The Washington times., 1910-03-16
MOTORING SEASON
WILL OPEN SOON
Requests for Various Sane
tons Are Sure Signs
of This.
BY HARRY WARD.

The opening of the motoring season
Is near at hand. This is apparent
on all sides. AMI is partculrly mani
fest through the numerous applications
nled with the contest board OF the
American Auto mobile Association for
sanctions 10 h ID hill climbs, endurance
contests. and .sck races in various sec
tons Of the country. One Of the early
problems with which the governing
body win have to deal is that of
licensed and unlicensed cars partiCipaJ-
ing IN the same Jreuts The opening
gun has been fired ny the management
~ the new one-mile board track at Los
Angeles, Cal, which is said 10 have init
mated that only licensed cars would be
ehgiole 70 participate in its opening
meet. In the words of a leading
authority, ruling Of this nature would
have deterrent effect, and would work
serious injury t. the sport If a division
or this nature were made. The public
wants competition among all makes Of
cars, and II the leaders in the sport
and industry size up the situation cor
rectly, gigantic mistake viii be made
II efforts arc made at this time to shut
out the uni :ensed cars from the COM
Petitive events that have done so much
10 advance the automobile industry. It
Is not known what the policy Of the
Three AS will be in the matter Of sane
tioninE contests that are supposed TO
be limited to licensed cars, but il is eN-
pected that the governing body will not
grant sanctions for events where such
rules will exist.
That the aw contest board Of the
American Automobile Association. Of
which S NJ. Butler is the efficient chair
man. Is on the job was indicated today
when Mr.. Butler wired Barney Oldheld
that no sO-caHed records must be pub
ished until they arc made during an
officially sanctioned time trial meet, and
when the time is taken by official tim
ers appointed by the contest board.
Oldfeld has been burning up the beach
at Day tOna with his 20O-horsepower car.
Regarding the unofficial records claimed
for OIdfeld, Chairman Butler said: Il
withdraw the sanction for record trials
today on Daytona Beach, and no rec
oUds Will be accepted until the regu-
larry sanctioned meet Of the Florida
East Coast Automobile Association,
March p 70 D. when representative
Of the contest board will be on hand
10 officially supervise the trials. The
new rules specifically prohibit INSANE
toned records from being advertised
"Honors are coming 70 the Chalmers
Motor Company said h. q. Sibbald.
manager Of the ZelI Motor Car Com
pany. "On top of the announcement
that the Chalmers car had been Sc
lected for the pathfinding trip Of the
Glidden tour this year. the company has
received word that the national COM
mission has accepted its offer Of a Chal-
mers 30 10 the champion batSman OF
each OF the two major leagues the COM
ing season. In his letter Of acceptance.
August Hermann chairman Of the ma
1ion4. commission. extended sincere
thanks and appreciation for the com
pany'S offer
Harry Cobe, who has driven Lozler
cars IN a number Of Neutrality-suspicious.
track races and other events, has Joined
the Palmer and Singer FOR Ces He will
he the head OF the lUdu-testing CORPS
at the new factory on Long Island md
will pass on the cars after the other
testers have tried them out. CObe will
alternate with Frank Lescault at the
wheel Of Palmer-Singer in the twenty
four-hOur race at the Brighton Beach
mOt"rdrOme in May.
Captain Logan, commander Of the
Nayflower, has purchased a WavcrIey
electric victOria-cOupe from the Pope
Automobile Company. The machine
will be delivered TO him tomorrow.
The Cook & Stoddard Company has
made the following sales Of Cadillac
cars: Touring car 10 W II Topping
and a demitOnueau TO DR.. w X Butler