The sun., 1910-06-15
AMONG THE GUHOMODILISHS
STRICTER RIFLES ron AMI
.ETR DINERS.
COnlest Beard sf Amerh an AutomoblIe
ASsorlatlon Announces TluFy Cannot
Accept Hoiel ~ Travelling E.xnenses
aICars start IN Montauk Light Run.

| Aeeepl hDlel ~ Travelling t.Nneuaea /
3gCara start IN NIoRtauk Light Run. |
! The amateur driver question. about which .
| there has already been considerable dis 1
cussion. has again receiyed olilcial aiten- I
tlon from the contest board 4, he Ameri- /
can Automobile ASSOCIATION a. Was shown /
/ BY an annOunc smen sued by the board /
! yesterday Th- announcement says the I
most important matter considered and dis |
posed Of At the June meeting of the contest ]
board was tho settlement Of dispute |
which had arisen over the definition of an |
amateur driver a. II appears on page ,
Of the 1910 contest rules Chairman \. " |
Butler presided at tho meeting. the others I
present being T 4. Wright and \. u. stevens .
Of the board and Alfred Reeves Of the Asso- /
citation Of Licensed Automobile Manuiac- |
turers and T.. Rand HollandeT Of the I'M |
p0rters' Automobile salon. the two latter |
being membera Of the contest boards
advisory committee
The definition In question reads as fol- !
lows
-Amateur-A man who has never driven |
or raced a motor car for pay. either in cash |
or any other valuable consideration com !
peted for = caah prize who does not make
hia livelihood or any part oi Il a. a result
of racing or driving. either a. a demon |
aratOr. tester or chauffeur who has not
Otherwise received financial reward for
engaging In competition who IL not actively
engaged In the automobile or accessory
industries who has never been declared q
professional by any sport sOverning BODY
In connection with that sport over which
4 has Jurisdiction. or who having besn -
declared has been reinstated either by such
body or In conne~tion with autOmobie
contests By the contest board of the A. A. A.
The acceptance Of travelling or other
expenses 10 regarded by me contest board
A. coming within the meaning ~ valuable
consideration The board accordingly
directed the secretary 10 notify all regis
tered amateur drivers that the board has
interpreted the dehntion II an amateur
~ follows
I ANY driver Who accepts travelling.
hotel. o. other eapenses In connection with
q contest of auy nature will be considered
70 have violated the clause In the definition
of an amateur. Witch reads either In
cash or any Other valuable confederation.
The drivers WhO Shave reEistered a.
Z 'amateurs- with the contest board and who
will accord ngly receive notice Of The above
action of he board are - follow
RutheTiurd. New York city. " b rousey.
SyTEguse arthur Ureiner. 'hlcago
Charlss !. swain. Philadelphia. Dsyid
NorihTlp Fowler, Clarence v Chauncry,
r. " Siebrecht Hicks 4. Weatherbee and
claude q. sterling. NeN York city. y. e. .
h9oEsr Hartford v,i. Sonn HsTo'd " s5oSn s,oSr
lr Worcester Mass Nelson slater, Cam /
bridge Mass X 3. Beantslsy. New Bruns- /.
Nick. \. } John \ Branch, hichmond /
Bond Deland. fla. ". y Auliman. ". , F..
Davis. v u Peters. lT., ard oryille 3 .
Pr,ers. Dsytonh. Pa Nsa G.. Candler. ". .
SIass.1I Ts% o'dAHS' Ert Mf 'TRSsI Tsns5. " snd
John Woodside, lr. Atlanta, ga
The Association of Licensed Aulomohns .
Manufacturers announced Yesterday that .
license 10 produce gal0lene cars under
the Seden potent hAd been granted 70 .
the Midland Motor company oi Moline, lll.
there are nov eighty two different mnAes
of gasolene automobiles licensed under
the Seiden patent.
' The membership committee n the Auto
mobile 1ub OF America has received Ap-
. plications for active membership in thr
organization from Bartlett Arkel, Henry
I " ] Bucknall, y. Thompson. William y.
] 1hCnpsUn and Arthur Z. Train. all of NeW
f lork city, and from ! " Wichert of Brook
3 yn. Applications for associate melnbership
/ have been made BY Charles q King. Jr.,
of cleveland. Ohio and Harold b Mowry Oi
StHriiug Conn
Member of the contest committee of .
'he Long Island NuI0mobil. t'un are yrn-
sldsftng r uurhsr ot plaua Tor tho dealers
competition tO he hrid within a month .
u seems probable that the event Will last
two days The frsi hstng used tur run .
dOwn isong Island and return, tho ears .
remaining IN he ,lub garage AZ night with
bonnetz sealed For the setnud day -peesi .
tests on the ionr Island Motor PARKWAY
car that did not sttain ~ claimed rate .
n speed being ueualiznd accordingly .
Various notifications have been suggest rfl. .
bui the general plan outlined has been COIN .
mend"d ~ % j. net hk'y To %" changed
sWhv are the 2nOun motor car ovrrr- .
IL the Ea-tPFU Statez Absolutely ignored .
IT-t the bir automobile u>sosiatioU in 'he .
organization of popular open tours'- o. .
the question asked by John 7 E1.nier. Who .
has hFTn one NJ the mo-t lusi-tent adNO- .
cate. ~ this city oi organized tours VI .
Rainier calls attention 10 the fact that .
2 While long distance runs and tours are 4
being promoted through The Wet there 4
s no similar event scheduled Tor The Fast .
oT more than two Or three day duration 4
There hs. been considerable comment
this spring about the lack Of Favorable J
touring coalitions 10 this country, and 7
iuVidioI- rUupari-on- have heen drawn .
With the conditions eNtsting m the prin-
rfnal European countries. sav~ hr Raj.
uirr This j. absolutely unfair 10 the United .
| state for contend that there are routes 10 T
. h. found In this country equally a. good .
. ~ course there are not "a iaany Of them. /
i hut how few Americans there are Who T.
! realize that their native land Possesses .
| both good roads. good scenery and good :
I hotels IN the country districts Yet ] venture .
70 say that tho Ideal Tour route through .
New England b equal M any Of these 90
/ sentials 70 any route of equal distance in .
Mould II not he a good .dea for the Auto .
. mobile Club ~ America. the Touring club 2
t OF America OF the AmeriC~n Automobila /
1 Asaociai lon 20 oTKanige fOttnightly trip .
over the Ideal Tour route or similar New /
England roadz Just a. demOnziratiOn I
that this country can furnish the means .
/ for comfortable and enjoyable motor .
car Journey az a fraction Of tho cost of q .
I foreign tour such a run, takinE IN the herk- {
/ shire Hill.. the White Mountains and the
lakes ~ Maine. with perhaps q run across .
tho Canadian border TO Quebec and Mon
treal would be degidedly popular and ! .
B venture - predict that the attendance
/ would heat all rerOrds
In advocating an organized tour ! do
not mean n dust eating Journey where
7 the participants start out each morning
t % given time and are required 10 check
I iu ~ noon and a. ntRm eNartly ~ given
B minute There should be no hard and fa-t I
rules ~ 10 when and where stops must ~
made The route should ne clearly outlined
. 20 that nart icinants would not easily lGse
their way. and the most desirable points
| for rest and refreshments should be m
/ ticated only. the final choioe resting with
/ the individual tourists The advantage
/ of organization would " IN securing the .
. Tight Kind Of accommodation and IN placing .
b nsf0re the tourist the existing conditions ,
"f roads and me approximate cost ol the
D "trip for the period occupied by the tour.
[ Entertainment might also he provided NJ
| various p0lGt4 know % scores % en-
thusiastic motorists who would h. eager
10 take part loo a tour Gf this character and /
/ IL fhta aeit for .oUne enfefDrfaing auto /