New-York tribune., 1909-02-25
RATLFY NEW AUTO PLAN
PEACE NOW ASSURED.
Details Settled for Stock Car Race
Nea5, Chicago.

The executive committee of the American Au.o- @
mobile Association held meeting at NO 4S' -
avenue yesterday. at which the agreement . ~
the Manufacturers Contest Association repIes
ing the Association of Licensed AutonoOlie , ENI
fact7Irers the American Motor Car ManufaetuFe,s
Association and the Importers SALON. ana liio
American Automobile Association whlch hau - =
prepared recently at Chicago, was preseI.7 :,
action of this special committee. conshsuhe -
Frank B. Hover, chairman of the contest o"elU 49, -
the American Automobile Association L. Il. SPeat'
Powell Evans and F. H. Elliott was applo''N
and the agreement duly ratified.
Mr. Hover reported progress in connection WIN
the proposed stock car race to be heid III 'ne "
cnitv of Chicago stating that the deed or slit ON
Ira NJ Cobe. president of the Chicago Autollopiie
Club TO the American Automobile Assoclatio" ""
being prepared and would be accepted on pe
the association as all of the important oetalis ia
been arranged and were agreeaoie " ~
the contest board.
c. Gordon Nef, chairman Of the soou srs Lo'uS 'o
hoard stated that several cities were lntefesteU "
the second annual good roads and legislative com
,,eption IN he held this year. Several tentative
offers for the convention have been received At
the March meeting of the directors a denli'te piP
sition fer ratification will be presented SO uie>
plans can be made holding the cenvenuoT' ID
,bicb the National Grange and American Road
Makers Association will cooperate, as heretofore
After a careful consideration of the peuuoh Oh
the Quaker City Motor Club respecting tiie !uIis-
diction OF the contest board of the American Auto
mobile Association
Motor Car Manufacturing Company's protest over
the endurance run held the first of this year from
Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre and return 'he oe-
cision of the contest board was sustained
It was decided to hold the first quarterly meetihs
of the 1903 board of directors in Boston on march
IL during the week of the Boston show. The place
and hour will be announced later
The purpose of the new plan for the control
Of automobile contests is to advance uniform ana
rational conditions for the conduct of racing ana
To
taken in granting sanctions for contests ana that
the same be carried fairly and efficiently; that
prizes guaranteed by those III immediate cnarse
of contests and trophies with valuations at
+scbed he apprased with integrity. 1t must be
proved to the satisfaction of the board that tro-
phies or cash prizes advertised, Will be AWARDED
promptly, and when values are stated. the awards
are to be in cash or plate. at the option OF the
winner
The different districts of the United States and
its possessions will be represented by an assoca-
ton member of the contest board, his duties oelng
10 keep the board advised OF contests IN his DIS
trict.
The Glidden tour is not affected by the terms
of the agreement, but no sanction will be grant
ed for long distance reliability contest within
month of the tour A uniform entry olahA toi @p
ulicaton for sanction for contests has oeen aoopeo
All entry blanks will be uniform for corresponding
ar+s EVER entry blank must contain the words
Under the sanction and rules of the American
Automobile Association.
The new schedule of sanction fees is as foilo"s
Road race where a stand is erected. $500 uaCA
roaetn, 800: track meeting, including twenty-fouF
hour event $3.50 hill climb $50; endurance contest
SO and road ard beach speed trials. >4oo-
An cl,os affiliated with the American AutomooHe
Association are entitled a 80 per cent reducuoh
from these rates a., -
The ioint work of the contest board ana its ao
,,eorv committee is pledged to be thorough anu
iroua rtial The body assumes no resPoi'Si'''t'
for occurrences of the past, but IN SO Ia' ao "
a,, he nracticab!e it will. when granting future
sanctions 10 clubs or promoters. use It's good oii
IN an endeayor to disentangle complications tha'
can without discrimination, be brought ~lth'h a.s
isdicton. It is only natural that individuals win
nersonal grievances or promoters whose plahs mo-
not harr,onize with the new order OF analrs' VIII
oriticise the purpose of the joint committee 10 DC
entirely fair in its decisions ana treat All caSeS
with uniformity. This however. was maze Hn'-
narrative by the adoption of new schedale ol
sanction fees and the resolution that all events
r,ust be run under existing rules of the American
Automobile Association until new rules can o
formulated by the special committee that mas oeeh
appointed.