New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-05
G[|DDEN TOUR RULES
Competing Cars Must Be Strictly
"St0Ck" on Iona Ride.

The seventh national tour Of the Ameri-
and Chicago trophies will start from Gin
cinnati on June Il. All the manufacturers
entered in the competition have completed
| the fitting of their cars for the long trip.
The drivers and managers will report to
Nr. Butler, chairman of the contest board
of the American Automobile Association. at
the Gibson House. Cincinnati. not later
than Sunday for final instructions.
Special rules have been issued by the
board for the 1910 reliability test. They are
based on a fixed penalty schedule. and in
many ways are different from the rules
governing former national tours.
Cars competing for the historic Glidden
trophy must be fully equipped touring cars.
Those competing for the trophy offered BY
the Chicago Motor Club must be either
miniature tonneaus or of the runabout type
Both trophies will be awarded on the same
merit determining system. and If there
are two or more cars tied, or with perfect
scores. in either division of the competitors,
neither Of the trophies will be awarded
The perfect score cars will, in this event
| be presented with suitable medals. certi-
| flying that they have qualified as winners
and their names will be properly inscribed
upon the respective trophies for which they
were entered.
Cars finishing in either division with 81
per cent of the winning score will be award
ed certificates setting forth in detail their
performances upon the road.
| Never before have the cars in a national
! tour been subjected to a penalization sys-
tenn which is more practical for the purpose
| of the buyer and user. The machines leave
l Cincinnati only after rigid examination
1 by the technical committee of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association contest board
Prior TO the start the makers must file
with the contest board their stock car Ger
tificates, in which they infinitely describe
every mechanical part of the competing ma
/ Chimes. These stock car certificates are
filed by the maker alone and sworn TO be-
fore notary. When the machines are
| gone over by the technical committee they
must in every particular conform to these
stock car certificates. Absolutely nothing
but stock cars can start In either division.
| In addition to four passengers or more, the
cars are compelled to carry the full equip
nent as catalogued by their makers
All cars leave Cincinnati with a clean
score. There is an observer on every ma
chine. These observers. so far as can be
arranged, ride every day on a different oar.
They make written report daily to the
technical committee of everything which
has taken place in connection with the cars
they have been observing
Each adjustment made or part replaced
on a car during its allotted running time
between controls IS noted by the observer
and charged for in points. according to a
printed schedule OF penalty charges In the
rules.
Not more than three cars Of any one
make can compete in either body equip
ment class of the tour. All tools used on
the trip must be carried IN a special tool
bag provided for that purpose. and this bag
, must be constantly under the control Of
, the observer.