The sun., 1909-01-30
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
CHAIRMAN HOWER'S DECISION
CiJSES TROu BILE.
Quaker city Motor cub Protests 10 Ex.
ecutiye Committee OF American Auto.
mobile Association Against Reversal
OF Awards for MIdwInter Hun.

ecutiye Committee OF American Auto.
; mobile Association Against Reversal
OF Awards for Mldwinter Hun.
The officials Of the Quaker CITY Motor
Club are very much dissat isfed over the
action Of Chairman Hover OF tho American
Automobile Association contest board in
reversing the decision Of tho committee
that had charge Of the two day run from
Philadelphia to Wilkesbarre and return
on January and =. II was learned ycster-
day that the Quaker city Motor club had
sent formal protest against Chairman
Hower's action to the executive committee
OF tho American Automobile Association,
and It was reported that the Philadelphia
organization might Withdraw from the
\. \. A. rs a result Of the bad feeling over
tho incident.
The committee Of the Quaker city Motor
Club after considering tho reports " the
various officials of tho midwinter run
awarded first prize 10 William Miller. who
drove Matheson touring ear. Ray Me
! Namara, who drove Premier IN The con-
Test, was disqualified by the committee
! hooause tho passengers IN the Premier
had got ont Of the ear on Giants De-
| spair Mountain while Mcnamara drove
| tho car around ono OF the other Cnmpet-
| ing machines which was stalled IN tho
centre of the road up the mountain
". q. Smith, president of tho Premier
firm. entered protest against tho dis
qualification with Chairman Hover Of the
\, 4. \. contest board. The protest was
considered by Chairman Hover AT the
New York office Of tho National Asso-
citation Of Automobile Manufacturers and
not at the headquarters of the American
Automobile Association on Fifth avenue
Richard Sellers. chairman Of tho Quaker
city Clubs contest committee. and q.
Douglas Bartlett, counsel TO the Quaker
city Club, attended the hearing before
Chairman Hover.
No announcements of Chairman IIoWer's
decision in the matter has ever been sent
ont Ivy th" American Automobile ASso-
citation. bur tho Quaker city Organization
Nas informed of 1t early this week Several
meetings OF the officers of the club have
been held since then and it was announced |
yesterday that the following petition had |
been forwarded TO the executive committee |
of the American Automobile Association:
The petition of the quaker ity Motor Club |
respectfully showeth
/. That your petitioner il an affiliated |
club with your association and is in good
standing
>. That since its afilation with your asso-
citation Il has from patriotic motives always
given its hearty and loyal support to the
parent body.
?. That your petitioner since its afIiliation
has not conducted any race or contest
without the sanction OF your association,
except such contests over which your asso-
citation claimed no jurisdiction.
{. That prior to the endurance run OF
your petitioner held on January l and >,
1900, your association never asked nor re- {
luirrd your petitioner to apply for sane !
ion for the conduct oi endurance runs
:. That during the years 1907 and 1898
'our petitioner held endurance runs. maxi I
ng it, own rules aud regulations for the !
roper conduct OF the same. T.
u. That the racing board Of your aSso- d
iation. the predecessor of the contest t
,oard. hal formulated rules aud rcsu!a-
ions for Faces and contests, excepting EN- !,
uranCe runs. and had placed the sane n
'ith th" clubs a1llated with your a>socia- =
Ou for their direction. guidance and help !
: THAI on ~ about December 3, 1913. q
our petitioner was Informed through Il
circular ,etter from the -ecGctary Of vour Il
>,o'iatlor that III" racing board wa, y
polished and it. functions vested in tue
outest toard. "
:. That on or before receiving the said "
Ommuu!Cation above referred TO your y,
lIitionrr's oon'rst committee was making 6,
-Cpara'OnS tor an endurance run to be "
ed lauuar" ! and :? 1899 aud that at that e
N" IL hal Formulated rules and regua- q,
on- tor thr proper government ol tie y
III endurance run 3.
-. No ru!c- Tor the conduct ot cndura"cc ~
N held under the -auCttuu of your g>.u- '}C
utiou wer" given o. your petitioner hy III
4" contest boarl. - Hu~ been the prd. tioe CT
.d dntF OF ihr racing board Ia fact,
'ur petitioner Wds not Informed uEiIl ga
or ABOUT !)ecrmn"r -. lI'S. that the u
MES board claimed any Jurisdiction pl
80" "uIlTdr, p rms or that your UssO,ia. III
'u desired mat sanction BE- obtQ Qnal from ye
i1I the conduct of "nd'lga'ce runs ia
~. That on nr about December 30. 1905, hu
days after the rrt ries for the andursaCC re-
u OF your petitioner were closed, your pli
'l'tDuer received a communication from no
. Chairman OF The, contest board of your ell
5)cl liIgi s'2tHS that your petitioner had
I asked Tor sanction for the endurance
a above referred 10 and asking that
ar pet ioner Apply for the sanle ~ order
A. your petitioner might show its loyalty III
The association.
II. That your petitioner in order to dem
- rate its loyalty To your associ4tiou
uediatcly made application TO the aid thr
airman uI yolk contest board for a saur- -
~ ana on or about December 30 your ~
il hartman of the contest board to
-. our petitioner AYERS that no rules tho
regulations we're ever given 1t by the La,
Itest board OF your association for tho "a'
lduct OF endurance runs. and that in the pla
>ence OF sdCh rules and regulations your are
Nest board has no jurisdiction over the has
expectation or enforcement of the rules "a,
l regulations Of any club tor endurance "a
as held under their auspices. teri
80 >, inat nor & ne proper conduct Of the en- In
es and regula tions we're indorsed on the
)lcatlon blanks which each and every at
rant was required to sign. II
I. That the entrant OF the Premier car dan
ned the said application blank signify thr,
his intention to abide by the rules and -,
1lla ions as prepared by your petitioner anu
- mat subsequently, to the said en- TINS
anCe run the contest committee Of your not
itioner disqualified the Premier car with
cred IN 'lass A. No. Il, in the said en- is "
anCe run for proceeding over part OF he
course OF the said run without its fun play
lplement OF passengers after receiving talk
elton. can,
,. That TO the said disQua lification the Cl
!nier Motor Manufacturing Company sent
protest with the contest boa rd OF inqL
IT associat ion. and the same came on and Frei
! heard before the said contest board tour
January 90. 1900. in New York city. rece
!. That before the hearing your ne also
'ner filed an answer to the said protest, char
opy or which is hereto attached and The
ie n part OF this petit ion. denying the on
-dlCtlOn OF the contest board and
T. That upon receiving the said answer OF 4
our petitioner 10 said protest the chair tion
! Of the contest board OF your associa- to Il
directed letter to your petitioner and
ID January rs, 1909. In which Is said Al
r ALA, .tf. however, your club takes crea
stand that II cannot err in judgment appl
viii not abide by the judgment OF the thin
est board OF the 4. A. A there is no 1871
OF our going further into the matter pres
70 80 so, ;'a,e veto to the Gontesta9t protesting Prog