New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
Well Known Drivers to Compete
in Big Auto Fixture.
FOREIGN CARS ENTERED
American Automobile Associa
ton Urges Passage of Fed
yeral Registration Law.

W X. Vanderbilt. jr-. president Of the
Motor Cups Holding Company. has an
nounced the entry OF three Marmon cars
for the Vanderbilt Cup race on October l
and for the Grand Prize race to be held
on the parkway on October 5
Ray Harroun and Joe Dawson will drive
two of the Narmon cars. HarToun is con
siIered one of the most brilliant of the
American drivers. Dawson. from the
same camp is not so we'll known but he
has won several long distance races. He
captured the Cobe trophy on July 4 at
indianapolis by a fine bit of work
The entries for these two races have
assumed an international character, and
the fixtures will be more noteworthy than
usual Three Benz cars have already been
entered. to be driven by George Robert
son, Barney OIdheId and Hemery Three
Flats, driven by Nazarre, De Palma and
Wagner, will also compete.
The makers are nominating their cars
earlier than usual this year Each one is
acting independently and rot waiting to
see what the others may do. The course
for these races is probably the fastest and
best onditioned road course for autOmO-
biIes in the world. AS at present laid out.
it has neither railroad nor trolley cross
,ing. The surface is broad. and everything
possible has been done 10 make it fast and
safe.
At the July meeting of the executive
committee of the American Automobile
Association. held in Boston. resolutions
were passed commencing the passage of a
national registration act for automobiles.
One of the paragraphs in the resolution
embodies the sentiment of the committee
as follows:
eral registration law now exists in the
present inability of the United States to
enter into the recently concluded interna-
t1onal agreement providing for the issuance
of international plates of identity" which
permit the uninterrupted passage from
country to country without hindranCe in
so far as it refers to the Identification
numbers of a car or the right of the op-
orator to drive.
Commenting on the present situation in
the matter of federal registra ton, President
Speare said:
II is not an easy task in these times to
secure federal results in such manner as
not to transgTesS upon what are designated
! as the sovereign rights" of the various
states Charles Thaddeus Terry. of our
legislative board. has met arguments from
this direction. but We are confident that
ali opinions will be harmOnized before Con-
gress assemblies in December next
The widespread growth of International
touring and the progressive methods OF the
European governments in making more
convenient this passing from one country
TO another has served to aCcentuate the
lack of uniformity in the automobile laws
of the United States and the positive ne
ceSsity of a federal registration plan which
shall enable Americans to participate in
! this touring comfy of nations as it affects
motor driven transportation
1t is expected with great degree of nrob-
ability that this International arrangement
Will in the near future also include the
vexatious question of customs. But the
United States can never participate in this
international plan until il shall be pos
Sible through federal registration 10 offer
similar courteSieS TO visitors from other
countries.
Good roads matters also came in FOL
mUch attention at the executive committee
session. and 70 the board having this work
in charge were added at the suggestion OF
George c. Diehl, the following new mem
| bers: Burley B. Ayres, Chicago Automobile
Club; Leonard Tufts PinehurSt y G
James C Travflla. St. Louis: Paul SchuItze
| Utica, y. Z; Eben s. Stevens. Quinnebaug
Conn, and Charles L. Sheldon. Auburn
\. Y
Further in line with the policy OF the
Columbia Motor Car Company to enter the
big touring events of the year is the entry
Of Columbia in the eight hundred miles
reliability tour, TO be held from September
I TO 10, under the auspices of the AutOmO-
bile Club OF Buffalo This run. comprising
as il does four continuous DAYS OF run
ming, with an average of two hundred miles
a day, Is expected to prove one of the hard
est and most severe durability contests OF
the season. The contest will be held in ac-
cordance with the American Automobile
Association contest board rules.