The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-26
AMONG THE GUTOMODILISTS
GLIDDEN TOUR TROCR EE ne
PORT ~ DENIED.

Omrials ~ American AutBmObiie Asso-
elatlon Declare ChaiFman Butler wa
ReJaln Contestants and That referee
NhiilpH llns charge % the Event.
Rumors Of trouble in the conduit Of this
years Glidden tour were denied yesterday
hy Oficlals Of the American Au,omOb 70
Association az the Offices Of the organization
n this city Accord ne TO reports from
Wichita, Kan. where the tourists spent
Friday night, Chairman Butler Of the con
test hoard Of the Amer can Automobile
Association had Jeff the tour. drivers we're
working on cars al night and the contes-
tants Nere planning to take control Of the
tour
u vas said AZ The American Automobile
Association Cfire1 yesterday that was
iTne that Chairman Butler had left the tour.
but that he had gone 10 Chicago TO attend
10 some important business for the contest
board and would quickly reiOln the tour.
A. a. Whiting Of the Automobile Club OF
America Who has been referee Of the tour
ever since Il started from Chicago. y still
with the tourists aud has complete charge
Of the Affairs Of the contest When Chair
man Butler len the tour to go to Chicago
he appointed David Beecroft president OF
the Chicago Motor club and a member OF
The A. 4 4. contest board. A. the OHicial
representative u the contest board during
his absence
During the run on Friday from Oklahoma
GUY. Okla. TO Wichita, Kan, the Ihalmers
driven by BOlger which had been the only
car left with q perfect sore. lost some
points during the run Of zia miles. The ear
Nkidded in the mud when crossing rail-
road track a 4 a fender was broken. the
penalty for fixing the fender being three
points BOlEer'a Chalmers still held the
lead after the accident. a. the SIX cylinder
Premier. the nearest competitor. had been
penalized ten points. The tourists aro 70
rest to-day at KAnass city.
There 10 one new feature In the twenty
four hour rare which the Motor RAJ ing
Association has heduled for Friday and
SATURDAY. july a. and N. az the Brighton
Reach Motordrome This VIII he the run
ming OF three separate races among the
,srs that will be driven by teams OF drivers
In the twenty-four hour contest. nder
the new ruling Of the contest board OF
the American Automobile Association tn
oficial sanction for the twenty flour hour
rare SPECIFICS that TIE event n 10 he hclt
under the provisions OF class In the 1910
contest rules OF the American Automobile
4 Association
Events held under class Z are open 70
any gasOlene car or chassis made ny lac
tory which has during the twelve months
prtor 90 tho date Of the contest produced
At least ATTY motor ears. not necessarily
OF the same moiel cars competing In
class e events are % he divided into siN
divisions coriing 20 piston displacement,
and the cars that viii be- entered foi the
brighton Beach tNenty -four hour rare vii.
he divided into threr divisions. according
10 tho three highest divisions provided for
in tho class e rule
The Brighton 10 ach committee Of the
Motor Racing Association has Do ided 10
of,.r a sIisr iHl prize Tor The winner IN each
nj these ihrre divisions these prizes 10 be
offered IN addition ~ The principal prize
Tor the car mating the greatest mileage in
the rae which h. scheduled 20 start 90
o'clOck on the evening Of July o.. ~ ut
the cars In the various divisions are io b.
cent awaF together. a. h usual IN twenty
tour hour races and the sperisl division
prtgrs are evpe tel tn prOdu,e Keen CON
Ietition amOns the teams Of the cars in the
three divisions
10 WnH aNlu NNalHflAN lNNN NNe VE'lAl0N
10 hold The division "a - Practically assures
the limit Of twelve starters IN the contest
rs a hole There hat been some talk Of
rniainH This limit. but after tho Brighton
Hearh committee had consulted Nith the
driy ers COMMITTEES Il vas decided that In
the interest Of safety no more than twelve
cars should be- Permitted ~ rare on the
track az any one tune II h eNperted that
the entry hst vii bs flied long before July
y. the date announced for the closing Of
entfies
William Clare superintendent Of the
track, has started preparing the course fOf
the race The banking Of the turns n n b.
slightly increased aud a new preparation
Il 70 b. applied % make the tack surface
a. hard and fast a. possible. The clubhouse
y also being rspatnted and the grand stand
y 70 be hxed up.
The membership committee Of the Auto
mobile club Of America has received ap-
piiaatiOna for aCtive membership In the
organization from John y Edwards and
Charles Neare both % New York city
" y Bufnham Of bridgeport. Conn has
applied for associate membership.
Ieuaa Froehhch has received word from
the Henz factory 81 Mannheim. Germany
that " Could bFokaV Of New York has
nurchased the Benz racing car that won
the Reis hill climbing contest This ear