The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-28
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
m. %. SMITH DISOUALIFIED n
CONTEST BOARD
Chairman Butter Announces That Pre-
r,Ier Motor ManufaeiurinG Company
and ns President Are oet tn.irr I.
4. 4. sanction z nth Further Notice.

ho.rJ of the American Automobile A-so-
citation announced YESTERDAY that W ~.
smith and the Premier Motor Manuia"tur-
tng Company ~ Indianapolis. Of ~ hich MI
smith j. pres ideni. had been di-pualitied
from entering cars IN events held under
A 4 sanction until further notice THIS
action was taken ~ the result of ~" SUIT
brought ia The supreme Court OF this state
by Mr. smith 10 snioin the A from de-
II, erinR the Glidden trophy 20 IN" 'halmer
Motor Company The announcement OF
tho contest board Na- signed by W
Butler. chairman I 4 wright. Joseph ".
Wood and David Beecroft and reads ~
follows
Whereas " u smith. president 81 tho
Premier Motor Manufacturing Company,
the enirant Of the Premier "ar No IN the
1910 national reliability tour Of m" Amer
iran AutomO bile Association. did by his
signature 10 the prescribed entry blank OF
such tour agree IN recognize the JHrisdl'.
tiCn and decisions Of the contest board AMI
Whereas said Premier car No was pro
tested 10y tho Chalmer- Motor COMPANY
on the ground that " carried an AUXILIARY
oil tank and pump equipment for for'inG
oil direct to the crack Ca-e. which l. not
stock equipment on 1910 Premier cars under
the rules. which protest was overrued hv
the referee and tho Glidden trophy awarded
to Premier car No / and
Whereas SAID Chalmers Motor Company
appenied 10 the contest board from the de
clsiun Of tho referee. which appeal after
length hearing Of the eNiden"s Of both he
Premier and chalmers companies was sus-
tanned the referees decision reversed and
said PremsSr car No disqualified and The
Ghddcn trophy awarded TO 'he Cha'WeTr
Motor company. and
"Whsrens said ". q. smith president
Of the Premier Motor Manufacturing ON
PAM. notW outstanding has entry hIanF
tn recognize the liTts tlftlOn
OF the 90 ntest board and abide hy 'S rulings
and de;,S,ons noS 1nrniE I i'm ,,, linn
Of tho contest board. aud did on July -
apply 20 and r"'ur" from TIE Snprem"
on his eN parts statement. "A temporary
iniunrtion restraining and enJointns tho
contest board from tAsinS ths ne r--ArA
to the Chalmers Motor company "a a..
ror,ian-e With the decision OF tn. board
on July p. 1910, and has caused tn be pub
li-hed IN the public press a statement OF Ms
actione and the reasons therefor, including
ALLEGATIONS DOT IN accordance with the facts
all of which cOnd uct - hrrach OF the loi"
contest rules ana - prrltHd,T,a' 70 the vel
1T IL therefore ordered that - smith
and the Premier Motor Manufacturing
rendered Ineligible for competition in ali
contests held un der the sanction OF the
contest board Of n" american automobile
Association until further notice
The matinee race meet rim last SATURDAY.
a, the brighton Reach Motordrornc by the
Motor Rarlng Assor istion Na- such a sue
cessful Ahair that the BrtGhton Beach
c9nm commit sn % S meet for m. sf,Srnoo o1
81 SATURDAY. August ~. and - nov work
ms on the preparation 81 the ptosIamnie,,
he another match race between Ralph
lie Palma IN the ~ horse Eonet rat Cv-
clone and George Robertson in the % hOrse-
in spite 81 the fact tha, Robertson Do.
featsd him fairly in their match last Satur.
81 the opinion that he can defeat Robertson
under similar conditions ana wants re-
ha. " n" "X"useS 20 cisr for his defeat In
the nrst heat 81 Ave miles he led FOR more
than three miles until the tires on his car
I've, anne 30 worn that he feared they would
explode and he slowed down - that Robert
son had no trouble Winning the heat la
ROBERTSON outgeneFAl' ed hun when the
cyclone skidded on one Of the turns 50 that
Robertson obtained the ADVANTAGE Of the
pole position and defeated him again.
The suit brought by ~ q. smith. pre-i-
dent of the Premier concern. to restrain
the contest board OF the American Auto
mobile Association from delivering the
Gldden trophy to the Chalmers Motor Com
pAny mas caused considerAbl. excitement
in Detroit. Hush Chalmers. president OF
tho Chalmers Motor compeny has issued
The entry blanks signed by all entrants
IN the Glidden tour hear a = Ausc to the effeyt
rules of the contest board and to accept all
,tipulation- and conditions therein con
The sptri, as well a. the letter OF the rules
governing the 'onteSt and IA the rules
locomotives l. one which states that all
entrants have no legal claims AGAINST the
american AutumobUe association or Its
agents through dissatisfaction 18th de,i-
-lon- OF IN. of,1'iAl- or be- ausc ofdisquAlifi-
,atIon This rule - Inserted be, au-s the
en,rant has already agreed To accept the
de- i-Ion- OF the contest board a. nuaI
q pTeulteF enfeFRH f1 -.
agreements when theN entered the .oute-t
Just as all the other entrants dad The
C'ldden tour - an automobile contest for
stock ears, to Toe run under a set Of rules
formulated by the contest board Of the
contest j. To be run under these rules over
the roads Of the country ana not in the
The hearing Of the"ca-e by the contest
board was far and impartial ana centred
about a. eNIremely simple pToposltiou
rules u that event We believed that the
Premier cars were not stock cars Under
he rules governing the Glldden tour we
entered a protest 10 that effect Through
a Misunderstanding Of the rules Referse
protect at the end Of the tour in Chicsso
-o It Vas later carried hefor" m" cortc-t
Inc Premier company and the Chai;n.r-
company -uhmltted eviden.e on the rropu-
the Gliddeu tour wer" stock cars
The attorney for The Premier COMPANY
saw to % that none bu' strictly legal eNi-
dsnrr Was submitted to the contest board
ny the ihalm"r- company On the other
r'nd the Premier COMPANY failed to sui
init Chairman Kutler'- official state
men ~ the hearing -av-. evidence -IIficietIt
~ sustain the stock status NJ the Premier
al ddeu tour ,ar- ~ respect 70 equipment
81 auxiliary oil tank and pump for In iectins
oil direct to the crank Ds-s They failed 10
4" fhis. ~ Mr. butl"rs statement further
Save. ~ suite of repeated demands on the
part 81 the technical committee Of the
American Automobile association from
tune 20 To July =. during which period
~ rec ~ the members ~ he committee.
VISITED The Premier factory
Tho contest board ~ rho -
the ~ nsr Of he Gltddsn trophy ana NAV
AWARD o 10 whom-o"Nrr wins Tho reIiahtItty
tour ~ tho as-'"lHtioU m accordance WITH
tho rules governing that event The 1870
tour was q regular annual reliability tour
81 'he ~ Wa promoted and mar
/ RCsI according 80 he rules governing that
event. rHd tHr contest hoard Which j. the
4 court " last resort m mutordpfn and -
ack nov lodged hy all entrants ~ tho ,,Iidden
tour has ruled hist Chalmers ~" Nun,h~v
Won tho ttl'dden tour ~ strict accordance
B With tho riile- and has regularly dcrlnred
this car tho winner Ihi- - enough for
~ rh"r p""pi" NAV run Tho tour oN"r