Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16

drivers trife more than three weeks
for training and learning the new course.
A question which has never been raised
before. either i'm the Police Court or in
the Court of Appeals, came up during
the last week in the local courts, when
a local motorist was arrested for collid-
ing with a vehicle on the speedway, the
point being whether the District govern
ment or the superintendent OF public
buildings and grounds has police juris-
diction over Potomac Park. The motorist
was fined and, following conviction, an
appeal was noted. The defendant assert
ed that il any 1t was a violation of the
park regulations rather than the po-
lice regulations. The result of the case
will be awaited with considerable inter-
est by motorists Of Washington.
The desire on the part of local motor
lists to increase the speed limit from
twelve to fifteen miles an hour for auto
mobiles was brought up and discussed at
a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
last week by number of motorists who
are members of that organization and
who expressed their opinion that the
sioners. Such a change surely would be
welcomed by nearly all the motor car
owners in this city. who feel that fifteen
miles. which is the same I'm the public
parks, is a safe speed on streets where
there are no car lines.
Drastic action was taken by the contest
board of the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION a few days ago.. when it sus-
pended Barney Oldfield and disqualified
him, until further notice. from COMPETE
ton or participation in sanctioned auto
mobile contests. At the same time SIM
liar action was taken in the case of VIII
liam Fl. Pickens. Oldfeld's manager and
statement issued yesterday by S. NJ. But
Ter. chairman of the contest board, Bar
ney Oldfield, under the A. a. A. rules a
recognized and registered racing driver,
announced or caused to be announced in
the public press and upon posters his
Jack" johnson, at the Sheepshead Bay
track unlicensed for automobile con-
tests), to be held October 20. 1910. off,
cial sanction for which contest has
neither been applied for nor issued,
which action is a direct violation of
rule So of the 1910 contest rules of the
American Automobile Association, viz,
An entry in any unsanctioned contest.
or an authorized announcement in pub
Tic print that en- entry has been or will
be made. shall be deemed sufficient
cause for immediate disqualification by
the contest board OF the owner, en-
trant. driver and. car. or any or all of
them"
The statement cited further that the
Statements in the public press in con-
nection with the proposed unsanctlOned
contest are injurious to the welfare of
the sport and industry and destructive
of the confidence of the public in auto
mobile contests. and the entrance into
an organized well accredited sport of
the leading exponent of an unorganized
so-caled sport which Is under the ban
in most of the states of the Union and
who is. as We believe, without requisite
experience In automobile track racing
and has yet to demonstrate his cOmpe-
tency as a racing driver would preclude
the granting of official sanction for such
so-caled contest, detrimental to the
interests of regularly organized auto
mobile competitions
Each of them are directed to show