS
and issue sanctions. He proposed a temporary or
ranizatfon TO be made permanent at meeting
~ he held I'm Chicago during the show week there
thus allowing time for all the manufacturers not
represented to be advised of the project IN order
that they might arrange for proxies
c G. Fisher desired Immediate organization. leaV-
ing the details to be perfected at Chicago, but In
this he was overruled by the others, who agreed
with Mr. Hollanders view that snap" action would
he inadyisable, and that the new governing body
70 he broad powerful and comprehensive should
be made permanent only at a time when ali the
manufacturers would have an opportunity 10 De
represented, either in person or by proxy.
In the course OF II. L. Collins remarks he said
that while the manufacturer is invariably called
upon to shoulder most Of the expense OF racing he
is generally unprepared TO meet the widely diver
gent rules laid down at different racing meets
TT IS obviously foolish class all motors togeih
or. said Mr. Coffin what We want are rules TO
classify stock cars and should also have open
races with broad limitations that VIII allow en-
gineers and designers to their ingenuity
II was suggested by g. II. Strout that the gov
erning body should consist Of twenty-five manu-
fac+7Jrers or importers who have been consistently
Identified with racing. and that they in turn, APP
noint a committee consist OF two manufacturers
and three experts In way connected with the
manufacture or sale of cars. TO formulate rules.
This met with general approval, and will probably
be adopted
A temporary organization committee Of seven was
amounted to take I'd the initial task of notifying
tl7a manufacturers about the Chicago meeting and
the objects and scope Of the organization This
committee which will meet tonight Sis made up
as follows: E. r. Hollander, H. E. CONN. George
H strout Frank Storms, Paul LacroiE, A c. Newly
and H A. Dozier-