The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-14
RULES ANNOUNCED
FOR THE GLIDDEN
Any Entrans Arrested for Speed.r.
Will Be Disqualified From the
Competition This Year.

The rules which are 90 govern the
/ 1910 National Reliability tour oi inc
American Automobile association iot
the Gidden aud Chicago Trophies
hacc been sent 90 all automobile man
Iulacturers los 5. NJ Butler, chairman
of the contest board
There are two trophy awards this
year. the Ghddeu Trophy anu tbs
Chicago Trophy All the cars compel
ing lor The GIdden Trophy will be
stock touring cars. while runabouts
ana miniature tonneaus will compete
for the trophy offered by he Chicago
Motor club.
In the event OF TWO or more cars
finishing with TIED score, As has
occurred in former Gltddcn tours, the
rules provide that neither OF the
ire phies shall be awarded; but suit
able medals Will be issued TO the tied
ears Cars completing the contest
with 81 per cent OF the winning scores
IN each class Will be awarded Gid
den Certificates
Each car must carry, constantly. It's
full equipment, as catalogIed by its
maker Considerable additional equip
menl is permitted under the rules.
Including tire Initiating tanks or
pumps. Care in the Ghdden division
must carry four or more passengers.
and cars in the Chicago trophy class
must carry two or more persons
Time for receiving entries will eX-
pire midnight June / at the Office or
the contest board in New York
Fraud IN the evasion OF the stock
car definition. as set forth in the
rules OF the contest board. will dis
qualify ontrant. driver ear and OBJ
server There viii be no penalty for
tire repairs, providing the engine Is
kept running while such repairs are
being made The only Individual dis
tirguishing marks allowed Dn the con
testing cars will be- the name OF the
car in letters four inches nigh upon
the sides. front and rear
The cars will bee run i'm the seven
price Divisions of Glass A. Of the
1910. contest rules Divisions Nos A.
5A, CA and "a, comprising cars sell
ing from 1901 10 $4,000. and more,
miles an hour Cars IN divisions Nos.
"A and 81. costing between SSol Nat
81 coo will maintain a speed of eiEh-
teen at4iN@ AA AtNA. tnA cars an lfit O.
sion IA. selling for $500 and under
viii run az the rate Of rs miles per
hour Cars must arrive at controls
upon their schedule time plus time
lost because of tire troubles The
referee may vary the running schod-
ule should weather conditions de-
mand IT,
Any entrant. arrested for speeding
may be disqualified by the referee II
a car is mired 4 team may bt en-
pioyed TO pull II out, but the time con
sumcd together with other details
must be reported by the observer
At the conclusion OF The tour. m
Chicaeo. the Technical Committee will
subject The care 10 Final Outdoo.
Tests" in which test will be made OF
brakes. clutches, transmissions ana
motors.
Work done on car by its driver or
passengers Is penalIzed one point per
person per minute II outsiders are
employed. TWO points per minute for
each worker. Where driver or passen-
gers make requirements the penalty
is two points per worker per minute.
II outsiders are employed in maxim {
rerlacements the penalty IS four
points per worker per minute.