The Washington times., 1910-12-17

Now that the auto racing season has
closed, and the manufacturers and con-
test managers have had an opportunity
TO study the results Of the 1910 contests.
as vel a. TO look ahead with clear
vision at the 1911 prospects. they arc
taking more and more interest IN the
numerous events planned for next sea
son
While many manufacturers gre not
ready 10 make announcements Of their
1911 plans. they have given out ems ugh
information 50 far to promise the great
est season in the annals Of the sport.
Nearly all the cars already in the game
viii be on deck again. and 1t is cerJ9iH
that many new faces will appear. /
Is also prObs BE that several concerns
that entered competition on a SINAI
scale the past season VIII compete on
a bigger has 6 next year
The entrance into TIE racing game q
the United States Motor Company Is
expected by many 10 rival the UetcoTic
career Of the Buick II Is also TUr1Ored
that the Chalmers, which was declares
the champion stock car OF 1893. viii re-
enter the racing me next year 1ne
National, LOzier, Chadwick, Benz, Fiat
FaIcar. Sterns. POpe-HaTtfOrd, Nc
FaTIan. Iancia, Alec, MarmCn1 kelie
EMF. Great Western, Maxwell, ana
many others which tasted victory II
1910 are now preparing for the coming
year.
a. IN that Australian trip Of Barney
OIdheld-s- no one seems to know much
about il. If ne goes and wants 20 race
IN South Australia or victoria, ne prop
ably viii have some trouble. The Au-
touobile Club Of Victoria and the Auto
mobile Club Of South Australia both are
affiliated with the Royal AutOmObileC Club
Of Great. Britain The American Auto
mobile Association, which recently out
L. rslH
sanctioned race with Jack johnson. by
agreement with the Automobile Club OF
America, makes its diSqualificatiOns
operative in the International EESOCia-
ton OF Recognized Automobile Clubs. Of
which the r A G is one. So the dis
qualification goes booming on The A.
G A IS also the American representa-
tive Of the Auckland Automobile Asso-
citation Of New Zealand, and if these
various organizations respect the actions
Of the. A c. as colleague, the AmeTt-
can Automobile Association, DIdfeId
should find his field limited.
Experience Of previous years having
made clear the fact that members OF
the American Automobile Association
desire q convention ID New York at
the time OF the big auto show. the
announcement that the usual sessions
OF the association and its various
9 and u, VIII be received with salts
faction by members of the national
organization generally.
While the exact program has not
been decided upon, there viii be meet
1nEs Of the executive committee and
also sessions of the four national
boards, through which much OF the
work Of the association is ACCOMPLISHED
II viii De remembered that these boards
good roads, touring, legislative, con-
test-WlU be greatly ampHded as a
result Of the recent action at the an
nual meeting, whereby every club in
the association viii be entitled to repre-
SentdtiO1. furthermore, President R P
Hooper IS authorized 20 add 100 addi-
tiOnal members to each board upon the
recommendation Of its chairman
After having covered close to 400
miles Of United States soil. and hav-
ing completed the first and worst lap
Of its 40-Oo0-Tnile journey. the HupmObjle
WOrld-tOurtng car and its crew sailed
from san Francisco, December 13. for
Honolulu The HupmObiie has greater
mileage Of rough American reads to its
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